ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 31 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Announces Nation's Top STEM Educators * The Air & Space Forces Association (AFA), in partnership with Rolls-Royce, proudly announces the 2025 national winners of AFA's Thompson-Mallett National Teacher of the Year award, recognizing three extraordinary educators for their innovative work in aerospace-focused STEM education. First Place: Ashlie Smit more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agents earn awards Outstanding programming and professional excellence recognized at state and national levels By Kay Ledbetter Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources county agents from across the state recently received recognition at their stat more PR

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: * * * ASC IG delivers impartial support to CG, workforce By Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command Behind every mission-ready unit is a watchdog ensuring integrity. At U.S. Army Sustainment Command, the Inspector General's office is a quiet force dedicated to transparency, accountability and support of its people. The IG team, led by Lt. Col. Jeffrey Seitz, serves as the impartial, independ more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, Coalition Secure Major Win as Education Department Restores Previously Withheld Funding * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today responded to official confirmation that the U.S. Department of Education has released previously withheld education funding to California. Attorney General Bonta co-led a coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging t more PR

VICTORIA, Australia, July 31 -- The Australian Education Union issued the following news release: * * * AEU WELCOMES CHILDCARE SAFETY LEGISLATION The Australian Education Union has today welcomed the passing of the Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025 as a first step, following distressing reports of abuse in early childhood education and care (ECEC). AEU Deputy Federal President Meredith Peace said this legislation is one measure that wi more PR

VICTORIA, Australia, July 31 -- The Australian Education Union issued the following news release: * * * AEU WELCOMES STUDENT DEBT RELIEF FOR TEACHING STUDENTS AND NEW GRADUATES The Australian Education Union has welcomed the passage of the Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025, delivering a 20 per cent reduction in HECS-HELP debt, which will provide much-needed cost of living relief for students and early-career teachers, who face significant financial pressures. more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 31 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Cafe Boulud Riyadh Unveils the Cheese and Non-Alcoholic Wine Library: A Gourmet Sanctuary at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh * In a bold stride toward redefining gourmet dining in the Kingdom, Cafe Boulud at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh introduces its latest culinary destination: the cheese and non-alcoholic wine library. A first-of-its-kind experience in the city, the library b more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, Aug. 1 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * Cal State San Bernardino accepting undergraduate applications for Spring 2026 Starting Aug. 1, Cal State San Bernardino will be accepting undergraduate applications for the Spring 2026 term. First-time freshmen, as well as lower-division and upper-division transfer students, are encouraged to apply by the Sept. 15 deadline. For students who have missed the fall application more PR

PASAY CITY, Philippines, July 31 -- The Philippines Senate (20th Congress) issued the following news release: * * * Cayetano bats for 'radical change' in PH basic education Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday urged the 20th Congress to pursue "radical change" in basic education -- including in the K to 12 curriculum -- through the 2026 education budget to address the long-standing woes plaguing the country's education system. "I think the task of this 20th Congress is really the radical more PR

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: * * * ECU named partner in rural education leadership center GREENVILLE, N.C. (7/29/2025) -- East Carolina University has been selected as a partner institution in a national center dedicated to improving teacher education and educational leadership in rural areas. The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Center for Innovative Rural Collaborative Leadership Education (CIRCLE) more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 1 (TNSjou) -- Emory University issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * AI Reveals Unexpected New Physics in Dusty Plasma A new theoretical framework to unravel mysteries about many-body systems * The journal PNAS published the findings by experimental and theoretical physicists at Emory University, based on a neural network model and data from laboratory experiments on dusty plasma -- ionized gas containing suspended dust particles. The work is one  more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Aug. 1 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Professor Highlighted for Park Designed for Coastal Resiliency By Polly Burks Jeffrey E. Huber, professor in the School of Architecture within the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters at Florida Atlantic University, was recently featured in Architectural Record magazine for a park he designed with Lawrence Scarpa, his partner at Bro more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 1 -- Florida International University Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work issued the following news: * * * FIU Dietetics & Nutrition faculty, alumna join Florida Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (FAND) leadership board Our Panthers are leading the pack across Florida in the dietetics and nutrition field. FIU Stempel College's faculty -- Catherine Coccia, Ph.D., RD and Nadine Mikati, Ph.D., RD, LDN -- and alumna -- Shante Jeune, MS '18, Ph.D. '22 -- join the  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 1 -- The Florida Department of Education issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Florida Department of Education Announces 17.7% Reduction in Teacher Vacancies for the 2025-2026 School Year Tallahassee, Fla., July 31, 2025 - Today, the Florida Department of Education announced that teacher vacancies for the 2025-2026 school year are 17.7% lower than the 2024-2025 school year. Compounded with the reduction in 2024-2025, teacher vacancies have decrea more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * From Lego robots to forensic analysis, Northeastern gives Boston high school students a crash course in calculus and STEM By Cesareo Contreras The Bridge to Calculus Program hs been a smashing success, and over the past few years it has expanded. It now offers courses in physics, biology, chemistry and more. * Lego blocks can be surprisingly helpful for teaching students how mass is distributed throu more PR

