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18-Apr-2018 12:00 PM EDT
WVU’s GangaRao Testifies Before House Committee on the Use of Composites in Infrastructure
West Virginia University

In testimony delivered today (April 18) to the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Hota GangaRao, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University, discussed the importance of investing in advanced materials to continue to lead the world in composite research, development and implementation.

Released: 17-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Pre-Distribution of Potassium Iodide (KI) and Maintenance of KI Stockpile Called for in Advance of Multi-Organizational Meeting
American Thyroid Association

American Thyroid Association calls for pre-distribution of potassium iodide (KI) to individual households residing within a minimum of the 10-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ). The ATA® also calls for maintenance of a stockpile of potassium iodine in a greater than 10 out to 50-mile ring out from nuclear power points.

Released: 16-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Boise State DNA Lab Helps Exonerate Convicted Killers
Boise State University

Following motions brought by the Montana Innocence Project (MTIP), Montana District Court Judge Kathy Seeley has overturned the 1995 robbery, kidnapping, and homicide convictions of Fred Lawrence and Paul Jenkins. The two men had received life sentences. In 2014, biology professor Greg Hampikian’s laboratory at Boise State University began working with the MTIP on DNA testing in the case.

Released: 13-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Expert Sees Threats of Increased Military Conflict in Syria
West Virginia University

Once a point of potential cooperation in the early days of the Trump administration, Syria is now an area of possible increased military conflict as the interests of the U.S. and Russia diverge in the Middle East, a West Virginia University expert says.

Released: 13-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Supreme Court Patent Case Has Major Implications for International Relations
University of Notre Dame

Stephen Yelderman, associate professor at the Notre Dame Law School says the case pits the U.S. interest in rewarding patent owners for their inventions against the sovereignty of other nations.

12-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
NYU Undergraduate Amanda Lawson, Advocate for Criminal Justice Reform, Named 2018 Truman Scholar
New York University

Amanda Lawson, an undergraduate at New York University’s College of Arts and Science and an advocate for criminal justice reform, has been named a 2018 Truman Scholar.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Missile Strikes Against Syria ‘as Serious as Triggering Events,’ Expert Says
University of Notre Dame

Mary Ellen O’Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and research professor of international dispute resolution at the University of Notre Dame says reprisal attacks are a serious breach of the United Nations charter.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
WVU Expert: Ryan’s Decision to Retire Is Calculated
West Virginia University

Paul Ryan’s decision to retire is likely rooted in fears that he could lose his seat in the upcoming election, that the GOP could lose the majority—or both, according to one West Virginia University expert. American politics expert Jason MacDonald says Ryan is calculating the number of House Republican retirements and weighing his own political future.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
UVA Darden School, Concordia and U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships Extend Application Deadline for 2018 Public-Private Partnership Award
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society, Concordia and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships today extended the application deadline to April 30, 2018 for the P3 Impact Award, which recognizes exemplary public-private partnerships (P3s) from around the world.

   
Released: 11-Apr-2018 4:15 PM EDT
WashU Expert: Attorney-Client Privilege Explained
Washington University in St. Louis

Peter Joy, the Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis and director of the Criminal Justice Clinic, discusses the recent search of the office, home and hotel room of Michael Cohen, lawyer to President Donald Trump. Joy explains why such an investigative search is a pivotal event  when it comes to issues of attorney-client privilege and client confidentiality.

6-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Tiny Injectable Sensor Could Provide Unobtrusive, Long-Term Alcohol Monitoring
University of California San Diego

Engineers have developed a tiny, ultra-low power chip that could be injected just under the surface of the skin for continuous, long-term alcohol monitoring. The chip is powered wirelessly by a wearable device such as a smartwatch or patch. The goal of this work is to develop a convenient, routine monitoring device for patients in substance abuse treatment programs.

   
Released: 10-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Legal Experts: Conflict in Outer Space Will Happen
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Some of the best legal and policy minds at the University of Adelaide, UNSW Canberra, University of Exeter and the University of Nebraska College of Law will develop the Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Operations, to be completed in 2020.

Released: 10-Apr-2018 10:00 AM EDT
Geographic Variation in Medicaid Creates Social and Political Inequality
Cornell University

Jamila Michener examines Medicaid through the lens of federalism in her new book, "Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism and Unequal Politics."

