FRESNO, California, July 8 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news on July 8: Gaby Encinas was just as surprised as she was ecstatic when she learned of the Supreme Court's June 18 ruling that the Trump administration could not immediately end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The program, established in 2012 under President Barack Obama, protects undocumented immigrants (Dreamers), who were brought to the U.S. by their parents as child more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report by Sarah Ladislaw, senior vice president and director and senior fellow of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program, and Nikos Tsafos, senior fellow with the Energy Security and Climate Change Program, entitled "Offense-Defense Integration for Missile Defeat": (Continued from Part 2 of 5) Chapter 2: Russia, China, And The New Geopolitics Of Energy The simplest way to think about the new  more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: A collaboration between eCornell and the nonprofit National Education Equity Lab is giving high school students in underserved communities the opportunity to develop skills in business analytics while also gaining the confidence to recognize they can excel in college, even in the Ivy League. The partnership has resulted in eCornell's first certificate course aimed at high school students. Pre-college Analytics and Spread more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Wayne Nastri and George S. "Tad" Aburn Jr., co-chairs of the Criteria Pollutants Committee at the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, have issued a public comment on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule entitled "Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters, and Forced-Air Furnaces". The comment was written on July 6, 2020, and posted on July 8, 2020: * * * The National Association of Clean Air Agencie more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: At least 40 lobbyists who are connected to President Donald Trump through his campaigns, inaugural committee, transition team or administration have lobbied on COVID-19 issues, according to a new Public Citizen report (https://default.salsalabs.org/Tc630e1df-ed7b-4307-b4cb-a3a9d078025f/3e4b6616-8217-4ea2-bf67-b16f24a15f97) released. Trump-connected lobbyists collectively have represented at least 150 clients on matters rel more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 8: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representatives Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawai'i) and Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) today called on the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to end efforts to open Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument (PMNM) to commercial fishing. "The expansion of the PMNM has brought significant benefits. The larger site has drawn greater in more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 7 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following death of legendary progressive organizer Jane Morrison at age 100: "All San Franciscans are heartbroken by the passing of Jane Morrison: a historic and trailblazing force for progress in America, beloved by all who were blessed to know her. "Jane and her late husband, former San Francisco Supervisor Jack Morrison, lived their lives at the crossroads of some of the most pivotal moments of our nat more PR

IRVINE, California, July 8 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: University of California, Irvine Chancellor Emeritus Michael V. Drake, M.D., who led the campus through an unparalleled era of growth, has been named president of the University of California system. A longtime UC faculty member and administrator, Drake was selected for the system's top leadership role by the UC regents. He will replace Janet Napolitano, who is retiring on Aug. 1. Drake  more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 10 -- The University of Iowa issued the following news on July 9: The University of Iowa is capturing and preserving images of spray-painting on campus during recent Black Lives Matter protests to ensure the messages are not forgotten and can help guide campus in its work to make meaningful changes. The photographs will become part of an institutional archive that will grow over time, along with personal papers, documents, photographs, video clips, sound recordings, and o more PR

NEW YORK, July 9 -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release on July 8: Amid recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in much of the United States, school systems are grappling with whether and how to reopen for the 2020-2021 academic school year without clear public health guidance. , joined by some of the country's top educational leaders, Dr. Tom Frieden, former CDC Director and President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of the global health organization Vital Strategies, rel more PR