WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * At Vietnam Wall, Nation Honors Veterans on National Vietnam War Veterans Day At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial today in Washington, the Defense Department and Veterans Affairs marked the ninth commemoration of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The annual commemoration is held on March 29 each year to mark the day U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was disestablished in 1975. That same day was when more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 28 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Legislature proposes statewide ban on cell phones in schools The Oregon Legislature stepped into the national debate on cell phones in schools with a hearing Wednesday, March 26, on House Bill 2251. Cell phones can be addictive distractions in class, and researchers say they are causing mental health problems in young people. Oregon law requires school districts to adopt  more PR

NEW CARROLLTON, Maryland, March 29 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Awards Over $450,000 in Business Boost Microgrants To Expand Businesses in Baltimore Region Awards were made to 10 businesses in Baltimore and Carroll counties and Baltimore City NEW CARROLLTON, MD - (March 28, 2025) - Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secre more PR

NEW CARROLLTON, Maryland, March 29 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Awards Over $900,000 in Business Boost Microgrants To Expand Businesses Awards given to 22 businesses across eight counties and Baltimore City NEW CARROLLTON, MD - (March 28, 2025) - Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today announced more t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-CA, recently introduced the Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act, also known as the BEST Act, aimed at promoting language proficiency among students. The bill seeks to allocate federal grants to state governments to establish or enhance Seal of Biliteracy programs that recognize students demonstrating high proficiency in both English and a second language. The introduction of this bill comes in response to growing recognition of the benefits  more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Alabama. *** Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Machine Learning in Unmanned Aviation Systems ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC., McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12256172 B2, initially filed Nov. 23, 2022) developed by seven inventors Jason Sebastian, Madison, Alabama; Robyn Kincade, Athens, Alabama; Catherine Henderson, Madison, Alabama; Bradley Evans, Hunt more ST

ADELAIDE, Australia, March 29 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * UniSA-led study tackles medication risks in aged care homes As Australia undertakes major aged care reforms to improve medication management and resident safety, a new University of South Australia initiative will trial medication safety rounds in aged care homes to prevent medication-induced harm and improve resident care. Funded by a near $1 million MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Car more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 29 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Searching for the missing link to heart disease in NZ's Fijian population Researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington - Otakou Whakaihu Waka, Poneke, are looking to genetics to understand why Fijian New Zealanders are at higher risk of having heart attacks or developing angina at a young age. The research is led by Heart Foundation Research Fellow Dr Pritika Narayan from the Department o more PR