SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * 2026-27 academic year brings more than 90 new faculty members * UT San Antonio is welcoming more than 90 new full-time faculty members across its academic colleges for the 2026-2027 academic year. The incoming group includes tenured, tenure-track and full-time fixed-term-track faculty recruited from leading institutions worldwide. Of the incoming faculty, 65% earned their highest academic degree, also known as terminal degree, from Carnegie  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 25 (TNSletter) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following letter with 263 co-signers to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable John Boozman, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States more PR

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma posted the following news: * * * Art, Technology, and Human Presence: Jordan Vinyard Earns Elite Vermont Residency * Kinetic installation artist Jordan Vinyard, professor of art at the University of Science of Arts of Oklahoma and Director of Art Wrecker Studios has been selected for a prestigious artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center - joining a select few of Oklahoma's finest creators to be chosen in the program's 40-year history. The Vermont Studio Ce more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Co-Leads Coalition of States Raising Concerns over Climate Activism in Financial Reporting * Lincoln, NE - Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers co-led a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The letter addresses the Big 4's stated commitmen more PR

LAWTON, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * Cameron students present findings at NIH-funded summer program * Two Cameron University students were selected as winners of their categories while presenting original research during the recently completed Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium in Oklahoma City. SURP includes several summer research programs, including the Oklahoma IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (OK-INBRE), and is funded by the National Institutes of H more PR

LAWTON, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * CU professor Bublitz publishes poetry collection * Seasoned author and Cameron University professor David Bublitz has published his third book and second poetry collection, Line of Sight, with a release event scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, at the Leslie Powell Art Gallery in downtown Lawton. The free event is open to the public. Line of Sight is a found poetry collection that Bublitz composed entirely from military related publications. He fu more PR

LAWTON, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * CU's Magic Lantern Film Society sets slate of classic films for screening * The Magic Lantern Film Society, a Cameron University student organization, has announced a slate of 10 films to be screened during the 2026-2027 academic year. The films run the gamut - from cinema classics and political intrigue, to animation and foreign imports. A couple fit into the theme of Cameron's 13th academic festival, "Being Human in the Age of AI." "Once a year, us more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums, Garvies Point Museum and Preserve will repatriate human remains to the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians and Stockbridge Munsee Community, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains represent three Native American individuals, including skeletons and a mandible recovered from Throg's Neck and the Archery Range site in The Bronx, New York. The museum determined the remains are con more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Great Smoky Mountains National Park intends to carry out the disposition of 164 unassociated funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, which have priority for disposition under the notice. The cultural items include a large chert blade, 148 lithic flakes, a small mammal radius, five pottery sherds, a ground stone, six ceramic daubs and two pieces of red ochre or hematite. The i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado, will repatriate human remains and an associated funerary object to the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians and Stockbridge Munsee Community, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains represent one Native American individual. The object is a 1752 book of Christian history written in Latin that was reportedly bound in the flayed skin of a murdered Lenape man. The skin was removed from the book by t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program at the University of Iowa will repatriate human remains to 1 of 27 Native American tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains represent one adult male and were reported at an antique mall in Arnolds Park, Iowa, in June 2026. The State Archaeologist transferred the remains to the program in July. Handwriting on the remains indicates they may have been exposed during gravel quarrying  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, intends to repatriate two lots of unassociated funerary objects to the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Choctaw Nation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the materials consist of lithics recovered from archaeological sites 22WI500, Nanih Waiya, and 22NE632, Nanih Waiya Cave. One collection was recovered by a private individual, while the other has no pro more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 25 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * New A.G. opinion from Drummond: Farmers don't need highway escort to haul equipment Attorney General Gentner Drummond today issued an opinion protecting farmers from being cited for not having a highway escort when they haul equipment between fields. The opinion, A.G. 2026-11, clarifies state law concerning oversized vehicles. Oklahoma law generally requires a vehicle wider than 12 feet to be accompanied b more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 25 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Multi-County Grand Jury indicts man accused of selling fatal dose of fentanyl The Multi-County Grand Jury has indicted a man accused of distributing a deadly dose of fentanyl that killed a 27-year-old man. Scott Tracy Weaver, 48, faces felony charges of Murder in the First Degree, or in the alternative Murder in the Second Degree, along with Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, in connection w more PR

