WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * 96 first-year PhD students named Presidential Excellence Award fellows through graduate program to advance their scholarship, research * Heather Hayen is not your traditional doctoral student. After earning a graduate degree in elementary education, Hayen spent several years as a teacher, including time in a middle school classroom for deaf students. Drawing from those experiences, she saw how curriculum, teacher preparation and literacy educatio more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-MI Urges State Lawmakers to Focus on Housing Affordability, Citing New Polling * LANSING, MI - Today, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) released polling showing that Michiganders overwhelmingly support increasing housing supply in the state and reforming restrictive regulations. The polling, conducted among 1051 registered Michigan voters between March 30 and April 2, found that 65% of Michiganders believ more PR

TEMPE, Arizona, April 28 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2026 sets record with more than 22,000 students graduating this May Legendary actor and conservationist Harrison Ford to deliver spring commencement speech on May 11 By Elena Bras A stellar graduation is set for Arizona State University this spring. More than 22,000 students will earn degrees from ASU, headed for a dynamic range of in-demand careers in health, engineering, astrophysics, teaching and more fields that advance Arizona, the United St more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Barriers to Legal Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers * Defends California's workforce, economy, and immigrant communities OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta last week led a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed rule that would modify filing and eligibility requirements for individuals seeking Employment Authorization Documents (EA more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, April 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Clark Hill Wins Precedential OCAHO Dismissal, Shaping the Limits of Federal Immigration Enforcement Clark Hill's Immigration team, led by Thomas K. Ragland and Ana Sami, secured a decisive victory for Adibahon Jurayeva in a precedential decision issued by the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), resulting in the dismissal with prejudice of the government's enforcement action.  In United States v. Juraye more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 28 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Dow and RDM Group collaborate on an innovative fibre-based food packaging made exclusively with recycled fibres and recycled plastic Multiboard CirculaRR is food-contact-compliant, designed for recyclability and backed by industry-leading certifications to help brands prepare for the EU Packaging an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 (TNSLrpt) -- A Groundwater Strategy for Michigan: Protecting the "Sixth Great Lake" - A report from FLOW (For Love of Water), Traverse City, Michigan - April 2026 (112 pages) * * * FLOW (For Love of Water) issued a report analyzing the condition of groundwater resources across the U.S. with a focus on contamination risks, regulatory shortcomings, and threats to drinking water safety. The report examines how industrial activities, agricultural practices, and inadequate oversight contribute to declining groundwater quality, more ST

DETROIT, Michigan, April 28 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by Mark Nayler, freelance journalist and critic based in Malaga, Spain: * * * Trade Offensive Spain is the latest nation to court China's markets. * Despite US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's warning that anyone seeking stronger trade ties with Beijing would be "cutting their own throat," Donald Trump's weaponized tariffs are causing many countries to seek closer relations with China. There has been a barrage of diplom more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 27 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * The Engineer Who Taught Cells to Behave * On paper, Bernhard Palsson builds computer models. In practice, he builds a playbook to make living systems predictable enough to design and harness them for specific uses. His work bridges the industrial and the medical -from using microbes as chemical factories to predicting how pathogens will respond to antibiotics. Most people encounter the ripple effects of his work without realizi more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain * The brain is more mechanically connected to the body than previously appreciated, scientists reported today (April 27) in Nature Neuroscience. Through a study using mice and simulations, the team found a potential biological mechanism underlying why exercise is thought to benefit brain health : abdominal contractions compress blood vessels connected to the spinal cord  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch: Records Show Nevada Attorney General's Office Coordinated with Leftist NGO and AGs on Election Issues Judicial Watch announced today that it received 238 pages of records from the State of Nevada Office of Attorney General in a Nevada Public Records Act lawsuit that show the state's close coordination with the nonprofit States United Democracy Center, which has pushed indictments of President Donald Trump's supporters, lawyer more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Barriers to Legal Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed rule that would modify filing and eligibility requirements for individuals seeking Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) based on a pending asylum application. Among other things, the r more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Moves to Permanently Block President Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Control over Elections * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general, along with the Governor of Pennsylvania, in filing a motion for summary judgment (PDF) in their ongoing challenge to President Trump's executive order that unlawfully attempts to interfere with States' constitutional aut more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * One Week Later, Mike Rogers Still Hasn't Spoken Out After Tim Cross Resigned from His Campaign's Senior Leadership Team Mike Rogers still hasn't spoken out a whole week after one of his senior campaign leaders, Tim Cross, announced his resignation amid reports about his "connection to a Midland church where three elders have been convicted of sex crimes involving children." * Cross is a "longtime associate" of three Midlan more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * SHOT/CHASER: Michigan Gas Prices Rising Fastest in the Nation; Mike Rogers Said Michiganders Should Be "Fine" Paying More After multi-millionaire Mike Rogers was caught "downplaying" the economic impact of high gas prices at a recent campaign event, Michigan gas prices are surging once again, with the state now facing the "biggest weekly average [price] increase" in the nation: * SHOT: Rogers dismissed Michiganders' concerns about the impac more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Making a difference with living donor kidney organs How kidney transplantation using living donor organs and advanced treatment methods lead to better outcomes * Approximately 90,000 to 100,000 people throughout the United States are currently on the national waiting list for a kidney transplants. Sadly, each day an estimated 12 of these individuals will die as they await a suitable donor, more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Medicaid expansion helped enrollees' long term financial health, study finds Michigan Medicaid expansion enrollees had large drops in medical debt in collections and in rates of sub-prime credit scores * Twelve years ago this spring, the first Michiganders began getting their health care coverage from the Medicaid expansion program known as the Healthy Michigan Plan. Today, more t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 25 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release about a podcast: * * * Serious disparities persist in maternal death rates in the U.S. Maternal deaths rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, and remain elevated for Black women, study finds * U.S. maternal death rates have largely returned to pre-pandemic levels, but serious disparities persist. A recent study finds that the rate of maternal deaths in the United States disproportionately impacts Blac more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, April 28 -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Isle Royale Wolf Population Nears Historic High as Moose Numbers Plummet Near-record highs for the number of wolves and near-record lows for the number of moose characterized the 2026 Isle Royale Winter Study, a population survey led by Michigan Tech researchers on Isle Royale National Park. Michigan Technological University's long-running survey of wolves and moose on Isle Royale was conducted Jan. 22 through March 3 in bitterly cold  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 27 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses to hold 'RED ALERT' rally and community event to save Minneapolis hospital ahead of critical May 18 deadline * Registered nurses, who are members of Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) and National Nurses United (NNU), will gather in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, April 30 for a rally and community event to press lawmakers for long-term, sustainable financial solutions before the legislative session ends to keep  more PR

