WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following commentary: * * * AI Data Centers: Economy Boom or Environment Bust? Author: Joanna S. Kao, Pulitzer Center Staff 'It Only Takes a Little Push To Become Arid' Data centers are popping up all over the news, and their promises of new jobs and revitalizing regions seem hard to resist. Recently, President Donald Trump signed a deal with the United Arab E more PR

LONDON, England, May 23 -- The British Department for Education issued the following news release: * * * Earlier support for speech and language for 20,000 children Up to 20,000 more young children, including those with SEND, will have their needs identified and supported earlier, breaking down barriers to opportunity. Up to 20,000 more children are set to benefit from earlier targeted support to overcome speech and language challenges before concerns escalate, as the government ensures ever more PR

DOVER, Delaware, May 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jennings wins court order stopping dismantling of Department of Education Attorney General Kathy Jennings has won a court order stopping the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the federal Department of Education (DOE). On March 13, Attorney General Jennings joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the administration after it announced plans t more PR

LEICESTER, England, May 23 -- De Montfort University issued the following news: * * * DMU forensic scientist backs new knife campaign by Southport survivor A forensic science expert from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) has partnered with Southport attack survivor Leanne Lucas to campaign for safer knives. Leisa Nichols-Drew has carried out some of the most comprehensive research into the safety of round-tipped knives compared to pointed blades, finding them far less likely to penetra more PR

LEWISTON, Maine, May 24 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Double gold: Two Bates STEM standouts earn prestigious Goldwater Scholarships By Alexandra DeMarco Bates juniors Aleisha Martinez Sandoval and Mohammed Mohammed, who are both Bates STEM Scholars with a lifelong passion for science, have earned prestigious Goldwater Scholarships. The two are among just 441 sophomore and junior students, from 1,300 nominated applicants, to receive 2025 Goldwater Scholarships, which prov more PR

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Energizing Minds: INL invites teachers to explore the future of energy, become energy education leaders The Idaho National Laboratory invites teachers to join us June 24-25 for "Energizing Minds: Exploring the Future of Energy at INL," a dynamic professional development workshop designed exclusively for educators. At this free event, INL's K-12 STEM Education team wil more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release on May 23, 2025: * * * Exploring 250 Years of Freedom: K-12 Educators From Around the State Selected for the America 250 NC Teacher Fellowship The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) proudly announces the selection of the 2025 America 250 NC Teacher Fellows. This unique, seven-month professional development initiative for K-12 educ more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 24 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news on May 23, 2025: * * * Fairfax County School Board Unanimously Adopts Tough Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Alongside Historic Collective Bargaining Agreement On May 22, the Fairfax County School Board unanimously adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Approved Budget, marking a historic milestone for the school division alongside its first collective bargaining agreement in recent history. This landmark agreement, d more PR

MIAMI, Florida, May 23 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FIU among 21 universities recognized for success in advancing science and fostering professional success By Jonathan Ruadez Florida International University has been recognized for both advancing research and prioritizing student success in the classroom and in their careers, in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications. "FIU is one of only 21 universi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release: * * * Florida's Teresa M. Hodge, Ph.D., honored as 2025 Higher Educator of the Year The award will be presented to Hodge at the NEA Representative Assembly in Portland, Oregon in July By Nico Ballon The National Education Association announced that Dr. Teresa M. Hodge, a mathematics professor at Broward College in Florida, will be awarded the 2025 Higher Educator of the Year award. The Higher Educat more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 24 -- The George Mason University College of Public Health issued the following news: * * * The future of public health begins in schools, and nurses are pivotal By Taylor Thomas Schools are uniquely positioned to promote public health, teaching students about topics such as healthy behaviors and wellbeing while also providing health screenings for students and sharing resources for families. An evidence-based article published in Public Health Nursing by Erin Maughan more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 24 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Social Work Professor Taps Into Teaching Potential of Virtual Reality Tools Kristie Seelman, an associate professor in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies' School of Social Work, has long explored innovative ways to teach. In 2024 she was awarded a one-year, $3,500 minigrant from Georgia State University's Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Online Education (CETLOE) for her project, "Creatio more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Congratulates Texas Legislature For Delivering Record Public Education Funding Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the Texas Legislature for passing House Bill 2 providing record public education funding in Texas. "This critical school finance legislation is the largest public education funding increase in Texas history," said Governor Abbott. "House Bill 2 adds $8.5 billion to  more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Substantial Completion of Glens Falls' Downtown Revitalization Initiative Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the substantial completion of Glens Falls' Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Market & Event Center on South Street. With the completion of this anchor project, Glens Falls has nearly completed all of its projects more PR

