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Construction of the country’s largest offshore wind farm–the Vineyard Wind Project off the coast of Massachusetts–was supposed to begin this year. But the project faces a significant delay with the news that the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is…
Sandra Sims, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham can share advice on keeping your kids active during holiday weekends, including: How to hit 60 minutes of activity a day How to set the best healthy…
In the Lone Star State, the Texas Health Department has confirmed that a teen got lung disease after vaping. Pushan Jani, MD, assistant professor of pulmonary and sleep medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston, has been keeping…
Twenty-three Texas towns were affected last week by a “coordinated” ransomware attack, prompting a “Level 2 Escalated Response” by Texas Governor Greg Abbott—just one step below the highest level of alert in the state. Scott Shackelford, an associate professor of…
Clive Neal, professor of civil and environmental engineering at earth sciences at the University of Notre Dame, is an expert in the petrology, geochemistry, and geology of the moon, and Emeritus Chair of NASA’s Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG). Neal…
The Business Roundtable’s new statement on the “purpose of a corporation” highlights the ideological shift to focus on outcomes over shareholder wealth, says Binghamton University financial expert Scott Bentley. “I believe it’s difficult to really assess the underlying causes…
A Virginia Tech finance expert is available to discuss the indicators of a recession and the historical context of the U.S. Treasury market’s current state. “There are numerous factors that are all contributing in a similar direction,” said George Morgan,…
The Business Roundtable’s new statement on the “purpose of a corporation” is nothing more than a PR move in anticipation of a looming recession, says Binghamton University financial expert Daniel McKeever. “I am highly skeptical that there is any real…
In some states, legislators are trying to create a legal way for dependent teens to get the HPV vaccine without their parents’ consent. The University of Alabama at Birmingham has cancer and HPV experts available for comment. Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D.,…
A West Virginia University assistant professor wants to see the Mountain State increase women’s workforce participation, particularly women in substance use recovery. While Jenifer Gamble, field education director for West Virginia University’s School of Social Work and a United State of Women ambassador representing…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Mitral valve procedures are often not performed because of the standing belief that LVAD support resolves mitral regurgitation, due to better left heart performance. A new study in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery found when…
Reports of toxic harmful algal blooms (HABs) across the country have pet owners and water lovers on alert for contaminated water. David Schmale, a professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech, told CNN that though…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The FDA announced today the expanded approval for replacement heart valves made by Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences to include patients at low risk from open-heart surgery. A cardiothoracic surgeon from the University of Alabama at Birmingham is available to provide comment…
Rutgers Poison Control Expert Available to Discuss the FDA’s Warning About Miracle Mineral Solution A Rutgers University poison control expert is available to discuss the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s warning to consumers about Miracle or Master Mineral Solution or other…
A West Virginia University assistant professor wants to see the Mountain State increase women’s workforce participation, particularly women in substance use recovery. While Jenifer Gamble, field education director for West Virginia University’s School of Social Work, acknowledges great need, especially…
Michelle Eakin, PhD is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Adherence Research Center and the chair of the ATS Tobacco Action Committee. To…
Raza Ahmad Rumi, director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College, is available to comment on the Pakistani response to India’s abrogation of autonomy for the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Ahmad Rumi writes and speaks…
Kashmir has been a region disputed by India and Pakistan for over 70 years; India administers bout two-thirds of the state and Pakistan much of the remainder (with a small portion occupied by China). On Aug. 5, the Indian government…
Dr. John Lynch is the medical director of infection control at Harborview Medical Center. In these downloadable soundbites, he explains who, beyond children, should consider getting a MMR vaccine, and how immunizations protect people who cannot get vaccinated, such as those with compromised…
A coalition of 29 states and cities are suing the Trump administration over their attempts to ease restrictions on coal burning power plants under the Clean Power Plan. Janet McCabe, a professor of practice at the Indiana University McKinney School…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Cynthia Medina, [email protected], 848-445-1940 Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Emmett Till’s Continuing Impact on Social Justice Efforts in U.S. New Brunswick, N.J. (Aug. 14, 2019) – In advance of the 64th anniversary of Emmett Till’s…
New research by Michelle Litchman, Ph.D., FNP-BC, an assistant professor at the University of Utah College of Nursing is showing just how bad that rising out of pocket costs and deductibles, along with escalating costs of diabetes medications and supplies,…
“Punishing immigrants for using food stamps and Medicaid is reminiscent of the public charge component of anti-immigrant policies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which were used to thwart immigration from southern and eastern Europe,” says Leo Chavez,…
The leaked draft of an executive order to involve the FCC and the FTC in content moderation decisions made by online platforms is clearly in violation of the First Amendment, argues Jennifer Lambe, associate professor of communication at the University…
“Amid the sobering news contained in the recently released IPCC report titled Climate Change and Land, which focuses on food security, are prescriptions for actions people and institutions can take to mitigate – and adapt to – the threats the world…
Paul Carrola, Ph.D., an assistant professor in The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Educational Psychology and Special Services, comments on the recent El Paso, Texas shooting He is a licensed professional counselor, national certified counselor and certified clinical mental health counselor. He coordinates UTEP’s Mental Health Counseling Program. His research interests include correctional counseling, counselor burnout and secondary trauma, and border related mental health issues.
