MANHATTAN, Kansas, May 1 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * 'It takes a village': K-State helps rural Kansas community meet all generations' needs By Marcia Locke and Samuel Bauman How can small towns meet the educational, recreational and wellness needs of all their residents, young and old? Can one facility for 3-year-olds and 83-year-olds alike do the trick? Kansas State University researchers are helping a rural Kansas town evaluate whether its new multi more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * A System for Better Surgical Outcomes After reviewing hundreds of hours of surgical video, a team led by Cedars-Sinai investigators has created a system that links specific steps performed during a surgical procedure to how well patients recover. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Surgery, focused on recovery of sexual fu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten on Supreme Court Religious Charter School Case WASHINGTON --AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond. The two Oklahoma cases could undercut the separation of church and  more PR

ALFRED, New York, May 1 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Alfred University Libraries participating in study on AI integration into teaching Alfred University is among a group of just 45 colleges and universities nationwide leading a study on the integrating artificial intelligence (AI) literacy into curricula at institutions of higher education. The study is led by Ithaka S+R--a non-profit offering strategic advice and support services to help institutions, inclu more PR

WACO, Texas, May 1 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Baylor University Launches Institute for Global Human Flourishing By Lori Fogleman Institute establishes Baylor as a global leader for research on faith and human flourishing, as well as the epicenter for global flourishing research/practice alongside Harvard's Human Flourishing Program WACO, Texas (April 30, 2025) - Baylor University today announced the launch of the Institute for Global Human Flourishing, placing Bay more PR

ROBINA, Australia, April 30 -- Bond University issued the following news: * * * Bond leads Australia in training future GPs A higher percentage of graduates from Bond University's Medical Program pursue careers as GPs than graduates from any other Australian medical school. Figures from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners show 43 percent of Bond-trained doctors go on to specialise as GPs after their hospital internship and residency. Bond's boost to the GP workforce comes  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, New Jersey Lawmakers Urge IMLS to Rescind Termination of NJSL Grant WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led a bicameral group of his colleagues in the New Jersey delegation in writing a letter to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Acting Director Keith Sonderling regarding a notice that the IMLS terminated a grant directed to the New Jersey State Library (NJ more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 1 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 29, 2025: * * * MN Senate no longer wants academic standards to be 'grade-level appropriate' Written by Catrin Wigfall The Senate Education Policy Omnibus bill passed last week has removed the requirement that Minnesota's K-12 academic standards be grade-level appropriate. Currently, Minnesota sta more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2025: The spirit of brotherhood propelled Jagpal Chahal to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner The VCU School of Nursing's strong program lured the Canada native to Richmond to pursue his master's degree. By Joan Tupponce It's no coincidence that Jagpal "Jag" Chahal is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. He's navigating a familiar - and familial - path. "I've always wante more PR

NEW YORK, May 1 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Bruce Robbins Takes on Suffering in His New Book Atrocity: A Literary History explores written representations of mass violence. In Atrocity: A Literary History, Bruce Robbins, Old Dominion Foundation Professor in the Humanities, ventures from the Bible to Zadie Smith. He explores the literature of suffering, to show how, over time, abhorrence of mass violence takes shape. With it comes the emergence of a necessary eleme more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Education's Alison Cook-Sather Partners with Students on Education Research Professor of Education Alison Cook-Sather conducts collaborative research and co-authors articles and chapters with students in the College's Education Department and through the Bryn Mawr and Haverford Teaching and Learning Institute (TLI). "Some of this work builds on ongoing research in which I am engaged," explains Cook-Sathe more PR

INDEPENDENCE, Kentucky, May 1 -- Gale, a part of Cengage Group, issued the following news release: * * * Gale In Context Databases Help Boise School District Develop Students' Critical Thinking and Information Literacy Skills District Implements Gale Resources into Curriculum to Provide Students with Access to Accurate, Trustworthy Information That Fosters Research Skills to Develop Future-Ready Students FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and BOISE, Idaho - April 30, 2025 - With the rampant spread of m more PR

