HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Bureau of Shipping posted the following news release: * * * ABS Recognized by the National Safety Council for Reaching Significant Safety Milestones (HOUSTON) In recognition of its exceptional achievement in maintaining a safe work environment, the National Safety Council (NSC) presented ABS with two safety awards. The NSC is a globally recognized nonprofit organization committed to eliminating leading causes of preventable  more

IRVING, Texas, April 15 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news wrapup entitled "AARC Members In The News": * * * Members in the News | Emerging Leaders Recognition, New Hospital Services, and Spirometry AARC members Ciera Winter, BSRT, RRT, Logan Bridges, and Jamy Chulak, MSRC, RRT, were featured in an article on the University of North Carolina Wilmington website about Ciera and Logan's acceptance into the AARC's Emerging Leaders Program. Read it Here (htt  more

IRVING, Texas, April 15 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Women's Golf Championship Set For Houston Oaks The 2025 Big 12 Women's Golf Championship returns to the Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas for the second consecutive year, April 15-17. All 14 programs will take to the par 71 / 6,249-yard layout for the three-day, 54-hole stroke play format. This year's event marks the first Big 12 Championship appearance for the Arizo  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-TX Urge DOJ to Reject Sen. Cornyn's "Baseless Call for Witch Hunt" into Texas Muslim Community Muslim civil rights and advocacy group says DOJ should investigate Texas officials for discrimination against Muslims The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Dallas/Fort W  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 14 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU and Las Vegas Sands partner to offer Sands Hospitality Advancement Scholarships April 14, 2025 # The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has partnered with Las Vegas Sands to offer 10 Sands Hospitality Advancement Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 each to college students enrolled at the following HACU-member institutio  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Intero Biosystems from University of Michigan wins Rice Business Plan Competition Intero Biosystems -- a life science company that has developed the first cell-derived human "mini gut" replicating cell types, spatial structure and function of the human intestine -- took home the grand prize at the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition. The company's product, Gastroscreen, includes the intestinal lining and supp  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 15 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * McNeese's Westenburg, Lamar's Havard Named Jersey Mike's Baseball Players of the Week McNeese outfielder Conner Westenburg and Lamar releif pitcher Peyton Havard were named the Southland Baseball Player of the Week awards for the ninth week of the 2025 season, which were announced Monday by the conference office. Hitter of the Week: Conner Westenburg, McNeese - Sr. - OF - Porter, Texas (Porter HS) Westenbur  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 14 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Mountain Top Library (N.Y.) and Pottsboro (Texas) Library Awarded ALA's Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant CHICAGO -- The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its sixth annual Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to Mountain Top Library (N.Y.) and Pottsboro (Texas) Library. The winning libraries will use the grant to create a collab  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 15 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * Nicholls' Krause, Yoo Named Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week Nicholls' Erin Krause and Molly Yoo 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) Krause extended her hitting streak to 13 games, batting .545 with 12 hits a  more

IRVING, Texas, April 15 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma State and West Virginia Garner Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards West Virginia's Logan Sauve (player) and Oklahoma State's Harrison Bodendorf (pitcher and newcomer) earned Big 12 baseball weekly honors for games ending Sunday, April 13. Sauve hit .556 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in a pair of wins over Houston. The Mountaineers' catcher opened the series with three   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice and ExxonMobil collaborate to advance global sustainable energy research Rice University and ExxonMobil have entered into a master research agreement to collaborate on research initiatives focused on sustainable energy solutions. This landmark collaboration reflects their shared commitment to addressing global challenges in energy, climate and the environment while leveraging their unique expertise and c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice engineering design showcase and competition to be held April 17 The Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), Rice University's signature hub for undergraduate engineering innovation, will hold its annual Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase and competition April 17 at the Ion. The event, which is open to the public, is an opportunity to experience the creativity and dedication of Rice undergraduate e  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra welcomes new leader Miguel Harth-Bedoya with 'New Beginnings' concert The Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra will close its 2024-25 concert season with " New Beginnings," a genre-spanning program led by Miguel Harth-Bedoya April 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Stude Concert Hall at Rice University. The concert marks Harth-Bedoya's first time conducting the Symphony Orchestra since joinin  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Sleep matters: duration, timing, quality and more may affect cardiovascular disease risk Statement Highlights: * While the strongest evidence exists that getting sufficient sleep (duration of sleep) is important for overall health, other components of sleep health, such as consistent bedtime, uninterrupted sleep, daytime functioning and self-reported sleep satisfaction  more

