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2026-27 CFP broadcast schedule revealed (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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2026-27 CFP broadcast schedule revealed
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* For the first time, one game per round to be simulcast on ABC and ESPN
* Five total matchups, including one CFP Semifinal, slated for TNT Sports
The College Football Playoff (CFP), ESPN and TNT Sports have announced kick times and broadcast information for the 2026-27 CFP. The home of the CFP since its inception in 2015, more PR
7 School of Social Work Doctoral Students Awarded (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, June 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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7 School of Social Work Doctoral Students Awarded
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The UConn School of Social Work Doctoral Fellowship Awards Committee recently announced the winners of doctoral program internal awards. This year, the committee awarded $32,500 across five funding programs.
"This was one of the most competitive cycles we have seen in the history of the doctoral program, with 14 applications received," says commi more PR
ABC's exclusive coverage of the 2026 NBA Finals begins June 3: New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ABC's exclusive coverage of the 2026 NBA Finals begins June 3: New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs
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* For the first time, the legendary Inside the NBA team to serve as the official NBA Finals pregame, halftime and postgame shows
* Pat McAfee to lead alternate presentation for Game 3
* NBA Finals on ESPN Radio celebrates 30 th anniversary
* ESPN's significant on-si more PR
American Jewish Medical Association CEO Shekhman Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following written testimony by American Jewish Medical Association CEO Eveline Shekhman from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care":
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I. Introduction
Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, thank you for inviting me here today to more PR
Americans for Tax Reform: List of Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids (10)
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by John Kartch and Rachel Loren:
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List of Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids
Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 60.
As documented below at least 60 companies, foundations, individuals and states have announced contributions to the accounts.
Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Wor more PR
Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Opposing Plan to Weaken Federal Protections for Retirement Investments (10)
LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Opposing Plan to Weaken Federal Protections for Retirement Investments
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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
Cancer Vaccine Sustains 49 Percent Melanoma Reduction After 5 Years (10)
NEW YORK, June 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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Cancer Vaccine Sustains 49 Percent Melanoma Reduction After 5 Years
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The combination of a vaccine and a drug, which both harness the immune system to attack cancer cells, has proven successful in cutting the risk of skin cancer recurrence by 49 percent, a new study shows. This reduction, which was calculated five years after more PR
Center for Democracy & Technology VP Jain Testifies Before House Homeland Security Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Samir Jain, vice-president of policy at the Center for Democracy and Technology, from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnership, and the Resilience of America's Communities":
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Chair Ogles, Ranking Member Ramirez, Chair Garbarino, Ranking Member Thompson, and distinguished Members of more PR
Conn. Energy Dept. Applauds Bond Commission Funding For Infrastructure Improvements to State Parks, Trails, Dams; Remediation of Contaminated Sites (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 29 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release:
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DEEP Applauds Bond Commission Funding For Infrastructure Improvements to State Parks, Trails, Dams; Remediation of Contaminated Sites
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) applauded the State Bond Commission's passage today of more than $45 million in funding that will support improvements to the network of hiking and wa more PR
Consulting for a more sustainable future in Philadelphia and beyond (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 1 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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Consulting for a more sustainable future in Philadelphia and beyond
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For the student consultants of Penn Sustainability Consulting (PSC) and their off-campus clients, the partnership is mutually beneficial. The students provide a range of pro bono services to businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations, and clients provide a variety of real-world settings for students to enhance th more PR
Covid-Era Assistance Policies May Have Reduced Food Insecurity, Housing Instability (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, June 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Covid-Era Assistance Policies May Have Reduced Food Insecurity, Housing Instability
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In 2018, Caitlin Caspi started a five-year research project looking at how raising the minimum wage could impact nutrition-related health outcomes.
Caspi is an associate professor of allied health sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), associate director of InCHIP, and the d more PR
DeLauro Statement on Court Temporarily Blocking President Trump's Corrupt $1.8 Billion Criminal Payout Scheme (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement:
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DeLauro Statement on Court Temporarily Blocking President Trump's Corrupt $1.8 Billion Criminal Payout Scheme
Following the ruling by a federal judge for the Eastern District of Virginia temporarily blocking the creation of President Trump's corrupt $1.8 billion criminal payout scheme, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro more PR
Doubling the Data Gathered from Dark Patches of Space (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, June 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Doubling the Data Gathered from Dark Patches of Space
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The next time you look up at the night sky, know that even regions of seemingly blank, inky space contain massive quantities of information that are helping to answer some of astronomy's biggest questions.
