LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * AI for Soldiers, Movies, and Children: USC Engineer Elected to National Academy * From teaching machines to understand human emotion to bringing an engineering lens to understand and support human mental health and wellbeing, Shrikanth "Shri" Narayanan has spent three decades at the intersection of engineering and humanity. The professor at the Viterbi Scho more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Can Medical AI Lie? Large Study Maps How LLMs Handle Health Misinformation * Medical artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as a way to make patient care safer by helping clinicians manage information. A new study by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators confronts a critical vulnerability: when a medical lie enters the system, can AI pass it on as if more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 9, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Alexander Kolyandr: * * * Stormy Weather Pummels Russia's Economy Russia's economy is already suffering strong headwinds in 2026. Cracks are appearing, and more trouble is certain. * For starters, the budget, which has saved the economy from collapse since Russia's all-out war of aggression against Ukraine began in 2022, and which fueled growth in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 9, 2026, by David Kirichenko, associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society: * * * Musk Throttles Russia's Battlefield Communications Attacks on Ukraine's frontline have been slowing since sudden curbs limited Moscow's use of Starlink satellites, forcing it to seek workarounds. * Panic spread across Russian military channels in early February after Starlink implemented new restri more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 10 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Astrophysicists Contribute to Interpreting a Possible First-Ever Einstein Probe Observation of a Black Hole Tearing Apart a White Dwarf * An unprecedented high-energy cosmic event is offering new insights into extreme astrophysical processes. On 2 July, 2025, the China-led Einstein Probe (EP) space telescope detected an exceptionally bright X-ray source whose brightness varied rapidly during a ro more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Long COVID Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Mechanisms * T he increased size of, and reduced blood flow to, a key brain structure in patients with long COVID tracks with known blood markers of Alzheimer's disease and greater levels of dementia, a new study found. Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, the study concerns th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL32418) on January 26, 2026, entitled "Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1) Project - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1) Project Overview In September 2021, the Australian, UK, and U.S. governments announced a significant new security partnership, called AUKUS (pronounced AW-kus, rhyming with ca more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Feb. 10 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame's Edward Maginn elected to the National Academy of Engineering * Edward Maginn, the Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Members  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following written testimony by John V. Gray, dean's distinguished professor of operations and business analytics in Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University, Columbus, from a Jan. 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Truth in Labeling: Americans Deserve to Know Where Their Drugs Come From": * * * Senator Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished members of the committee. Thank you for this opportunity an more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 11 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Why People Won't Quit a Weight Loss Drug - Even When It Makes Them Feel Sick Rutgers Health research sheds light on why people using the anti-obesity medication semaglutide say the results matter more than the side effects By Nakaysha Gonzalez Patients who use semaglutide for weight loss, like Ozempic, are more likely to continue the medication if they perceive it as effective, even when facin more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 10 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Tech companies need to unite and make device security easier for users, experts suggest * Significant progress has been made in helping people protect their devices and information through more user-friendly methods like biometrics and Passkeys, according to new research. However, the majority of systems being used by technologies companies place an undue burden on users to understand diff more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Too many saturated fats may be more harmful than too many refined carbohydrates * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -In recent years, many media reports and social media influencers have emphasized the dangers of eating too many carbohydrates. Though a carbohydrate-heavy diet can be harmful, consuming too many fats may cause more health problems, according to a study in mice led by researchers in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Tri-Caucus Leads 105 Members in Message to Trump: Fire Noem The Congressional Tri-Caucus, composed of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), condemned the escalating abuse of power evidenced in the actions of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration enforcement agencies and called on President more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Reed, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Blumenthal Call On OCC and FDIC to Rescind aEurosoeSafety and SoundnessaEuros Proposal That Would Loosen Bank Oversight and Threaten American Families "Weakening enforcement and supervisory tools will shield banks from accountability, fuel hazardous risk-taking on Wall Street, and more PR