ANDERSON, South Carolina, April 9 -- Anderson University issued the following news release: * * * More than $1 Million Raised During A Day Anderson University alumni and friends provided $1,029,986 in student scholarships and campus improvements during the University's annual A Day campaign on March 31--representing a 31 percent increase over 2025. In all, 960 supporters provided 1,057 gifts and pledges to put the 2026 A Day total over the million mark. "Together, we have shown the true spirit of Anderson University. To our friends, alumn more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment January 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - April 8, 2026 (19 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fourteen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 34 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.3 percent, changed little over the m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on April 8, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy to Host Roundtable with Parents to Improve Child Literacy, Support Students with Dyslexia U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will host a roundtable on supporting students with dyslexia and ensuring all students have the opportunity to succeed on Wednesday, April  more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson continues to build the foundation for a human-centered approach to AI * As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in daily life, Clemson's AI Initiative is developing a purpose and foundation for how the University approaches AI. Established earlier this year as a cross-disciplinary effort to bring together students, faculty and staff, the AI Initiative is facilitating an overarching human-centered approach to artificial intelligence ac more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson researchers recognized for patents, licenses * Research Clemson University researchers are developing new technologies to improve health care, agriculture, energy and other sectors and putting the innovations to use through license agreements with companies. The Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF) on Monday recognized the dedicated Clemson researchers behind the nine U.S. patents earned and five license agreements executed in 2025 a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Enviremedial Services Inc., Oceanside, California, challenging the award of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract to BryMak & Associates Inc., Clarksville, Tennessee, for facilities maintenance services across Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The dispute arose after the Army selected BryMak for a fixed-price contract covering preventative maintenance and repair work at 18 Army Reserve sites. Enviremedial Services argued that the agency improp more ST

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA awards $30,277,000 to South Carolina for water infrastructure resiliency * Columbia, SC (April 8, 2026) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $30,277,000 in supplemental appropriation funds to South Carolina to improve water infrastructure resiliency in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. "These funds are critical to South Carolina as they rebuild with more resilient water systems that can better withstand severe  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN delivers stellar 2025-26 women's college basketball campaign * * NCAA DI Women's Basketball Tournament finished as the second most-watched on ESPN networks with 1.3 million avg. viewers * Second most-consumed Women's Tournament on record with 9 billion minutes of live games watched * Champ Week delivered continued growth * Regular season viewership up, most-viewed season since 2008-09 ESPN's expansive more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, April 8 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Jim Guth quoted in Reuters about religious rhetoric surrounding the war in Iran * As tensions rise in the Middle East, so too is the religious rhetoric surrounding the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. In church communities across the nation and even in the White House, the war is increasingly being framed as a battle between good and evil, with frequent invocations of God. Furman University's Jim Guth explains the phenomena in an article first published more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * From simulation to practice for doctors A new way to advance pediatric spinal anesthesia training * For Ashlee Holman, M.D., innovation in education begins with a simple but powerful question: how do you prepare clinicians to do something well before they ever have to do it under pressure in clinical practice? As an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Michigan Medicine, Holman has spen more PR

AIKEN, South Carolina, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Scott Pappano makes first visit to SRS The Principal Deputy Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Scott Pappano, toured the Savannah River Site (SRS) for the first time last week, seeing first-hand the role the Site plays in national security. Pappano began his visit by meeting with Site leadership from both NNSA Savannah River Field more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mace And Khanna Call On Chairman Comer To Reaffirm Bondi's Obligation To Her Subpoena * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Apr. 8, 2026) -Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer urging him to publicly reaffirm former Attorney General Pam Bondi's legal obligation to appear for her deposition scheduled for April 14, 2026. Bondi was subpoenaed by the Oversight  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott celebrates expansion and modernization of Opportunity Zones in South Carolina * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) highlighted the continued success and expansion of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, originally authored by Sen. Scott as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, as South Carolina begins the next phase of Opportunity Zone nominations under recently updated federal law through the Working Families Tax Cuts. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott visits the Catawba Nation to discuss community development and federal support * Rock Hill, S.C. -U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) visited the Catawba Nation today to meet with Chief Brian Harris and Council Members to discuss federal legislation affecting the tribe and to review ongoing community projects. During the visit, Chief Harris and tribal leaders provided updates on the construction of the new Rivercrest Road bridge, the more PR

AIKEN, South Carolina, April 9 -- The University of South Carolina Aiken Campus issued the following news: * * * Psychology and Spanish major earns national foreign language scholarship Leslie Hull-Ryde A USCA student double majoring in psychology and Spanish has earned a scholarship from Alpha Mu Gamma, the national collegiate foreign language honor society. August Beltran received the organization's Maria Goddard Scholarship. The $1,000 award goes to students who demonstrate the power of foreign language beyond the classroom. In her ap more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 8 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * USC's McBryde Hall nears demolition after 70 years of student life * Demolition will begin in mid-April on McBryde Quadrangle, ending the nearly seven decades of student life in one of the University of South Carolina's most recognizable residence halls. The dormitory's demolition was first introduced as part of the Sumter Street project in USC Next, the university's 10-year campus master plan, to modernize aging facilities and accommoda more PR

BUFFALO, New York, April 8 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Why doesn't the U.S. recycle more plastic? New study points to lack of access. * From left to right, UB researchers and study authors Janet Z. Yang, John D. Atkinson, Monica Miles and Aditya Vedantam. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo. Recycling infrastructure inequities in the South, sparsely populated states tied to lower income, less-college educated communities By Cory Nealon BUFFAL more PR

GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, April 9 (TNSjou) -- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news: * * * Mangrove crab outruns its namesake in climate-driven coastal shift By John Wallace A crab named for mangrove forests is leaving them behind. New research from William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS shows the Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab (Leptuca thayeri) is settling into temperate salt marshes along the southeastern U.S. coast. Published in the Journal of Crustacean Biology, the study documents the speci more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Workday info sessions to connect faculty, staff to key information about transition to Workday * As Clemson prepares to launch Workday this July, the University's goal is to ensure all faculty, staff and student employees feel confident and informed in the transition between systems. Workday Info Sessions will provide a high-level look at what will happen between April and July to prepare campus for Workday, our new, streamlined HR and Finance system.  more PR