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But is it natural? How our affinity for 'naturalness' can save or sink new climate solutions (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 10 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news:
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But is it natural? How our affinity for 'naturalness' can save or sink new climate solutions
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From nuclear energy to lab-grown meat, the list of effective but unpopular climate solutions is long.
A new CU Boulder study sheds light on why people reject or accept some proposed sustainability technologies: If it doesn't seem natural, they won't go for it.
"We found that naturalness predicts support over and above a lot of other things y more PR
Ford School of Public Policy: 'Talk Data to Me' - ASPIRE Fellows Explore Youth Mental Health, School Trust, and Pathways Into Policy Research (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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"Talk data to me": ASPIRE fellows explore youth mental health, school trust, and pathways into policy research
The phrase on Joasia Jacobs' pin--"Talk data to me"--could have served as a motto for this summer's ASPIRE cohort.
The 2026 Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience, known as ASPIRE, brought students from Spelman College and Morehouse College to the University of Michigan for hands-on training in more PR
Heritage Foundation Legal Policy Center Senior Fellow Smith Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses released the following written testimony by Zack Smith, senior legal fellow of courts and the constitution at the Heritage Foundation Legal Policy Center, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "The Future of DEI in Law School Accreditation and the Legal Profession." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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The American Bar Association has abandoned its mission to provide best more PR
In Oregon, voters' passage of gun control measure led to more firearms in the state (10)
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 10 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release:
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In Oregon, voters' passage of gun control measure led to more firearms in the state
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon voters' narrow 2022 approval of a referendum designed to limit gun purchases has instead resulted in thousands more firearms in the state than there otherwise would have been, a new analysis suggests.
Measure 114's proponents wanted the state to require a permit for gun purchases and to prohibit magazines that held more than 10 rounds. W more PR
Iran: Jailed Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh goes on hunger strike (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 11 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release:
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Iran: Jailed Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh goes on hunger strike
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11 August 2026
[UPDATE 11.08.2026] Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist and former correspondent for Radio Farda, began a hunger strike on 8 June in Evin Prison, Tehran, to protest against the ongoing refusal by Iranian authorities to provide him with his identification documents. The International Federation of Journal more PR
Kilpatrick Continues Patent Litigation Team Growth (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Kilpatrick Continues Patent Litigation Team Growth
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Prominent Partner Jonah Mitchell Joins in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (August 11) - Kilpatrick announced today the addition of Jonah Mitchell to the Firm as a Partner on the Patent Litigation Team. Mr. Mitchell joins the San Francisco office from Reed Smith, reuniting with patent litigators Seth Herring and Christine Morgan, who also joined from Ree more PR
Power Is Meant to Be Shared: Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard '97 JD Returns to Fordham Law for a Conversation With Malcolm Gladwell (10)
BRONX, New York, Aug. 12 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news:
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Power Is Meant to Be Shared: Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard '97 JD Returns to Fordham Law for a Conversation With Malcolm Gladwell
By Maddie Futch
For Fordham Law alumna Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard '97 JD, power isn't defined by the title one holds, but by how it's used to create opportunities for others.
In her new book, Power Reimagined: My Mission to Get It, Grow It, and Give It Away, Sharif-Drinkard, senior vice president of business affairs at ABC New more PR
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