ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * 2026 Adventures in Nature Student Photo Contest Winners Announced! * Students from across Arizona impressed professional photographers in The Nature Conservancy in Arizona's 2026 "Adventures in Nature" student photo contest, in partnership with Arizona Highways magazine. "Arizona Highways has a long tradition of sharing Arizona's landscapes and stories through photography," said more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * GOP Can Further Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump and House and Senate Republicans can further help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains fili more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Demands Answers from Trump Admin for Civilian Harm in Iran Military Operations * WASHINGTON - Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding clarity on U.S. military actions between February 28, 2026, and April 7, 2026, which, according to independent monitoring by Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), have resulted in significant harm  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 21 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Arizona Legislature Approves Resolution Affirming Israel's Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria The Arizona Legislature today completed passage of House Concurrent Resolution 2047, sponsored by State Representative David Livingston, affirming Israel's sovereignty over Judea and Samaria and directing the use of historically accurate terminology in official state communications. T more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 21 -- Banner Health issued the following news release: * * * Banner among first to use new robotic exoscope for brain tumor microneurosurgery Robotic microscope uses 3D imaging, reduces surgeon fatigue * GLENDALE, Ariz. - Banner Thunderbird Medical Center has become the first hospital in the West to use an innovative robotic exoscope for brain tumor neurosurgery. A neurosurgery team at the hospital has now performed craniotomy procedures to resect brain tumors while more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 21 -- Banner Health issued the following news release: * * * Banner expands services to Timnath in Northern Colorado Expansion designed to meet growing demand in area * TIMNATH, Colo. - Banner Health is expanding access to primary care and pediatrics in Northern Colorado with a new, larger clinic location in Timnath, designed to meet growing demand in the Fort Collins area. The new Banner Health Clinic, opening April 27, will provide additional space to serve more p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * CRC News: The growing influence of InfluenceWatch InfluenceWatch has become a go-to research reference page for Just the News, the Daily Caller, the California Globe, the Federalist, the Tampa Bay Times and many more. * Washington Examiner - 'Local independent' outlet in Virginia pushing redistricting is owned by Democratic operatives Political advocacy masquerading as unbiased, grassroot more PR

NEW YORK, April 21 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: * * * Newmark J-School Names 2026 Alumni Award Honorees The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Alumni Awards for Excellence. This year's award presentations are part of Newmark J-School's 20th anniversary celebration, marking two decades as a force for good in journalism. "These alumni reflect the very best of what we s more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 20 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * DESI Completes Planned 3D Map of the Universe, Will Continue To Explore * On April 14, the 5,000 fiber-optic eyes of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) swiveled onto a patch of sky near the Little Dipper. Roughly every 20 minutes, they locked on to distant pinpricks of light, gathering photons that had traveled toward Earth for billions of years. When the sun rose, collaborators mar more PR

