PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Amin Salehi-Khojin Named Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Pitt * Following a national search, Amin Salehi-Khojin, an energy and advanced materials researcher and current chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University, has been named Harry S. Tack Professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Pit more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 21 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * As JD Vance Visits, Ohioans Are Slamming Republicans For Their Support Of Trump Admin's Economic Policies * "In a critical midterm election year, Republicans can't run from the harm that their agenda is causing for hardworking Ohioans" COLUMBUS, OH - As Vice President JD Vance heads to Ohio today, Ohioans are slamming Ohio Republicans for supporting the Trump Administration's devastating economic policies - and "Republicans are struggling up and down the  more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry: * * * Childhood epilepsy linked to significantly lower long term educational attainment Lowest levels of achievement among those with very early onset epilepsy Unclear if condition impairs brain function; mechanisms likely multifactorial and cumulative - Childhood epilepsy is linked to significantly poorer exam grades and long term educational attainment, with the lowest levels of academic prowess amon more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about the Occupational & Environmental Medicine: * * * Healthy sleep patterns in mid life linked to longer working life expectancy Very disturbed or long (9+ hours) sleep may lop around 9 months off working life - Healthy sleep patterns in mid life are linked to longer working life expectancy, suggest the findings of a large study of working age men and women, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Very disturbed or long--9 or more hours-- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Ben Winters, director of AI and privacy at the Consumer Federation of America, from a July 29, 2026, hearing entitled "The AI Deception Machine: Deepfakes, Chatbots, and the New Frontier of Senior Fraud": * * * Thank you, Chair Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and Members of the Committee. My name is Ben Winters, and I am the Director of AI and Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), one of the nation's leading non-profit consumer or more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachussetts, Aug. 18 -- Education Next, an academic journal and magazine that says it focuses on K-12 education policy, reform, and research, posted the following commentary by Tara Moon, policy analyst at FutureEd: * * * The Trailblazing School on the Frontier of Artificial Intelligence A D.C. charter leans into the potential and prepares for pitfalls of AI - On a Friday morning in early March, about 100 students at Washington Leadership Academy (WLA), a public charter secondary high school in the District of Columbia, gathe more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Lycoming College posted the following news: * * * Guadalupe Martinez "Becoming River" to open Lycoming College Art Gallery 2026-27 season * Curated by: Marisa C. Sanchez, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history, in collaboration with the artist Exhibit dates: Friday, Sept. 4-Saturday, Nov. 28, Lycoming College Art Gallery Artist Talk (open to the public): Wednesday, Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m., Trogner Presentation Room, Krapf Gateway Center, Lycoming College. This talk is co-sponsored by the art department more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Mount Sinai Study Finds Chemotherapy-Free Treatment Shows Promise for Some Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that a chemotherapy-free combination of four targeted therapies showed encouraging results in patients with HR-positive, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, offering a potential first-line treatment option that may be more convenient for some patien more PR

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Aug. 21 -- Columbus State University posted the following news: * * * NYT best-selling author Ben Nemtin to speak at Columbus State on Sept. 1 * Ben Nemtin, a New York Times bestselling author, cofounder of The Buried Life bucket list movement and an internationally renowned motivational speaker, will deliver a talk at Columbus State University on Tuesday, Sept. 1, as the university's 2026 Hunter Lecturer. The free program, open to everyone, starts at 6:30 p.m. in the University Hall Auditorium on Columbus State's Main C more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Researchers identify factors that build trust for student voice * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Trust doesn't automatically exist between students and educators. Educators can help build that trust by showing students they care about them as individuals, treating them with respect, communicating openly, following through on commitments and creating opportunities for genuine dialogue, according to new research led by Penn State. Published in the more PR

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 22 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: * * * TAMIU Faculty Member Elected to Executive Board of Nation's Oldest Educational Leadership Organization Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, Dr. Cynthia Angelica Gallardo, has been elected to the Executive Board of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL), the oldest organization in the United States represen more PR

ORONO, Maine, Aug. 21 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Tiny ocean plankton holds clues to the future of Maine lobster * The future of Maine's lobster industry may depend on a creature the size of a sesame seed. Researchers at the University of Maine have discovered that planktonic baby lobsters, or larvae, preferentially feed on Calanus finmarchicus, a tiny, calorie-rich zooplankton species, during one of the most vulnerable stages of their lives. Their new study upholds a theory advanced by scientists in more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * John Clark Receives American Society for Horticultural Science Lifetime Achievement Award The American Society for Horticultural Science recently honored John Clark, a Distinguished Professor emeritus of horticulture for the U of A Division of Agriculture, with one of its first Lifetime Achievement Awards. Internationally known for his work in fruit breeding with the Division of Agriculture's research arm, the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * Walberg, Allen Escalate Oversight of Autism Therapy Provider After receiving no response to the Committee's initial oversight inquiry, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick W. Allen (R-GA) today sent a second letter to Simcha Bendet, founder of the Perfect Child. The Committee is inv more PR