WACO, Texas, May 1 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Global Flourishing Study Maps the Topography of the Human Experience Generational, financial, geographical and spiritual differences top flourishing findings WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2025) - The Global Flourishing Study (GFS), a multi-year collaborative research study carried out by Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion, the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, Gallup and the Center for Op more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Blast Trump Admin's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Unfreeze Head Start Funding & Reverse Firings of Early Childhood Education Workers In a letter to RFK Jr., Heinrich & Lujan demand answers on Trump Admin's actions to undermine Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Be more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, April 30 -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release: * * * A historic year of giving: Tech with a Conscience donors propel Ontario Tech to new philanthropic heights THE MOST GENEROUS DONOR YEAR IN THE UNIVERSITY'S HISTORY Ontario Tech University proudly celebrates an important milestone: a record-breaking fiscal year for new investment in the advancement of ethical technology, student success and groundbreaking research. The extraordinary commitment of  more PR

HARRISBURG, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSres) -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * In New Report from Teach Plus, Pennsylvania Teacher Leaders Spotlight Districts Putting State Adequacy Investments to Good Use Pennsylvania students and schools have benefitted from the state's first installment of adequacy funding and other recent public education more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 39 Colleagues Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday joined 39 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, legislation to revive a nationwide ban on assault weapons two decades after the original ban expired. The bill would ban the sale, transfer, ma more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * New "Hidden in Plain Sight" Facial and Eye Biomarkers for Tinnitus Severity Could Unlock Path to Testing Treatments Mass General Brigham research finds novel biomarkers for tinnitus that are reflective of nervous system's "fight, flight, or freeze" response, and can be collected by filming patients while listening to unpleasant sounds. Researchers at Mass General Brigham have identified new biomarke more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, May 1 -- Edmentum, a provider of online teaching and learning solutions services, issued the following news release: * * * New Partnership Taps Immersive Technology to Give the 'Toolbelt Generation' Exposure to In-Demand Skilled Trades in High School Partnership between Edmentum and Interplay Learning gives school districts access to simulation-based, industry-recognized content that prepares students for post-high school jobs and postsecondary training BLOOMINGTON,  more PR

LEICESTER, England, May 1 -- De Montfort University issued the following news: * * * New partnership to create opportunities for youngsters - and supports DMU's PGR students Children from less advantaged backgrounds are set to experience university-style learning from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU)'s postgraduate research students. DMU has teamed up with The Brilliant Club to run The Scholars Programme from the autumn term. Working with local schools across Leicester, Leicestershire  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Murphy, Blumenthal, Padilla, Rep. McBath, Colleagues Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban Schiff takes up legislative torch of his predecessor, California's longtime Senator Dianne Feinstein, who spearheaded the last successful Assault Weapons Ban in 1994 and the subsequent fight for its renewal Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is leading Senators Chr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The National Education Association issued the following news release: * * * Public school educators are still underpaid, four new NEA reports show Unions helped win the most significant year-over-year teacher pay increase in more than a decade, but Trump's drastic cuts in federal education funds could reverse this progress U.S. educators still suffer from too-low wages and a lack of professional respect, according to four new reports examining educator pay an more PR