NEW YORK, April 21 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Congratulates Stephen Miller on his appointment to the Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority Board Statement of Chris Kuzdas, Arizona Water Program Director * (FLAGSTAFF, AZ) Securing Arizona's water future requires leaders who deeply understand the delicate balance between local economic needs and long-term conservation, which is why the Environmental Defense Fund applauds the appoint more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 20 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * How one NAU researcher studies wastewater to protect Arizonans' health * For most of us, catching a virus isn't so bad: We rest, we drink fluids and we're back on our feet in a few days. But some viruses carry heavier consequences than others, and when those viruses spread, public health professionals need to be prepared. That's where Crystal Hepp comes in. The associate professor in the School of  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 20 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * How the Administrative State Unconstitutionally Censors its Critics * The Goldwater Institute filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today in a case involving the "gag rule" which the Securities and Exchange Commission uses to silence its critics-in violation of constitutional guarantees for free speech. It's one of the most egregiously unconstitutional ways in which the "administr more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, April 20 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Miami University hosts 'Liberty's Echoes' conference exploring global impact of the Declaration of Independence * Miami University's Center for Civics, Culture, and Society hosted Liberty's Echoes: Global Reverberations of the Declaration of Independence, a two-day conference held April 9-10 at the Armstrong Student Center. The event brought together leading scholars, educators, and students to examine the enduring more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Opposes CFPB Strategic Plan to Gut Agency and Strip its Fraud-Fighting Tools Multistate AG Coalition Sounds Alarm as Scams Continue to Hurt Consumers * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and 23 attorneys general sent a letter opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) draft Strategic Plan, which would severely  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Congratulations to Summer 2026 Isle Royale Artists-in-Residence, Emerging Artists, and Teen Artists HOUGHTON, Mich. - Isle Royale National Park is proud to announce the chosen summer 2026 artists for its artist-in-residence programs. The artists chosen for the Established Artist-in-Residence are: * Ellie Anderson (Fiber, Chicago, Illinois) * Amber Dietz (Photography, D more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU students showcase Hormona innovation at Hult Prize West Nationals * WRITER: Alejandro Najera-Acosta, a_najera@nmsu.edu SOURCE: Carlos Cuesta, carlosic@nmsu.edu A team of New Mexico State University students recently took the national stage at the 2026 Hult Prize West Nationals, hosted by the University of Arizona's W.A. Franke Honors College in Tucson, to present "Hormona", t more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 20 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news wrap up: * * * In the Spotlight: April 20-24, 2026 * APS assistant research professor Jean-Francois Smekens was selected to be a part of the NASA PREFIRE Science Team. The PREFIRE mission comprises two small satellites equipped with spectrometers to measure the Earth's radiation, aiming to reveal the full spectrum of radiant energy over the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Smekens will create a spectral library more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 20 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * Putting the kitchen to the test * Students in the Food is Medicine class were hard at work in their final lab of the semester. With aprons on and hair pulled back, groups of four students gathered around a cooking station in the HRM kitchen and read through their recipes. One group washed and chopped mushrooms, another mixed cookie batter and others prepared chicken or jackfruit to marinate. This w more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 20 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame's Nathan Swenson elected 2026 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America * Nathan Swenson, the Gillen Director of the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC) and professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA). "I am honored to have been elected to such a more PR

LYONS, Nebraska, April 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Center for Rural Affairs posted the following news release: * * * Organizations call on Congress to support rural small businesses * LYONS, NEBRASKA - The Center for Rural Affairs and 22 organizations from across the country are asking Congress to support rural small businesses as lawmakers consider funding for 2027. On Monday, the groups, representing 17 states, sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Sen more PR

ABINGTON, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Pennsylvania State University Abington campus issued the following Q&A on April 20, 2026, involving fourth-year english major E Connor: * * * Abington student researcher explores the disappearing American Dream In this Q&A, E Connor, a fourth-year English major at Penn State Abington, discussed their undergraduate research project "Not Saving Places: Route 66 at 100" and what they discovered along the road. The project traces the evolution of the highway,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Biggs Urge Interior, OMB to Release Colorado River Drought Funds * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, urging the immediate release of federal funds held by the Bureau of Reclamation for drought mitigation projects across the Col more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Tohono O'odham Youth Name Rare Arizona Ocelot 'Himdam' Following Cat's Remarkable Journey * SAN XAVIER, Tohono O'odham Nation -Students from the San Xavier District Voices of Our Youth program have named a rare wild ocelot roaming through southern Arizona "Himdam," which means "traveler" in the O'odham language. The name was chosen by a youth-led community vote involving m more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 21 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * Mapping the hidden structure of the universe By Matt Kelly, mkelly@virginia.edu The universe has a hidden structure, and a University of Virginia professor is mapping it in 3D, using 46 million galaxies and quasars and 19 million stars. Satya Gontcho A Gontcho, an assistant professor in the Department of Astronomy, is part of a team using the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory-led more PR