ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 28 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Helps Civil Air Patrol Impact Record Students through Annual STEM Programs * Civil Air Patrol's Aerospace Connections in Education (ACE) program reached new heights during the 2024-2025 academic year, engaging 117,475 kindergarten through eighth-grade students across 45 states and Department of Defense schools in Europe--a 16 percent increase in parti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency strongly advocating for the retention of updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for coal and oil-fired power plants. The organization asserted that repealing these standards would harm children and communities by increasing toxic pollution. The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, a leading global nursing organization, works to promote pl more ST

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 28 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * As classic film "Sunset Boulevard" celebrates its 75th, WFU expert's new book garners national attention. * In "Sunset Boulevard " (1950), Gloria Swanson plays a faded star of the silent screen, Norma Desmond, who lives in her decaying mansion in Los Angeles. Norma sees an opportunity to make her return to the big screen, with tragedy to follow. Professor Emeritus of Art History David M. Lubin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING NEWS: CAIR, CAIR-SFBA Condemn Israeli Settler Murder of Palestinian 'No Other Land' Filmmaker Denied Entry to U.S. * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its San Francisco Bay Area office (CAIR-SFBA) today condemned the killing by an illegal Israeli settler of Palestinian human rights activist Awdah Hathaleen, who was recently denied entr more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Food technology students triumph at national competition * Nearly every year, Cornell dominates at the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association product development competition, an annual event where student teams develop a new food idea and carry the concept through to marketing and production. This year was a record-setting performance. Multiple food science student teams walked away with top honor more PR

ROME, Italy, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The United Nations World Food Programme posted the following news release: * * * Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report * This year's The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report also examines the causes and consequences of recent food inflation Addis Ababa -- An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 perce more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 28 -- The United Nations World Health Organization posted the following news: * * * Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report * An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, progress was not consistent across the globe, as hunger continued to rise in most subregions of Africa and western Asia, according to this y more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez Presses House Leadership to Extend Lifeline for Rural Schools Amid Dire Cuts * Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) pressed House Leadership to urgently bring the Senate-passed Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act for a vote on the floor to ensure rural communities can continue to access vital funds for schools, infrastructure maintenance, and emergency more PR

ROME, Italy, July 28 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization posted the following news: * * * Hunger declines globally, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report * Addis Ababa -- An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, progress was not consistent across the globe, as hunger continued to rise in most subregions of Africa and western Asia, a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Vasquez Presses the Administration for the Immediate Release of $5.6 Billion in Education Funds * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) alongside the New Mexico Delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding the immediate release of nearly $5.6 billion in federal education funding withheld from New Mexico's students, educators, and schools. more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 28 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Enthusiasts * Kasey Laurent gives a lesson to students using a wind tunnel during the annual STEM Trekkers summer program. (Photo by Alex Dunbar) A friendly competition is brewing in the corner of a basement classroom in Link Hall during the annual STEM Trekkers summer program, where students are participating in a time-honored ritual: seeing who can build a paper airpl more PR

BRIGHTON, England, July 29 -- The Institute of Development Studies, an organization that conducts research, learning and teaching that aims to transform the knowledge, action and leadership needed for equitable and sustainable development globally, issued the following news: * * * What would it take to transform food systems? The Food Equity Centre has launched a series of short videos interviewing experts on how food systems could be transformed to work better for people and the environment. more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 28 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * July 2025: Aerospace Education Council Update * I hope you had a safe and enjoyable Independence Day. Here in South Texas, we are mourning the loss of more than 100 people in the epic flooding that occurred on the Guadalupe River. Locally, military organizations such as the VFW and American Legion have poured many hours of support into helping those affec more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 29 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Governor Stein Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments Today, Governor Josh Stein announced appointments to boards and commissions. Governor Stein has appointed the following new member to the Equal Access to Justice Commission: * David Webb of Nash County as Governor of North Carolina or designee. Webb serves as the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in  more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 28 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU graduate named Phi Kappa Phi fellow * Media Contact: Jessica Sullins | Director, Office of Scholar Development and Undergraduate Research | 405-744-7313 | jessica.sullins@okstate.edu Recent Oklahoma State University graduate Lauren Chaney has been awarded a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship. Established in 1932, the Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship annually provides funding to first-year graduate students who  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 29 -- Portland Community College issued the following news on July 28, 2025: * * * PCC, MHCC launch collaborative CDA Program to train next generation of preschool teachers Portland Community College and Mt. Hood Community College have collaborated on a 12-month program to help build the local workforce of preschool educators. The Child Development Associate: Preschool (CDA) Program, with support from the Child Care Resource and Referral of Multnomah County (CCR&R), Wo more PR

MANILA, Philippines, July 28 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC: NLRC May Enforce Collective Bargaining Terms in Unfair Labor Practice Cases The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the authority of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) to execute the terms of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in cases involving unfair labor practices (ULP). In a Decision written by Associate Justice Japar B. Dimaampao, the SC's Third Division upheld more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 28 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Police science program at OSU-OKC prepares officers for future * Making tough decisions in split seconds is part of the job of a peace officer. Learning to make those decisions is part of the training you receive at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City's Collegiate Officer Program. "Currently, the biggest training trend I see is in de-escalation and decision making," said Dustin Whitten, director more PR

NEW YORK, July 27 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts "Hear from The Mayor" Radio Show * July 27, 2025 Gary Byrd: Well each and every second Sunday of the month as you know, normally we have a chance to welcome the brother joining us next but this is a special time that we are in and WBLS is proud to welcome him back this month. The 110th mayor of New York City, the second mayor of color and the first hip-hop mayor in the city's  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Leads Virginia Delegation in Effort to Restore Frozen Funding to Educational Programs across Virginia and the United States * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) led his Virginia delegation colleagues -- U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-Va.-03), Don Beyer (D-Va.-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.-04), Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.-10) and U.S. Senators Mark Warner  more PR