WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- America First Policies issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Townhall on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Trump's Compact for Academic Excellence Restores American Values to Higher Education By Christopher Schorr, Ph.D. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration has invited nine universities to lead a new campaign to revive American higher education. The proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" would include several of America more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on Oct. 17, 2025, to Townhall: * * * Trump's Compact for Academic Excellence Restores American Values to Higher Education By Michael Shires and Christopher Schorr, Ph.D. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration has invited nine universities to lead a new campaign to revive American higher education. The proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" would include  more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 18 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * TEZSPIRE approved in the US for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps Approval broadens indication for TEZSPIRE to a second disease characterized by epithelial-driven inflammation * AstraZeneca and Amgen's TEZSPIRE (tezepelumab -ekko) has been approved in the US for the add-on maintenance treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with inadequately co more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Harriet P. Pearson, managing principal at Axia Advisory LLC, from an Oct. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I appreciate your commitment to thoughtfully examining AI's implicati more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton professor pushing to expand infectious disease consultant pharmacist roles Wesley Kufel emphasizes the clinical, educational and research value of ID consultant pharmacists nationwide By Scott Sasina In the pharmacy world, there are many different career paths one can take. Some roles are more well-known, while others are under the radar. Clinical infectious disease consultants are th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Juliet Schor, a sociology professor at Boston College, from an Oct. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families": * * * Good morning Dr. Cassidy, Senator Sanders and members of the Committee. I am honored to be back before this Committee to have the opportunity to discuss Artificial Intelligence. Thank you for the invitation.  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Chemotherapy Combination Boosts Overall Survival in Patients with EGFR-mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer * Final analysis of Dana-Farber co-led phase 3 FLAURA2 study underscore benefits of adding chemotherapy to existing standard first line therapy with an EGFR-TKI. Treatment with osimertinib plus a platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy combination resulted in stat more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Cities' Min Kyung Lee Joins Boards for Two Organizations * Associate Professor of Growth and Structure of Cities Min Kyung Lee recently joined the boards of two organizations. Lee will serve a three-year term on the editorial board of Architectural Histories, an international, blind peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the European Architectural History Network. She will be coordinating the AI task force t more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell team finds new way to cut cancer's lipid lifeline * Cancer thrives by hijacking the body's own basic survival systems, making it hard to attack tumors without collateral damage and side effects. Now, researchers at Cornell's Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology have discovered what may be a less invasive strategy that shows promise as a potential therapeutic pathway. New research has uncovere more PR

LONG BEACH, California, Oct. 18 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * CSU Culminates 10-Year Graduation Initiative, Sets New Vision for Student Success CSU is expanding the definition of student success beyond graduation and making a promise that every student will graduate with a clear career path. * The California State University (CSU), the nation's largest four-year public university system, culminated its historic Graduation Initiative 2025 (GI2025) and unveil more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * First Comprehensive Heart Failure Center certified outside the U.S. * DALLAS, October 16, 2025 -- National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, a teaching hospital and research center in Mexico City, is the first organization outside of the United States to meet the American Heart Association's criteria for Comprehensive Heart Failure Center Certification, cementing th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Freedom Letters Receives 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award * The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today awarded Freedom Letters, a Russian and Ukrainian language publisher, the 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award. The award recognizes a publisher outside of the United States who has demonstrated courage and fortitude in defending freedom o more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 17 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Genes on the Move: USU Ecologist Reports Spread of Disease-carrying Mosquitoes and Their Hybrids Norah Saarman and colleagues report range expansion of insects capable of spreading West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne illnesses in North America, including Utah, in the journal One Health. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto West Nile virus was once a nominal concern for Utahns, but since August 2003 when it was fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott in the Wall Street Journal: America Needs to Make Its Own Generics Again * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal in response to Jamie Dimon's " Our Investments for National Security." In his letter, Senator Scott highlights the need for Congress to address the United States' dangerou more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Neal, Ways and Means Democrats Demand Investigation into the GOP's Weaponization of the Internal Revenue Service Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) led Committee Democrats in demanding investigations into reporting from the Wall Street Journal that the Trump Administration plans to use t more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Recent dismissals offer insights into SEC's current enforcement strategy * White & Case partner Ladan Stewart and associates Gabriella Klein and Shuhang Liu published an article for the New York Law Journal examining the SEC's recent dismissals of litigated cases and what insights they provide into the agency's enforcement approach under Chairman Paul Atkins. The authors note  