KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * 'Where Science Meets Patient Care': URI College of Pharmacy to host 41st annual Seminar By the Sea Pharmacists, healthcare professionals from around the region will discuss key healthcare issues, earn continuing education credit March 19-20 * Pharmacists from around the region will earn valuable continuing education credits while discussing some of the most pressing current pharmacy and health more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship * America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of twelve U.S. Senators and sixteen U.S. Representatives -led by Senat more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson continues support for President Trump's birthright citizenship policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today he has joined a friend-of-the-court brief with a coalition of 26 attorneys general in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an execut more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Introduces the No Climate Treaties Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, led 23 senators in introducing the No Climate Treaties Act. The bill, which was introduced on the same week the United States officially withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement, would mandate U.S. Senate approval for the United States to join or rejoin any interna more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Thomas Heinlein, acting Utah state director at the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Department of the Interior's (Department) progress implementing the E more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Joined by 21 States in Defending Georgia's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes for Prisoners Attorney General Chris Carr is defending Georgia's law that bans taxpayer-funded sex changes for inmates, and now a 21-state coalition has filed a brief supporting his case. "It's absurd that this is even a conversation. Under no circumstance should Georgia taxpayers be forced to cover the co more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Barrasso, colleagues introduce bill to require Senate approval for international climate agreements * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and 22 Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the No Climate Treaties Act, legislation to require Senate approval before the United States enters any binding international climate agreement. This legislation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces Bill to Study Hydropower and Invasive Species Risks at Glen Canyon Dam Senator Mike Lee, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced legislation to direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, with the goal of improv more PR

ROANOKE, Virginia, Jan. 29 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Physician-turned-tech executive to discuss AI in medicine * When Vivian Lee talks about how artificial intelligence (AI) may shape the future of health care, she speaks from experience. Lee has spent decades at the frontline of health care transformation, witnessing firsthand both the promise and the pitfalls of technological innovation in clinical settings. As health sys more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Pres. Mortensen: USU Responding to State Leaders' Request to Model Potential 5% Budget Reduction * Dear faculty and staff, As part of the 2026 legislative session, state leaders have asked all state agencies, including higher education, to model a potential 5% budget reduction as a planning exercise for fiscal year 2026-27. Given the 1.5% reduction in the 2024 session and last year's strategic reinvestment plan,  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Jan. 28, 2026, by transportation policy analyst Neliann Rivera: * * * Despite increased funding, transit ridership hasn't returned in most areas States where transit continued to support local, all-day travel generally saw steadier post-pandemic recoveries than those focused primarily on peak-hour commuting into downtown job centers. * Before 2020, much of U.S. transit planning, especially in metrop more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * More than half of transgender youth live in a state with at least one law or policy restricting their rights According to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 53% of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S.--approximately 382,800 young people--live in 29 states with laws or policies that restrict access to gender-affirming care, sports, ba more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Aviation Students Take Hands-On to New Heights * Utah State University students are reaping the benefits of recent investment into hands-on learning -the start of the spring semester marks the beginning of the second academic session they've had access to a new 737 jet simulator. Featuring a 220-degree wraparound screen, and true-to-life switches, buttons and controls, the simulator offers as close to real l more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Ecologists Offer Expert Perspective About Gray Wolves Found in Cache Valley * State officials recently killed three gray wolves near Avon, Utah, in the southwestern corner of Cache County. Wildlife ecology experts from the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University answered questions about wolves in Utah. Q. Is it surprising to find gray wolves in the state? A. No, not surprising, according  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Launches New Center to Drive Rural Economic Growth * Utah State University recently established a new center to support economic growth and technological innovation in rural communities statewide. The USU Center for Rural Economic Development & Emerging Technologies is designed to serve as the hub for USU's statewide efforts to strengthen workforce development, diversify rural economies and drive technologic more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 29 -- The Utah State Bar issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Package of Bills Would Remake Utah's Judicial System The Utah State Bar is deeply alarmed by the fast-moving package of bills before the Utah Legislature that would fundamentally remake the state's judicial system. Proposed legislation has been coordinated to work in conjunction with each other to make it easier for lawmakers and the executive branch to remove judges, and just as quic more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Brad L. Mortensen, president of Utah State University, outlined the next phase of strategic planning in a message delivered to faculty and staff, signaling a transition from initial listening to forward movement after nearly three months in office. Mortensen said the university would soon begin sharing a shared planning framework to align priorities around student success, statewide access, research impact, and the institution's land-grant mission. He noted that adjustment more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Physician-turned-tech executive to discuss AI in medicine National Academy of Medicine member Vivian Lee will visit the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke on Feb. 5 to address how to responsibly leverage artificial intelligence in health settings. By Lena Ayuk When Vivian Lee talks about how artificial intelligence (AI) may shape the future of health care, she speaks from experience. Lee h more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia leads fight against efforts by climate activists to improperly influence federal judges West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 27 attorneys general calling for the Federal Judicial Center to immediately withdraw an inappropriate new addition to the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence that deals with "climate science. more PR