COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania, June 1 -- Ursinus College issued the following news: * * * 2 Ursinus alumni win highly competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship * Grace DeCostanza '25 and Alannah Miller '25 have both been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The program supports fellowships for outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time, research-based masters and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math,  more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, June 2 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Agricultural Groups Call for End to Countervailing Duties on Phosphate Fertilizers Author: Bryan Goodman Sixty-five state and national groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick today calling on him to end countervailing duties placed on phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco to ease the pain felt by farmers as fertiliz more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Annual NRCS Wisconsin Public Conservation Meeting Announced * (Madison, Wis., June 1, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Wisconsin will hold an online Local Work Group (LWG) meeting on June 23, 2026, from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting will include a statewide presentation followed by NRCS administrat more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Opposing Plan to Weaken Federal Protections for Retirement Investments * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 24 states in opposing a proposal from the Trump administration that would put the retirement savings of millions of Americans at risk. In their comment letter submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor (PDF more PR

WACO, Texas, June 2 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * 'Hijacked, Blindfolded and Handcuffed' -Consumers Face Turbulent Journey for Mental Illness Treatment Services Baylor researcher examines how families navigate prolonged crises, uncertainty and high-stakes decisions in seeking mental healthcare By Kelly Craine When a mental health crisis strikes, families are often thrust into a world they never expected to navigate - one filled with uncertainty, emotional exhaustion  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following written testimony by Jamie Beran, CEO of Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to deliver this testimony today on the fight to defeat antisemitism in our countr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Alight Solutions for Disability Discrimination * Federal agency says Illinois company failed to accommodate employee's diabetes, including in use of electronic attendance monitoring systems, and then fired him CHICAGO -Alight Solutions, an employee benefits administrator headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, violated federal law when it discriminated against an employee b more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 29 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * 'Secularist' Rep. Mike Levin denounces DHS' bible social media posts The FFRF Action Fund picks Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., as its "Secularist of the Week" for his response to the Department of Homeland Security posting bible verse more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 29 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * 'Theocratic' Texas commissioners approve courthouse Ten Commandments monument The FFRF Action Fund names the Rockwall County Commissioners Court as its "Theocrats of the Week" for unanimously approving a Ten Commandments monument more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 2 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news on June 1, 2026: * * * Find New NCFR Journal Research Online Read 5 New Articles Published May 24-30 - Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: JMF June 2026 issue (https://on more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 27 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Institute for Justice Tells Wisconsin: Forming an LLC Doesn't Make Cookies Dangerous Across Wisconsin, home bakers are getting bad advice from the state government, which is telling them to stop selling their foods through a business entity, like an LLC. Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter to Gabe Johnson-Karp, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin, urging the Depa more PR

ENCINO, California, June 2 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $3.15 Million Sale of Walgreens Property in Appleton, Wisconsin APPLETON, Wis. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a 16,933-square-foot net-leased Walgreens property in Appleton, Wisconsin, for $3.15 million.  more PR

ENCINO, California, June 2 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 24-Unit Multifamily Property in Siren, Wisconsin SIREN, Wis. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Lake Country Apartments, a 24-units multifamily property in Siren, Wisconsin. The property sold for $3,57 more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 2 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * LGBTQ+ people over 50 face more aging-related challenges Poll also shows most non-LGBTQ+ people over 50 have LGBTQ+ friends, family, coworkers or neighbors - People over 50 are growing older in a very different environment for LGBTQ+ people than the one they grew up in. Now, a new University of Michigan poll looks at what that means for both  more PR

LYONS, Nebraska, June 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Center for Rural Affairs posted the following news release: * * * New resource helps Wisconsin communities plan for wind and solar decommissioning * Lyons, Nebraska - Demand for reliable, affordable electricity is driving wind and solar energy development across Wisconsin. As more projects are proposed and built, local communities have an opportunity to proactively plan for what happens when those facilities reach the end of their opera more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 1 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * Nutrition professor fights against unhealthy habits * Originally by Scott Jared, University Communications and Marketing A bike brought Barry Popkin to Chapel Hill in 1977. He had just returned to the U.S. after three years of public health research among 4 million people in Manila, Philippines. He was doing some extraordinary work, but he could more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 1 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * Regional Champion N.C. A&T Men's Club Basketball Finishes in National Tourney Top Four * EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 1, 2026) - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's men's club basketball team is celebrating a dynamic season, having claimed the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) regional championship and advancing to more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Reps. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, and Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman, Burlison Announce Roundtable to Examine How the Working Families Tax Cuts Act Delivered Historic Economic Relief Today, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Ser more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Bemidji names interim Chief Medical Officer * As a leader at Sanford Bemidji, Dr. Corser has played a key role in advancing healthcare access and services across northern Minnesota. Throughout his career, he has provided expertise in emergency medicine, trauma care, addiction medicine, family medicine and geriatrics, with a strong focus on improving care for rural and  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Three Ascension Wisconsin Hospitals Named Among Newsweek's Best Maternity Hospitals 2026 * Ascension Wisconsin is proud to announce that Ascension St. Elizabeth Hospital, Ascension St. Joseph Hospital and Ascension All Saints Hospital have been named to Newsweek's America's Best Maternity Hospitals 2026 list. The recognition places the hospitals among the n more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 28 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * TWS launches pilot diploma privilege program The Wildlife Society has entered into a new collaborative three-year pilot program with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to streamline TWS certification and strengthen the community of wildlife professionals working to advance conservation. As The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Biologist Certification Program enters its  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 2 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES JOINS COALITION OPPOSING PLAN TO WEAKEN FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR RETIREMENT INVESTMENTS Proposal Would Open the Door to Risky 401(k) Investments, Endangering Virginians' Futures - Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 24 states in opposing a proposal from the Trump administration that would put the retirement savings of millions of more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 29 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Ancient oceans began suffocating millions of years before Triassic mass extinction By Kelly Izlar One of the most devastating extinctions in Earth's history is best known for what didn't die -- dinosaurs. But the end-Triassic extinction 201 million years ago wiped out roughly 60 percent of Earth's species, and scientists are still piecing together how it unfolded. New evidence from Virginia Tech geolog more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The White House sent to the Senate on June 1, 2026, the nominations of 40 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mark Abreu, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador. Alexander Alden, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Azerbaijan. Christopher Anderson, of  more PR