WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * $TRUMP Coins, Secret Dinners, and a $2.5 Billion Congressional Conflict * Trump Accountability Watch: Trump Profits Off the Presidency While Congressional Republicans Put Health Care on the Line This week, Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are marching toward another betrayal o more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Christopher Newport University issued the following news: * * * A First: New CNU Chemical Compound Professor's discovery showcases University's scientific potential. By Kelli Caplan Christopher Newport University has reached new heights in the chemistry world, as a professor has created a groundbreaking compound that will forever be linked to the University. The novel chemical creation has been labeled TAF-CNU-1, in what appears to be the first ti more PR

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * AI Tool Enables Automated Evaluation of Facial Palsy, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R) 'Fine-tuning' leads to promising solution for objective assessment of facial paralysis * A "fine-tuned" artificial intelligence (AI) tool shows promise for objective evaluation of patients with facial palsy, reports an experimental study in the June issue of Plasti more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, June 3 -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * Longtime MCG physician creates new way to assist others through scholarship For hematologist Betty S. Pace, MD, life has always been about helping others. "I believe very, very strongly in paying it forward," said Pace, the Francis J. Tedesco Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia. "When you do good things for people, good things come to you more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: * * * Smartphones: the parasite of the modern era? Smartphones have become "the greatest parasite of the modern age", according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). According to lead author Associate Professor Rachael Brown, smartphones pose unique societal risks, sucking up our time, attention and personal information, all in the interest of technology com more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 4 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bruce Arnold Selected to the Wisconsin Law Journal Healthcare Powerlist National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Milwaukee-based partner Bruce Arnold has been named to the Wisconsin Law Journal Powerlist for Healthcare. With decades of experience representing companies and providers at every stage of the healthcare continuum, Arnold counsels clients on all aspects of th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on June 3, 2025: * * * Disunited Steelworkers and the U.S. Steel Deal By Michael Watson Before Americans broke for the Memorial Day weekend, President Donald Trump announced that he would allow a proposed investment by Japan-based Nippon Steel into the struggling company U.S. Steel that had been blocked previously by the Biden administration to go forward. As of writing, the details of what President Trump cal more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 3, 2025: * * * AI and Arms Races Technology development is not weapons manufacturing. We need new terms for AI competition. By James Lewis Military metaphors are a symptom of intellectual laziness. "AI arms race" is an example. AI is not an arm, nor does the possession of advanced AI guarantee strategic advantage. The image of an arms race is stale and obscures the complexity of AI's effect more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 2, 2025: * * * Barricades on Poland's Rocky Road The election of the right-wing candidate in Poland's presidential election heralds a future of political disagreement. By Stuart Dowell "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." That line from the movie Rocky has become the unlikely motto of Polish President-elect Karol Nawrocki's campaign more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 3, 2025: * * * Britain's Defenses - Eaten by Locusts The UK's defense review is a good document with good ideas. But it lacks detail on the key issue -- where's the extra money? By James Fennell In November 1936, Winston Churchill stood up in Parliament and described Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's rearmament plans as being "decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary: * * * House of Cards: Ukraine Hits Russia The most audacious attack of the war is a military and strategic game-changer. By Edward Lucas It may not have changed the course of the war. But it may speed its end. Already, Ukraine's stunning strike on Russian air bases has changed the way we think about Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine--and, indeed, about all wars in the future. Battered, beleague more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 3, 2025: * * * The Kremlin -- Snared by the Spider's Web Ukraine's bold and unprecedented drone attack on Russia's strategic bomber fleet has done far more than material damage. Its effects will be felt for years. By Roman Sheremeta Few military operations manage to combine tactical brilliance, psychological disruption, and economic damage as effectively as Ukraine's Operation Spider's Web  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 3, 2025: * * * Ukraine's 'Trojan Horse' Strike Scorches Putin An extraordinary covert operation has left many Russian strategic bombers in flames and analysts reaching for superlatives. By Olga Tokariuk "I dreamt about it. In Mariupol, when they [the Russians] bombed us. In my thoughts, I sent the missiles and bombs back into their planes. Those who were bombing us, torturing us, who were m more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 2, 2025: * * * The Meaning of U.S. Troop Withdrawals from Korea By Victor Cha A May 23 Wall Street Journal article stated that the United States has decided to withdraw 4,500 troops from South Korea and relocate them to Guam and other bases. Department of Defense spokesperson Sean Parnell responded with a statement that the report is "not true." Others have noted that, although a  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition Moves to Round Two Washington, D.C. - Fifteen teams have advanced in the first round of judging of the 2025 CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition. The teams were chosen from a pool of 35 student teams that represent 27 colleges and universities across the nation. This is the eleventh year of the competition, which is open to undergraduate st more PR

