WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Katherine Van Dyck, senior legal fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Field of Fees: Private Equity's Role in the Commercialization of American Youth Sports": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to return to this Subcommittee. My name is Katherine Van more PR

ARCATA, California, July 10 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * Announcing the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Honorees * The Distinguished Alumni Award is among the University's highest honors, recognizing alumni whose achievements reflect Cal Poly Humboldt's commitment to academic excellence, service, leadership, and hands-on learning. "Our Distinguished Alumni demonstrate the many ways a Cal Poly Humboldt education can shape lives, strengthen communities, and create meaningful change. Whet more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * As California Leads Nation in Scientific Advancements, Schiff, Lofgren, 42 Colleagues Urge OMB to Rescind Politicized Rule on Federal Grants * California lawmakers press the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to fulfill its role of overseeing nonpartisan federal grant process U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), and 42 members of the California congressional delegation are demanding the Office  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * As California Leads Nation in Scientific Advancements, Torres Joins Schiff, Lofgren, and 41 Colleagues Urging OMB to Rescind Politicized Rule on Federal Grants * California lawmakers press the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to fulfill its role of overseeing nonpartisan federal grant process Washington, D.C. - Representative Norma Torres joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), and 41 more PR

PASADENA, California, July 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Steering Light in a Flash: New Chip Redirects Light Beams in Less Than a Trillionth of a Second Light can carry enormous amounts of information at extreme speeds, making photonic technologies promising for the development of faster communications, more powerful computing systems, and more sensitive sensors. But for light to be useful for these purposes, engineers need to be able to control where it goes and redirect it quickly. A new devic more PR

STANFORD, California, July 9 -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Colorectal cancer's rise in adults under 50: What you should know * Colorectal cancer has long been considered a disease of older adults. Your risk of developing a tumor in your lower digestive tract increases with age, so for decades, doctors didn't recommend regular screening until age 50. But something is changing: The rates of colorectal cancer in younger adults, in their 30s and 40s, have been rising steadily. Today, colorectal c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on July 9, 2026: * * * CRC News: InfluenceWatch citations for June 2026 News journals from The Federalist (on the right) to CounterPunch (on the left) used IW as a source last month. - The Capital Research Center launched InfluenceWatch in 2017 "after identifying a need for more fact-based, accurate descriptions of the various influencers of public policy issues." InfluenceWatch has fulfilled that mission so well that it has become a trusted source for policy make more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 9 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Dinosaurs probably dined upon a variety of fruits and seeds * LAWRENCE -Dinosaurs likely munched on a lot more fruit than previously imagined. Recent research appearing in the journal Science overturns a long-held idea that flowering plants didn't evolve large fruits and seeds until after the mass extinction of dinosaurs about 66 million years ago, when Earth was smacked by a giant asteroid. Co-author James Saulsbury, postdoctoral researcher in the Bio more PR

NEW YORK, July 9 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release: * * * Dr. Alecia McGregor named Byllye Avery Endowed Professor for Sexual and Reproductive Justice * CUNY SPH is proud to announce that Alecia McGregor, PhD, has been appointed as the inaugural Byllye Avery Endowed Professor for Sexual and Reproductive Justice. Named for Byllye Avery, a pioneer in women's health and foremother of the reproductive justice movement, it is the first endowed faculty role in a more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, July 10 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Faculty findings: Bryant's research trailblazers * Bryant University's faculty and staff are always pushing the boundaries of discovery. Here are some of the recent scholarly breakthroughs from Bryant's thought leaders in economics, artificial intelligence, the health sciences, and other fields. Reimagining Baseball as Spectacle: Trustee Professor of Management Michael Roberto, D.B.A., co-authored a WDI Publishing case study with former student, Jonath more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 10 (TNSjou) -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * The 'safe third country' concept turns out to be an empty shell VUB research shows how human rights are circumvented by shifting responsibility for asylum outside the EU - In her recently completed research, Dr Gaia Romeo exposes the reality behind the EU's 'safe third country' policy. She focuses on the only case in which that policy has already been applied on a large scale: Greece. There, the concept was used to reject asylum  more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * People are more likely to trust climate assemblies when those most affected have a bigger say, study finds With COP31 a few months away, new research has found the most trusted decisions about how to fight global warming are made by the people affected most by those environmental issues. From cutting carbon emissions to protecting jobs and preparing for extreme weather, governments around the world are increasingly using Citizens' Cli more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, July 9 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * New electrochemical device targets climate change by sucking CO2 out of air * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Engineers have developed a new way to pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere using a process similar to charging and discharging a battery -an advance that could help address the planet's excess CO2 problem. A new collaborative study between scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Toyota focuses on di more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * AI gets a cerebellum Overlooked brain region helps AI ignore the ordinary for more efficient computing * By designing computers to behave more like the brain, engineers seek faster, more energy-efficient computing * Most researchers attempt to mimic the cerebrum, which underlies reasoning, memory and language * New device is first to mimic the cerebellum, the brain's reflex center * Device identified abnormal heartbeats from ECGs with more PR