   
Released: 10-Apr-2018 12:05 AM EDT
Conflict in Outer Space Will Happen: Legal Experts
University of Adelaide

Space and military law experts from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have joined forces to take the lead on understanding how our Earth-bound laws will be applied in times of armed conflict in outer space.

Released: 6-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
NYC Event Launches Initiative on Global Corruption, Inequity and Poverty
Cornell University

The event is free and open to the public. Media members are asked to RSVP to Rebecca Valli in Cornell’s Media Relations Office at 202-434-8049 or [email protected], and register here.

Released: 5-Apr-2018 2:30 PM EDT
MTSU POLL: Democrat Bredesen Leads GOP’s Blackburn in Open-Ended Race for U.S. Senate
Middle Tennessee State University

Former Tennessee Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen holds a 10-percentage-point lead over Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn among state voters in a head-to-head contest for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, according to the latest MTSU Poll.

Released: 5-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Amid Outcry Over Facebook's Privacy Issues, New Approaches Are Needed to Protect Consumers
Indiana University

Facebook's current privacy crisis and questions about how Google gathers, uses and stores our personal information demonstrate an urgent need to review and replace inadequate and outdated ways to regulate data and information, according to research from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Research on Coastal Housing Recovery After Natural Disasters Shows Gaps in Recovery Policies
Iowa State University

A team including an Iowa State University researcher studied Galveston, Texas, homes following Hurricane Ike, finding that the types of housing and homeowners – and how U.S. recovery policy handles each – played a major role in recovery outcomes.

   
Released: 3-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
The United Kingdom Announces One of the Strongest National Elephant Ivory Bans To-Date
Wildlife Conservation Society

Elephant conservation received a tremendous boost when the United Kingdom announced an end to all exports, imports and domestic sales of elephant ivory with very few narrow exemptions.

Released: 3-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Election 2018: More Women Than Ever Are Running for Office
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Political science faculty across the CSU say it's an exciting time for women in politics, but there's still plenty to do to achieve gender balance in federal, state, and local government.

28-Mar-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Payment Reform Fix?
Harvard Medical School

Hospital payment experiment in Maryland failed to deliver on the promise of shifting care from hospitals toward less expensive outpatient and primary care settings. Researchers say that weak incentives for physicians may have limited the program’s effectiveness.

Released: 2-Apr-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Drug Makers Engage in ‘Co-Opetition’ Through Drug Middlemen
Washington University in St. Louis

Prescription drug consumers confounded by the cost of their medications can get a peek behind the curtain thanks to new Washington University in St. Louis research into the complex “co-opetition” — cooperation and competition — among drug makers in the middleman-controlled US drug supply chain.But, as explained by  Panos Kouvelis, the Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management at Olin Business School and director of The Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation, the system is so complex and opaque, it may be headed for government regulation.

28-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
How Could a Trade War Affect Your Community and Your Wallet?
Northern Arizona University

The NSF-funded FEWSION Project maps the U.S. economy's food, energy and water systems. In light of the proposed tariffs, the researchers looked at how Americans could be affected differently.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Rampant Tax Confusion in the U.S.
Michigan State University

If you're like most Americans, you see tax season as stressful - especially as the April 15 deadline looms. But, you're not alone. About 85 percent of taxpayers overstate their actual federal income taxes, according to new research from Michigan State University.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 7:05 AM EDT
Cassese Named First Harriet E. Lyon Professor in Women's and Gender Studies
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Erin Cassese, an associate professor of political science at West Virginia University, has been named the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences’ first Harriet E. Lyon Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies.

Released: 28-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Online Sex Trafficking Bill Will Make Things Worse for Victims, Expert Says
University of Notre Dame

Alexandra Levy, who teaches “Human Markets” at Notre Dame, says that while it will likely cause a decrease in the number of reports of trafficking, that won’t be because it has actually reduced trafficking.

Released: 28-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Marking 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act: ‘Battle Not Yet Won’
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame Law Professor Judith Fox, who directs the law school’s Economic Justice Clinic, says while much has been accomplished, the battle is not yet won and the issues minorities face today are simply less obvious.



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