SHAWNEE, Oklahoma, Aug. 25 -- Oklahoma Baptist University issued the following news: * * * OBU Announces Faculty Appointments in Language and Literature Division Oklahoma Baptist University has announced three appointments to its Division of Language and Literature, strengthening its programs in English, literature, composition and creative writing. Dr. Jonathan Callis joins the division as associate professor of English and British literature, Dr. Matthew A. Mullin joins as assistant professor of English and British literature and Peter Bi more PR

LAWTON, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * Oklahoma's chief AI officer to speak at CU on impact of artificial intelligence * The state official charged with leading Oklahoma's strategy for deploying artificial intelligence and digital modernization across more than 125 agencies, boards and commissions will be the first speaker in Cameron University's 13th academic festival, "Being Human in the Age of AI." Tai Phan is Oklahoma's chief artificial intelligence and technology officer, where he lead more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Public Health Organizations Urge HHS to Remove Financial Barriers in Clinical Trial Participation * Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), joined by 128 other patient advocacy groups, public health organizations and professional societies, submitted a letter responding to the request for information (RFI) issued by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office of In more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 25 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior policy fellow Hanna Liebman Dershowitz: * * * Survivor justice acts bring common sense to sentencing These laws allow full and adequate consideration of abuse and the role it can play in offenses. - Survivors of partner abuse are often punished for crimes directly connected to or a consequence of their abuse. These are situations where a victim of abuse, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, or human trafficking, is charged more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 25 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Part of Coalition Voicing Concerns over Climate Activism in Financial Reporting South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. "These firms stand to profit from the climate relat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the largest international herpetological society, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * 2026 recipients of the Hansen Herpetological Photographic Award We are thrilled to announce the inaugural recipients of the Robert W. Hansen Herpetological Photographic Award, presented at this year's SSAR Business Meeting at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. This new award recognizes Robert (Bob) Hansen's 30-plus years of service to SSAR, a more PR

SEMINOLE, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- Seminole State College posted the following news: * * * SSC to Host Seven-Time Olympic Medalist Shannon Miller * Seminole State College's Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions program will host seven-time Olympic medalist, ovarian cancer survivor and health advocate Shannon Miller at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Auditorium on the SSC campus. The event is free and open to the public. The presentation will serve as a culminating event for the final year of SSC's current fi more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Top Energy Private Equity Dealmaker Clay Brett Joins Gibson Dunn in Houston * Gibson Dunn announced today that Clay Brett has joined the firm's Houston office as a partner in its Private Equity and Energy and Infrastructure Practice Groups. Clay is a preeminent advisor on M&A, investment, and financing matters in the energy industry, with experience in principal investor and general counsel roles. He represen more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, Aug. 24 -- The University of Central Arkansas posted the following news: * * * UCA Community Development Institute marks 40 years of training community leaders * Nearly 175 participants from 10 states attend five-day training Nearly 175 community leaders from across Arkansas and nine other states - Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas - participated in the 40th annual Community Development Institute (CDI) at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). The five-day train more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) will repatriate human remains and associated funerary objects to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, Oklahoma, following determinations of cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, TARL identified human remains representing at least 119 Native American individuals and 18,934 associated funerary objects. The materials include lit more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: * * * Biological changes in firefighters' urine and blood seen 24 hours after fighting a fire By Jeannette Sanchez New research from UTHealth Houston found firefighters experience measurable biological changes in their blood and urine within 24 hours of fighting a fire-changes that may help identify early cancer risk, the leading cause of death among firefighters. The study was published in Environment & Health and led by more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 25 -- USA Softball issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * USA Softball Announces Partnership with Solaro Shades USA Softball has announced a new partnership with Solaro Shades today, an Oklahoma-based performance eyewear brand, naming the company an Official Partner of USA Softball. The partnership will officially being Dec. 1, 2026, and will connect Solaro Shades with USA Softball athletes, coaches, officials and fans through a variety of grassroots initiatives, events, and retail activations. "We  more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- The University of Tulsa College of Law posted the following news: * * * UTulsa Law professor launches Jail Death Accountability Project * The University of Tulsa Professor of Law Matt Lamkin has launched the Jail Death Accountability Project, a research initiative focused on increasing transparency surrounding deaths in Oklahoma detention and correctional facilities. The project aims to help families better understand the circumstances surrounding the deaths of loved ones in custody while examining the challenge more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Yager Museum of Art and Culture at Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, intends to repatriate 31 unassociated funerary objects to the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians and Stockbridge Munsee Community, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The objects include pipes, projectile points, potsherds, ceramic vessels, gorgets, pendants, a statue, bannerstone, knife and other items. Fifteen objects were disinterred from a Delaware County, New York, bur more PR