WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Hematology posted the following news release: * * * ARCH Award Announcement * (WASHINGTON, August 25, 2026) - The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is funding 33 independent hematology research projects through its Award for Research Careers in Hematology (ARCH) program, the successor award to the ASH Bridge Grant. This cohort is the largest yet, funded in part by ASH's #Fight4Hematology effort, which was developed in response to ongoing threats to federal research fundin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Joins Call for Resignation of Wisconsin Mayor Over Anti-Muslim, Racist Posts The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined calls for the resignation of New Berlin, Wisconsin, Mayor Dave Ament following reports that he shared a series of anti-Muslim, racist and sexist posts on his personal Facebook page. CAIR also called on Mayor Ament to take respo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes Arrest in Spitting Attack Targeting Muslim Woman in Kentucky The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an arrest of a suspect in an allegedly bias-motivated spitting attack on a Muslim woman in Kentucky. CAIR recently called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate the attack as a hate c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * CAIR-MI Calls for End to Hate Rhetoric After Receiving Death Threats to Office The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an end to anti-Muslim hate rhetoric after receiving death threats at its office. The threats come amid what the Washington Post described as a wave of anti-Muslim rhetor more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 26 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * Two Apostles Minister to Fire Survivors in Spokane, Washington President Uchtdorf and Elder Andersen speak at a special meeting in Washington - Three weeks after several wildfires in Eastern Washington destroyed hundreds of homes, two Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ministered to Latter-day Saints in the region. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Pettersen Continues Fight to Support Those Impacted by Radiation & Toxic Waste at Rocky Flats * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation that will uphold our nation's obligation to support and compensate communities harmed by the US nuclear testing. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (RECRA), which Pettersen introduced alongside more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis Cosponsors National Park Week Resolution * Bipartisan resolution designates August 22-30 as "National Park Week" WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) joined his colleagues in cosponsoring a bipartisan resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week." The resolution, introduced by Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), recognizes the National Park Service's role in preserving the United States' natural, h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * California Legislature approves bill easing access to clean, affordable 'balcony solar' SB 868 would end red tape blocking millions from utility bill savings - SACRAMENTO - The Environmental Working Group today applauds the California Legislature for passing a bill that will help Californians invest in clean energy while also tackling sky-high energy bills by making it easier to install small, affordable "balcony solar" systems. Senate Bill 868 more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 26 -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release: * * * Assistant superintendents chosen for ninth class of EXCEL Leadership Program GCSAA leadership training program is funded by Nufarm - Eight assistant superintendent members of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) have been chosen for the ninth class of the EXCEL Leadership Program, which is funded by Nufarm. The three-year program offers leadership training for personal, career and community/ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2026-14) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on new Farm Credit System Bank loans are used in com more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 24 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU History Professor Receives Fellowship To Study Western History * This summer, Dr. Erik J. Freeman, assistant professor of History at Idaho State University, was awarded the prestigious Charles Redd Fellowship in Western American History to support his research in the historical archives held by the Harold B. Lee Library of Brigham Young University. Freeman's research project examines the life of Frank Grouard (1850-1905), a mixed-race Pacific Islander more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * On the Park Service's 110th Birthday, Daines, King Lead Resolution Celebrating National Park Week * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King (I-Maine) today announced the passage of their resolution celebrating the week of August 22nd through August 30th, 2026 as "National Park Week." "America's national parks are true national treasures worth protecting. I'm thrilled to commemorate this week as National Park Week wit more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Physics' Coelho Lopes de Sa Joins $24.5 Million Effort to Create Unified, AI-Ready National Ecosystem * The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the National Data Platform (NDP) a five-year, $24.5 million Cooperative Agreement to build a federated, AI-ready national data ecosystem, making it easier to discover, access and analyze data, regardless of where it is stored-and Rafael Coelho Lopes de Sa, associate professor of physics more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 26 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release: * * * Recreation, conservation groups unite against Forest Service travel rule rollback Proposal would gut protections for fish and wildlife, create chaos for public lands users - Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a