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Research & Education - Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2026-08-12 ( 10 items )  
16 New Mexico Teachers Selected to Address State's Most Critical Education Challenges (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 [Category: Education] -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, posted the following news release: * * * 16 New Mexico Teachers Selected to Address State's Most Critical Education Challenges * #The 2026-27 Teach Plus Policy Fellows Will Advocate for Early Childhood Attendance Solutions, Equitable Charter School Funding, and Robust CTE Systems to Boost Economic Mobility QUICK FACTS: Who: 16 kindergarten th more PR

American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults Should Account for Cognitive Impairment and Frailty (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults Should Account for Cognitive Impairment and Frailty ACC Scientific Statement says conditions commonly coexist and can impact treatment decisions, recovery and quality of life - Older adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) often have coexisting cognitive impairment and frailty, conditions that can significantly affect treatment decisions, recovery, independence and quality of life and should be c more PR

Anastasia Coutinho, MD, MHS, and Geoff Gusoff, MD, MBA, MS, Selected as 2026 NAM Puffer/ABFM Fellows (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 11 -- The American Board of Family Medicine issued the following news: * * * Anastasia Coutinho, MD, MHS, and Geoff Gusoff, MD, MBA, MS, Selected as 2026 NAM Puffer/ABFM Fellows The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected Anastasia Coutinho and Geoff Gusoff as the 2026 James C. Puffer, MD/American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Fellows. * * * Anastasia Coutinho, MD, MHS Dr. Coutinho works at the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) in the Quality and Population Health Management Program.  more PR

Congressional Briefing Highlights Progress and Promise in Autoimmune Disease Research (10)
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- The Autoimmune Association, an organization dedicated to autoimmune disease awareness, advocacy, education, and research, issued the following news: [Category: Medical] * * * Congressional Briefing Highlights Progress and Promise in Autoimmune Disease Research * A New Approach to Autoimmune Research On July 22, 2026, the Autoimmune Association, in partnership with the National Coalition of Autoimmune Patient Groups, hosted its second Congressional Briefing on the Office of Autoimmune Disease Research more PR

ED Calls on Leaders to Address Higher Education Affordability, Excellence, and Public Trust (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of College and University Business Officers posted the following news: * * * ED Calls on Leaders to Address Higher Education Affordability, Excellence, and Public Trust * On August 3, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a national call to action (CTA), asking college and university presidents and governing boards to describe how their institutions will strengthen public trust in higher education. In a letter, McMahon poses questions across seven areas, including more PR

How the Exposome May Influence Autoimmune Disease (10)
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The Autoimmune Association, an organization dedicated to autoimmune disease awareness, advocacy, education, and research, issued the following news: [Category: Medical] * * * How the Exposome May Influence Autoimmune Disease * Sign up for the 2026 Autoimmune Community Summit You can learn more during "The Exposome and Environmental Impacts on Autoimmune Disease" segment of the 2026 Autoimmune Community Summit. This particular segment takes place from 12:05 to 12:30 PM EDT on October 14th, but you c more PR

NACUBO On Your Side: August 4 - 10 (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of College and University Business Officers posted the following news: * * * NACUBO On Your Side: August 4 - 10 * As things move quickly in Washington, DC, NACUBO is your constant advocate in action. NACUBO On Your Side covers important legislative and agency activity NACUBO staff are tracking, research updates, what we're currently advocating for, and how you can take action. Here are the issues we are tracking this week. #Executive Action ED Continues OBBBA Trainin more PR

Pulitzer Center: Grant Will Fund Team Working Together To Examine AI's Impact on Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Grant Will Fund Team Working Together To Examine AI's Impact on Communities Authors: Karol Ilagan, Pulitzer Center Staff, Maria Karienova, Pulitzer Center Staff AI technology in the Global Majority, especially in South and Southeast Asia, is accepted as a potential tool to disrupt the status quo: from supporting governments in disbursing pension funds, to helping workers reach maximum productivity, to bui more PR

Researchers stack RGB gratings to create bright color displays for AR glasses (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Researchers stack RGB gratings to create bright color displays for AR glasses * 11 August 2026 # New approach improves the brightness and power efficiency of near-eye display, supporting more compact, lightweight designs WASHINGTON -Researchers have developed a full-color near-eye display that uses three stacked holographic gratings, each engineered to direct red, green or blue light. The new design could help advance more PR

Solid Waste Association Leadership Update (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 11 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America issued the following news release: * * * SWANA Leadership Update SWANA has announced Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director Amy Lestition Burke's upcoming departure as Executive Director of the Solid Waste Association of North America. Amy joined SWANA in November of 2023, and during those three years, Amy has been a change agent for SWANA, leading the organization through a period of transition and helping to rebuild the membership into a connected, engag more PR