HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 -- Arnold Ventures (formerly the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) issued the following news: * * * 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rates Include $25 Billion Increase to Health Insurers Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2025) - Mark E. Miller, executive vice president of health care at Arnold Ventures, issued this statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released finalized payment updates for Medicare Advantage and Part D: "At a time when the fed  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * 3 schools win NFL PLAY 60 grants to boost student fitness DALLAS, April 8, 2025 -- For students to get their health into the endzone, a mix of various cardio and strength exercises that work different parts of the body is ideal for whole body health, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. That is why   more

FRISCO, Texas, April 9 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * A&M-Corpus Christi's Favier, McNeese's Morales Named Jersey Mike's SLC Tennis Players of the Week A&M-Corpus Christi's Nathan Favier and McNeese's Elena Morales have won this week's Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Tennis Players of the Week awards, as announced by the Conference Office on Tuesday. Men's Player of the Week: Nathan Favier, A&M-Corpus Christi - Sr. -- La Rochelle, France Favier posted a 4-0  more

IRVING, Texas, April 9 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Baylor's Tiglea and TCU's Chan Named Big 12 Tennis Players of the Week Baylor's Cristina Tiglea (women's) and TCU's Duncan Chan (men's) were named Big 12 Tennis Players of the Week for matches ending April 6. Tiglea finished the week 3-0 against No. 31 Arizona and No. 38 Arizona State. The senior from Milan, Italy contributed with wins in both matches with victories at the top dou  more

IRVING, Texas, April 9 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * BU's Govan and TTU Canaday Claim Big 12 Softball Weekly Awards Baylor's Shaylon Govan was named Big 12 Softball's Player of the Week, while Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady earned Pitcher of the Week during the softball season's ninth week of action. Govan helped the Bears pick up a road series sweep at Houston, outscoring the Cougars 21-10 during the three games. In her seven at-bats,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 8 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Cancer-fighting implant shows promise in treating melanoma, pancreatic and colorectal tumors A team of researchers from the Rice Biotech Launch Pad at Rice University has developed an implantable "cytokine factory" that safely triggers potent immune responses against hard-to-treat cancers, including metastatic melanoma, pancreatic and colorectal tumors. Omid Veiseh (Photo by Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University)  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Corporations Win, People Lose as Texas Legislature DOGEs 'Chevron Deference' for State Agencies AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House of Representatives today gave preliminary approval to Senate Bill 14, legislation that would eliminate the "Chevron deference" doctrine for state regulatory agencies. In doing so, the Texas House emulates the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision overturning the doctrine  more

PLANO, Texas, April 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Stops Discriminatory Action Against Chinese- and Taiwanese-American Church Santa Ana, CA --Late yesterday, United States District Court Judge John W. Holcomb ordered the city of Santa Ana, California to stop its discriminatory actions that for two years prevented Anchor Stone chur  more

STATESBORO, Georgia, April 8 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern engineering students' emissions research takes off on national stage A delegation of the Georgia Southern University Sustainable Aviation Fuels Research Laboratory, led by Allen E. Paulson, Distinguished Chair of Renewable Energy and Mechanical Engineering professor Valentin Soloiu, Ph.D., presented two research papers on jet fuel combustion and emissions at the American Socie  more

IRVING, Texas, April 8 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Houston rallies to beat Duke 70-67 to advance to National Championship Game Houston's suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke's title hopes Saturday night in a 70-67 victory over the Blue Devils at the Final Four. Duke made a grand total of one field goal over the last 10 1/2 minutes of this game. The second-t  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 7 (TNSres) -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: * * * Insurance Company Tactics Threaten Emergency Care Sustainability and Patient Access Emergency medicine leaders call for policy changes, increased oversight of health insurer consolidation Washington, DC - Emergency physicians across the United States are facing increasing financial and operational pressures threatening their ability to provide lifesaving care, according to  more

IRVING, Texas, April 8 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Kansas and Oklahoma State Earn Big 12 Baseball Weekly Recognition Kansas' Brady Ballinger (player) and Oklahoma State's duo of Harrison Bodendorf (pitcher) and Sean Youngerman (newcomer) were named the Big 12 Baseball weekly award recipients for games ending April 6. Ballinger recorded his second career multi-homer game in the series opener against UCF as he finished 3-for-5 with   more

