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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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