MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 27 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * AFHRA: unlocking the archives * At the Air Force Historical Research Agency, a dedicated team of historians and archivists are tasked with a critical mission: transforming lessons from the battles of yesterday into a decisive strategic advantage for today's Airmen and Guardians. By maintaining the official repository for Air Force and Space Force history, AFHRA ensures decisions of the present are directly inform more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * ALSOBROOKS, BRITT INTRODUCE WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH EXPANSION ACT As reported in NOTUS and to commemorate American Heart Month, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Bipartisan Women's Heart Health Expansion Act to reauthorize and expand access to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The American Physical Therapy Association Academy of Pelvic Health, Alexandria, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging it to classify the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree as a professional degree rather than a graduate degree. The letter argues that the proposed federal student loan caps would restrict access to the profession and intensify workforce shortages. In the letter, the Academy emphasized the pressing workforce sh more ST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson challenges Biden-era Department of Energy policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief challenging a Biden-era Department of Energy rule that imposes costly efficiency standards for consumer furnaces and commercial water heaters. "Under the guise of 'expertise,' the Biden adminis more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 27 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Hanaway, Coalition of States Secure Agreement from Vanguard to Protect Energy Markets from ESG Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that a coalition of 13 states, in a monumental, first-of-its kind settlement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. ("Vanguard"), have resolved part of their lawsuit against asset managers Black more PR

TROY, Alabama, Feb. 27 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Betty Russell: A Nurse Who Never Backed Down, and a Scholarship Built for Those Doing the Impossible * The Betty Russell Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship at Troy University stands as a heartfelt tribute to an extraordinary woman whose life embodied resilience, determination, and unwavering dedication to nursing and education. Married at 18 to her childhood sweetheart, Thomas Russell, Betty faced immediate challe more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Union Members in Alabama 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Feb. 27, 2026 * * * In 2025, union members accounted for an estimated 6.3 percent of wage and salary workers in Alabama, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the estimated number of workers belonging to unions was 131,000. Nationwide, union members ac more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment Comment Policy issued the following statement on Feb. 26, 2026:: * * * Feds will halt MN payments until fraud mess is cleaned up Minnesota Governor Tim Walz today fired back at the Trump administration for halting approximately $259.5 million in federal Medicaid funding to the state's fraud-plagued public health programs. The governor's announcement of new anti-fraud measures came one day after a press conference feat more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * How Can AI Address Climate Justice When Women's Voices Are Silenced? Unless women's lived realities are embedded in AI's foundations, it risks reinforcing the very inequities it claims to solve. By Pavithra Priyadarshini Selvakumar and Marco Tedesco Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming central to environmental decision-making. But unless women's voices, labor and lived real more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Feb. 28 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: * * * Discoverer of the last American slave ship speaks at Eckerd College By Izzy Wild Merl '28 Over lunch with Eckerd College students, author Ben Raines discussed how he discovered the last known American slave ship and the story behind his book, "The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning." Raines did not set out to find the last known American more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * Trump and Republicans Are Waging an All-Out Assault on Black Americans' Voting Rights Black voters' access to the ballot box is under attack as Trump commands Republican-led states to rip away voting rights, including from communities of color. Trump knows his trail of broken campaign promises and his deeply unpopular agenda is catching up to him -- and now he's using desperate p more PR

MOBILE, Alabama, Feb. 26 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: * * * Focused on Early Intervention * Posted on February 26, 2026 University of South Alabama doctoral students Victoria Chassin, left, and Rachel Henderson, right, discuss patient care with Dr. Kristin Rager, professor and division chief for adolescent medicine at USA Health, at the Adolescent and Young Adult Health clinic on Old Shell Road. How do you catch behavioral health issues in their e more PR