process to significantly revise its Travel Management Rule, which guides where motorized vehicles are and are not allowed on almost 200 million acres of national forests and grasslands. The USDA is propos more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Aug. 25 [Category: BizScience] -- Redwire, a space infrastructure and innovation company enabling civil, commercial and national security programs, issued the following news release: * * * Redwire Announces Strategic Investment in Next-Generation Phased Array Antenna Technology to Advance Global Warfighter Connectivity * SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (August 25, 2026) - Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in aerospace and defense technology solutions, today announced a strategic investment in next-generation phase more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to Energy Fuels President and CEO Ross Bhappu: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 10, 2026 Mr. Ross Bhappu President and Chief Executive Officer Energy Fuels Inc. 225 Union Blvd., Suite 600 Lakewood, Colorado 80228 Dear Mr. Bhappu: We write regarding concerns about potenti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- AEI's Conservative Education Reform Network issued 'The Future of Charter Schools in an Evolving School Choice Landscape: Survey Evidence from Arizona, Florida, and Utah,' by Ian Kingsbury and David T. Marshall. Issued Aug. 19, the report finds that charter-school leaders in the three states see universal education savings accounts, or ESAs, as intensifying competition from private schools, microschools and homeschooling options. The authors surveyed 285 charter-school leaders after emailing 1,068 leaders in Ar more PR

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Aug. 25 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * The mountain as medicine, 40 years running * At this year's National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass, Colorado, it was hard to miss Carlos Lopes. Wherever veterans gathered-on the slopes, on the ice and on the pavement-there he was pushing himself and encouraging fellow veterans with his energetic personality, New England accent and scally cap. "The number one thing I keep coming back for, it's not jus more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 25 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * U of U Health Awarded $30 Million to Study Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that affects an estimated 16% of people admitted to U.S. hospitals. AWS can occur when a person who regularly drinks alcohol suddenly stops, causing symptoms that range from agitation and hallucinations to seizures and, in the most severe cases, death. Although treatm more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 25 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Up in Smoke: New Research Document Widespread Implications of Smoke After Wildfire * Guttering flames and smoldering trees leave behind obvious marks, but new research shows that the wildfire smoke itself can have far-reaching and long-lasting impacts on natural systems, according to two new studies from Janice Brahney, a biogeochemist from the Department of Water, Earth, & Environmental Sciences and the Ecology Center. Rain can turn smoke particles into fertili more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 25 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU to Mark Sept. 11 With Day of Service, Memorial Stair Climb * This year marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. To honor the spirit of sacrifice made that day and the sacrifices that continue to be made by members of the armed forces and their families, Utah State University is inviting its students, faculty, and staff across the state to participate in the National Day of Service and Remembrance. #Day of Service Those interested in givi more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 24 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU, Brigham City, and Hi Tech Solutions Partner to Establish New Nuclear Energy Tech and R&D Campus * LOGAN -Utah State University, Brigham City Corporation, and Hi Tech Solutions, LLC, have officially agreed to a memorandum of understanding to evaluate, plan, and advance a collaborative Technical Training, Certification, and Research & Development Campus. The proposed campus will serve as a premier regional hub dedicated to world-class education, workforce tra more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Where the Beam Points Next: Autonomous Experiments Take Shape at CHESS * An X-ray experiment at Cornell recently did something unusual: It decided for itself where to take its next measurement. In a demonstration led by researchers at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the University of Tennessee and the University of Utah, data collected at a CHESS beamline were analyzed in real time more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 25 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Wildfires don't just pollute the air, rain may turn its smoke into fertilizer * Wildfire smoke is usually discussed as an airborne pollutant and a threat to human health. But when smoke and rain coincide, nutrients released by burned landscapes rain back down. A new study finds that smoke-rain events can deliver large bursts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium-three nutrients essential to life-across ecosystems in the United States. As wildfi more PR

YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Young Harris College posted the following news: * * * Young Harris College professor wins academic excellence award * By Steve Esser YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. -A member of the Young Harris College faculty since 2011, Dr. Chris Sass was honored at the Young Harris College Convocation on Aug. 14 with the 2026 Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award. Established in 1991, the award recognizes outstanding professors on campuses of the Georgia Independent College Association. "This year's Vulcan Award recipient holds degree more PR