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, May 24 -- Indiana Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Dr. Naga Musunuri named Faculty of the Year award winner for 2025 Dr. Naga Musunuri, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is Indiana Tech's Faculty of the Year award winner for 2025. Dr. Musunuri is very passionate about our students' professional preparation. His commitment to ensuring student success is evident in every communication he has with students colleagues. His teaching evalua more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IOWANS SPEAKING OUT: "Iowans' fear cuts to Medicaid would end critical supports for loved ones" "Miller-Meeks' office had repeatedly reassured [Kearns] and his family that there would be no cuts to Medicaid. 'She had a chance to stop it,' Kearns said. 'She's voting against families like mine and a lot of other families in her district.'" [ The Gazette ] "With cuts to Medicaid, Dis more PR

LONDON, England, May 23 -- Kingston University London issued the following news: * * * Kingston University's research and knowledge exchange ambitions celebrated during Town House event The key role Kingston University's research and knowledge exchange activity plays in driving innovation - and its ambitions for the future - was the focus of a special event held in the award-winning Town House building. The event, which was held in the 50th anniversary year of Innovate UK 's Knowledge Transf more PR

LEEDS, England, May 23 -- Leeds Beckett University issued the following news: * * * Leeds Beckett and The Grammar School at Leeds launch research-informed programme to boost children's physical literacy Researchers within the Centre for Child and Adolescent Physical Literacy at Leeds Beckett University (LBU) are collaborating with The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) to develop and embed an innovative approach to enhancing the physical literacy of their pupils. It will bring cutting-edge resear more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Marisa Amitie, Senior at Wall High SchoolWall High student to have art hung at U.S. Capitol # by Mallory Brennan - Marisa Amitie, a senior at Wall High School, will have her art hung in the U.S. Capitol for the next year after being named Best in Show in the 2025 Fourth Congressional District Art Competition this month. Amitie was given the honor of Best in Show for her art piece from among 75 more PR

