PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Barbie Zelizer: A career built on asking the right question * Barbie Zelizer is a renowned pioneering scholar of journalism studies; she built the intellectual architecture while simultaneously studying the foundations on which journalism stands. Now, after three decades at Penn's Annenberg School for Communication (ASC), the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication is retiring. She has been a force in the truest sense: a rigorous schol more PR

LONDON, England, July 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * For biodiversity to thrive across Europe, laws should treat wildlife as individuals capable of suffering - experts argue * Breaking research 17th July 2026 Comprehensive legal analysis reveals "failures" in wildlife protection laws, which, researchers state, threaten biodiversity despite ambitious conservation frameworks Open Access Logoby Clement Philippe for Arterra Picture Library on Alamy. Wildl 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

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Kudos: Faculty and staff achievements, July 2026 * It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates. Elizabeth Ablah, professor of population health at the School of Medicine-Wichita, recently completed the 2025-2026 Hedwig  more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 16 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Medical school's administrative and legal affairs leader receives national recognition * Manuel R. Rupe, J.D., Ph.D., senior associate dean for Administrative and Legal Affairs in the Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University, has been recognized by the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) for his outstanding service to the higher education legal profession. The NACUA Distinguished Serv more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 17 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * STATEMENT: Michael Whatley Protects Criminals & Thinks He's Above The Law * Here's a reminder that DC insider Michael Whatley has a pattern of protecting criminals, thinking he's above the law, and putting North Carolinians in harm's way - from defending his big donor who was charged in a sex trafficking investigation, to elevating a convicted child sex predator, to Whatley's own personal decades-long criminal history. "DC insider Mich more PR

COVENTRY, England, July 17 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick celebrates three new British Academy Fellows * Three University of Warwick academics have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy, in recognition of the originality and influence of their research in the humanities and social sciences. Professor Sonia Bhalotra, Professor of Economics; Professor Kirsty Hooper, Professor of Hispanic Studies; and Professor Celia Lury, Professor in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, are more PR