WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * New Mexico: The Great American Comeback The Economy: Federal Tax Relief Goes Further in New Mexico New Mexico's economy has never been bigger--and Washington just delivered the largest federal tax relief for working families in a generation, the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC), enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and signed July 4, 2025. Because New Mexico's incomes and tax bills run below the national average, the new relief stretches  more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Aug. 5 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Jeffery Talbert, professor and department chair of AI and health at Augusta University, and an eminent scholar at the Georgia Research Alliance, from a July 24, 2026, field hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce": * * * Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping discussions about the future of work. Public debate often focuses on automation, job displacement, an more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Aug. 4 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant recognized for nationwide AI leadership by Center for Public Sector AI * Bryant University has been named a 2026 AI 50 Awards honoree by the Center for Public Sector AI. The AI 50 recognizes the nation's top 50 organizations, projects, and individuals advancing responsible, measurable innovations in artificial intelligence across government, education, nonprofits, and the private sector. "This national recognition affirms Bryant's distinctive app more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Meet Anita Aminoshariae, a leader at the forefront of understanding what AI means for dental medicine Story by: Jasmine Vo Anita Aminoshariae, DDS (DEN '99), has long been at the forefront of her field, whether becoming one of the youngest board-certified endodontists at the time or lately, exploring the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in dental medicine and the classroom. Aminoshariae was 23 years old when she graduated from the Doctor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2026, by chief economist Gbenga Ajilore and Malik Woullard: * * * Gross Domestic Product: What It Is and What It Isn't When we ask how the economy is doing, it is important to center people, who are at the heart of the economy. People work jobs, run businesses, buy goods, and make the rules of doing business -- the economy is a means to an end and that end is to provide for the needs of people. We all contribute to and participate in the e more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news: * * * Reducing interview anxiety for autistic applicants By Tonya Engst, School of Industrial and Labor Relations To reduce the challenges of job searching, autistic applicants should rehearse socially appropriate responses and practice answering interview questions about teamwork with examples from previous experiences, according to a new Cornell study. The study, from researchers at the Yang-Tan Institute on Emplo more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Faculty Resolution in Recognition of Danielle M. Conway * WHEREAS Danielle M. Conway served as Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law from 2019-2026, leading the law school through ground-breaking and tumultuous events, and through which she displayed fierce devotion to the law school and the people in it, tireless resolve and patience, candid questioning of the status quo and the conven more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Aug. 6 -- Fielding Graduate University issued the following news: * * * Inspiring the Next Generation of Antiracist Superheroes By Marlen Bautista Fielding Core Faculty member Jennifer Bacon, PhD, recently welcomed children, families, and community members to a special read-aloud of her award-winning children's book, I Am an Antiracist Superhero!, at Barnes & Noble Crossroads Commons in Boulder, Colorado. Held on July 25, the event celebrated literacy, community, and the power of storytelling to inspire children f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by Walter Russell Mead, distinguished fellow in strategy and statesmanship, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Trump's Unpredictability Has Costs, Too He gains flexibility at the price of public persuasion and strategic coherence. - My grandfather was an irritating bridge player. Avoiding dramatic and attention-grabbing high-risk bids, he worked on what he called the creep more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 4 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * In the Spotlight: August 2026 * Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form. * NAU welcomed more than 150 public service professionals, managers, and executive leaders from across Arizona for the inaugural High Country Public Service Academy (HCPSA), a first-of-its-kind professional development experience  more PR

TUEN MUN, Hong Kong, Aug. 5 -- Lingnan University posted the following news release: * * * Leading AI scholar Prof Xie Haoran of Lingnan University elected as 2026 new member of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Young Member Section * Prof Xie Haoran, Associate Dean of the School of Data Science, Professor and Person-in-Charge of the Division of Artificial Intelligence at Lingnan University, has been elected a new member of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE) Young Member Section (YMS) in 2026. He becomes the second young scholar at  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU public relations students make an impact before graduation * Michigan State University public relations students aren't waiting until graduation to begin shaping the communications industry. Over the past five years, students in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences have completed more than 100,000 hours of professional field experience, working with hundreds of organizations while gaining the hands-on skills needed to launch successfu more PR

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, Aug. 5 -- St. Petersburg State University posted the following news: * * * St. Petersburg State University and the Huazhong University of Science and Technology expand research and education ties * St. Petersburg State University and the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) have signed an agreement to deepen their partnership and continue their programme supporting joint research projects. The agreement provides for the expansion of academic mobility, the implementation of new research initiatives a more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * Strong at any age: UTMB Health strength-training program helps older adults improve health and independence * Geri-Fit, a community-based, progressive-resistance strength-training program led by the Patient Education Program (PEP) at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health), is helping older adults build more than muscle. According to a new study published in the journal Healthcare, participants saw improvements in chole more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 6 -- Springer Nature, a research, educational and professional publisher, issued the following news release: * * * Strong H1 performance led by momentum in Research. 2026 outlook updated * Strong performance with 6.2% underlying1 revenue growth and 7.7% underlying growth in adjusted operating profit (AOP) * Research underlying revenue growth of 7.2%; Journals outgrowing the market through leadership in open access (OA) * AI is accelerating scientific progress. Springer Nature's AI tools are reducing friction in publis more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College professor featured in Youngstown Business Journal MBA profile * GREENVILLE, Pa.-Professor of English and Department Chair Jared Johnson, Ph.D. MBA'27 is taking an unconventional path to broaden his leadership expertise by pursuing a Master of Business Administration at Thiel College, a journey recently highlighted by the Youngstown Business Journal. * Read the full story. Johnson was featured in an article examining how professionals  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Bidirectional link between oral, kidney health calls for patient education, access UC experts appear in Healio | Nephrology News & Issues By Megan Burgasser, burgasma@ucmail.uc.edu Despite growing awareness of the connection between oral health and chronic health conditions, patient awareness and access to dental care remain limited, according to University of Cincinnati experts who recently spoke with Healio | Nephrology News & Issues. Emerging rese more PR

TYLER, Texas, Aug. 6 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Tsusaki inducted into Fellows of American Association of Nurse Practitioners By Lizzy Spangler Rebecca Tsusaki, PhD, APRN-CNP, WHNP-BC, an assistant professor of graduate studies at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, was inducted as a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners during the association's national conference June 25. The respected designation recognizes leaders in the field for their outstanding contr more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news: * * * Accolades: Darden School earns 11 top-10 rankings in Princeton Review The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business earned top-10 placement in 11 categories in The Princeton Review's Best Business Schools 2027 rankings, the highest total in the school's history and its third consecutive year with 10 or more ranked categories. The results are led by the No. 1 ranking for Best Professors for the third consecutive year. The school also ran more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 5 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Why life's hardships may make conspiracy theories more appealing * People who experience greater hardship throughout their lives may become more susceptible to conspiracy theories when those experiences lead them to see the world as fundamentally unfair, according to new research. Experts from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology, working with the University of Cumbria, conducted three studies with over 1,200 participants. Ac more PR