WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Paul M. Dabbar, President Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of Commerce, from a May 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and members of the Committee. It is an honor to be here today. I am grateful to President Trump and Secretary Lutnick for their trust and confidence in me with this nomination to be Deputy Secretary of Commerc more PR

LONDON, England, May 4 -- London Business School issued the following news: * * * Dr Yueh becomes a Founding Fellow of the Royal Economic Society RES is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Yueh and other distinguished figures as Founding Fellows London Business School's Dr Linda Yueh has become a Founding Fellow of the Royal Economic Society (RES). Dr Yueh joins 57 other distinguished figures from academia, the public and private sectors, and those working in schools who are now Fou more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, May 4 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * The complex role of narcissism in entrepreneurial success (and failure) - new research A new study has revealed that narcissism could play a beneficial role in early-stage entrepreneurship - however, it could also damage businesses and have a negative impact. Drawing from psychology and business theory, a journal paper, Grandiose narcissism and entrepreneurship: a conceptual framework and future  more PR

LONDON, England, May 4 -- SOAS, University of London issued the following news: * * * New evidence on faith-sensitive domestic violence interventions emerges SOAS research A new SOAS-led study has contributed to a growing pool of evidence that calls for decolonial, faith-and culture-sensitive responses to domestic violence that are co-created with indigenous institutions in religious communities. The study, published in the journal Religion and Development (Brill), uses a novel training app more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Reconciliation Bill Should Improve Medicaid, Reject Price Controls As the construction of this year's reconciliation bill ramps up, Americans for Tax Reform urges members of Congress to take a well-measured approach to its healthcare provisions: improving on Medicaid and rejecting leftist price control measures. While some have been concerned about how the mainstream media will cover c more PR

LONDON, England, May 4 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Gene therapy offers potential to extend lives of children with rare immune disorder An investigational gene therapy has successfully restored immune function in all nine children treated with the rare and life-threatening immune disorder called severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency-I, or LAD-I, in an international clinical trial co-led by UCL. The findings from the trials, which were led by researchers a more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 3 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Too religious to be queer? Faith and LGBTIQ+ asylum in the UK Research from a University of Nottingham sociologist has revealed that 'homosecular' assumptions can influence and shape the credibility of asylum-claim assessments for LGBTIQ+ claimants who identify with a religious faith. 'Homosecularism' refers to misguided belief that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGB more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 3 -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Fresh insights for mitigating future pandemics New research into the devastating Covid-19 Delta wave in India provides invaluable information for future pandemic management. A team from the University of Southampton's WorldPop research group has, for the first time, delved into detailed data from 2020 and 2021 on population movements across India, alongside timings of public events and government-le more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 3 -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Super strong antibodies developed by scientists for new cancer treatment Cancer scientists say they have engineered a new type of super-strong antibody which could be used to boost the immune systems of patients fighting the disease. Experts from the University of Southampton altered the shape and flexibility of the tiny proteins, which are naturally produced by white blood cells to protect the body more PR

LAMPETER, Wales, May 3 -- The University of Wales Trinity Saint David issued the following news: * * * UWTSD Research Highlights Barriers and Opportunities for LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Outdoor Education Research by The University of Wales Trinity Saint David's MA Outdoor Education graduate, Indy Wild, published in the Journal of Adventure Learning and Outdoor Education, examines the systemic barriers faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals, particularly trans and non-binary people, in accessing outdoor sp more PR