WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] (TNSrpt) -- The American Psychological Association posted the following news release: * * * With education technology, engagement is not the same as learning * A new report from the American Psychological Association warns that student engagement with educational technology is not the same as learning-and that generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools pose particular risks by improving students' immediate performance without building their underlying knowledge or skills. The APA Exp more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- The issued the following news release: * * * New Study Examines Lettuce Performance Under Heat Stress, Offering Insights for Crop Improvement Belle Glade, FL -- A new study from the University of Florida provides important findings on how lettuce responds to elevated temperatures, highlighting opportunities to strengthen crop resilience through breeding and management strategies. As global temperatures continue to rise, heat stress has become a major limiting factor in lettuce production, affecting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * BRANDEIS CENTER CHAIRMAN APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF HOUSE ANTI-BOYCOTT BILL The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law Chairman and CEO Kenneth L. Marcus, who served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education and ran the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) during two presidential administrations, today issued the following statement following the passage of the bipartisan Protect Economic and Academic Fre more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * BRANDEIS CENTER CHAIRMAN RESPONDS TO NEW HHS GUIDANCE ON ANTI-SEMITISM IN HEALTHCARE Two-time former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education and premier anti-Semitism and civil rights expert says new HHS guidance, which followed robust Brandeis Center engagement with HHS, must be backed by vigorous enforcement - The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law Chair more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 4 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Brenda Baletti, senior reporter for The Defender: * * * Babies Whose Mothers Drank Fluoridated Water During Pregnancy Scored Lower in Problem-Solving A major Columbia University study of more than 2,500 children found that prenatal exposure to fluoridated water at levels close to current U.S. recommendations was linked t more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Student Press Law Center posted the following news: * * * Coalition: College press freedom at stake in Alabama case * MEDIA: media@splc.org A Student Press Law Center-led coalition today warned the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that student press freedom is at stake in its review of the University of Alabama's decision to close two student magazines. The coalition, representing the nation's student media community, filed an amicus brief in Pointer v. Phelps urging the 11th Circuit  more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The Emergency Nurses Association issued the following news: * * * New Journal of Emergency Nursing Shares Guidance on Measles Outbreaks September issue provides clear screening, isolation strategies for the emergency department - With U.S. measles cases at their highest level in decades, the latest issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing features an article that provides emergency nurses and EMTs with clear triage, screening and airborne isolation strategies to quickly identify and contain measles patient more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- Meals On Wheels America issued the following statement on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Meals on Wheels America Issues Statement on Signing of Continuing Resolution (CR) Meals on Wheels America President and Chief Executive Officer Ellie Hollander today issued this statement in response to the enactment of a continuing resolution that will fund the government through December 11, 2026: With yesterday's enactment of the continuing resolution (CR), it is a relief that the threat of a potential shutdown will not linger o more PR

DIAMOND BAR, California, Sept. 3 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association posted the following news release: * * * SEMA NAMED FIA INNOVATION CHALLENGE CHAMPION * \-SEMA received the award for its ADAS research initiative, helping close critical gaps in automotive safety policy - DIAMOND BAR, Calif (Sept. 3, 2026) - The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organizations worldwide, has announced the Specialty Equipment  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 4 (TNSxrep) -- The Solid Waste Association of North America issued the following news release: * * * SWANA Releases New ARF Report Explaining the Benefits of Waste-to-Energy Facilities New report provides policymakers with practical, research-based information on waste-to-energy facilities, local waste management responsibility, and long-term solid waste planning. - The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has released a new report from its Applied Research Foundation (ARF), Clarifying the Benefit more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 [Category: Education] -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, posted the following news release: * * * 46 Pennsylvania Educators Named to Shape Statewide Education Policy * #The 2026-27 Teach Plus PA Policy Fellows Will Advocate for Literacy, Equitable Funding, and Reimagining the Teaching Role QUICK FACTS Who: 46 preK through 12th grade educators Where: Greater Philadelphia & Southeast, Capital Regio more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 2 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for September 1, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -September 2 We open with a topic that is near and dear to my heart: I often get asked about e-cigarettes as tobacco cessation aids, and now we have a JAMA Special Communication summarizing expert recommendations. Next, we move to opioids and increasing access/adherence, for example via hospital discharge treatment initiation for alcohol/opioid withd more PR