WACO, Texas, May 13 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2025 Convention Recap | Marcus Woodson, Arkansas | Leadership & Excellence Marcus Woodson is the Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach at Arkansas, entering his third season in 2025. Before his time with the Razorbacks, he held roles at Florida State, Auburn, Memphis, Fresno State, Charleston Southern, and Millsaps College, primarily coaching the Defensive Backs. W more PR

FRISCO, Texas, May 14 -- The Professional Golfers Association of America issued the following news release: * * * 2025 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, The Chevron Championship Partner to Create Texas Major Passport The KPMG Women's PGA Championship and The Chevron Championship announced the two women's major championships are partnering to create the Texas Major Passport ticket package, a unique opportunity for golf enthusiasts to purchase tickets to attend both The Chevron Championship and th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 13 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * AASL Members Receive Jewish American Heritage Month Collection Development Grants CHICAGO--Fifteen American Association of School Librarians (AASL) members have been awarded $500 collection development grants. Generously sponsored by The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, the grants allow recipients to create or expand their collections with content th more PR

VICTORIA, Australia, May 13 -- The Australian Education Union issued the following news release: * * * AEU WELCOMES NEW ALBANESE MINISTRY The Australian Education Union (AEU) has today welcomed the announcement of the new Albanese Ministry, and particularly congratulates Ministers Jason Clare and Andrew Giles and newly appointed Jess Walsh on their Ministerial portfolios. AEU Federal President Correna Haythorpe said that the next term of government has much to achieve for public education to more PR

PLANO, Texas, May 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Attorneys Urge District Court to Stop Connecticut School District's Unconstitutional Censorship of Veteran Teacher New Britain, CT --Today, attorneys from First Liberty Institute and WilmerHale asked the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut to stop a public school's retal more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 13 -- SCIENCE GLEN, LLC., Sacramento, California has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1074806 S1, initially filed Aug. 15, 2022) developed by Russell Kenneth Dollinger, Palmdale, California, for "Block used as teaching aid for modeling chemical compounds." more PT

WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Hosts 14th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol, Urges Lawmakers to Oppose Ethnic Studies Censorship and Support Middle Eastern Inclusion On Monday, May 12, more than 190 California Muslims and interfaith allies from across the state gathered in Sacramento for the 14th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol (MDAC) Advocacy Day, hosted by the California chapter of the more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 14 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 13, 2025: * * * How Mississippi schools are better than Minnesota's Written by Catrin Wigfall | May 13, 2025 For a state with low performance rankings across a number of metrics, the rise of Mississippi as a national exemplar in math and reading growth has been hard for many to accept. The state's s more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 14 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Why accounting matters more than you think Philip Keejae Hong helps students see beyond the numbers--connecting financial literacy, business success, and lifelong decision-making in and out of the classroom. By Alisha Draper Toyzan For Philip Keejae Hong, accounting isn't just about balancing books--it's about giving people the tools to make better decisions. Whether that's a multinational corpo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 13, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Bennet Introduce Legislation Supporting Charter School Students WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Michael Bennet (D-CO) reintroduced the Equitable Access to School Facilities Act, legislation that en more PR

BATHURST, Australia, May 13 -- The Charles Sturt University issued the following news: * * * $400,000 boost for country students heading to uni Charles Sturt University signs MoU with the Country Education Foundation of Australia, assisting approximately 80 students with higher education dreams. * Charles Sturt University signs MoU with the Country Education Foundation of Australia * The MoU includes a co-funding allocation of $400,000 over three years ($133,000 per year) to support rural,  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 14 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2025: Sophie Laman aimed straight for VCU's forensic science program The Tennessee native will continue exploring crime investigation and medical research this summer. By Joan Tupponce Even before the autopsy, Sophie Laman had discovered what forensic scientists have known for years: The field "is really cool," she said. Forensic science hadn't been on Laman's radar until her father, a  more PR

