COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 13 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * 3 tips for digging into insurance companies and finding stories * Penetrating health insurers and revealing their business practices * Moderator: Jonathan Rockoff, health business editor, The Wall Street Journal * Anna Wilde Mathews, reporter covering health insurance, The Wall Street Journal * Chad Terhune, health enterprise reporter, Reuters * John Baacke more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University researcher: Admissions processes designed by underrepresented student groups would improve diversity * Dr Zaki Hassan-Smith says that there are still significant differences in how many students from different income backgrounds are at medical schools * Involving all stakeholders, like underrepresented student groups, to solve the problem in a technique known as 'action research' is vi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Warren Questions Trump Treasury Secretary on Hypocrisy of Adding to National Debt to Pay for Tax Giveaways for Rich * Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. -- At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on Republicans' hypocrisy on raising the deficit with Trump's "big, beautif more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Bethel University issued the following news: * * * Bethel research team develops new test to measure 'forever chemicals' breakdown The student-faculty team recently developed the first-ever test designed to continuously measure the breakdown of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by naturally-occurring enzymes. This kind of research relationship represents a cornerstone of a Bethel education, and the findings could have implications for how we u more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, June 13 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Matching Gift for New Tennis Facility Announced By Mark D. Weinstein A $300,000 matching gift from an anonymous donor, and another $100,000 gift will potentially allow Cedarville University to construct new tennis courts. The cost of the project will range between $800,000 and $1 million. The project will feature a minimum of nine newly constructed courts with a potential expansion to 12, if donors support  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 13, 2025: * * * Belarusian Soldiers Fighting for Ukraine Left in Limbo Victory in Ukraine is vital for Belarusians, who hope it will help topple the regimes in Minsk and Moscow. But those who have joined Kyiv's forces say they need more support. By David Kirichenko Pavel Shurmei is one of many Belarusian volunteers fighting for Ukraine and is commander of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment. An more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 12, 2025: * * * Greening the Cloud How to power data centers - the digital engines of the AI revolution - is becoming a battleground in climate and competitiveness conflicts. By Maciej Bukowski As artificial intelligence boosts demand for cloud computing, the US and Europe are pursuing strikingly different strategies. The US prioritizes speed and fossil fuels, while Europe preaches cautiou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary: * * * Kazakhstan and the Russian Tightrope President Tokayev has restored order since "Bloody January" and boosted Kazakhstan's image, but Russia's economic weakness and tougher US sanctions could cause big problems. By Charles Sullivan In January 2022, Kazakhstan teetered on the brink of state collapse. Nationwide protests, ignited by a spike in liquified petroleum gas prices, quickly escalated  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 13, 2025: * * * Scattered Clouds: A Forecast for Asia Asia's middle and small powers struggle to navigate global trade disputes and the US-China technology competition. By Seth Hays Throughout Asia, cloud computing - distributed, off-site computing infrastructure in place of dedicated on-site "metal" - powers economic growth. Yet fears about the cloud's impact on privacy, economic developm more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 14 (TNSjou) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Discover Previously Hidden Brain Event During Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discovered a previously unrecognized brain event following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the most clinically effective treatment for severe, medication-resistant depression. The finding more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following letter on June 12, 2025, entitled "Distributional Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Honorable Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Re: Distributional Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Fossil corals point to possibly steeper sea level rise under a warming world * Coastal planners take heed: Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could rise even more steeply in our warming world than previously thought. "This is not good news for us as we head into the future," says Andrea Dutton, a professor  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Hereditary Mutations in BRCA Genes Increase Risk of Rare Lymphoma Among Women with Breast Cancer Who Received Textured Breast Implants Despite the withdrawal of these implants, many women have them and should be aware of the related risk * Women with breast cancer who were also carriers of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and received textured breast implants as part of th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Launches Daily Blueprint, a New Messaging Broadcast to Highlight Democrats' Wins and Counter Trump's Lies This week, the DNC launched its first-ever live daily messaging broadcast program, the Daily Blueprint: a rundown of everything viewers should be paying attention to during