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Released: 13-Sep-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Queen’s Award Honorary Professorship to Declan Kelly
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast have awarded Irish-American entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist Declan Kelly, Chairman and CEO of global consulting company, Teneo Holdings an Honorary Professorship at Queen’s Management School.

Released: 12-Sep-2017 4:15 PM EDT
10 Health Tips for Female College Students
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

For young women heading off to college, it can be a time filled with the excitement of living away from home. This new sense of independence should also include taking charge of one’s own health.

Released: 12-Sep-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Patient Finds Relief From Abnormal Menstrual Cycles with Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Alternative
University of Alabama at Birmingham

After years of pain and excessive and prolonged menstrual cycle bleeding, one Alabama woman found relief at UAB after undergoing a less-invasive fibroid embolization procedure in lieu of a hysterectomy, a major surgery with a long recovery time.

Released: 11-Sep-2017 9:50 AM EDT
Protect Student Athletes from Sports Injuries This Fall
American Chiropractic Association

ACA offers sports injury prevention tips for the student athlete

Released: 8-Sep-2017 11:20 AM EDT
Media Advisory: More Hurricane Experts From Johns Hopkins University
 Johns Hopkins University

This is an additional list of experts from the Johns Hopkins University on issues associated with Hurricane Harvey and now Hurricane Irma

Released: 8-Sep-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Disaster Experts Available to Comment on Hurricanes Irma and Harvey
Indiana University

Experts from Indiana University are available to comment on the impact - and recovery from -- hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which are impacting the southeastern region of Texas and south and central Florida.

Released: 7-Sep-2017 2:10 PM EDT
Hurricane Harvey Through the Eyes of the Internet
University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering

USC Information Sciences Institute's John Heidemann tracks internet outages as they hit Southeast Texas

Released: 7-Sep-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Slow Economic Growth Expected to Continue for North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The North Carolina economy is expected to continue the slow growth pattern of the past eight years, with strong indicators from low unemployment rates and long-term projections for GDP growth, UNC Charlotte professor and economist John Connaughton says.

Released: 7-Sep-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Media Advisory: How the U.S. Can Sway North Korea
 Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University political scientist Steven David has a theory about how the United States might be able to influence the leadership of North Korea. He calls in "omnibalancing."

Released: 6-Sep-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic Specialists Address Concussion Injuries
Mayo Clinic

There continues to be a lot of discussion about concussions. How much do people really know about how to spot a concussion? What should be done about a concussion? And how are they treated? Many people don’t know how a concussion is caused.

Released: 6-Sep-2017 2:05 PM EDT
U.S. Permafrost Expert Selected to Be Lead Author for Global Report on Cryosphere, Dangers of Its Thawing
Northern Arizona University

Ecologist Ted Schuur studies the frozen lands in the Arctic that are thawing as the climate warms, releasing previously captured greenhouse gases into the environment and continuing the cycle.

Released: 6-Sep-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Concussions in Women: Rates, Symptoms and Recovery Are Different
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Females tend to report more symptoms—and more severe ones--and may also take longer to recover from brain injuries than their male counterparts.

Released: 6-Sep-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Care Planning Conversations: Elderly Deserve to Have Their Voices Heard
McMaster University

A new $2.7 million Canadian study is aiming to narrow the gap between the care that frail elderly Canadians want and the care that they receive by evaluating ways to improve care planning conversations between patients, families and health professionals.

Released: 5-Sep-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Texas Tech Researchers Responsible for the Genesis of Micro-LED Advances
Texas Tech University

Hongxing Jiang, Jingyu Lin and their colleagues developed the technology in 2000 and now see their patented research gaining popularity in today’s society.

Released: 1-Sep-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Beware the Role of Depression in College Students’ ‘Failure to Launch’
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Each fall, parents pack their college freshmen off to school, fingers crossed for a solid start on the road to adulthood. But some students don’t find their footing and return home after a semester or two to regroup.

Released: 31-Aug-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Back to the Future -- One Airport Will Let You Get Past Security Without a Plane Ticket
Wichita State University

Starting Tuesday, Sept. 5, Pittsburgh International Airport will become the first U.S. airport to allow non-fliers regular access into it gate-side terminal areas since security measures changed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Dean Headley, co-author of the national Airline Quality Rating at Wichita State University, says he's glad someone is testing the concept, but isn't convinced how practical it will be for other airports.

   
Released: 30-Aug-2017 1:05 PM EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY:Third Hurricane Harvey Experts List from Johns Hopkins University
 Johns Hopkins University

This is a third list of experts from the Johns Hopkins University on issues associated with the onslaught and aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Released: 30-Aug-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Lunch Packing Tips for Parents and Students
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Whether you’re a parent filling your child’s lunchbox, or a university student on a budget, UNLV instructor and registered dietitian nutritionist Samantha Coogan has tips for keeping that midday meal nutritious, delicious, and affordable.

Released: 30-Aug-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Texas Health, UT Southwestern kick off new health care campus in Collin County
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern Medical Center joined today with Frisco city leaders to kick off a construction project that will bring an acute care hospital and multispecialty clinic complex to this rapidly growing part of Collin County.

Released: 29-Aug-2017 4:05 PM EDT
10 Things College Women Can Do to Protect Their Gynecologic Health
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

For young women heading off to college, it can be a time filled with the excitement of living away from home. This new sense of independence should also include taking charge of one’s own health.



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