ORANGE CITY, Iowa, April 28 -- Northwestern College issued the following news: * * * NWC partners with Western Theological Seminary for streamlined pathway to M.Div. degree Northwestern College is partnering with Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, to enable theology students to complete their Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree in as little as two years. The new advanced degree partnership program will reduce the cost for students to earn an M.Div. and prepare them to begin their ministry quicker. "This is a win-win for our b more PR

ROCHESTER, Michigan, April 28 -- Oakland University issued the following news: * * * Oakland University Provost Amy Thompson honored as SOPHE 2026 Distinguished Fellow Amy Thompson, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Oakland University, was honored as a 2026 Distinguished Fellow by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), the organization's highest honor. Thompson received the recognition during the SOPHE 2026 Annual Conference, themed "Local Roots, Global Impact: Transforming Health through Education," hel more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Pamela Herd to discuss administrative burden, policy, and inequality Government has the power to do good and ill. Public services can make families more secure and help people during times of need. But those very same services can be disrupted, confusing, and difficult to access. When that happens, ordinary people who rely on the government face severe burdens created by cumbersome administrative processes. Pamela Herd, a prominent sociologist from the Universi more PR

MILPITAS, California, April 27 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * SEMIEXPO Heartland 2026 Spotlights Innovation in Next-Generation Automotive Electronics and Smart Manufacturing * MILPITAS, Calif. - April 27, 2026 - The second edition of SEMIEXPO Heartland opens this week, April 29-30 at the Detroit Marriot at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, centered around smart manufacturing, automotive electronic more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 28 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Stevens' Raju Datla Named to Select National Group of NAVSEA Professors Appointment places Stevens alongside other leading institutions in a new federal initiative to build the nation's next generation of naval engineers * At a time of renewed federal investment in the nation's shipbuilding capacity and maritime workforce, Stevens Institute of Technology has been named to a select group of universities helping shape the next generation of nava more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, April 28 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: * * * BOG Notebook: Housing rates remain flat; campus upgrades move forward for Law School, soccer field At its meeting on Friday, April 24, the Wayne State University Board of Governors announced 2026-27 housing rates would remain unchanged, marking the fourth consecutive year without increases in residence hall rates and the third consecutive year without increases in apartment rates. The board also approved a 3% increase in meal plan rates. Campus upgrades  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, April 28 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: * * * Linguistics student earns prestigious U.S.-Germany fellowship A passion for language, a transformative study abroad experience, and dedicated mentorship have propelled Wayne State University student Kate Vaughn onto the international stage as a recipient of the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals. Vaughn is a second-year graduate student studying linguistics. Born and raised in Detroit, Vaughn got the opportunity during u more PR