NEW YORK, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Sydney's diverse communities faced unique challenges during COVID Delta wave A new study in the journal Public Health suggests that culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Sydney, Australia experienced significant hardships during the COVID-19 Delta wave, revealing a need for improved public health communication and community e more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 4 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Rocky Hosts National Health Politics and Policy Conference Fifty scholars met at Dartmouth over the weekend. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy this weekend hosted 50 scholars attending the first-ever research conference held by the American Political Science Association's Health Politics and Policy Section. Panels held at the Haldeman Center addressed issues including "The Political Econom more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Emory researchers call for an inflammatory subtype of major depression, paving the way for precision psychiatry Researchers at Emory University have provided compelling evidence supporting the existence of an inflammatory subtype of major depression, a breakthrough that could transform how this complex disorder is diagnosed and treated. Led by Andrew H. Miller, MD -- a pioneer in inflammation rese more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Study Explores Barriers and Trends in Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment By gisele galoustian As cannabis becomes more potent and widely used in the United States - especially among young adults - concerns about cannabis use disorder are growing. More than 16 million Americans meet the criteria, yet most never receive treatment. Despite th more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Five-Year Analysis Shows Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy Before Lung Cancer Surgery Significantly Improves Long-Term Survival Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) -- the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide -- improved long-term survival overall compared with chemotherapy alone, according to a landmark study pu more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, June 3 (TNSjou) -- Flinders University issued the following news: * * * Social media sends mixed messages on food Popular eating and food challenge videos across social media are saturated with messages that could promote disordered eating and unrealistic body standards, new research reveals. Led by Flinders University PhD Candidate Phoebe Wu, the study analysed 180 high-engagement videos across YouTube, TikTok and Chinese video sharing site Bilibili, finding consist more PR

BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany, June 4 (TNSres) -- The German Center for Infection Research issued the following news release: * * * Broad-spectrum antiviral compounds discovered Computer-identified drug candidates successfully confirmed by laboratory experiments * An interdisciplinary research team involving the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) has identified two antiviral drug candidates effective against a wide range of viruses. The study demonstrates how combining computer-aided model more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Bennet Hears Directly from Coloradans about the Risks of Republican Cuts to Essential Government Programs * Senator Michael Bennet speaks to constituents at his town hall in Centennial. Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet convened numerous events last week to hear directly from Coloradans who are facing the loss of Medicaid coverage, and higher utility bills becaus more PR

ALISO VIEJO, California, June 4 -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release: * * * Initiative Prevents Wounds in Women After Sternotomy Article in Critical Care Nurse details how a Denver hospital decreased the wound incidence rate from 6.4% to 0.0% for female patients recovering from open-heart surgery * A nurse-led initiative at a Denver hospital led to fewer complications for female patients recovering from open-heart surgery and decreased the wo more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 4 -- The Siteman Cancer Center issued the following news: * * * Innovative Immunotherapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive T Cell Cancers WashU startup's "off-the-shelf" CAR-T cell therapy evaluated in international clinical trial * A new type of immunotherapy that targets aggressive blood cancers shows promising results alongside manageable side effects, according to the results of an international phase 1/2 clinical trial led by WashU Medicine researchers at Sitem more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 4 (TNSrep) -- The Property and Environment Research Center issued the following news release: * * * International Visitor Surcharge to Enhance National Parks In preliminary 2026 budget documents just released, the U.S. Department of the Interior has proposed the implementation of entrance fee surcharges for international visitors to national parks--a common practice globally with the potential to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to address crumbling i more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 3 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release: * * * Johnson & Johnson Launches KINCISE(tm) 2 System, the Only Automated Surgical Impactor Approved for Knee and Hip Revision Procedures * Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. - June 3, 2025 - Johnson & Johnson MedTech, a global leader in orthopaedic technologies and solutions, today announced the launch of the KINCISE 2(tm) Surgical Automated System, a next-generation automated po more PR

NEW YORK, June 1 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the National Review Online: * * * The Way Forward for Religious Charter Schools After St. Isidore By Nicole Stelle Garnett Recent disappointment at the Supreme Court doesn't mean the fight against prohibiting religious-sponsored charter schools should go away. Here's what advocates can still do. One of the year's most closely watched religious liberty cases came to a sudden and anticlimactic end las more PR

