LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 28 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * 15 students named 2026 Global Scholars * LAWRENCE -Representing academic fields across the university, 15 sophomores have been selected by the University of Kansas as the 2026 cohort of Global Scholars. The Global Scholars Program, now in its 15th year, recognizes undergraduate students who have an interest in international studies and a strong academic record. Elizabeth MacGonagle, associate professor o more PR

TEMPE, Arizona, Jan. 26 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU Online earns 25 top 10 rankings in latest US News & World Report University also gets 8 top 3 spots, recognized as among nation's best online undergraduate and graduate programs By Carrie Peterson Arizona State University has once again been ranked among the best in the nation for online degree programs, earning more than two dozen top 10 spots in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs r more PR

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, Jan. 29 -- Black and Veatch issued the following news release: * * * Black & Veatch-ZAPATA JV awarded USACE Norfolk District IDIQ contract supporting JPEO A&A modernization program The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District awarded the Black & Veatch-ZAPATA Joint Venture (JV) one of four Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts [W9123625DA009] under a multiple award task order contract (MATOC) for architect-engineer (A-E) services. The sh more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Testifies Against Kansas App Store, Age Verification Bill * Washington - As Kansas considers a bill that would require all internet users to submit personal data to access the internet, the Computer & Communications Industry Association testified against Senate Bill 372 because it raises serious constitutional, privacy, and practical concer more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet: * * * Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade The percentage of women with a recent birth who were unmarried decreased by 4.8 percentage points, from 35.7% (or under 1.5 million) in 2011 to 30.9% (or 1.2 million) in 2023, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report titled Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023 (https://www.cens more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Chairman Moran Leads Hearing to Review Reforms to the Veterans Health Administration with VA Secretary Doug Collins U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - today led a committee hearing with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins about VA's efforts to reform the Veterans  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * EPA proposal lets upwind states off the hook for ozone pollution, shifting burdens to downwind communities WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 28 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Dances with trees: Choreographer using grant for ongoing nature project * LAWRENCE -Shannon Stewart is pleased that the work she has done over the past couple of years in ecological choreography has been recognized by one of the most prestigious American artistic grantmaking organizations still standing. Earlier this month, the assistant professor at the University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: DAVIDS, HILL, COSTA, DAVIS, MILLER, and MOORE INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO BOOST TICKET TO WORK AWARENESS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03), Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21), Rep. Donald Davis (NC-01), Rep. Max Miller (OH-07), and Rep. Blake Moore (UT-01) introduced the bipartisan Ticket to Work Awareness Act to increase awareness of an existing progra more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Advances Cooperative Federalism to Improve Air Quality by Taking an Important Step to Reconsider Biden-era "Good Neighbor Plan" * Agency Proposes to Approve State Implementation Plans for Eight States WASHINGTON - On January 27, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed phase 1 of its reconsideration of the deeply flawed Biden-era "Good Neighbor Plan." Under phase 1,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Stands for Pregnant Students' Rights * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today voted to advance the Pregnant Students' Rights Act on the floor of the U.S. Senate. This legislation, of which Graham is a co-sponsor, would require colleges and universities receiving federal funds to inform their campuses of the rights and resources available to pregnant student more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-Kansas Speaks at School Choice Rally at State Capitol * Jan 28, 2026 by AFP TOPEKA, KS - In case you missed it, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) called on state lawmakers to expand school choice options in Kansas at a school choice rally in the state capitol on Tuesday during National School Choice Week. The event brought hundreds of activists, edu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Kansas Action for Children (KAC) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, advocating for a three-year extension of the data collection authority for the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), set to expire on March 31, 2026. KAC, a nonprofit and nonpartisan advocacy group, emphasizes the importance of the PRAMS data in informing their efforts to enhance maternal health outcomes in Kansas. The organization re more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expressing strong support for an extension of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data collection. Scheduled to expire on March 31, 2026, the extension is deemed critical for the continuity of maternal health data essential to rural communities across the United States. In its letter, NRHA emphasizes the dwindling a more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Receives the PROMISE Award From NHSA * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), received the PROMISE (Protecting Our Most Important Students Early) Award from the National Head Start Association. The award is given to Members of Congress who have demonstrated a steadfast commitment to Head Start and serving our nation's most vulnerable children and t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * Texas and Eight Other States Renew Attack on Section 504 and the Right of Disabled People to Live in their Communities * On January 23, 2026, Texas and eight other states - Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, and South Dakota - renewed their attack on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the integration mandate. The integration mandate is a requirem more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Collects $9,726,475.43 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2025 Kansas City, Mo. - U.S. Attorney R. Matthew Price announced today that the Western District of Missouri collected more than $9.7 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Of this amount, $9,042,015.71 was collected in crimi more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 28 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM Anderson School announces the 37th Hall of Fame Honorees The University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management is excited to announce the 2026 Hall of Fame and Young Alumni honorees. The Anderson Hall of Fame is an annual celebration that highlights alumni from around the country based on their dedication to their industry and community. This year's honorees exemplify a commitment to more PR