IRVING, Texas, April 15 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * TCU clinches Big 12 Men's Tennis Regular Season Title; Men's Championship Seedings Announced TCU ended its regular season with a 4-0 win over Baylor to clinch its sixth Big 12 men's tennis regular season title in program history (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2025) and first since 2022. The Horned Frogs (21-2 overall, 8-0 Big 12) will be the No. 1 seed at the Big 12 Tennis Champio  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tech graduate student working on moon mapping for 2027 Artemis landing A Tennessee Tech University graduate student from White County has begun a new job that is helping him - and all of humanity - reach for the moon. Isaac Hollingsworth is working on a NASA-affiliated project at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas that is helping to determine the best landing sites for upcom  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 15 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * Texans Mobilize to Say No To SB 8/HB 5580 and Harmful 287(g) Agreements SB 8 leaves taxpayers on the hook for costly local enforcement of federal laws Austin, TX -- Community groups and concerned residents across Texas are calling on legislators to reject Senate Bill 8 and its House companion, HB 5580. These controversial bills would force sheriffs in counties with populations   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 15 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * TPEC Inspires Global Research and Industry Collaboration The 2025 Texas Power and Energy Conference is an annual student-led conference to encourage innovative research in power systems. By Katie Satterlee Every year, a group of graduate students from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M band together to host one of the largest student-led confer  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 15 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Bras, Breasts And Bulletproof Vests Texas A&M doctoral student Andrea Porter's research explores a better fit for woman in body armor. By Rae Lynn Mitchell 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 Ph.D. in multidisciplinary engineering, she never imagined she would become a professional bra fitter,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Texas title company sues Treasury over real estate surveillance rule Tyler, TX; April 14, 2025: The East Texas Title Company filed a lawsuit against the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), seeking to block a new rule requiring intrusive data collection and reporting for cash real estate purchases.  "Congress cannot shirk its lawmaking responsibilities by  more

IRVING, Texas, April 15 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * UCF, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech Share 2025 Big 12 Women's Tennis Regular Season Title UCF, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech clinched shares of the Big 12 Women's Tennis regular season title for the 2025 season. All three programs finished with 12-1 records in Conference play. UCF clinched its share with a 4-1 road win over Utah on Saturday to conclude the season 20-2 overall and   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 15 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Researcher Unveils New Model to Evaluate Impact of Extreme Events and Natural Hazards Model Tracks How Pollution Travels Through Galveston Bay By Laurie Fickman When you're on a sandy beach or the banks of a river, transformed by rolling waves or slightly still waters, it's likely you're not thinking about what happens just beneath the surface, where dirt and pollution are swirling and traveling throug  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 15 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Husker speech team takes second in national tournament By Mike O'Connor The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Speech and Debate Team continued its record-setting season in speech competitions. The speech team finished second at the American Forensic Association's National Speech Tournament, April 5-7 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The University of Texas at Austin won the competition.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Technology Use Linked to Better Brain Health in Older Adults AUSTIN, Texas -- Technology use among older adults appears to benefit cognitive health rather than harm it, according to a large-scale meta-analysis published in Nature Human Behaviour. The study, which examined data from more than 411,000 adults ages 50 and older, reveals that engaging with digital devices may actually help protect against c  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 15 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Immune protein STING key for repairing, generating lysosomes UTSW researchers' findings could lead to new treatments for some neurodegenerative diseases The STING protein, known for helping cells fight viral infections by generating inflammation, also appears to function as a quality control sensor for organelles that serve as cellular waste disposal systems, UT Southwester  more