WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Nancy A. LeaMond, executive vice president and chief advocacy and engagement officer for AARP, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Exploring Process Approaches for Addressing Social Security Solvency": * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the Committee: My name is Nancy LeaMond, and I serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer for AARP. Thank you for the invitation to testify today. I am honored  more PR

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- Christendom College posted the following news: * * * Alumna's Mathematics Thesis Published in Academic Journal "Logos" * Christendom College Class of 2025 valedictorian Catherine Thomas has achieved a rare distinction: publication in the respected Catholic academic journal Logos. Her senior thesis, completed under the guidance of mathematics professor Dr. Douglas Dailey, was selected for publication following a blind peer-review process, placing Thomas's research alongside the work of established scholars.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain posted the following news: * * * Beyond legal reform: Advancing women's healthcare autonomy in Saudi Arabia through institutional accountability * Executive summary Over the past decades, Saudi Arabia has undertaken significant reforms to expand women's participation in public life under Vision 2030. Legal changes have reduced formal restrictions on guardianship and affirmed women's independent access to healthcare services. Female labor fo more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 15 -- Butler University issued the following news: * * * Butler University Alumni Association Announces 2026 Alumni Awards Recipients By: Jennifer Gunnels The Butler University Alumni Association has announced the 2026 recipients of eight alumni awards, which honor individuals for their commitment to the University and to their communities. Award honorees will be recognized at a special Alumni Recognition Ceremony on September 18, 2026, during Butler's annual Homecoming festivities. This year's recipients are:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary by senior fellow Kali Fontanilla: * * * Fauci's diary sheds light on the EcoHealth Alliance and the Wuhan lab A previously obscure American charity, the EcoHealth Alliance and its president kept popping up whenever it was necessary to tamp down rumors that COVID came out of the EcoH - "It was not the source. It was the amplifier." Those are Dr. Anthony Fauci's words, written privately in his diary in January 2020, about the Wuhan "wet" market he later publi more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 15 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * Coalition Demands Justice for Endangered Mexican Wolf Killed in Illegal Trap Trapping is an ongoing and recurring threat to New Mexico's endangered wolf population. - A coalition of wildlife conservation, environmental and animal protection organizations is demanding accountability after new reporting revealed that the New Mexico Department of Justice declined to bring criminal charges against a trapper who illegally set a trap on more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 15 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * Coalition Demands Justice for Endangered Mexican Wolf Killed in Illegal Trap Santa Fe, N.M. -- A coalition of wildlife conservation, environmental and animal protection organizations is demanding accountability after new reporting revealed that the New Mexico Department of Justice declined to bring criminal charges against a trapper who illegally set a trap on public land and then killed an endangered Mexican gray wolf. The inci more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety released the following written testimony by Ken Clark, president and CEO of EmployIndy, Indianapolis, Indiana, from a July 29, 2026, hearing entitled "The Impact of AI on the Workforce": * * * Chairman Banks, Ranking Member Hickenlooper, members of the Subcommittee - thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Ken Clark, and I serve as President & CEO of EmployIndy, the workforce board for Indianapolis and Ma more PR

PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- Massey University issued the following news release: * * * New research warns school lunch debate risks losing sight of children's wellbeing New research from Te Kunenga ki Purehuroa Massey University that analyses media coverage of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches Programme has found competing narratives around the initiative, with debate increasingly centred on cost rather than child wellbeing and equity. The study, led by Professor Lisa Te Morenga and PhD student Hinako Percival more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 14 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Mike Brady named interim dean of FSU's Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship * Florida State University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Jim Clark has appointed Mike Brady interim dean of the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, effective immediately. Brady, who currently serves as assistant provost, the Bob Sasser Professor of Marketing in the Herbert Wertheim College of Business, and FSU's faculty athletics representative more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 15 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Study Shows University's Advising Model Boosts International Students A peer-reviewed study documents how the Office of Student Success' five-pillar advising model improved outcomes for international students. Sean Grogan Ling LeBeau and Steve Schaffling spent five years building and refining a framework for supporting international students at Syracuse University, which culminated with the establishment of the International Student Success Model, launched  more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Fulfilling friendships boost health and wellbeing, further suggests a new global study * #Data of more than 200,000 adults, from 22 countries, shows good quality social connections are linked with one's perceptions of improved mental and physical health Peer-reviewed Survey People This additional information is included as part of a press release labeling system introduced by the Academy of Medical Scie more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 14 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB study looks at the current state of ethically balancing AI and social work * By Bert Gambini BUFFALO, N.Y. - Much like the automobile a century earlier, generative artificial intelligence has arrived in society with significant concerns. Just as cities and towns learned that cars required limits governing their use and development, many disciplines affected by AI are similarly asking what rules should be applie more PR

LONDON, Canada, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- Western University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 12, 2026, involving Saverio Stranges, professor in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, public health physician and epidemiologist: * * * Expert explainer: What ultra-processed foods mean for heart health Schulich Medicine & Dentistry's Dr. Saverio Stranges examines the evidence linking ultra-processed foods to cardiovascular disease By Emily Leighton Ultra-processed foods have become a staple of modern diets. They're inexpensive, convenient an more PR