SINGAPORE, July 11 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS confers Honorary Degrees on Ms Kay Kuok Oon Kwong and Professor Lim Pin The University also celebrates the accomplishments of 17,953 graduates from the NUS Class of 2026 - The National University of Singapore (NUS) today conferred honorary degrees on two outstanding leaders: Ms Kay Kuok Oon Kwong, Director of Shangri-La Hotel Limited, Singapore; and Professor Lim Pin, University Professor at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 10 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Ohio State research finds children notice weight change when parents take GLP-1s * Parents who are taking Glucagon-Like Peptide 1s (GLP-1) and other obesity management medications (OMM) are talking with their children about the medications and associated behaviors, a recent survey found. "This was the first survey that we know of that's explored communication" between parents and children about OMMs, said Keeley Pratt, a professor in The Ohio State Universit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Joins Sen. Schiff, Rep. Lofgren, California Lawmakers to Urge OMB to Rescind Politicized Rule on Federal Grants * Monterey, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), and 41 other members of the California Congressional delegation in demanding that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescind its proposed regulation for federal finan more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Scrubbing bubbles: Microparticles clean wounds, surgical instruments with tiny bubbles Newly developed microparticles can infiltrate stubborn bacterial matrices and release tiny oxygen bubbles to clean surfaces and wounds more efficiently than hydrogen peroxide or other cleaning agents alone, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report. In two papers they demonstrated the bubble-generating particl more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 9 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Soybean research at Kentucky State points to protein gains without sacrificing seed quality * Study led by Research Associate Deepak Khatri examines amino acid and fatty acid composition in soybean seeds FRANKFORT, Ky. -Soybean research at Kentucky State University is offering new insight into how producers may be able to improve seed protein concentration without sacrificing important measures of protein and oil quality. Deepak Khatri, a former Re more PR

STANFORD, California, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Meet Biomni - an AI-powered biomedical co-scientist In creating a comprehensive, AI-enabled research agent for the biomedical sciences, Stanford researchers hope to speed innovation by eliminating the tedium of scientific legwork. In brief * Biomni is an AI agent "co-scientist" that can help biomedical researchers through the entire research workflow, with outputs that demand human experience and reasoning. * The tool specializes in being able t more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 9 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Study finds word choice is linked to depression and anxiety symptoms in 911 dispatchers * Emergency call takers and dispatchers serve as the invisible frontline of public safety, navigating life-or-death crises over phone lines and radios without ever seeing the outcomes of their efforts. Now, a new study from UT San Antonio reveals that the specific words these workers use to describe their most stressful calls can provide early, hidden warni more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 9 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Study underscores barriers for supporting male survivors * Male survivors of intimate partner violence are less likely to seek help than female survivors, according to new research from Michigan State University's School of Social Work. As a result, these cases of intimate partner violence go unrecognized and underreported. To combat this, researchers call for more supportive and inclusive intervention services. Hyunkag Cho, an associate professor more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 10 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Taking ethnic studies courses increases academic performance * Ethnic studies is a culturally relevant curriculum designed to address the instructional needs of an increasingly diverse student population. However, evidence regarding the effectiveness of this curriculum at scale remains limited. Now, in a recent large-scale study, a team of researchers including Sade Bonilla, an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education, has more PR

LAREDO, Texas, July 11 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: * * * TAMIU Prof. Named A&M System Research Fund Recipient for Mental Health, Criminal Justice Study Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) assistant professor of Criminal Justice and interim director of the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program, Dr. Brittany Hood, was recently named a recipient of the Research Excellence Fund for Strategic Initiatives by the Texas A&M University System. T more PR

BUFFALO, New York, July 10 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Trauma triage is challenging: A UB study assesses how AI might help improve accuracy The chaos of an accident scene, along with noisy radio connections and time pressure are some of the factors that can create fertile ground for miscommunication.  By Ellen Goldbaum - Making triage decisions in a busy emergency room is tough enough; making triage decisions based on a hurried call with emergency medical staff resp more PR

MACAU, China, July 11 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM professors Xu Cheng-Zhong and Mak Pui In receive Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize * Xu Cheng-Zhong, chair professor and dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) at the University of Macau (UM), and Mak Pui In, chair professor at UM and director of the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI (SKL-AMSV), have been named recipients of the 16th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize. Widely regarded as the hig more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, July 10 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM Scientists Unveil Free Product That Maps Trees, Shrubs Across Entire Country * Dubbed the National Agriculture Imagery Program-Canopy Height Model, the data is available for download from UM servers. A continent-spanning example of NAIP-CHM is available online, as well as a zoomed-in view of the UM campus in Missoula. (Be sure to try the slider in the middle of the images.) "Producing this information used to require expensive laser surveys more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 11 (TNSrpt) -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * New Report Outlines Potential to Predict Coastal Cliff Collapses Key Takeaways * Following a four-year study of San Diego County coastal cliffs, Scripps Oceanography scientists found that a network of in-ground sensors can provide a reliable warning of impending, dangerous landslides with hours to days notice. * These promising findings could be used by emergency response authorities to create an actionable warning sys more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Is speech-to-text AI really reliable? UC research shows the importance of human review in AI-driven physicians' documentation By Emily Glass, glassei@ucmail.uc.edu Artificial intelligence in clinical settings is getting more common. If you haven't yet experienced it at your own doctor's appointments, you've probably seen it on TV. AI speech-to-text had a moment in the spotlight on the medical drama series, "The Pitt," just earlier this yea more PR