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 17 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Refreshed, upgraded Pembroke Hall is a fitting new home for Brown's Pembroke Center * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- After a significant renovation project this past summer and early fall, one of Brown's most storied buildings, Pembroke Hall, has reopened as the dedicated home of the University's Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women. The move brings together under one roof all of th more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Research Study Co-authored by 16 UA Little Rock Students Finds Raccoons Show Early Signs of Domestication By Angelita Faller Raccoons, often called "trash pandas," are showing physical traits consistent with the earliest stages of domestication, according to a groundbreaking new study published in the online journal Frontiers in Zoology. The study, led by Dr. Raffaela Lesch, an assistant p more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, Oct. 17 (TNSjou) -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * Seasonal flu shots prevent severe disease and death, McMaster study shows Even when it doesn't prevent infection, a flu shot can protect against hospitalization and death, a large-scale study shows. * Even when a flu shot doesn't stop infection, it can still provide significant protection against severe influenza-related outcomes, including hospitalization, intensive care admission and death, new re more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Speaks on the Senate Floor to Call for Maintained Pressure on Russia * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - spoke on the Senate floor today to reaffirm the importance of continued U.S. support for Ukraine and maintained pressure on Moscow in order to end Russia's unjust war. Sen. Moran's remarks were delivere more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- SIECUS, an organization that says it advances sex education through advocacy, policy and coalition building, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * SIECUS featured in the Ohio Capital Journal SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change appeared in an article by Megan Henry in the Ohio Capital Journal. Ohio received an "F" grade in SIECUS' 2025 State Profiles. Henry discusses Ohio's lacking sex education and higher teen birth rates and syphilis rates. Senior Pol more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Russ Altman, a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, from an Oct. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and members of the committee, it is an honor to speak before you today. As a board-certified physician who treats patients and a research profe more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft's Phoenix Office Continues Impressive Growth Since Merger * Since combining with Taft on January 1, 2025, what was formerly Sherman & Howard's Phoenix office has grown by 120%. In an interview with the Phoenix Business Journal, Phoenix Partner-in-Charge Craig Morgan shared the enhanced value the merger with Taft brings to clients throughout Arizona and the Southwest. "We wa more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 18 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Three Husch Blackwell Partners Named Fellows of Wisconsin Law Foundation National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce partners Joseph Diedrich, Erik Eisenmann, and Jeffrey O'Brien have been named a Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation. The Fellows organization honors State Bar of Wisconsin members who have achieved significant accomplishments in their careers and contributed  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * How to Keep Cells Out of Limbo and Prevent Lung Scarring UCSF researchers shed light on how cells under stress can change their identity in harmful ways, contributing to pulmonary fibrosis and other conditions where cells lose their normal function, such as diabetes, neurodegeneration, and chronic liver disease By Laura Kurtzman Pulmonary fibrosis is a de more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Hope for Treating Genetic Hearing Loss Summary * Hearing loss affects one in 500 newborns and nearly half of adults older than 65. Most hereditary forms of hearing loss have been considered irreversible. * A new study led by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and international collaborators has uncovered a potentially treatable genetic cause of more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Corporate culture can reduce disparities in financial services Study finds significant banking disparities that worsened during COVID-19 pandemic * Consumers in communities of color receive significantly poorer financial services than those in low-minority communities, but stronger competition among banks and specific practices within them can help level more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 17 -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan. The discovery can shed new light on how ancient communities responded to social and environmental change. How did ancient cultures respond to crises and the collapse of the established social order? T more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 18 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Oct. 11-17, 2025: * * * UD in the News Oct. 11-17 Spectrum News 1 Ohio featured a new mental health program for college students that includes the University of Dayton. The Dayton Business Journal highlighted research to better detect lung nodules in CT scans of children. * * * Dayton institutions launch mental health program for young adults Spectrum News 1 Ohio and Dayton 24/7 Now Anthony  more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, Oct. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Forests contribute to Finns' perceived happiness in multiple ways New research from the University of Eastern Finland identifies three main dimensions in perceived happiness associated with Finnish forests: a bond to natural-like forests, happiness coming from activities in forests, such as berry and mushroom picking, and forest management and forest exposure. Finland isn't just one of the more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Hurricane outages: Analysis details the where, and who, of increased future power cuts A new analytical tool from U-M provides guidance for municipal and emergency planning * Georgia and northern Florida are likely to be hardest hit by increasing hurricane-induced power outages along the Atlantic coast in the future, with Hispanic, non-white, low-income and elderly populations most affected, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: President Trump Credits U.S. Senator Katie Britt in Historic Announcement to Expand IVF Access, Reduce Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office to announce a historic new plan to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments more affordable and accessible for American families. During the annou more PR