WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by John Kartch: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Wideman Pools (Festus, Missouri) -- Investment in $50,000 in new equipm more PR

LONDON, England, April 30 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Art Fund launches UK-wide touring programme * A UK-wide touring exhibition highlighting women artists has kicked off with an exhibition at Penlee House Gallery & Museum in Penzance, where more than 60 works from the collections of three participating museum will be showcased alongside community responses. Making Her Mark: A Celebration of Women in Art runs until 27 September in Penzance, before traveling to Worcester City Art Ga more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following testimony by Susan Helper, Carlton professor of economics at the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management, from an April 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Robots Made in America: Advancing U.S. Leadership in Manufacturing and Automation": * * * Chairman Obernolte, Ranking Member Stevens, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on a matter of national more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 30 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Class Act: Ariel Hernandez-Leyva * For about an hour, Ariel Hernandez-Leyva held a scientific secret. A discovery only he had uncovered. At the time, more than a decade ago, he was an undergraduate at Yale University, working long hours in a biology lab studying cytokinesis, the final stage of cell division. One spring afternoon, while using a high-resolution fluorescence microscope to observe a yeast cell split in two, Hernandez-Leyva ide more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 30 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news: * * * Dr. Caroline Rickards awarded Presidential Service Award by the American Physiological Society * Dr. Caroline Rickards, professor of physiology and anatomy at UNT Health Fort Worth, has been awarded the 2026 Presidential Service award by the American Physiological Society for outstanding service to APS and the broader physiology community. Each year the APS executive board presents the award to an APS member who has served the S more PR

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- Ursinus College issued the following news: * * * Environmental partner and visionary philanthropist honored * Each year, the Philadelphia Business Journal spotlights impactful charitable collaborations through its Partners in Philanthropy Awards. The program expanded last year with the introduction of a Faces of Philanthropy category, honoring individuals who help drive these efforts forward. In 2026, the publication recognized 26 partnerships and 10 individuals across Greater Philadelphia, including  more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, April 30 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Environmental scientist Robin Verble named a Fulbright Scholar * Dr. Robin Verble, professor of biological sciences at Missouri S&T, will spend part of this coming summer helping expand biodiversity in insect populations in Ecuador as a 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar. Fulbright Scholar Awards are fellowships that offer scholars an opportunity to teach and conduct research abroad while strengthening their professional development and more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, May 1 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Study Reveals How Camels 'Beat the Heat' at the Cellular Level Study Snapshot: Living organisms must constantly adjust to changes in their environment, and temperature is one of the most important stressors they face. Even small shifts in heat can disrupt cellular balance and alter how genes function. As climate variability and extreme heat events increase, understanding how different more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 30 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Forecasting with Fins: Sharks can improve ocean temperature predictions, new study finds * Research demonstrates how animal-borne sensors can work in tandem with traditional tools to improve ocean predictions. Woods Hole, Mass. - A new study, " Improved seasonal climate forecasting using shark-borne sensor data in a dynamic ocean " published in the journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, shows t more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, April 30 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * Gillings School honors 7 faculty members for teaching innovation * Students at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health voted last month to select the School's most innovative classroom teachers. First presented in February 2012, the Teaching Innovation Awards honor faculty members who students feel "improve the learning environment at the Gillings School by integrating new technologies, more PR

LONDON, England, April 27 (TNSjou) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Detailed wastewater study shows how illicit drug use changes due to major public events and police seizures in England By Ryan O'Hare A year-long analysis of England's wastewater shows how recreational drug use spiked with major sporting and music events, heatwaves and bank holidays, with widespread drops in usage linked to major drug seizures by police. The work, led by a team at Imperial College London's School of Public Health, is believed to  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Mauro named interim dean of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -John Mauro, department head and professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named interim John Leone Dean in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, effective July 1. Mauro succeeds Lee Kump, who is stepping down after nearly nine years as dean to resume his role as professor of geosciences. "John ex more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, April 30 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T alumnus Lister Florence takes the reins as Rolla mayor * In 1986, Lister B. Florence Jr. began taking classes as a first-year civil engineering student at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Nearly 40 years later, Florence is now a three-time graduate of S&T and the newly elected mayor of Rolla, Missouri. "I could have never predicted this would be the direction my life would take when I first came to Rolla,  more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, April 30 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T professor receives Wound Healing Society's Early-Career faculty award * Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, was awarded the Wound Healing Society's 2026 Early-Career Faculty Award during the organization's annual meeting held earlier this month in Charlotte, North Carolina. The award recognizes early-career faculty advancing research in wound healing a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Optical antenna allows in-flight communication between drones using UV light * New antenna design captures and amplifies UV signals over a wide area, maintaining secure links between fast-moving drones and other vehicles WASHINGTON -Researchers have developed a new optical antenna for wireless ultraviolet (UV) communication that captures and amplifies signals from a broad area. The antenna could help keep multiple movi more PR

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * Seniors develop potential business solution * Two PennWest University graduating seniors are preparing to launch careers in cybersecurity while continuing work on a project that already has earned them a published research credit and the potential foundation for a future business venture. Computer information systems majors Ethan Taylor and Carlos Monge recently contributed to the published study "Doing More with Less: Employing AI for Automation and Business P more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 30 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Perovskite solar cells skip yellow phase, degrade slower thanks to key additives * Halide perovskites are gaining ground on silicon as a critical material for solar cell technologies: A new study published in the journal Science reports a method to make perovskite-based photovoltaics more durable, allowing the films to attain the desirable black phase of crystal configuration quicker and at lower temperatures while also making it harder to degrade into the  more PR