GREENWOOD, Indiana, May 14 -- College Sports Communicators issued the following news: * * * College Sports Communicators announce Academic All-America Hall of Fame Class of 2025 By Cort Street, CSC Intern and Barb Kowal, CSC Director of Operations and Professional Development An Olympic gold medalist softball pitcher who dominated on the mound while an undergraduate, a former small college volleyball standout now an award-winning pathology doctor and professor, a former trailblazing national more PR

NEW YORK, May 14 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * A New Way of Looking at the Role of Animals in the Rise of Modern Societies With Live Stock and Dead Things, Hannah Chazin challenges familiar narratives. In Live Stock and Dead Things, Anthropology Professor Hannah Chazin combines zooarchaeology and anthropology to challenge familiar narratives about the role of animals in the rise of modern societies. Conventional views of this process tend to see a mostly linear deve more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, May 12 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Congratulations to the 2025 RISE Award Winners! A tradition that dates back 29 years, the RISE President's Awards is an internal recognition program that highlights our people who reinforce the importance of VHB's Core Values, strategic initiatives, and culture.  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Daily mindfulness practice reduces anxiety for autistic adults Just 10 to 15 minutes of mindfulness practice a day led to reduced stress and anxiety for autistic adults who participated in a study led by scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research. Participants in the study used a free smartphone app to guide their practice, giving them the flexibility to practice when  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: President Trump is Leading in the Middle East "Strength Produces Peace. Strength Produces Results." U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business today to discuss President Trump's trip to the Middle East as well as his trade talks with China and the recent release of American hostage Edan Alexander. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines rec more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Developers, educators view AI harms differently, research finds Teachers are increasingly using educational tools that leverage large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT for lesson planning, personalized tutoring and more in K-12 classrooms around the world. Cornell researchers have found the developers of such tools and the educators who use them have different ideas about the potential harms they may cause, a  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out Republicans' Plan to Strip Health Care From Millions Of Americans In Largest Cut To Medicaid In American History May 12, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin slams Republicans' plan to slash Medicaid and potentially kick 14 million Americans off their insurance, to pay for tax breaks for billionaires WASHINGTON - Following the release of a non-partisan Congressional  more PR

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, May 14 -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: * * * F&M Professor Awarded $500,000 Mellon Grant to Amplify Local Grower Voices Amid Climate Change By William Keller Franklin & Marshall College Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Eric Hirsch is the recipient of a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to lead a transformative three-year research initiative titled, "The Agricultural Futures Archive: Rural and Urban Growers in the Shadow more PR

PLANO, Texas, May 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Orders Elementary School to Notify Parents, Provide Opt-Outs from Gender Ideology Lessons San Diego, CA --The United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted a motion for preliminary injunction requiring the Encinitas (CA) Union School District to provi more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 14 -- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Georgia adds Albany, Dixie, Danburg, Fayetteville, Thomson, Whitesburg resources to Georgia Register of Historic Places Atlanta, GA - Six new listings were added to the Georgia Register of Historic Places, accentuating the state's extensive variety of historic resources. The listings were approved at the meeting of the Georgia National Register Review Board on May  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Innovative research, enduring impact: 100 years of the visual disabilities program at Peabody By Jennifer Kiilerich In rural Monroe County, Tennessee, the school district's only teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) is approaching retirement. But her daughter, Andrea Leatherwood, is almost ready to step into the role. Leatherwood is among the first cohort of teachers accepted last summer into  more PR

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, May 14 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Iowa State Board of Education grants re-accreditation to UNI Educator Preparation Program CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Affirming a reputation of quality in preparing tomorrow's teachers, the Iowa State Board of Education has unanimously approved full re-accreditation for the University of Northern Iowa Educator Preparation Program. The approval remains in effect through the next review scheduled for t more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 13 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * Ambitious Regional Growth Strategy unveiled La Trobe University has today announced a bold, five-year Regional Growth and Innovation Strategy that reinforces the University's commitment to driving economic and social impact through transformative education, pioneering research and industry partnerships, and continued investment in our vibrant campuses in Bendigo, Shepparton, Albury-Wodonga and Mildura more PR