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, July 31 -- South Carolina State University issued the following news: * * * From porch plants to full ride: 10-year-old farmer gets scholarship offer from SC State Youngest USDA-certified farmer in the nation tours Orangeburg campus, visits SC State's research farm in Olar Author: Sam Watson ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- She's 10. She's a farmer. And she's already got a full ride to college. Atlanta resident Kendall Rae Johnson, the youngest USDA-certified farmer in the U more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Gov. Kemp Announces 114 Appointments to Boards, Authorities, and Commissions Atlanta, GA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced 114 appointments and reappointments to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. Georgia Composite Medical Board Srenni Gangasani and David Retterbush were reappointed. Kamesha Harbison is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist serv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez Announces, Sends Off Service Academy Appointees for Class of 2029 * Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) announced six of her nominees from across Washington's Third District have been appointed to attend a United States service academy. In January, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez nominated each of these students based on their exceptional leadership, extracurricular, more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Launches DRIVE Initiative to Create Thousands of Jobs, Grow Research and Innovation Economy * Boston -- Governor Maura Healey today announced that she is launching the Discovery, Research and Innovation for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Initiative to grow Massachusetts's world-renowned research and innovation economy and create thousands of new jobs. As part of DRIVE, Go more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 31 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Grady County 4-H'er Maggie Evans inducted into Oklahoma 4-H Hall of Fame * Media Contact: Dakota Ballard | 4-H Communications Coordinator | 405-744-9645 | dakota@okstate.edu From making a "fantastical surprise dessert" for the Grady County Festival as a 5-year-old to leading statewide initiatives in healthy living and STEM, Maggie Evans' 4-H journey has been defined by creativity, service and resili more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Arnold Ventures (formerly the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) issued the following news: * * * Grants Announcement: Arnold Ventures Criminal Justice Research Grants in First Half of 2025 Demonstrate Its Ongoing Commitment to Evidence-Based Solutions Rigorous evaluation, testing, and replication ensure that policymakers and practitioners have confidence that interventions can work across jurisdictions and populations. * Houston, TX - In the first half of 2025, Arn more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 31 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Hearing health is health equity -- Reporting beyond the ear * A new meta-analysis published earlier this month in JAMA Otolaryngology makes one thing clear: Hearing health is a social health issue. The review, which synthesized findings from 65 studies involving nearly 6,000 adults, found that the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants was consistently associated  more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * Breaking the Mold: Scholarship Recipient Follows Non-traditional Path to Graduate School Katherine Myers Ciapura might not be your typical graduate student, but she is proud to be breaking the mold of what a traditional student looks like. Myers Ciapura earned her degree in elementary education at the age of 40 while balancing work and motherhood. Now, as a mom and stepmom to four and a grandmother of three, more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * TRAIL Experience Lights the Path for Rural Teaching Careers Six Idaho State University College of Education students stepped off the beaten path and into Idaho's rural classrooms through the Teaching in Rural Areas Immersion Learning (TRAIL) Experience in May 2025. Funded by a College of Education's Dean's Excellence Grant and led by ISU Teaching and Educational Studies faculty Amanda Eller and Suzanne Beaste more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release: * * * IDB Launches Call for Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Transform Education The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in partnership with Ceibal and implemented by Socialab, is launching a regional call for proposals titled "AI Here!". This initiative aims to identify and support innovative solutions that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into education systems across Latin America and  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Institute of Food Technologists posted the following news release: * * * IFT Honors Outstanding Achievements in the Science of Food at IFT FIRST with Awards, Fellows Recognition * CHICAGO - July 31, 2025 - The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, honored the recipients of IFT's Achievement Awards and th more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 1 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Institute for Educational Initiatives launches free math app to help teachers strengthen students' understanding of numbers and operations By Mark Witte Researchers at the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives have launched the Number Sense Assessment, a free, research-based math app now available to educators nationwide. The app helps teachers in grades three and up quickl more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 31 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Lights, Camera, Imagination! Faculty Help Turn Teens' Ideas Into Films * Using simple objects such as stones, eggs, paper plates, colored markers and a globe, and employing techniques of light, shadow and motion, a dozen Syracuse area high schoolers are making original short films this summer using their smartphones. " Teens With a Movie Camera " is a four-week, community-based project designed to empower the more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 31 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Lights, Camera, Imagination! Faculty Help Turn Teens' Ideas Into Films (Video) * Using simple objects such as stones, eggs, paper plates, colored markers and a globe, and employing techniques of light, shadow and motion, a dozen Syracuse area high schoolers are making original short films this summer using their smartphones. " Teens With a Movie Camera " is a four-week, community-based project designed to emp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Remarks at McCain Institute Russia Task Force Event * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at a McCain Institute event "Highlighting Policy Recommendations for Post-War Russia." Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: It's hard to think of a more a more PR

