WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article: * * * Vietnam's Export Boom to the U.S.: The Role of Chinese Firms By Chris A. Avalos, Trang Hoang, and Eva Van Leemput In recent years, Vietnam has attracted considerable attention as a potential major beneficiary of the 2018-19 U.S.-China tariff increases, reflecting substantial trade diversion as exports shifted away from China (Alfaro and Chor, 2023; Freund et al., 2024). As shown in the left panel of Figure 1, U.S. imports from China declined sharply aft more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, July 18 -- Fielding Graduate University issued the following news: * * * Mary Ann Ippolito-O'Connell Brings New Attention to the Language of Gesture By Catherine Ryan Fielding alum's cutting-edge research explores how unconventional gestures can deepen understanding of communication in children with autism. For more than 25 years, Mary Ann Ippolito-O'Connell, PhD (IECD '25), CCC-SLP, has worked closely with babies, toddlers, children, adolescents, young adults, and families in Chicago as a pediatric developmental more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, July 17 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Harnessing the Ocean For Food and Energy * by Rich Stratton, Assistant Director of Public Relations When most people look across the ocean, they see waves rolling toward the shore. Toby Dewhurst sees opportunity. A 2009 mechanical engineering graduate of Cedarville University, Toby has built a career helping people harness the power and potential of the sea. From sustainable energy to aquaculture, his work sits at the heart of what many call the "blue ec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following testimony by Elizabeth Ginexi, health research scientist and former scientific program official at the National Institutes of Health, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA's MKULTRA Project": * * * Chairman Luna, Ranking Member Crockett, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU graduate named Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellow * Michigan State University alumnus Aaron Philip ('26) has been named a U.S. Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellow. He is the second Spartan in university history and one of only 29 students this year to earn the designation. Fellows benefit from up to four years of support leading to a doctoral degree including tuition, an annual stipend of $45,000 more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 16 -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Researchers uncovered a novel pathway that causes epilepsy * Researchers have uncovered a novel biological pathway that can lead to seizures when disrupted. The findings also provide a new approach to improve the diagnosis of epilepsy, for which a genetic cause cannot be found in about 50 % of individuals with the condition. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hosp more PR