LANCASTER, England, May 13 -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * New partnership enables key language link with Spanish government A new partnership will enable Lancaster University's new School of Global Affairs to offer a Spanish Government seal of approval to students, staff and members of the public, who officially master the Spanish language. Executive Dean of the University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Professor Ed Simpson and Head of the University's new Sc more PR

LEEDS, England, May 13 -- Leeds Trinity University issued the following news: * * * City Campus inspires fresh challenges for annual employability skills initiative A record 538 students participated in the Professional Challenge 2025, Leeds Trinity University's initiative involving businesses and organisations from across the Leeds city region designed to deliver crucial employability skills. Now in its fourth year, the Professional Challenge is a Leeds Trinity initiative that provides stud more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 13 -- Marian University posted the following news: * * * Marian University Launches "Grow Your Own" Teacher Apprenticeship Program to Strengthen Talent Pipeline and Address Educator Shortage Marian University is proud to announce the launch of its new Grow Your Own Teacher Apprenticeship Program, beginning in Fall 2025. Designed to address Indiana's growing teacher shortage, the program helps schools develop a sustainable pipeline of future educators by supporting c more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, May 14 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * MC-CCS partnership offers college-level math courses to qualified high school students A dual-enrollment agreement between Mississippi College and Christ Covenant School will allow qualified students at the K-12 Christ-centered educational institution in Ridgeland to attend college-level mathematics classes and receive corresponding collegiate credit as part of their instruction. MC President Blake Thompson  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Ocean Levels Are Rising, Threatening U.S. Coastal Towns In 2024, sea level rise was unexpectedly high. How this impacts different communities across the globe is highly variable. Regional currents, erosion and land shifts -- caused by natural processes like tectonic plate movements -- as well as human-caused change including fossil fuel consumption and groundwater extraction can cause certai more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Medicaid Work Requirements Would Result in Coverage Loss, More Paperwork & No Employment Boost WASHINGTON (May 13, 2025)-- A group of public health scholars have filed public comments urging the US Department of Health and Human Services to turn down Medicaid work requirement waivers submitted by Arizona and Arkansas. These two state's are following Ohio's lead in trying to impose work requirements on Medicaid more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work Starting in July, MIT's Shaping the Future of Work Initiative in the Department of Economics will usher in a significant new era of research, policy, and education of the next generation of scholars, made possible by a gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone F more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Preparing science educators to use and teach AI in the classroom Researchers use fossil shark teeth to excite middle school teachers and students about artificial intelligence An interdisciplinary team of researchers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation has created a teacher-driven curriculum called Shark AI. This optional online program introduces Florida middle school teachers and stude more PR

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, England, May 13 -- The Association for Project Management issued the following news: * * * New APM Learning platform provides personalised learning resources Association for Project Management (APM) members now have exclusive access to a new APM Learning platform that offers a wide range of Continued Professional Development (CPD) resources and interactive content. With an improved design, smarter search functionality and over 50+ hours of on-demand learning, this user-frien more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Peabody's federally funded research: Building knowledge to help children and families thrive By Jenna Somers When parents need answers about their child's cognitive and emotional development or mental health, they may first ask the child's pediatrician or a specialist. The parents may find the help they seek, or the doctor might say something like, "The research isn't clear on that yet." Scientific rese more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winner Randolph, VT - On Friday, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. This year, 100 high school students from 12 counties and 28 schools across Vermont sent in artwork for submission to the annual competition. This year's art show marks the 44th anniversary of the competition that Verm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Announces Winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Alabama's 7th Congressional District Tuscaloosa, AL - U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that Victoria Hardin, a 9th grader at Hillcrest High School, was awarded first place in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Alabama's 7th Congressional District. Rep. Sewell made the announcement Monday night during a virtual c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 8, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week. This week, we thank extraordinary educators who shape the next generation. Across America, communities are celebrating teachers not just as instructors but as mentors, leaders, and ro more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 13 -- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12299914 B2, initially filed Sept. 6, 2022) developed by Vitor Guizilini, Santa Clara, California, for "Self-supervised training from a teacher network for cost volume based depth estimates." more PT

