WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Warren Press FAA on Private Equity's Influence in the Aviation Maintenance Industry, Raising Costs for Consumers * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wrote to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford urging the FAA to investigate private equity's (PE) growing influence in the aviation maintenance sector. Recent reporting reveals that PE inve more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 17 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Catherine P. Bradshaw named dean of Johns Hopkins School of Education Nationally recognized scholar of school safety, bullying prevention, and student mental health returns to Johns Hopkins to lead one of the nation's top education schools - Catherine P. Bradshaw--a distinguished administrator, experienced leader of intervention programs, and nationally recognized researcher on youth violence prevention and mental health in schools--has been named the more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, June 16 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Preparing Leaders for the Business of Sports * by Rich Stratton, Assistant Director of Public Relations As the global sports industry is projected to surpass $635 billion by 2029, demand is growing for professionals who can navigate the business side of sports in areas such as marketing, analytics, event management and sponsorship development. Online Sport Business Management Degree Launches in Fall 2026 To help meet that need, Cedarville University is more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research note by Gideon Lukens, director of research and data analysis at the Health Policy Team: * * * Analysis Justifying Trump Administration's Medicaid Work Requirement Rule Is Deeply Flawed The 2025 reconciliation law instituted a harmful policy taking Medicaid coverage away from people not meeting a harsh work requirement, and the Trump Administration recently finalized a rule that will make the policy even more harmful./[1] In particular, the new r more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 17 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Forbes awards UNE "A-" financial grade, recognizing strong fiscal health and institutional stability Alan Bennett The University of New England has earned an A- financial grade from Forbes, placing Maine's largest independent university among the top 20% of distinguished institutions recognized nationally for financial strength, stability, and long-term sustainability. The grade, awarded as part of Forbes' 2026 College Financial Grades ranking, ref more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 16 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * France: Critical juncture for media freedom ahead of 2027 elections * From 9-11 June 2026, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) conducted a joint mission to France to assess the current state of media freedom in the country. This statement presents the mission's preliminary findings. The mission was led by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and joined by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), ARTI more PR

LONDON, England, June 16 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * King's Birthday Honours List celebrates museum and heritage sector * Museum and heritage professionals across the UK have been recognised for their contributions to the sector in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours List. Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Melanie Keen, the former director of London's Wellcome Collection, received a CBE for services to museums. Keen recently stepped down from the museum after seven  more PR

NEW YORK, June 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * New Study Suggests Novel EHR-Based Marker Can Identify At-Risk Transplant Patients and Reduce Organ Rejection * A new multicenter study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that a novel electronic health record-based marker can help clinicians identify transplant patients at high risk for organ rejection due to not taking their medications as prescribed-and intervene before the rejection happe more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 17 -- The Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice issued the following news: * * * Prestigous Vollmer Award honors Dean Thomas Blomberg's career in criminology and criminal justice The Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research - A career fueled by turning research and evidence into real-world policies and practices has earned Thomas G. Blomberg, dean of Florida State University's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, the 2026 August Vollmer Award, from the American Soci more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, June 16 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Reformed Illinois divorce laws boosted joint decision-making, but had little impact otherwise * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Changes to Illinois divorce laws in 2016 that were expected to speed up cases; discourage adversarial, lengthy litigation; and more evenly distribute parents' time with their children had little impact on these factors, a new study reports. However, the amended statutes did encourage more divorcing couples to jointl more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, June 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Researchers identify new kidney pathway with help from 1940s-era drug, may improve polycystic kidney disease treatment (VIDEO) * JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a previously unrecognized way the kidneys regulate water balance -an advance that could lead to improved treatments for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and other disorders. The study, led by Fouad Chebib, M.D., a nephrologist at Mayo Clinic,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSjou) -- The Special Olympics issued the following news release: * * * Is AI Fair? New Evidence Suggests Bias Against People with Intellectual Disabilities Is Built In Peer-reviewed study is the first of its kind led and published by Special Olympics, revealing AI systems are learning stereotypes and repeating them at scale for one of the most marginalized populations in the world - A new study titled, "Identifying Implicit Bias in LLM-based Chat AI Toward People with Intellectual Disabilities," published in the Disa more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * AI can clone your voice. Why that's powerful -- and dangerous New UC research dives into the persuasiveness of vocal similarity By Emily Glass, glassei@ucmail.uc.edu Using artificial intelligence, scammers can duplicate someone's voice with just seconds of audio, says the University of Cincinnati's Kimberly Hyun. Imposter scams are one of the most common forms of fraud, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Hyun, assistant professor o more PR