“The key lesson from this report is that humanity must take immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The faster and deeper the emissions cuts, the lower the risk to farms, forests and pastures that nourish the planet,” says Steven…
New Brunswick, N.J. (Aug. 8, 2019) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Pamela McElwee is available to comment on the United Nations report released today on Climate Change and Land that she co-authored. McElwee, an associate professor in the Department of Human…
Indiana University experts on sustainable agricultural and food production are available to comment on a special U.N.-commissioned report on land and climate. A summary of the report, released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, warns that the large amount of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from agricultural practices focused on meat and dairy production are a significant contributor to global warming.
University of Notre Dame Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor and Harold Toro, a native of Puerto Rico, is available to comment on the leadership crisis in Puerto Rico. Toro previously served as director of research for the Center for the New Economy,…
An expert at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offered safety tips to prevent child-pedestrian injuries, which often increase as routines change during the back-to-school season.
As schools across the nation begin a new academic year, there are a variety of education issues students and teachers will face in the coming weeks, including reading and math development, standardized testing and behavioral issues in the K-12 classroom.…
ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 8, 2019) – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is releasing its Special Report on Climate Change and Land today, which details how land degradation and deforestation, along with agriculture and the other ways people shape…
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) recently adopted a new set of guidelines that recommend surgical interventions for Class I obesity patients, who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) from 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2. Obese patients with a BMI of 35 or higher have met the criteria for surgical interventions for more than two decades.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to release a report on Thursday, demonstrating how the agricultural sector contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, and emphasizing a need to change the way countries produce food and manage land. Ariel…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Cynthia Medina, [email protected], 848-445-1940 Expert Available to Discuss Woodstock’s 50th Anniversary, Santana’s Immigrant Contribution to American Music New Brunswick, N.J. (Aug. 7, 2019) – Rutgers scholar Ali Chaudhary is available to discuss…
Nada Hosking, Executive Director of Global Heritage Fund, is available to comment on the importance of protecting Indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 9). For fifteen years, Global Heritage Fund has worked to protect…
Associate Professor Gwen Bergner researches and teaches literature at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University with a focus on the intersections of race and gender. Toni Morrison is frequently on her syllabus, and Bergner personally studied…
With many school lunches and afternoon snacks coming up, Tamera Coyne-Beasley, M.D. pediatrician at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, can talk about key nutrition tips for children and adolescents, such as: healthy eating habits for children how to buy…
New Brunswick, N.J. (Aug. 7, 2019) – Rutgers experts Sara Elnakib and Jennifer Shukaitis are available to comment on the new “School Food Waste Reduction Toolkit” they co-authored on reducing food waste in New Jersey K-12 schools. They participated in…
The answer to preventing horrific mass shootings can’t be reduced to a single political issue, according to James Nolan, a West Virginia University sociology professor and former police officer who also worked for the FBI as a unit chief in…
The news of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison’s passing provides an opportunity to reflect on her literary and cultural legacy, a West Virginia University women’s and gender studies expert says. The way Morrison “centered the complex lives of her black characters”…
The answer to preventing horrific mass shootings can’t be reduced to a single political issue, according to James Nolan, a West Virginia University sociology professor and former police officer who also worked for the FBI as a unit chief in…
Dr. Jack Rozel of UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and medical director of resolve Crisis Services, is widley available this week.
In light of continued and recent mass shootings, the public is facing increased anxiety about gun violence and the public health crisis associated with this epidemic. Jeffrey Kerby, M.D., Ph.D., trauma surgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, can discuss related topics such as: Stop…
American novelist Toni Morrison died at the age of 88, her publisher announced Tuesday. Morrison received a master’s in English from Cornell University in 1955 and was the first African-American writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.…
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends six months of exclusive breastfeeding, with continuing breastfeeding through the first year of life. August is National Breastfeeding Month. Pediatricians Lisa Stellwagen, MD, and Michelle Leff, MD, at UC San Diego Health are available…
For reporters covering aspects of the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, these psychologists are available to discuss issues associated with gun violence, domestic terrorism, radicalization, hate crimes and coping with trauma after a mass shooting.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss How to Speak with Children About Mass Shootings Kelly Moore, a Rutgers expert on the emotional health of children, is available to comment on how news reports and adult conversations about traumatic events such as…
In an effort to bring America together following the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, Donald Trump is deploying civil religious rhetoric: sacred, quasi-religious symbols that lean on and reinforce the country’s values. Professor Flavio Hickel Jr.,…
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