NEW YORK, May 24 -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art issued the following news release on May 23, 2025: * * * The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art Announces Fellows for the 2025-2026 Academic Year The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, a leading research organization dedicated exclusively to the study of modernism and its global and historical contexts, announced its 2025-2026 Fellowships. * Jalen Chang (P more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 24 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz Signs Bill Boosting Pensions for Minnesota Teachers, Police Officers, and Firefighters [ST. PAUL, MN] - Governor Tim Walz today signed multiple budget and policy bills passed in the 2025 session, including a bill that will boost pensions for Minnesota teachers, police officers, and firefighters. "Minnesota is a state that values the hard work and contributions of public servants  more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 24 -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Lillian Pardey '25 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Lillian Pardey '25 has recently accepted a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Taiwan during the 2025-26 academic year. During the program, Pardey will assist in English classrooms while promoting cultural exchange in an elementary or junior high school in the county of Taitung. "From t more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 24 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * Chancellor Martin Inducted into The Citadel's Academy of Engineers EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (May 23, 2025) -- For outstanding leadership and advances in engineering and education over the past four decades, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Chancellor James R. Martin II has been inducted into The Citadel School of Engineering's Academy of Engi more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release on May 23, 2025: * * * Semi-finalists chosen for New Hampshire's 2026 Teacher of the Year CONCORD, NH (May 23, 2025) -- The New Hampshire Department of Education is pleased to announce the nine semi-finalists for the 2026 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year Award. The teachers were selected from a total of 105 nominees and 29 applicants. The semi-finalists are: * Sharon DeVincent of  more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sentara Healthcare posted the following news: * * * New shoes, new hope: Hampton Roads community comes together to gift children with new shoes Cheering, laughter, and the squeak of new sneakers echoed through the gym of Bettie F. Williams Elementary School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Four hundred thirty-three students, from Pre-K through fifth grade, received a new pair of sneakers thanks to a partnership between Samaritan's Feet, Senta more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 23 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Prestigious academy elects leading scientists to its Fellowship The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected two prominent Newcastle University academics to its Fellowship. Professors Clare Bambra and Rob Taylor have been recognised for their remarkable contributions to advancing medical science, groundbreaking research discoveries and translating developments into benefits for patients and the wide more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 24 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 23, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro Visits A. Philip Randolph Career and Technical High School in Philadelphia to Highlight Historic Investments in K-12 Education and Real Results for Pennsylvania Students, Underscoring the Need for his Budget Proposal As students across the Commonwealth benefit from historic funding secured by Governor Shapiro for K-12 education, the School District o more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, May 24 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * As academic year ends, faculty prep for what's next Just as the 2024-25 academic year concluded, Penn College faculty jumped into the 2025 Summer Teaching Institute, held May 19-20. Conducted shortly after the end of each academic year, the Summer Teaching Institute helps lay a productive foundation for an engaging return to instruction in the fall semester. This year's professional  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 23 -- The University of New Mexico School of Law issued the following news release: * * * School of Law Students Raise $24,500 to Support Summer Public Interest Work The School of Law's Association for Public Interest Law (APIL) raised $24,500 this year to fund student stipends for summer public interest work. This is nearly $10,000 more than last year. This milestone reflects APIL's ongoing commitment to community service, legal equity, and support for underserve more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Join Colleagues in Reintroducing the Assault Weapons Ban WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (Both D-Md.) joined the Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Alex P more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Join Colleagues in Reintroducing the Assault Weapons Ban U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (Both D-Md.) joined the Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif more PR

NEW YORK, May 24 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release: * * * Skanska breaks ground on Reedy Creek Elementary School in Kissimmee, Florida Skanska, a leading construction firm, has signed a $47 million contract with the School District of Osceola County to reconstruct Reedy Creek Elementary School in Kissimmee, Florida. This multi-phased K-5 project will include demolishing portions of the existing school campus, constructing a new 96,000-square more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by William Norris, an associate professor at the Texas A&M University, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "National Economic Security, Advancing US Interests Abroad": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, Subcommittee Chairwoman Kim, Subcommittee Ranking Member Bera, and members of the committee & subcommittee, I thank you for the opportunity to speak today on the topi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: Golden Dome Defense, Prioritizing PCS Moves, Afghanistan Accountability This week, the White House and Defense Department moved forward on a promise to protect the United States from missile threats with a system first proposed 40 years ago and made possible now with 21st-century technology. "On Tuesday, [Defense] Secretary [Pete] Hegseth joined [President Donald J. Trump] in the Oval Off more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 22 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M Symphony Band tour shares love of music MIDLAND, Michigan--Alora Rishko, a junior at H.H. Dow High School, had anticipated the arrival of the University of Michigan's Symphony Band statewide bus tour for months after her band director shared the news via email. She told him: "Hey, I'd love to perform because it's the U of M band... My thought process was if it's the first time in 30 years that the more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, May 24 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Experimental economist explores overlooked aspects of human behavior Alumna Alessandra Cassar, now a professor at the University of San Francisco, found her path by working with UC Santa Cruz's Learning and Experimental Economics Projects (LEEPS) laboratory as a graduate student. By Allison Arteaga Soergel Despite an abundance of strong economic theory compiled over the decades more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 24 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Facts Matter: There is a Path to Educational Transformation that Works for Students and Taxpayers Montpelier, Vt. - In November, Vermonters called for real change, following years of historic, often double-digit property tax increases, and declining student performance. In January, at the very beginning of the legislative process, Governor Scott put forward a detailed plan to transform the educ more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, May 24 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * Nguyen Ngoc Minh Nguyen ('24) Awarded Fulbright US Student Grant Nguyen Ngoc Minh Nguyen has been selected for a Fulbright US Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Taiwan. A 2024 graduate in Chinese and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Nguyen will represent the United States as a cultural ambassador while working in English classrooms in Taiwan throughout the upcoming more PR