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on May 12, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, last week, hospital leaders from every corner of my State of Illinois came to Washington. What was the reason for the trip? The debate in Washington about the future of Medicaid. Each and every one of them, from the city of Chicago through the more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Atmospheric Science Undergrad Class Exposes Students to AI-Driven Weather Prediction By Mike Nolan ALBANY, N.Y. (May 13, 2025) -- Tracking trends in weather data is increasingly important, helping researchers gain crucial insight into our natural world: from rising global temperatures and air pollution levels to shifts in biodiversity and the frequency and severity of storms. A group of about 30 undergra more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 13 -- The United Nations International Labour Organization posted the following news: * * * The Ministry of Labour and the ILO Spotlight Decent Work and Corporate Sustainability at the Qatar CSR Summit 2025 (L to R) Marie-Jose Tayah & Max Tunon,ILO, Dr Muhammad Al Kuwari,NHRC, Ferdinand Lahnstein the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Qatar, and Sarah Mostafa-Kamal of the Gulf Sustain Initiative, during a panel discussion. Qatar University, 30/4/25 DOHA (IL more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Here are awards announced by colleges, public policy organizations and government agencies - May 13, 2025: * * * Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists: Innovative and Collaborative Practice Award A Geisinger pharmacy program was recognized for helping patients with kidney disease better manage their blood pressure. The Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Medication Therapy Disease Management Program earned the Innovative and Collaborative Practice Award from the Pen more ST

LEIDEN, Netherlands, May 13 -- The Online Computer Library Center issued the following news release: * * * Two Spanish university libraries select OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their new library services platform University of Zaragoza and Loyola University to join the growing WMS community in Spain The University of Zaragoza and Loyola University, both in Spain, have selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as their fully integrated library services platform to handle more PR

DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 14 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: * * * 2025 Chlapaty and Butler Fellows to Conduct Research By Stacey Ortman DUBUQUE, Iowa - Fifteen University of Dubuque students from a variety of majors will participate in research and internship opportunities about bumble bees, spina bifida, online safety in middle schools, the future of patent law in the age of artificial intelligence, land management, and more this summer. The Joseph and Linda Chlap more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, May 13 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Undergraduate research program digs into mining industry's social and environmental impact "What happens after a resource boom? What happens after a mine closes, and what happens in ecological, social and economic dimensions? We're thinking about how communities and landscapes adapt to life after extraction" By Cynthia Macdonald Five students at the University of Toronto got to dig deep into the issue of  more PR

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, May 13 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma posted the following news: * * * USAO Partners With TimelyCare, Texas-Based Health Care Provider For immediate release Contact: Bryce McKinnis | (405) 574-1337 CHICKASHA (May 13, 2025) -- The University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma has announced a partnership with TimelyCare, a 24/7/365 telehealth support platform, to provide mental health services to its students. The partnership follows an initiative by th more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni elected to National Academy of Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences. Election to the academy is a prestigious honor -- one of the highest a scientist can receive. Only 120 American and 30 international scientists are elected to the academy e more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Delivers on Long Island Affordability Initiatives, Putting Money Back in the Pockets of Working Families Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated a FY 2026 New York State Budget that delivers all of the Governor's affordability commitments and will put thousands of dollars back in the pockets of millions of families on Long Island o more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Where leaders learn: Inside Vanderbilt's online Leadership and Learning in Organizations doctoral program By Jenna Somers Where can professionals from K-12 and higher education institutions, non-profits, private industry, and federal and local governments collaborate to learn from and with one another on how to strengthen their leadership within their respective organizations? The answer to that question  more PR