JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * AFIT announces Distinguished Alumni Award recipients * * Published June 30, 2026 * By Jaclyn Knapp * AFIT Institutional Advancement WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Photo Details / Download Hi-Res The Air Force Institute of Technology and the AFIT Foundation and Association of Graduates selected five graduates to receive recognition for their outstanding career achievements in a ceremon more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 30 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * AFIT Announces Distinguished Alumni Winners * The Air Force Institute of Technology and the AFIT Foundation and Association of Graduates selected five graduates to receive recognition for their outstanding career achievements in a ceremony June 19. Lt. Gen. Linda S. Hurry, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, and AFIT alumnus, was the featured speaker and noted the impacts of AFIT education on developing Department of the Air Force leaders across the mission more PR

WACO, Texas, June 30 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * The Visionaries Who Built America Baylor research explores the entrepreneurs whose ideas transformed industries, reshaped society and fueled economic growth over America's 250 years By Kelly Craine, Media & Public Relations From Henry Ford's assembly line to Steve Jobs' smartphone, entrepreneurs have played a defining role in shaping the American story. Their innovations helped transform the United States into the world's largest economy, creating new industries, ex more PR

UPTON, New York, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Abundant Catalyst Converts Methane into Valuable Liquid Chemicals Low-cost sulfur-tolerant compound could convert wasted natural gas into easily transportable commodity chemicals and fuels - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and their collaborators have demonstrated a promising new approach for converting methane -- the primary component of natural gas --  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on June 29, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * Enemies of Energy: Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) RMI isn't yet a widely known brand in the anti-energy movement. But its ballooning revenue and war against natural gas stoves has turned it into a major player. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Enemies of Energy, a research report created for the Capital Research Center. - While not nearly as well-known as o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on June 30, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow William Echikson: * * * End European Tech Pessimism Europe is gripped by a crisis of digital self-confidence. Yet it enjoys some real tech strengths. - Economic growth is slow. Political instability is high, with the transatlantic alliance in tatters. The continent, fearing dependence on US software, Chinese rare earths, and Taiwanese chips, has rallied around a new cry: digital sovereignty. But "de more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by James Lewis, distinguished fellow with the Tech Policy Program: * * * EU Tech Sovereignty is Wishful Thinking A transatlantic tech partnership might be the best approach to build European tech independence. - Even before tensions with the US reached a fever pitch, European Union officials have wanted to independently develop and control their digital infrastructure and tech, without relying on the US or China. This desire reflects concerns ove more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary by Maciej Bukowski, head of Energy and Resilience Program at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation in Warsaw, Poland: * * * The Wind and Solar Surprise: Renewables Keep Winning The political mood across the US and Europe suggests that renewables are in retreat. It's false. - Climate policies have become targets in election campaigns. Governments are revisiting net-zero emissions commitments. Populist parties frame wind, solar, and hydro as symbols of el more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 1 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Arts and Sciences Faculty Receive Tenure and Promotions Fourteen faculty were promoted to full professor this year, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. - The Dartmouth Board of Trustees approved promotions for faculty across the Arts and Sciences on June 12. This year, 14 faculty members were promoted to full professor, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. "I'm delighted to congratulate these excepti more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * How scientists support planetary defense by reconstructing a fireball's path using sound waves * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -When a bright fireball streaked across the Alaska sky last spring, the usual tools scientists rely on to track such events -cameras and satellites -did not provide a detailed picture. But the meteoroid left behind something else: low-frequency sound waves that traveled hundreds of miles and  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researchers advance toward greater bandwidth, more energy-efficient communications * An MIT-led research program aimed at creating future microsystems capable of sustainably transmitting data with greater bandwidth and higher efficiency than is possible today has made several significant advances since it was established in 2022. These include the invention of devices within systems that can much more easily integrate electr more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 29 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Scientists Identify Houston Power Plant as Dominant Source of Cloud-Forming Aerosols * Research by atmospheric scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and colleagues pinpointed an individual coal-fired power plant in Houston, Texas, as the main source of particles most likely to encourage formation of clouds around the metropolitan area. A large portion of aerosols from W.A. Parish Generating Station ser more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, June 30 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Team looking to tap underground 'thermal batteries' to cool AI Data centers and save water * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Aquifer-based geothermal systems, known as aquifer thermal energy storage, could help ease the environmental stress stemming from artificial intelligence data centers in the United States. Researchers at the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are proposing a new way to keep those  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 29 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * The Exit Interview: Dean Yannis C. Yortsos * Twenty-one years cannot be captured in a single interview. Fortunately, they don't have to be. Before diving into the conversation that follows, we invite you to explore two remarkable tributes created in honor of Dean Yannis C. Yortsos ' tenure as dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. USC Viterbi Professor Salman Avestimehr and his company, Teami more PR

BUFFALO, New York, June 30 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB researchers unveil new method for rapidly creating advanced catalyst materials * Mark Swihart and students in his lab stand in his lab looking at the camera. Mark Swihart, far right, focuses on developing aerosol-based manufacturing techniques for high-performing materials. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo. One-step process generates high entropy alloy nanoparticles in milliseconds  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal (Universite de Montreal, or UdeM) issued the following news: * * * Is TikTok a reliable source of information on torn ACLs? By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux An UdeM research team assesses rehabilitation exercise videos on the social-media platform for anterior cruciate ligament injuries, widely occurring in sports. A 16-year-old footballer twists his knee mid-tackle. He's diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Before seeing his physical therapist or asking his doc more PR