the day and how they can get involved in the fight. The Daily Blueprint hit the ground running in its first  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet is Leading the Fight to Protect Flint Job Corps * McDonald Rivet is fighting back against Flint Job Corps closure that will hurt Flint's youth and the Flint economy After the Trump Administration announced the closure of the national Job Corps program, Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet has been leading the fight to protect the Flint Job Cor more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In New York Law Journal, Health Care Attorneys Examine Proposed Reductions in Federal Medicaid Funding * In a New York Law Journal article, health care partner Drew Clary and health care associate Ryan Gorman examined proposed reductions in federal Medicaid funding and changes to eligibility requirements, with considerations for New York State. The authors explain that st more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study Highlights Role of Jaundice-Associated Pigment in Protecting Against Malaria New research suggests that a pigment that causes yellowing of the skin, or jaundice, may help protect people from the most severe consequences of malaria. The report, which builds on a previous Johns Hopkins Medicine study on the protective role of bilirubin in the brain, is a collaboration between the labs  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies issued the following news: * * * A providential calling By Kate Chester Flora Gicquel's work over the past nearly nine months can be described as a labor of love: the opportunity to combine her professional interest in peacebuilding with her personal values as a Catholic. As a research fellow at Caritas Internationalis in Rome since October 2024, Gicquel is leading a study  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Measuring gases around young stars, astronomers unlock major clues to planet formation * An international team of scientists led by astronomers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has produced the most accurate measurement of the gases swirling around young stars and how their mass changes over time. The discovery joins many pieces of a puzzle that may reveal which kinds of planets more PR

NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSrpt) -- The National Association of Scholars issued the following news release: * * * The National Association of Scholars and Freedom in Education Release the Archimedes Math Standards Model Standards Promote Academic Excellence and Restore Coherence in preK-12 Mathematics * New York, NY; June 10, 2025--The National Association of Scholars (NAS) and Freedom in Education (FIE) proudly announce the publication of the Archimedes Standards--a comprehensive set of model pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, from a June 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild." NGOs are non-governmental organizations. * * * Chairwoman Greene, Ranking Member Stansbury, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss how America's more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Travel industry must accept plus-size tourists "can and will travel" Plus-size tourists "can and will travel" and the travel industry needs to wake up to their needs, according to a study of TikTok posts. Researchers from Newcastle University and the University of Essex have shown that despite "paying lip service" to improving equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI), the travel and touri more PR

LONDON, England, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Pride, Politics and Inclusion: The Transfeminist Agenda Reshaping International Relations Dr Alexander Stoffel, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Politics and International Relations, is pioneering a transfeminist approach to global politics that centres inclusion, collaboration and the lived realities of trans people * Dr Alexander Stoffel, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Polit more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 (TNSjou) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Research Spotlight: Digital Speech Markers Can Be Used to Classify Patients with Functional Speech Disorders Jennifer Freeburn, MS, of the Departments of Speech, Language and Swallowing Disorders and Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), is the lead author of a paper published in Movement Disorders, "Using Digital Speech Markers to Classify Functional Speech Disorder: A Proof- more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The Medical College of Wisconsin issued the following news: * * * Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Assert Cancer Treatments Should be Licensed for All Ages Recent advances have resulted in highly effective "tissue-agnostic" drugs that treat cancers based on their molecular markers rather than their tissue of origin, but very few of these drugs are approved for use in children. In an opinion published on June 5 in the Cell  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Study: Roman Telescope may be transformative in better defining dark matter In a new study, Yale's Priyamvada Natarajan and other astronomers predict the new Roman telescope will elevate the ability to study dark matter. By Jim Shelton Like going to the eye doctor for a better pair of specs, astrophysicists are getting some upgraded lenses -- both humanmade and natural -- for a closer look a more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica * A cosmic particle detector in Antarctica has emitted a series of bizarre signals that defy the current understanding of particle physics, according to an international research group that includes scientists from Penn State. The unusual radio pulses were detected by the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment, more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New