LONDON, England, April 30 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Prestigious international education conference held in UK for the first time Last week, IEEE's Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) 2025 was held at Queen Mary University of London, the first time the conference was held in the UK. This is a flagship event of the IEEE Education Society. Chaired by Dr Usman Naeem, Reader in Computer Science Education at Queen Mary, the event provided a p more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 30 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Renowned art history scholar and Wake Forest University professor, David Lubin, honored The New Yorker once described Charlotte C. Weber Professor of American Art David Lubin as an "esteemed scholar of art history in relation to popular culture." On April 26, leading art scholars gathered at Reynolda House Museum of American Art for an interdisciplinary symposium held in honor of Lubin's retirem more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Find That Increase of 'CLU' Protein Promotes Brain Resilience and Could Provide Protection from Alzheimer's Disease Recently approved Alzheimer's drugs offer a step forward for treating the disease, but new therapeutic strategies are needed to complement them and provide personalized therapeutic approaches. Mass General Brigham researchers have identified a potential strategy to protect a more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 30 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Three Professors Are Named Guggenheim Fellows By Mike Lucas Rutgers-New Brunswick faculty Marc Handelman, Saurabh Jha and Miranda Lichtenstein are among 198 scholars and artists selected for the honor A painter, an astronomer and a photographer - all professors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick - have been named to the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows, which recognizes trailblazing artists and sch more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-6) on its activities during the 118th Congress. The report was advanced by Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, on March 26, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * COMMITTEE RULES I. RULES OF PROCEDURE Rule 1. Regular Meeting Days.--The regular meeting day of the committee shall be the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, except that if there be no business before the committee the regular meeting shall be omitted. Rule 2. C more ST

LA JOLLA, California, April 30 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Six UC San Diego Faculty Members Join Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences By Inga Kiderra, Mario Aguilera and Michelle Franklin Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been elected in 2025 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honor societies. They are: education expert Amanda Datnow, economist Jame more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Presents Congressional Gold Medal to the Six Triple Eight For Immediate Release April 30, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- Tuesday afternoon, Speaker Johnson hosted a bipartisan Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony to honor the 6888 th Central Postal Directory Battalion, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight. The battalion was the first and only all-Bl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Presents Congressional Gold Medal to the Six Triple Eight WASHINGTON -- Tuesday afternoon, Speaker Johnson hosted a bipartisan Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony to honor the 6888 th Central Postal Directory Battalion, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight. The battalion was the first and only all-Black, all-female unit to serve overseas in Europe during World War II. The Six Tripl more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 1 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * State's largest urban solar farm powers La Trobe Victoria's largest urban solar farm has been officially switched on at La Trobe University's Melbourne campus, cementing the University's place as an environmental leader in the nation's tertiary sector. The $10 million, 3.5-hectare solar farm marks a major milestone in the University's ambitious journey towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2029 and i more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * Teach Plus Launches Leading Edge Fellowship to Elevate Teacher Voice in AI and Innovation Ten Educators from Across the Country Selected for Inaugural 2025-26 Cohort Teach Plus, a national nonprofit that empowers teachers to lead student-centered improvements in educational polic more PR

NEW YORK, April 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * THE HEAT IS ON AS BOBBY FLAY, MANEET CHAUHAN AND ANTONIA LOFASO BATTLE FOR GRILLING GLORY IN NEW SEASON OF BBQ BRAWL THE HEAT IS ON AS BOBBY FLAY, MANEET CHAUHAN AND ANTONIA LOFASO BATTLE FOR GRILLING GLORY IN NEW SEASON OF BBQ BRAWL BBQ Brawl: Flay V. Chauhan V. Lofaso Premieres Sunday, June 1st at 9PM ET/PT on Food Network and Streams Next Day on M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Here are awards announced by colleges, public policy organizations and government agencies - April 30, 2025: * * * UCLA physician-scientist honored with lifetime achievement award in medical genetics Stephen Cederbaum, a longtime UCLA Health physician and renowned expert in genetic medicine, has been awarded the 2025 David L. Rimoin Lifetime Achievement Award by the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine. The award honors a career dedicated to advancing scien more ST

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Personnel changes in public policy organizations and government - April 30, 2025: * * * Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. has expanded its Real Estate Practice with the addition of Cindy Campbell as of counsel in the Orlando office. Campbell joins the firm from Seyfarth Shaw, LLP. With over a decade of legal experience, Campbell focuses her practice on advising tenants in commercial real estate leasing transactions, helping public and private entities expand thei more ST