UConn Department of Physics Ph.D. student Kelcey Davis explains the only way astronomers can survey these dark areas is by taking "deep fi more PR
ESPN announces June MLB Game of the Day schedule (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN announces June MLB Game of the Day schedule
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Classic Yankees-Red Sox rivalry among marquee June matchups
ESPN today announced its June MLB Game of the Day schedule, featuring a month-long lineup of marquee matchups and star-powered storylines from across Major League Baseball. The Game of the Day schedule is an out-of-market offering and is subject to local bla more PR
ESPN scores most-viewed Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final since 2015, the latest viewership successes headed into the Stanley Cup Final (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN scores most-viewed Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final since 2015, the latest viewership successes headed into the Stanley Cup Final
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* Four game Vegas Golden Knights-Colorado Avalanche series averaged 2.2 million viewers
* Most-viewed Western Conference Final Game 4 matchup since 2016
* Follows record-breaking Stanley Cup Playoffs First and Second Rou more PR
Following Trump Announcement on "Weaponization Fund," Larson Vows to Stop Sham Settlement from Moving Forward in Any Form (10)
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Following Trump Announcement on "Weaponization Fund," Larson Vows to Stop Sham Settlement from Moving Forward in Any Form
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East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it would be pausing plans to create a $1.8 billion slush fund for Trump family members, January 6 th insurrectionists, convicted fraudsters, an more PR
Gartner Forecasts End-User Public Cloud Spending in India to Surpass $17 Billion in 2026 (10)
STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 2 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release:
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Gartner Forecasts End-User Public Cloud Spending in India to Surpass $17 Billion in 2026
AI-Driven Infrastructure Demand and Platform Modernization Accelerate Cloud Spending Growth
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End-user spending on public cloud services in India is forecast to grow 28.1% to total $17.5 billion in 2026, up from $13.7 billion in 2025, according to Gartner, more PR
Gartner HR Survey Finds AI is Boosting Productivity But Widening Workforce Divisions in Australia (10)
STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 2 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release:
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Gartner HR Survey Finds AI is Boosting Productivity but Widening Workforce Divisions in Australia
Low Job Confidence, Uneven AI Adoption and Rising Anxiety is Reshaping Employee Sentiment in 2026
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While AI is delivering significant productivity gains across Australian workplaces, it is also increasing workforce division and job uncertainty in more PR
Governor Lamont Announces Historic Investment in the Early Childhood Education Endowment (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Announces Historic Investment in the Early Childhood Education Endowment
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(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as a result of the fiscal year 2027 state budget bill that he signed into law last week, his administration is making an additional investment of approximately $320 million into Connecticut's recently established Early Childhood Education En more PR
Governor Lamont Issues Proclamation Declaring Pride Month (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Issues Proclamation Declaring Pride Month
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(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed a proclamation designating June as LGBTQ Pride Month in recognition of the contributions of Connecticut's LGBTQ community and to emphasize that the state supports the rights of every person to live their lives free of discrimination, fear, and prejudice, reg more PR
Governor Lamont Reappoints Major General Francis Evon, Jr. As Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Reappoints Major General Francis Evon, Jr. As Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard
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(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is reappointing Major General Francis J. Evon, Jr. to serve another four-year term as adjutant general of the Connecticut National Guard. He has served in the role since his first term began in July 2018.
Major G more PR
Larson Applauds Court Decision Rightfully Seating Harrison Amadasun on the South Windsor Town Council (10)
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Applauds Court Decision Rightfully Seating Harrison Amadasun on the South Windsor Town Council
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East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded today's Superior Court decision in Amadasun v. Armstrong, allowing South Windsor Councilman-elect Harrison Amadasun to rightfully take the seat he was elected to last November. Following his election to the South Windsor Town Co more PR
Mortgage fraud risk decreased in beginning of 2026 (10)
IRVINE, California, June 1 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release:
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Mortgage fraud risk decreased in beginning of 2026
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Cotality National Mortgage Fraud Application Risk Index shows risk is 121 in Q1 2026, a decrease from 133 in Q4 2025.