HONG KONG, April 30 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU research reveals hidden health risks from urban airborne microbes: low concentration of bacterial toxins may trigger nearly 20% of inflammatory responses, while drug-resistant fungi may spread with the wind * Public concern about air pollution has traditionally centred on chemical pollutants such as vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions found in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ). However, researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic Uni more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 30 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Researchers Uncover Strategy to Help Exhausted Immune Cells Fight Tumors * Key Takeaways * UC San Diego biologists have identified a way to reinvigorate immune system cells, which can become exhausted after fighting disease. * The break down resembles what occurs in other protein aggregate diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. * Protein recycling malfunctions after a T cell burns out, leading to damaged and misf more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, May 1 (TNSrep) -- Roche, a biotech company, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Roche to present extensive data showcasing its industry-leading ophthalmology portfolio at ARVO 2026 * New real-world data confirm Vabysmo's potent retinal drying in nAMD and DME * Key data for Susvimo demonstrate its potential to provide lasting disease control through continuous delivery, while reducing treatment burden * Roche will present more than 45 abstracts at ARVO 2026, including 20 oral presentations across f more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, April 30 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Senior Completes First-of-Its-Kind Exercise Science Internship in Spain * by Elisabeth Coon, Student Public Relations Writer As careers in health, fitness and sports performance continue to grow, Cedarville University senior Cassi Shields is gaining the kind of hands-on experience many students hope for -in another country, another language and a completely new culture. What began as a desire to combine her passion for exercise science with her goal of  more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 30 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Shenise McGhee One of Eight Top Presenters at National Library Research Summit * Shenise McGhee, a librarian at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's (UAPB) John Brown Watson Memorial Library, was selected as one of the top eight presenters in the United States for the second Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit (ESiLS). The ESiLS is a prestigious national gathering dedicated to advancing research in libraries and information s more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, April 30 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Saluki Pride: Brent Pease receives Early Career Faculty Excellence Award Brent Pease has an impressive start to his career at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. His research into the effects of light pollution on avian activity has gained national and international media attention - and he's the first faculty member in the forestry program to be published in the prestigious journal Science. Not bad for an assistant professor just fiv more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 30 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Three KU students receive prestigious Goldwater scholarships * LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas has three juniors who were selected to receive the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship out of more than 1,000 nominees nationwide. KU's 2026 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars are Tatum Aikin, Arthur Benson and Carter Gray. Congress established the Goldwater scholarship program in 1986 in tribute to the retired U.S. senator from Arizona and to ensure a continuing sour more PR

KOLN, Germany, April 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * Fungi utilize ancient antimicrobial proteins to attack hosts and their microbiomes A team of plant researchers at the University of Cologne decodes a key infection strategy of fungal pathogens. Significant findings for disease control, plant protection and food security as well as for medicine * An international research team led by Cologne-based plant scientist Professor Dr Bart Thomma from the Institute for Plant Sciences, the Collabor more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, May 1 -- The University of Iowa College of Law issued the following news: * * * Investure Ceremony held to appoint Sean Sullivan to Jon and Sarah Fister Chair in Law and Economics Professor Sean Sullivan was appointed to the Jon and Sarah Fister Chair in Law and Economics during a University of Iowa College of Law Investiture Ceremony on Friday, April 24, 2026, at the Levitt Center for University Advancement. Sullivan joined the College of Law faculty in 2017 after serving as an antitrust attorney at the Federal Trade Comm more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 30 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * University-hosted symposium demonstrates cyber leadership * As a leader in preparing students for careers in cyber and national security, William & Mary was selected to host the 2026 Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) symposium. Held at the Alumni House April 14-16, the event emphasized empowering cyber-spectrum leaders by aligning critical technologies, education and operational readiness across secto more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 1 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Update on FDA Advisory Committee vote on camizestrant in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor for advanced HR-positive breast cancer The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) did not reach a majority vote in favor of the benefit risk profile of AstraZeneca's camizestrant in combination with a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, ribociclib or abemaciclib) for the 1st more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: FDA Announces Major Steps to Implement Real-Time Clinical Trials * Agency unveils real-time trial proofs-of-concept and upcoming pilot program The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced two major steps as part of an initiative to advance the implementation of real-time clinical trials (RTCT). First, the agency unveiled the successful initiation of two proof-of-concept clinical trials that will report endpoints more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 30 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Jennifer Gandhi named Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Faculty Development in FAS Gandhi, a political scientist, will serve as the FAS dean of faculty development for a five-year term. Jennifer Gandhi, a scholar of comparative politics and political economy and deputy dean of Yale's Jackson School of Global Affairs, has been named the Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Faculty Development in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), FAS Dean Steven Wilkinson announced  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 30 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * The Type of Fat--Not the Amount--Fuels Pancreatic Cancer By Peter Jurich For decades, the relationship between fat and cancer has been treated as a question of quantity: eat less fat, reduce your risk of developing cancer. The research, published April 29 in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, shows that for pancreatic cancer, the type of fat you consume matters more than the amount. "It's really the type more PR