FRISCO, Texas, April 8 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * Lamar's Skinner, Southeastern's Lobell Named Jersey Mike's Baseball Players of the Week Lamar third baseman Zak Skinner and Southeastern starter Blake Lobell were named the Southland Baseball Player of the Week awards for the eighth week of the 2025 season, which were announced Monday by the conference office. Hitter of the Week: Zak Skinner - Jr. - 3B - Melbourne, Australia (Vernon College) Zak Skinner went  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 8 -- Arnold Ventures (formerly the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) issued the following news on April 7, 2025: * * * Lower Federal Spending by Cutting Unnecessary Health Care Costs, Not Coverage New report highlights policy solutions to tackle soaring health care costs while preserving coverage and ensuring high-quality care for patients. Washington, D.C --In a report released today, Arnold Ventures makes the case that Congress can achieve significant savings while pr  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * More CPR education planned for Charlotte community with The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation CHARLOTTE, April 8, 2025 -- The American Heart Association and The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation (DNTF) have teamed up to increase bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) education through the Association's Nation of Lifesavers(tm  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, April 7 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * MSRR presentation held at ANS HQ The Chicago-Great Lakes Local Section of the American Nuclear Society hosted a presentation at the Society's headquarters in Westmont, Ill., on developments at the molten salt research reactor at Abilene Christian University's Nuclear Energy Experimental Testing (NEXT) Lab. A recording of the full presentation is available on the ANS website   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 8 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New Poll: Texas Parents Overwhelmingly Support App Store Parental Approval Legislation A new poll from the Texas Public Policy Foundation reveals strong support among Texas parents and voters for legislation requiring app stores to obtain parental approval before children can download apps. Key findings from the poll include: * 75% of all Texas voters support requiring app stores to get pa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 8 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * New Rice center focuses on innovation in data, computing and advanced research methods to address societal inequality A new center at Rice University will bring together the insights of the social sciences and the power of computational methods to understand and address inequality in today's society. The Center for Computational Insights on Inequality and Society at Rice (CIISR), led by Fred Oswald, professo  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 8 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * Nicholls' Krause, Lamar's Pitre Named Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week Nicholls' Erin Krause and Lamar's Mallory Pitre have been named this week's Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Softball Hitter of the Week: Erin Krause, Nicholls - Jr. - INF - Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods High School) Erin Krause hit .714 (10-14) with 8 RBIs as Nicholls w  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 8 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Save us from 'God's version of measles immunization' After a second unvaccinated child tragically and avoidably died from measles in Texas last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ostentatiously flew to the state to attend her funeral on Sunday. His gesture is far too little, much too late. The 8-year-old, identified only as "Daisy," lived  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 9 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * SFA's Johnson, Amador win Southland Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week SFA's Kelly Johnson and Elaina Amador have won the Southland Conference Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week, as announced Tuesday by the conference office. Pair of the Week: SFA - Kelly Johnson and Elaina Amador Johnson and Amador went 4-0 during the Islanders Classic, including against host RV Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Three of their four   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 8 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI launches BEAMoCap(tm) markerless motion capture for 3D animation in gaming, film April 8, 2025 -- S outhwest Research Institute has launched a new markerless motion capture system that simplifies how film and gaming studios capture human movement for 3D animations. SwRI's Biomechanical Evaluation and Animation Motion Capture (BEAMoCap(tm)) tool converts video into rea  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 8 -- Texas A&M University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Bras, breasts and bulletproof vests One PhD student's mission to protect women in uniform What do bra fitting and body armor testing have in common? Andrea Porter's dissertation. When Porter took a sabbatical from her career to earn her PhD in multidisciplinary engineering, she never imagined she would become a professional bra fitter, much less out on the shooting range, testing   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Texas Can Improve Its Insurance Marketplace Without Abandoning a Market-Based Approach APCIA supports attempts to slow the rise of Texas property insurance rates. However, a bill in the legislature to discard the state's file-and-use system and implement prior approval for rate increases above 10% will not have the intended effect. Rates have risen   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Bill Cracking Down on Costly, Dangerous Staged Accidents Apr 08, 2025 Washington - Today, the American Trucking Associations applauded Congressmen Mike Collins (R-Georgia) and Brandon Gill (R-Texas) for introducing the Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act. The bill would make it a federal crime to engineer a crash with a commercial   more

IRVING, Texas, April 9 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * UC Davis, CU, and UF earn Week 9 Big 12 Weekly Awards The UC Davis trio of Grace Gebhardt (attack), Ella Brislin (midfielder), and Ally Richardson-Pepper (goalkeeper) along with Florida's Ashley Dyer (defense) and Colorado's Elena Oh (freshman) earned awards in Week 9 of Big 12 Lacrosse play. For the Aggies, Gebhardt tied a career-high with six goals to help lead to a win against   more

IRVING, Texas, April 8 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Utah Moves on to the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship Semifinals The Utah gymnastics team advanced to the 2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship, making its 49th consecutive appearance during the program's 50th season. This season's championship will be April 17-19 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. In its Big 12 debut season, No. 4 seed Utah advanced along with No. 5 s  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 9 -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: * * * VisualDx Partners with American College of Emergency Physicians to Enhance Measles Diagnosis and Treatment Physician Support Tool and Medical Image Library Aids Clinical Decisions, Disease Identification. WASHINGTON, DC--The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and VisualDx, a medical informatics and AI technology company, are partnering to deliver a comprehensive tool f  more