CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 16 [Category: Medical] -- The Broad Institute posted the following news: * * * A bioengineer shifts his career to explore how life experiences change the body * Shaped by a tumultuous childhood, Jason Buenrostro pivots from technology development to studying the biology of stress and adversity and finding new ways to boost resilience. Credit: Allison Colorado, Broad Communications Broad core institute member and Harvard professor Jason Buenrostro leads a project focused on uncovering the molecular roots of more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 13 -- The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases issued the following news: * * * AASLD Foundation Awards Over $2 Million in Liver Research and Training Grants The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Foundation, the largest medical society funding source for liver disease research and training in the United States, announced today a funding commitment of over $2 million for over 185 grantees. This investment will fuel innovative research to advance the understanding, prevent more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 13 -- The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases issued the following news: * * * AASLD Unveils New People Affected by Liver Disease Travel Award for The Liver Meeting(R) 2026, Denver This travel award provides access for people with liver disease to liver disease education, emerging research, and engagement opportunities, with a focus on individuals affected by Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD). - The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) proud more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Lung Association posted the following news release: * * * American Lung Association Honors AstraZeneca with Outstanding Corporate Partner Award for 35 Years of Impact * On Friday, June 27, the American Lung Association honored AstraZeneca with the Outstanding Corporate Partner Award at its annual awards celebration in Chicago for their long-standing commitment, leadership and support of lung health. The 35-year partnership has been integral in supporting the Lung Association's work more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 15 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Women's Association posted the following news: * * * AMWA Meets with Women State Legislators to Advance COPD Awareness and Women's Lung Health * The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) participated in the 2026 National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) Healthcare Summit in Washington, DC, joining women state legislators from across the country to discuss pressing healthcare issues and opportunities for bipartisan action. The summit brought together electe more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 16 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * Applications due July 31 for VOLARE Institute's third cohort * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is accepting applications through July 31, 2026, for the third cohort of its Visioning, Organizing, Leading, and Advancing the Research Enterprise Institute (VOLARE). The yearlong program begins fall 2026 and is designed for colleges and universities seeking to strengthen resear more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, July 16 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * As Agencies Pursue Mexican Wolf Downlisting, Coalition Urges New Mexico to Close Protection Gaps Fifteen organizations urge New Mexico leaders to close trapping loopholes following trapping deaths of endangered Mexican gray wolves. - Santa Fe, N.M. -- As federal and state wildlife agencies prepare to pursue downlisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act, a coalition representing fifteen wildlife conservati more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 16 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release: * * * As Agencies Pursue Mexican Wolf Downlisting, Coalition Urges New Mexico to Close Protection Gaps Fifteen organizations urge New Mexico leaders to close trapping loopholes following trapping deaths of endangered Mexican gray wolves - As federal and state wildlife agencies prepare to pursue downlisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act, a coalition representing fifteen wildlife conservation, environmental, and animal protection more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Iranian Students Amid Post-War Repression * More Than a Hundred Students Arrested, Expelled, or Jailed in Expanding Assault on Dissent at Universities July 16, 2026 -Iranian authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on university campuses, subjecting students to arbitrary arrests, imprisonment, expulsions, suspensions, and politically motivated disciplinary proceedings since the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * BRANDEIS CENTER: KEITH SONDERLING IS THE RIGHT LEADER TO PROTECT JEWISH WORKERS Grandson of Holocaust Survivors and Former EEOC Leader Has a Proven Record of Combatting Workplace Anti-Semitism, Jewish Civil Rights Group Says - The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law Chairman and CEO Kenneth L. Marcus issued the following statement after today's Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions C more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachussetts, July 17 [Category: Education] -- Education Next, an academic journal and magazine that says it focuses on K-12 education policy, reform, and research, posted the following commentary by Russell T. Warne, chief scientist at Riot IQ and creator of the Reasoning and Intelligence Online Test: * * * "Gifted" Is Dead. Long Live "Advanced" Learners! * The American education establishment loves to rebrand. Home economics became family and consumer science, while vocational education is now career and technical education. more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachussetts, July 16 [Category: Education] -- Education Next, an academic journal and magazine that says it focuses on K-12 education policy, reform, and research, posted the following commentary by Mickey Revenaugh, co-founder of Connections Academy: * * * Why Microschools Are Multiplying * While declining enrollment in America's traditional public schools is turning into a slow-moving crisis, participation in microschools is set to blast off. The 21st century answer to one-room schoolhouses, microschools are typically privat more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 16 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * ETS Research Institute Launches Center for Policy Research The ETS Research Institute today announced the launch of the Center for Policy Research, a new research center dedicated to strengthening education from early childhood through adulthood and career transitions. The Center will translate evidence from large-scale assessment data, measurement science, and applied research into clear, actionable guidance for policymake more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSbrep) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * EWG: Iowa's 15,000+ factory farms produce over 107M tons of manure, risking public health Number of large facilities jumped 13% since 2019 - MINNEAPOLIS - Iowa has 15,309 livestock farms that generated 107.6 million tons of manure in 2025, polluting the state's water and putting Iowans' health at risk, a landmark Environmental Working Group mapping project finds. For this comprehensive report (https://www.ewg.org/research/drowning-man more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Fans stepped up to the plate to learn CPR at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game * PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2026 -When cardiac arrest strikes outside of a hospital, survival rates remain unacceptably low, often because CPR is not administered immediately, according to the American Heart Association. At the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, Major League Baseball (MLB) and the American Heart Association worked together to change that reality b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- LeadingAge, an organization that says it focuses on education, advocacy and applied research, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * LeadingAge on CMS' Risk-Based Survey Approach for Nursing Homes Statement from Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO, LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit and mission-driven providers of aging services, including nursing homes, on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) revised approach to nursing home surveys announced today: "CMS' decision to implement  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 17 -- Meals On Wheels America issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Meals on Wheels America Commends Senate Passage of S.2120, OAA Reauthorization Bill Meals on Wheels America Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer Josh Protas today issued the following statement regarding the Senate passage of S.2120, the Older Americans Act reauthorization bill of 2026. "We are pleased by the Senate's passage of S.2120, a bill to reauthorize programs under the Older Americans Act (OAA) through 2030. This bipartisan ac more PR

OAKLAND, California, July 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Center for Youth Law posted the following news release: * * * NCYL, Lawyers' Committee, and COPAA demand information and transparency from the U.S. Department of Education * The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) have advanced a sweeping legal effort to force transparency from the Department of Education (Department), submitting a new Freedom of Informatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Wilson Center, an organization that provides nonpartisan insights and analysis on global affairs to policymakers and the public through deep research, open dialogue and independent scholarship, issued the following news release: * * * Wilson Center Opens Competition for 2027-2028 Research Fellowships * WASHINGTON - The Wilson Center today officially opened the 2027-2028 application cycle for its prestigious Research Fellowship program. "A robust, nonpartisan fellows p more PR