WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network": * * * Chair Cassidy and Ranking Member Sanders, thank you for holding this hearing to address the many issues in our nation's organ procurement system. It is an honor to be with you this morning. My name is more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 23 -- The Florida State University's College of Business issued the following news: * * * Business Career Services, Seneff Scholars join forces in career-building mentorship initiative Florida State University's newly named Herbert Wertheim College of Business has taken another transformative step in student development and support, announcing the launch next month of the Seneff Scholar Peer Coaching and Mentoring Initiative. The initiative features a cohort of 20  more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 23 (TNSxrep) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: * * * Globalization Helps Women in the Economy Globalization promotes legal gender equality worldwide, especially in developing countries, according to a recent study by the ifo Institute. "We can show that globalization improves the legal equality of women and men. The more cross-border trade and cooperation there actually is, the less women are subject to legal discrimination," says ifo researcher Ramona  more PR

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, Dec. 23 -- Lehigh University issued the following news: * * * Lehigh's Research Highlights of 2025 Take a look back at some of the top research stories at the university in 2025. As 2025 comes to a close and we reflect on the university's progress over the past year, below is a selection of standout research stories that capture the momentum of Lehigh's scholarly achievements. This year brought the launch of innovative research centers, interdisciplinary breakthroughs more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT in the media: 2025 in review * "At MIT, innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-Earth creativity," noted Chronicle, during a campus visit this year for an episode of the program. In 2025, MIT researchers made headlines across print publications, podcasts, and video platforms for key scientific advances, from breakthroughs in quantum and artificial intelligenc more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Dec. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Medha D. Makhlouf presents on the legal foundations of inclusive clinical trials at medical conference She spoke at a satellite event coinciding with the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology * On December 5, 2025, Professor Medha D. Makhlouf presented a talk titled "Designing for Equity: Legal Foundations of Inclusive Clinical Trials" at a satel more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: * * * Federal EITC Has Unexpected Result, Researchers Say - It Decreases Domestic Violence 'Even if you don't care about the human value of reducing this, there are efficiency gains in handling it more effectively - and I think most of us do care about the human element' By Kimberly Phillips Fifty years since the federal earned income tax credit went into effect and a team of researchers from UConn and  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 22 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Unseen Hazards: How a Simple Wipe Test Reveals PFAS on Firefighter Gear * Summary * Sylvester researchers validated a non-destructive wipe test to detect PFAS on firefighter gear and SCBA masks, revealing contamination on every set tested. * The Sylvester Firefighter Cancer Initiative pairs this breakthrough with statewide prevention efforts to reduce occupational cancer risk.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Seth J. Karp, chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, Members of the Committee, I am grateful for the opportunity to testify today about urgently needed reforms to the  more PR