GADSDEN, Alabama, Feb. 28 -- Gadsden State Community College issued the following news: * * * Gadsden State Cardinal Foundation Announces Image Matters Endowed Scholarship for Radiography Students The Gadsden State Cardinal Foundation has announced the establishment of a newly endowed scholarship to support students enrolled in the Radiography Program at Gadsden State Community College. The Image Matters Endowed Scholarship, created through a generous gift from local community leader Esta Sp more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Signs Bill Establishing Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day * Boston -Yesterday, Governor Maura Healey ceremonially signed An Act Establishing the Fourth Thursday in March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, formally recognizing the service, sacrifice, and contributions of the African American military aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The Governor was joined at more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 --The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-496) on the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 2870). The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on Feb. 20, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time off for employees in the private sector. Committee Action 113TH CONGRESS First Session--Hearing On April 11, 2013, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections h more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins The Takeout with Major Garrett on CBS News * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined The Takeout with Major Garrett on CBS News. She discussed Trump's State of the Union address and ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations negotiations. On President Trump's State of the Union and his revitalization of hope for the country more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Feb. 27 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * Inside the Winning Designs from Interior Architecture Students' Awards Sweep * An old, unused building on a busy street can mean something different to each person who passes by. Where some might experience a burst of nostalgia, others might see a dilapidated relic from a fading point in time. Students in UNC Greensboro's Department of Interior Architecture (IARc) see  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Barry Moore supports SAVE America Act to strengthen election integrity * Washington, D.C.- Congressman Barry Moore (AL-01) is supporting the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) to strengthen election integrity and ensure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. "American elections should only be decided by America more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Foushee Announces Legislation to Close AI Research Funding Gaps and Establish AI Institutes at HBCUs * WASHINGTON, DC (February 27, 2026) -Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), a Co-Chair of the House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy, announced she will be introducing the HBCU Artificial Intelligence Research Leadership Act, legislation to provide federal more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 26 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford History Department Hosts Lectures on the Declaration of Independence in Recognition of America's 250th Anniversary * Dawn McCormack, Justin Dyer and Jonathan Den Hartog Samford University's Howard College of Arts and Sciences hosted two events in Reid Chapel commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The events, organized by the Department of History, invited cam more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 26 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Startup Student Business Owner Advances to North American Finals of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards * Madison Hamilton, a junior marketing and entrepreneurship student, at Samford University's Brock School of Business is a member of the Samford Startup student business incubator program. Founder of Stitched By Madison, Hamilton won the national round of the Global Student Entrepreneur A more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Feb. 28 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: * * * SMDC leader retires after 48 years of military, civilian service Story by Jason Cutshaw Through more than four decades of direct support to the nation, one man can look back knowing he shaped the future. Richard P. De Fatta, deputy to the commanding general and senior civilian for U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, retired Feb. 27 after more than 48 years of combined u more PR

TROY, Alabama, Feb. 27 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy University and EdVisorly sign partnership agreement to enhance transfer student success * Troy University is partnering with EdVisorly to help guide transfer students and streamline their path to graduation. EdVisorly is an artificial intelligence-powered platform created to support students currently in community college to eventually transfer to four-year colleges and universities successfully. The company's  more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 28 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH hosts inaugural Army Best Drone Warfighter competition Russ Nelson The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted the inaugural Army Best Drone Warfighter Competition on Feb. 17-19 at its Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and Counter-UAS Test Range, highlighting the university's expertise in advanced uncrewed systems research, testing and training. Th more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * 'Paradigm-shifting' study confirms effectiveness of long-acting HIV treatment UC is leading site for groundbreaking LATITUDE trial addressing barriers to daily oral medication By Megan Burgasser, burgasma@ucmail.uc.edu A recent clinical trial involving the University of Cincinnati targeted the challenges of medication adherence in people living with HIV. Results were published in The New Engl more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 27 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Eastern Student to Compete at USA Weld Trials * PRICE, Utah -Continuing a history of program excellence, Utah State University Eastern student Benjamin Cornaby will compete in the final round of the USA Weld Trials later this month. Cornaby is one of three finalists for the United States, with the winner advancing to the WorldSkills competition to represent the USA in Shanghai in September. Cornaby has been  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * UVA's Innovator of the Year determined to make food safer, students smarter By Whitelaw Reid, wdr4d@virginia.edu One of Bryan Berger's favorite things to do as a kid was tag along to his father's office. His father, an electrical engineer, worked at nuclear power plants in Illinois, Arizona and Alabama. Berger would watch his dad take apart control valves and then reassemble them. And more PR