COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends parental rights at SCOTUS * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that he is co-leading a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court defending the right of parents to send their children to private school without giving up access to generally available public benefits. The States that filed the brief have all adopted various school-choice policies. The Stat more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 21 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Cumberland School of Law Class of 2029 Boasts Record Academic Credentials, Commitment to Service * Samford University's Cumberland School of Law welcomed 182 new students to campus this August as members of the Class of 2029, one of the largest and most academically accomplished classes in the school's history. The class has established new academic benchmarks for the law school, with a median LSAT score of 157 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.70 more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Aug. 22 -- The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology issued the following news: * * * Beyond Petroleum: The Plant-Based Blueprint for Modern Materials An Everyday DNA blog article By Sarah Sharman, PhD Take a quick look around you right now. How many plastic items do you see? Your morning iced coffee cup, the housing on your computer keyboard, your car's dashboard, or the bottle holding your favorite shampoo. Plastics are completely woven into the fabric of modern life. They're lightweight, durable, and cheap to ma more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * LatinoJustice Statement of Support for Heidi Beirich and the Southern Poverty Law Center * August 21, 2026 Press Contact: media@latinojustice.org(link sends email) NEW YORK - Civil rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued a statement in support of Heidi Beirich and the Alabama-based anti-extremist organization Southern Poverty Law Center, following an August 11 federal indictment that added Beirich to an 11-count indictment a more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 21 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Legacy of MSU's first African American student marked with Holmes Plaza dedication * Contact: Harriet Laird (Video by Sarah Kirk) STARKVILLE, Miss-The legacy of Mississippi State's first African American student, Dr. Richard E. Holmes, now is marked permanently on the campus of the 148-year-old land-grant institution. University officials cut a ribbon today [Aug. 21] on a monument in the former YMCA Plaza, renaming the student-focused mall i more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Aug. 21 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * PPE, Medications Depart for DRC Ebola Response, Solar Power Strengthens Haiti Hospital, and More * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 365 shipments of requested medical aid to 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 13.9 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and supplies shipped this week included antibiotics, diabetes treatments, cancer therapies, cold-chain e more PR

TROY, Alabama, Aug. 21 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy University Announces Revisions to 2026 Tailgate Policy * Troy University has revised its tailgating guidelines for the 2026 football season, announced in July, following a review of feedback from alumni, fans and other University stakeholders. The newly revised guidelines are intended to preserve TROY's longstanding tailgating traditions while promoting a safe, enjoyable and family-friendly game day environment for students, alumni, families, fans and visitors. more PR