TUNIS, Tunisia, July 31 -- The African Development Bank posted the following news release: * * * Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves $46 Million to Transform Healthcare in Sokoto State * The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $46 million loan to finance the Sokoto State Health Infrastructure Project, a transformative initiative designed to enhance healthcare access and quality in Nigeria's Sokoto State. The project addresses critical health syste more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Signs Bills to Support Public Schools, Improve Student Outcomes Bipartisan legislation supports educators to deliver high-quality public education across the state * Eugene, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek commemorated the signing of Senate Bill 141, House Bill 2140, House Bill 3037, and House Bill 3040, all bipartisan legislation aimed at improving Oregon students' a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Markey, Ruiz, Jayapal Introduce Dr. Paul Farmer Memorial Resolution Outlining 21st Century Global Health Strategy * Full Text of Resolution (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced the Dr. Paul Farmer Memorial Resolution, to honor Dr. F more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Schakowsky, Markey, Ruiz, Jayapal Introduce Dr. Paul Farmer Memorial Resolution Outlining 21st Century Global Health Strategy * WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced the Dr. Paul Farmer Memorial Resolution, to honor Dr. Farmer's staggering life and legacy a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Reps. Schakowsky, Ruiz, Jayapal Introduce Dr. Paul Farmer Memorial Resolution Outlining 21st Century Global Health Strategy * Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (July 31, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), today introduced the Dr. Paul Farmer Memorial Resolution, to  more PR

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, July 31 -- Southern Illinois University's Edwardsville campus issued the following news: * * * SIUE Awarded $1.6M Grant from Mellon Foundation to Support Public Knowledge Digital Project on African American Literary Studies, Jointly Headed by SIUE's Dr. Howard Rambsy Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Mellon Foundation through its Public Knowledge program. The award will support the expansion of the Black Lit Networ more PR

