WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 17, 2026, by James Andrew Lewis, distinguished fellow with the Tech Policy Program: * * * AI and Cybersecurity: Same Challenges, Less Time The biggest change that AI creates for cybersecurity is that it shrinks the space for ignoring the problem. Otherwise, it's the same policy challenges as before. - AI makes it impossible to ignore cybersecurity. The use of advanced AI tools for autonomous hacking leads directly to two of cybersecurity' more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 17, 2026, by Alexander Motyl, professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark: * * * Russia's Nuclear Weapons: Sanctified by God? The Russian Orthodox Church is an outlier among religious groups in its embrace of, and enthusiasm for, weapons of mass destruction. - August is a month of recollection. For it was then, in 1945, that the United States changed humanity forever by dropping atom bombs on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagas more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 13, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Secretary Kennedy: I write regarding the administration's calamitous response to the biggest outbreak of cyclosporiasis in US history,1 and the extent to which the outbreak and b more PR

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news: * * * Student Research at Swarthmore: 20 Summer Experiences Across the Disciplines * From labs on campus to organizations overseas, Swarthmore students spent the summer immersing themselves in hands-on research and internships that stretched their learning far beyond the classroom. More than 300 students pursued projects across disciplines and locations -collaborating with faculty, alumni, and outside experts, or in some cases, working independently. The thro more PR

OLIVET, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- The University of Olivet posted the following news: * * * Three-Year Bachelor's Degrees: Why Higher Education Should Shorten the Path, Not the Purpose * By President Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. This essay responds to a recent Wall Street Journal opinion column that argued American colleges should replace the traditional 120-credit bachelor's degree with a 90-credit degree completed in three years. Key Takeaway: A shorter path to a bachelor's degree can reduce cost and expand opportunity. It should not diminish what more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 18 -- University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education issued the following news: * * * USC Pullias Center for Higher Education Announces New Leadership Scholars Zoe Corwin and Royel M. Johnson to serve as Co-directors of the nation's premier higher education research center. - The USC Pullias Center for Higher Education is pleased to announce new leadership for the Center. USC Research Professor Dr. Zoe Corwin and Associate Professor Dr. Royel M. Johnson have been named as Co-directors,  more PR