WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Lindsay Knight, chief impact officer of Blue Star Families, from a Feb. 24, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans and Multi VSOs: Military Officers Association of America, Blue Star Families, Vietnam Veterans of America, National Congress of American Indians, Service Women's Action Network, Gold Star Wives of America I more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Buyer to speak on "Working Toward Excellence" * Clemson Libraries Clemson music professor Paul Buyer will share his secrets to success in a talk about the 2 nd edition of his book "Working Toward Excellence" on Thursday, March 26, at 3 p.m. in the Byrnes Room (401) in Cooper Library. The event is free and open to the public. Click here to register. Buyer's book focuses on "10 nonnegotiables for achi more PR

MIAMI, Florida, March 5 (TNSjou) -- The COPD Foundation issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * People with COPD commonly misuse medications Cost, lack of knowledge contribute to poor disease management and worse patient outcomes * Medication nonadherence among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a result of affordability and lack of knowledge about medications, among other factors, and leads to increased exacerbations and faster lung function decli more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU College of Medicine recognized in D.C. as national leader in nutrition education * Federal health officials lauded the Florida State University College of Medicine Thursday for championing the integration of nutrition education into medical training during an event hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. commended FSU for its proactive ap more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 5 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom Joins NV Dems Chair for Local Brews + National Brews Lecture Series * In case you missed it, California Governor Gavin Newsom joined NV Dems Local Brews + National Views lecture series to discuss his recently published memoir, the impact of the Trump administration on the West - from cuts to health care and food assistance to cost-raising tariffs - and how Democrats can fi more PR

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 4, 2026, by Robert Henderson, senior fellow and contributing editor of City Journal, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * My Criticism of the Ivy League Isn't Hypocrisy When politicians who graduated from Ivy League schools speak out against them, they're often called hypocrites. Think of Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, JD Vance, Ron DeSantis and Elise Stefanik. In 2024, Rob McCarron, who heads the Associa more PR

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 3, 2026, by senior fellow Jason L. Riley to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Why Johnny Can't Read Anything Other Than Pronouns Schools have become laboratories for esoteric ideological projects, not centers of learning. The Supreme Court reinstated a lower-court ruling this week that said California schools must notify the parents of children who start asking to use new pronouns or otherwise ta more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 6 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * No overdiagnosis of ADHD, say experts * Experts are warning that far from being over diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment. In a new study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, experts say there is no robust evidence that ADHD is over-diagnosed in the UK. The study was led by experts from the University of Southampton along with more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Applauds Administration's Effort to Expand Nutrition Education in Medical Schools, but Curriculum Must Be Based on Science * WASHINGTON, D.C.-Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced today an agreement among 53 medical schools to conduct a minimum of 40 hours of required nutrition educ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Comments on Administration's Effort to Expand Nutrition Education in Medical Schools * WASHINGTON, D.C.-Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced today an agreement among 53 medical schools to conduct a minimum of 40 hours of required nutrition education across all four years of undergr more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 5 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Research shows how lost memories can be reactivated * Researchers have used brain imaging to show how memories can be reactivated in the brain without them reaching conscious awareness, showing that these memories persist even when we think they have been forgotten. Scientists from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology used Magnetoencephalography (MEG) to show how our brains  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, March 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Researchers Create a Family History of San Diego Kelp over More Than Four Decades * Now, say the researchers, competing organisms usually cast in shadow by the kelp are emerging as winners. The giant kelp are losing, but so might be myriad other organisms - fishes and humans included - as another natural order is disrupted by climate change and other new circumstances. The downsi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Kennedy and Secretary McMahon Celebrate Medical School Commitments to Increase Nutrition Training for Future Doctors * WASHINGTON -MARCH 5, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education convened leaders from 53 of the nation's top medical schools across 31 states today to announce commitments to require meaningful nutr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Secretary McMahon and Secretary Kennedy Celebrate Medical School Commitments to Increase Nutrition Training for Future Doctors * Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education convened leaders from 53 of the nation's top medical schools today to announce commitments to require meaningful nutrition training for future doctors beginning in the nex more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 5 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Superior teaching, academics recognized by Society for Range Management * Faculty and students of the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received top awards and recognition at the annual Society for Range Management meeting held recently in Monterey, California. Established in 1948, the Society for Range Manageme more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The American Educational Research Association issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Sylvia Hurtado Voted AERA President-Elect; Key Members Elected to AERA Council Sylvia Hurtado, Distinguished Professor in the School of Educational and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Hurtado joins the AERA Council in 2026-2027 as president-elect,  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 5 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale study challenges notion that aging means decline, finds many older adults improve over time By Colin Poitras Aging in later life is often portrayed as a steady slide toward physical and cognitive decline. But a new study by scientists at Yale University suggests an alternate narrative -- that older individuals can and do improve over time, and their mindset toward aging plays a major part in th more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, March 5 (TNSjou) -- York University issued the following news release: * * * Machine-learning immune-system analysis study may hold clues to personalized medicine York U led study found clear vaccine-initiated immune response biomarkers between HIV positive and HIV negative groups, but outliers underscore varied, intricate nature of the immune system By Emina Gamulin How people with compromised immune systems respond to vaccines is an important area of immunological resear more PR