LONDON, England, July 31 [Category: Union] -- The University and College Union issued the following news: * * * Strike ballot opens at University of Leicester over threat of compulsory redundancies * Staff in a number of academic departments, including chemistry, history, geography, film studies and modern languages have been informed they may face redundancy. Hundreds of professional services staff across five key operational areas have also been placed in "pre-change" processes, indicating more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Students from Panamericana University get crash course in UChicago economics Partnership brings cohort from Mexico City for two-week summer intensive and cultural exchange * Editor's note: This story is part of Dispatches from Abroad, a series highlighting UChicago community members who are researching, studying and working around the world. Every summer, the hallways of the University of Chicago's Eco more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 1 -- The Madison Metropolitan School District issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Students Get Active and Artistic Through MMSD's Summer Arts Programming This summer, the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) partnered with eight Madison-based arts organizations to incorporate expanded arts programming into its regular summer semester curriculum. Nearly 30 guest artists and 12 MMSD teachers led instruction in visual arts, dance, theater, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Personnel changes in public policy organizations, colleges and government agencies - July 31, 2025: * * * CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY: Junius J. Gonzales has been appointed as vice chancellor of Academic Affairs. Gonzales, whose career in academia spans nearly 35 years, most recently served as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at Montclair State University. He has also held leadership roles at New York Institute of Technology, the University of North  more ST

NEW YORK, July 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TNT/TBS/truTV August Programming Highlights * The TNets August programming lineup is as follows: Friday, August 1st * Ocean's Movie Marathon on TNT * "Ocean's Thirteen" - 11:45am ET/PT * "Ocean's Twelve" - 2:15pm ET/PT * "Ocean's Eleven" - 5:00pm ET/PT * "San Andreas" Friday Night Vibes on TBS - 8:00pm ET/PT * Every Friday, Emmy more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following written testimony by Lieutenant Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson, President Biden's nominee to be commander of the U.S. Africa Command, from a July 22, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished committee members, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you this morning. I am honored by the President's trust and confidence in nominating me to serve as Commander, US A more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 31 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * New UA Little Rock Course Prepares Students to Secure Critical Infrastructure By Angelita Faller UA Little Rock is giving students the tools to protect the systems that power modern life through a new course focused on industrial system security. Industrial System Security (CESC 32003), offered this fall, is the first course in the Certificate of Proficiency in Cyber-Informed Engineering, a six-cre more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Positive ethnic identity fosters STEM career aspirations UCR psychology scholars collaborate with Chicago science museum for study on minority youth Author: David Danelski When Black and Latino youth aspire toward careers in science and technology, their confidence in exploring career possibilities and how they think society views their ethnic-racial group can play a cru more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Compassionate Communication Training Rebuilds Connection in a High-Stress Health Care Culture The Sanford Compassionate Communication Academy Fellowship at UC San Diego Health addresses the compassion crisis in health care through the arts, helping clinicians build trust and reduce burnout. By Susanne Clara Bard The average emergency room wait time in the U.S. is 2 hours and 40 min more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Only 10% of early childhood teachers have enough time to get their work done Jul 28, 2025 Teachers report working in the evenings, over weekends due to shortage of planning time By Sydney Barrilleaux Early childhood teachers face high rates of stress and job turnover. A new study from the University of Georgia found that a lack of planning time may only make things worse. Planning periods are t more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * UNT Health Fort Worth announces new M.S. in Clinical Nutrition coordinated program UNT Health Fort Worth has a new degree - a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition that will give students a path for becoming a registered dietitian nutritionist and allow them to enter one of the fastest-growing fields in healthcare. The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietet more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Partners with Davies Career & Technical High School to Empower the Next Generation * VHB has teamed up with Davies Technical & Career High School in Lincoln, Rhode Island to support the introduction of an Environmental Engineering track in the school's Pre-En more PR

PLANO, Texas, July 31 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Washington School District Rejects Claim of Discriminatory Conduct in FCA Club's Religious-Themed Posters * News Release For Immediate Release: 7.31.25 Contact: Peyton Drew, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 A third-party investigation concludes all allegations against the more PR

LONDON, England, July 31 -- Wellcome, a charitable foundation, posted the following news release: * * * Wellcome backs new Commission to build trust in health services through novel alliance with faith communities * Wellcome is supporting the launch of the new Georgetown-Lancet Commission - an alliance between faith leaders and groups, researchers, policy makers and health practitioners that aims to strengthen public trust in health services and research. The Commission will explore how th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Lieu, Daines, and McClintock Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Americans from Warrantless Government Surveillance * The bill protects the rights of Americans by stopping agencies from using "stingray" phone surveillance to track mobile devices without a warrant Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Senator Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Representatives Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and To more PR