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, June 4 -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. posted the following news release: * * * New Database on Acupoints in Acupuncture New Rochelle, NY, June 2, 2025--In response to the need for an open-access database where researchers can deposit, share, and compare anatomical and physiological data associated with acupuncture points, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health has funded a project to develop the Topological Atlas and Repository for Acupoint Research (TA more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- NASA issued the following news: * * * c-FIRST Team Sets Sights on Future Fire-observing Satellite Constellations Two NASA-developed technologies are key components of a new high-resolution sensor for observing wildfires: High Operating Temperature Barrier Infrared Detector (HOT-BIRD), developed with support from NASA's Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), and a cutting-edge Digital Readout Integrated Circuit (DROIC), developed with funding from NASA's Small Business I more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * The Hogg Effect is Real * Radical lunatic David Hogg is the headache that won't go away for Democrats. And now, a "Hogg Effect" is transpiring and wreaking havoc not just for the old guard in safe blue seats, b ut competitive swing districts across the country. The Wall Street Journal reports: "Hogg's critics say spending money to take out incumbents deprives candidates in competitive rac more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: May 2025 By Sean Hagewood Nature published a May 21 feature on Kevin Lievano-Romero, a fourth-year doctoral student in parasitology at Nebraska. The article was among 60-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, students, centers and programs in May. A Colombia native, Lievano-Romero studies bat parasites and the viruses that infect them -- speci more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * New mRNA Vaccine is More Effective and Less Costly to Develop, Pitt Study Finds PITTSBURGH - A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1, according to a study by researchers at University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and the Pennsylvania State University. The study was published today in NPJ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * New NIST Standard Helps Deliver the Right Dosage of Cancer-Fighting Drugs * New drugs based on the radioactive isotope actinium-225 show promise in clinical trials for fighting prostate cancer, neuroendocrine tumors and certain forms of leukemia. * These drugs must contain the right amount of radioactivity to destroy tumors while minimizing damage to surroun more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond works to protect Oklahoma children from dangerous AI technology OKLAHOMA CITY (June 3, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is taking action to protect Oklahoma children from Meta Platforms, Inc. He and 28 attorneys general are demanding answers after disturbing reports revealed the company's AI assistant may expose minors to sexually explicit content and allow  more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * New technologies help wood-burning stoves burn more efficiently, produce less smoke CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University researchers are gaining a more detailed understanding of emissions from wood-burning stoves and developing technologies that allow stoves to operate much more cleanly and safely, potentially limiting particulate matter pollution by 95%. The work has key implications  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paez Authors Article in Practical Law: The Journal * Taft Cleveland partner Daniela Paez recently wrote an article for Practical Law: The Journal, published on June 1. The article, "Wire Transfer Litigation: UCC Article 4A," provides an overview of wire transfer litigation under UCC Article 4A, and highlights how it impacts funds transfer processes, security procedures, common disput more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 4 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * Questions and answers: European Commission adopts new EU Air Safety List What is the EU Air Safety List? The EU Air Safety List (ASL) is a list of air carriers, which do not fulfil international safety standards. The carriers on the ASL are banned from operating to, in and from the EU (including the overflight). Carriers that do not operate to the EU can also be put on the ASL, in or more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Scientists achieve record precision probing a particle where the universe may be hiding its secrets * The Muon g-2 experiment has announced its third, final and most precise result for the magnetic anomaly of the muon, a value that sheds light on fundamental forces and particles at work in the universe An international team of scientists, including physicists from the University of Michigan, has made more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 3 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release: * * * Single infusion of CARVYKTI(r) (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) delivered lasting treatment-free remissions for at least five years in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma * CHICAGO (June 3, 2025) - Johnson & Johnson announced today new long-term follow-up data from the Phase 1b/2 CARTITUDE-1 study demonstrating 33 percent (n=32) of patients in the stud more PR

RARITAN, New Jersey, June 4 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (formerly the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson) issued the following news release: * * * Single infusion of CARVYKTI (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) delivered lasting treatment-free remissions for at least five years in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma New long-term CARTITUDE-1 data show one-third of patients treated with CARVYKTI remain progression-free CARTITUDE-4 analysis shows c more PR

PASADENA, California, June 3 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Star Quakes and Monster Shock Waves * Across the cosmos, many stars can be found in pairs, gracefully circling one another. Yet one of the most dramatic pairings occurs between two orbiting black holes, formed after their massive progenitor stars exploded in supernova blasts. If these black holes lie close enough together, they will ultimately collide and form an even more massive black ho more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following written testimony by Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of Higher Education": * * * Good morning Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, members of the committee. My name is Mike Pierce and I am the executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC). We are a national nonprofit organizat more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 3 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led research finds particles energized by magnetic reconnection in the nascent solar wind * New research led by a Southwest Research Institute scientist identified a new source of energetic particles near the Sun. These definitive observations were made by instruments aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which detected the powerful phenomena as the spacecraft dipped in a more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, June 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for June 3rd, 2025 * Addiction health crises share fundamental characteristics. Potency, or toxicity, drives negative outcomes; co-use develops as the crisis matures; and there are missed opportunities to intervene when individuals engage within a health care setting ( PLOS One ).  Increased access leads to increased harm. At first, th more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Freshwater Fish in U.S. Carry Introduced Human-Infecting Parasites Fish species frequently caught and eaten by people were found carrying large numbers of invasive parasitic worms By Alex Fox More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study from researchers at UC San more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 4 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Reaching for the SCAI: Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis Plays Prominent Role at Scientific Sessions Summary * Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis assembled and led a panel on coronary artery bifurcations at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) scientific sessions. * The panel discussed the role of intra-coronary imaging techniques in bifurcation procedures and how you tackle  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study finds teachers, students together can form own social constructions of thinking There is an old saying that teachers don't tell students what to think, but what to think about. A new study from the University of Kansas found that even beyond helping students understand how to think through complex topics, a classroom can work with a teacher to develop its own social construction of thinking.  more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: * * * Millions of new solar system objects to be found and 'filmed in technicolor' - studies predict A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online late more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: * * * Muon g-2 announces most precise measurement of the magnetic anomaly of the muon Physicists use a theory called the Standard Model to describe how the universe works at its most fundamental level. Scientists from around the world have tested this theory in order to determine if there are other forces or particles we have not yet discovered. One test involves trying to precisely measur more PR