Cooling Tech Could Curb Data Centers' Rising Energy Demands By Liezel Labios Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new cooling technology that could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers and high-powered electronics. The technology features a specially engineered fiber membrane that passively removes heat through eva more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Hope for Brain Tumors: New Drug With Miami Roots Emerges Summary * A new drug tested at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is generating encouraging results for patients with low-grade gliomas. * The investigation tested vorasidenib in patients whose brain tumors show mutations in the IDH1 or IDH2 genes. * Patient survival without tumor progression was significantly bet more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, June 13 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for June 7-13, 2025: * * * Sociologist Art Jipson and education law expert Charles Russo contributed to The Conversation and School Business Now, respectively. Regional and local media highlighted UD research, the Greater West Dayton Incubator and onMain. * * * A field guide to 'accelerationism': White supremacist groups using violence to spur race war and create social chaos (https://theconversatio more PR

EXETER, England, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Growing influence of neuroscience training risks leaving the teaching profession devalued, study warns The growing trend of encouraging educators to learn about how children's brains work can offer reassurance, but it risks teachers' autonomy and critical thinking, a new study warns. Neuroscience is having a growing impact on the way teachers work. This is shown by the increasing number of professi more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Social prescribing link workers have positive impact on general practice The rollout of social prescribing link workers in primary care services in England appears to have had a positive impact on patient experience and outcomes, according to an academic study led by researchers from The University of Manchester. The report is the first to analyse the impact of the Government's 2019 more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Research highlights vital role psychologists can play in school safety By Alexa Skonieski First, it was Columbine in 1999, followed by Sandy Hook in 2012, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, Oxford High School in 2021, and Robb Elementary School in 2022. These are just a few of the most notable mass shootings that have occurred in America's public schools over the last 25 year more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * Reducing oxygen for critically ill patients does not harm chances of survival Reducing supplementary oxygen given to intensive care patients does not deliver any clear and obvious health benefits or harm their chances of survival, according to new research. Each year, around 184,000 patients are admitted to NHS intensive care units (ICUs) and over 30% need breathing support in the form of oxyge more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * When to shut the pumps: New study maps petrol station risks in times of crisis Ukrainian and UK researchers build tools to protect cities from infrastructure failures * A new study proposes a rigorous framework to guide the temporary closure of petrol stations in the face of heightened safety or security risks. The research - published in the European Journal of Operational Research - foc more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Study reveals complex genetics behind the survival and growth of brain tumors Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC used a new technique to analyze tumor cells and their surroundings, adding to the evidence base for personalized brain cancer treatments. By Zara Abrams New insights on the genetic factors that enable brain tumors to survive  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Vaccinated patients hospitalized with COVID-linked acute kidney injury less likely to need dialysis, and more likely to survive, after discharge Vaccinated patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who developed acute kidney injury had better outcomes than unvaccinated patients with the same condition, new research suggests. The study found vaccinated patients were less likely to stay on dialysis a more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 13 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING: Republican State Budget Gives Wealthy Ohioans Tax Cuts * Columbus, Ohio- Earlier this week, Ohio Republicans moved a budget forward that is packed with freebies for billionaires while gutting public education and ripping healthcare from Ohio families. The rigged Republican supermajority that presided over Ohio's slip down the rankings is back with a budget that leaves working Ohioa more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, June 14 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Writers-in-residence launch new journalism courses The Charles Center is collaborating with campus partners to bring three writers-in-residence to campus in 2025-26 to teach a variety of journalism courses that will further inspire students to hone their writing skills, learn the craft from expert practitioners, and build portfolios of work that could help launch their careers. At a moment when journalism it more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * This 'jellyfish' has bunny ears -- and swims in a galaxy cluster A Yale-led research team offers a detailed look at the inner workings of a "jellyfish" galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away. * Astronomers have discovered a "jellyfish" galaxy whose unusual shape and internal mechanisms -- including distinctive "bunny ears" and an inner "tail" -- are giving researchers an unprecedent more PR