* An estimated 1 in 129 mortgage applications had indications of fraud.
* Undisclosed real estate fraud continues to show the largest increase in fraud risk in Q1 2026.
* Fraud risk is bei more PR
O'Neill, Yale's Top Leader for Alumni Affairs and Development, to Retire (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 1 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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O'Neill, Yale's top leader for alumni affairs and development, to retire
Joan O'Neill retires in December, after nearly 40 years with the university.
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Joan O'Neill, Yale's vice president for alumni affairs and development, will retire in December, after nearly 40 years of service to the university, President Maurie McInnis announced today.
"Joan's tireless work fundraising, connecting alumni, and supporti more PR
Optimum Launches Effort to Drive a Consensual Repositioning of Its Capital Structure (10)
NEW YORK, June 2 -- Optimum Communications (formerly Altice USA) issued the following news release on June 1, 2026:
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Optimum Launches Effort to Drive a Consensual Repositioning of its Capital Structure
* Optimum forms new unrestricted subsidiary to hold the Optimum East Cable business and Optimum's 50.01% stake in Lightpath, and implements internal reorganization to make the new holdco group financially and operationally independent from its parent, CSC Holdings
* New unrestricted hold more PR
Richard E. Carson, PhD, Receives SNMMI 2026 Paul C. Aebersold Award for Outstanding Achievement in B (10)
RESTON, Virginia, May 31 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release:
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Richard E. Carson, PhD, Receives SNMMI 2026 Paul C. Aebersold Award for Outstanding Achievement in B
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Media Contact:
Rebecca Maxey
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Los Angeles - Richard E. Carson, PhD, has been named the 2026 recipient of the prestigious Paul C. Aebersold Award. Carson is professor of Biomed more PR
Save the Children: Sudan Braces for Worsening Child Malnutrition as Lean Season Starts (10)
WESTPORT, Connecticut, June 2 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release:
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Sudan Braces for Worsening Child Malnutrition as Lean Season Starts
GEDAREF - Save the Children predicts a rapid rise in child malnutrition in Sudan as pre-harvest season begins with bleak planting prospects three years into the ongoing conflict.
Between 60-80% of Sudanese people ar more PR
Texas A&M Engineering: Capstone Team Aids Patient Breathing With Transformative Design (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 2 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Capstone team aids patient breathing with transformative design
A biomedical engineering capstone team developed a pediatric jaw brace to help a five-year-old breathe at night -- winning a first-place capstone prize among all biomedical teams in the process.
By David Cook, Contributor
At the 2026 Engineering Project Showcase, hundreds of student teams gathered in the Zachry En more PR
The 2026 NCAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse Championships finish strong on ESPN (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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The 2026 NCAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse Championships finish strong on ESPN
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* Men's Championship Final was most-watched in 19 years and up 37%
* Women's title game became most-watched on record and up 83%
ESPN's coverage of the 2026 Men's and Women's College Lacrosse Championship closed out Memorial Day Weekend on a high note, posting double-digit gains in view more PR
UConn Law Librarian Jessica Panella Receives Statewide Honor (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, June 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Law Librarian Jessica Panella Receives Statewide Honor
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Jessica Panella believes information has the power to change lives. In her role as Head of Outreach and Community Engagement at UConn Law's Thomas J. Meskill Law Library, Panella connects people to knowledge, opportunities, and each other.
Through her work, Panella has expanded the reach and impact of the law library's services, streng more PR
VA. A.G. JONES JOINS COALITION OPPOSING PLAN TO WEAKEN FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR RETIREMENT INVESTMENTS (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, June 2 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on June 1, 2026:
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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
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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
Virginia Tech: Student Research Connects Housing Instability to Children's Health (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 2 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Student research connects housing instability to children's health
As a student, Satya Fisher '23 teamed up with Assistant Professor Jaeyong Yoo on research project that was recently published - a project that has led Fisher into a career in affordable housing policy and development.
By Jimmy Robertson
In 2022, Kelly Avery, associate professor of practice in the Department of Apparel, Housing and Resour more PR
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