WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48521) on May 2, 2025, entitled "Capital Markets and Securities Regulation - Overview and Policy Issues:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Investment Funds and the Asset Management Industry Asset management companies - also referred to as investment management companies, money managers, funds, or investment funds - are collective investment vehicles that pool money from various individual or institut more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, May 5 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * ADHD linked to longer concussion recovery in high school athletes, UH study finds High school athletes diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) take significantly longer to recover from concussions than their peers, according to new research from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The study, led by Kyoko Shirahata, a faculty member in the College of Education's Departm more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * National Academy of Sciences Elects Daniel Nagin as Official Member By: Caitlin Kizielewicz On April 29 the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced the election of Daniel S. Nagin, Lester Hamburg University Professor Of Public Policy And Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, as an official member of the organization. The award reco more PR

UPTON, New York, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Reveal Hidden Interface in Superconducting Qubit Material The metal-substrate interface determines atomic structure and could affect qubit performance UPTON, N.Y. -- Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have uncovered an unexpected interface layer that  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Adam S. Hersh, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, from an April 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Made in the USA: Igniting the Industrial Renaissance of the United States": * * * Chairman Burlison, Ranking Member Frost, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to talk about what the Un more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, May 5 -- The British Antarctic Survey issued the following news release: * * * Massive icebergs once roamed off coast of UK A new study reveals there was a time when massive icebergs, like the ones we see in Antarctica today, were drifting less than 90 miles off the UK coastline. Scientists have for the first time discovered the distinctive plough-marks these spectacular giants carved as their undersides dragged across the floor of the North Sea, located off the east coa more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, May 6 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Missouri S&T commencement speakers announced By Velvet Hasner More than 1,000 Missouri University of Science and Technology graduates will be awarded degrees during three upcoming ceremonies. Dr. Nadine Alameh, executive director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute, will speak at the May 16 ceremony for Ph.D. graduates. The Honorable Mike Parson, 57th governor of Missouri, will speak at bo more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT physicists snap the first images of "free-range" atoms MIT physicists have captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space. The pictures reveal correlations among the "free-range" particles that until now were predicted but never directly observed. Their findings, appearing today in the journal Physical Review Letters, will help scientists visualize never more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 6 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame psychologist explores how children best learn math -- and yes, timed practice helps University of Notre Dame Professor of Psychology Nicole McNeil recently co-authored a report that examines the best way for children to learn arithmetic -- whether that's by memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or by studying math at a deeper, conceptual level. The report, "What the Science o more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 6 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Evidence review raises concern about cannabis use in pregnancy OHSU research team finds moderate risk for preterm birth, low birth weight By Erik Robinson An updated systematic review finds that consuming cannabis while pregnant appears to increase the odds of preterm birth, low birth weight and infant death. The study by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University published today in the  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 6 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Research Record: Comprehensive Energy Actions Can Improve Health Outcomes in the U.S. By Ambreen Ali Princeton SPIA's Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life. If you'd like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here (e more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 6 -- VCU Health, an academic medical center on the forefront of health care, providing patients with treatments and medical technology available, issued the following news release: * * * Romantic relationships mitigate effects of trauma on alcohol use among college students Research led by VCU and Rutgers University provides new insights into how the people we love affect our health. A study led by Virginia Commonwealth University and Rutgers University has revealed n more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, May 6 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * S&T researchers developing AI system to prevent pests, improve crop yield for rural farms By Greg Edwards When many computer scientists say they are researching methods to stop bugs, they are likely referring to computer glitches and other issues. When Dr. Sajal Das from Missouri S&T says this, he is talking about the crawly and flying creatures afflicting agriculture operations. Das, a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Specialized sponge recycles minerals from stormwater for reuse in agriculture and other industries The nanocomposite design can absorb valuable heavy metals and phosphate that would otherwise be pollutants in water Funded by multiple grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, researchers created a functional sponge that can soak up certain pollutants from water and then release them on demand more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * A fully automated tool for species tree inference By Katherine Connor A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego is making it easier for researchers from a broad range of backgrounds to understand how different species are evolutionarily related, and support the transformative biological and medical applications that rely on these species trees. The researchers dev more PR

DALLAS, Texas, May 6 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Growing number of U.S. adolescents receive weight-loss surgery More metabolic and bariatric procedures performed despite FDA approval of weight-loss drugs for teens Weight-loss surgeries for adolescents increased 15% in the U.S. between 2021 and 2023, even as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved effective new weight-loss medications for this age group, a study led b more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 6 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * How molecular traffic cops guide development of the human brain A new Yale study offers new insight into how morphogens help regulate the development of stem cells into specialized brain cells. Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new Yale-led study shows that, early in development, molecular "traffic cops" known as morphogens more PR