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Here's a look at research generated by U.S. colleges and universities: $1.5 Million Gift Will Fund Elmhurst's First Endowed Chair in Science, Technology, Analytics and Math A new shape for energy storage: Cone and disc carbon structures offer new pathways for sodium-ion batteries Antioch University: Graduate School of Leadership and Change Explores Relational Cultural Theory With Event, Fund, and Evolving Partnership With ICGC Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture ser more ST

NEW YORK, April 29 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts Reception to Celebrate Vaisakhi April 29, 2025 Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you so much. And this community means a lot to me. When you read your history, you have always been protectors. You've always been there and lived out your faith in a real way. I'll never forget during COVID, many people were not aware how you fed hundreds of thousands of people in your temple. It didn't  more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, May 1 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * U of T students offer ideas to breathe new life into historic Ontario buildings Working with the Ontario Heritage Trust , students in a fourth-year art history seminar were asked to reimagine how 10 historic sites across the province are preserved and presented By Sean McNeely Using an architecturally significant home and museum as a community event space. Transforming the grounds around another historic  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 30 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction, Study Finds Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement restores the brain's ability to savor natural healthy rewards in people addicted to opioids By Lizelda Lopez Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain's response to  more PR

LONDON, England, May 1 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release: * * * UK GLOBAL SCREEN FUND ANNOUNCES LATEST INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AWARDS TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF UK INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILMS - OVER pound sterling448,000 AWARDED IN INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION FUNDS - CHANGES TO PRINTS & ADVERTISING TRACK BRING ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR DOCUMENTARY AND ANIMATION FEATURES, PLUS UK AND IRELAND RELEASES - APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPEN UNTIL 1 more PR

FARMINGTON, Maine, May 1 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * UMF proudly announces Dr. Nirav Dinesh Shah, former principal deputy director of the U.S. CDC, as the 2025 UMF Commencement Speaker FARMINGTON, ME (April 30, 2025)--The University of Maine at Farmington is pleased to announce that Dr. Nirav Dinesh Shah, former principal deputy director of the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and voice and face of the pandemic response in Maine more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, May 1 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Classrooms under surveillance? Experts call for rethink on school technology International researchers are urging a critical rethink of digital technology in schools, warning that many classroom education tools are collecting student data in ways that could threaten privacy and wellbeing. The team*, including experts from the University of South Australia and the London School of Economi more PR

GUILFORD, England, April 30 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * New research highlights key factor influencing teachers' willingness to address sexism in the classroom The Netflix hit 'Adolescence' has sparked widespread conversations about teaching school-age children about sexism. However, new research led by the University of Surrey has revealed why teachers often shy away from discussing this sensitive topic. A two-part study published in the journal Soc more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 1 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM researchers decode the science of scroll-stopping travel videos By Dani Rae Wascher In an era where data is currency and attention spans are fleeting; successful brands aren't just targeting consumers--they're anticipating them. From personalized ads that seem to read your mind to campaigns timed perfectly to your daily routine, marketers are using behavioral insights to shape decisions before more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 1 -- Gov. Bob Ferguson, D-Washington, issued the following statement on April 29, 2025, on the termination of AmeriCorps grant funding in Washington state: * * * Governor Ferguson statement on termination of AmeriCorps funding "AmeriCorps volunteers help hundreds of communities across Washington with critical services including wildfire prevention, staffing food banks, supporting veterans and seniors, helping young people prepare for college and teaching kids to read. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla, Schiff, Murphy, Blumenthal, McBath Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban WATCH : Padilla continues legacy of late California Senator Dianne Feinstein, co-leads Assault Weapons Ban legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led the bicameral reintroduction of the Assault  more PR

PARIS, France, April 29 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Who is Joakim Medin, the Swedish journalist who could face over 27 years in Turkish prison? Joakim Medin, special correspondent for the Swedish media Dagens ETC, has been held since 30 March in the high-security Marmara prison in the Silivri district of Istanbul and will appear in court on 30 April. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to release the journalist, who spec more PR