ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 12 -- Albuquerque Public Schools issued the following news: * * * APS Opens First Dedicated Early Childhood Center The new Duranes facility repurposes historic site into a community-focused hub for early learners. - Albuquerque Public Schools has opened its first-ever early childhood center, marking a significant milestone in the district's ongoing right-sizing initiative. Located at the site of the former Duranes Elementary School, the new facility repurposes underutilized space to better serve the evolving n more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Act, originally introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, on August 6, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The legislation aims to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate the suicide risk factors faced by construction workers, a group that has been disproportionately affected by mental health issues. This bill responds to alarming statistics that highlight a rising trend of suicides within the construction indu more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The GHOST Act, originally introduced by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, on August 6, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to prohibit the speculative sale of event tickets, ensuring that resellers possess actual tickets before listing them for sale. The bill seeks to address rising concerns over the predatory practices within the ticket resale market. Many consumers have experienced frustration as ticket prices are inflated by resellers who do not hold actual tickets. By  more ST

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 11 -- The Property and Environment Research Center issued the following news release: [Category: Environment] * * * PRESERVED, Documentary on Ted Turner's Vermejo Conservation Legacy, Makes Bozeman Premiere August 28 * BOZEMAN, MT -PRESERVED, a documentary chronicling nearly 30 years of conservation work at Ted Turner's 558,000-acre Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico, will make its Bozeman premiere Friday, August 28 at 7:00 PM at The Ellen Theatre in downtown Bozeman. The evening will feature a live panel dis more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Aug. 10 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Safety Tips: Pedestrian safety, crime prevention * As the fall semester gets underway, we want to remind you to slow down while driving and observe your surroundings as a pedestrian. Caution and attention to safety are absolutely critical with increased congestion and more vehicles, utility carts and pedestrian traffic on campus. It's also important to be careful in the neighborhoods around campus. There are a number of high-intensity act more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 11 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Sanchez selected as senior vice provost * Rebecca Sanchez, a longtime faculty member and academic leader at The University of New Mexico (UNM) who has served for the past year as interim associate vice provost for academic personnel, has been selected as UNM's senior vice provost. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Barbara Rodriguez announced the selection after a competitive internal search. Sanchez's appointment is eff more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-124) on the Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 563). The report was advanced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on June 4, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 563 is to ratify, confirm, and approve the water settlement agreement reached between the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, the State of New Mexico, the City of Espanola, and five acequia associations, and to resolve the Pueblo's water rights claims in the Rio Chama Stre more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-125) on the Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 564). The report was advanced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on June 4, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE S. 564 would resolve the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Basin in New Mexico while also safeguarding Zuni Salt Lake and its surrounding lands, which have spiritual and cultural significance to the Tribe. BACKGROUND AND NEED The A:shiwi (Zuni people)  more ST

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 11 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Student-Led Environmental Law Conference Wins American Bar Association Award * Back to News The 2025 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference (NDEL) has been named the winner of the 2026 Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Student Program of the Year Award4. Awarded annually by the American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, the award recognizes the best student-led educational program or public service project focuse more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona. *** Vegetation Cutting Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- ECHO INC., Lake Zurich, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12702086 B2, initially filed April 21, 2023) developed by three inventors Fernando Iacona, Paradise Valley, Arizona; Joseph John Zenkus, Lake in the Hills, Illinois; and Ryan Garrett, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for "Vegetation cutting apparatus." *** Systems and Methods for Post-Quantum Cryptography Optimization  more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** Cannabinoid Compositions and Dosage Forms for Intranasal or Inhalational Delivery ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Tampa, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 12702690 B2, initially filed May 26, 2021) developed by Chuanhai Cao, Tampa, Florida, and Ping Chang, Waterford, Connecticut, for "Cannabinoid compositions and dosage forms for intranasal or inhalational delivery." *** Robust Optical Monitoring Devic more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia. *** Milking System With Analysis Unit ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 12702113 B2, initially filed Dec. 8, 2022) developed by Peter Michael Gavin, Princeton, New Jersey, and Darby Anne McChesney, Lawrenceville, Georgia, for "Milking system with analysis unit." *** Method for Producing Wettable Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- ALCON INC more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Michigan. *** Headboard ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- MILLERKNOLL, INC., Zeeland, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1140599 S1, initially filed Oct. 24, 2023) developed by Nathan Yong, Zeeland, Michigan, for "Headboard." *** Decoupled Acquisition/Decoding for High-Speed Indicia Reading ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12705447 B2, initially fi more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Modular Brew Systems ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Seattle, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12702248 B2, initially filed May 19, 2021) developed by Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Bellevue, Washington, and Joseph Emil Gormley, Mercer Island, Washington, for "Modular brew systems." *** Shower Head ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Two inventors, Lucas Lerman Lappe, Austin, Texas, and Shubhangi Chuhadia,  more ST

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 11 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Roadkill may keep Mexican wolves away from cattle Intercepting wolves with fresh food before they reach cattle can reduce conflict - For a pack of wolves, fresh roadkill can be mouth-watering. Scientists are using this appetite for carrion to their advantage to keep the predators away from ranchers' cattle--especially during the season when wolves are the hungriest. Mexican wolves nearly went extinct in the 1900s, bu more PR