CARROLLTON, Georgia, Sept. 8 -- The University of West Georgia posted the following news: * * * 'Beyond the Bedside': Great 100 Nurses Foundation Recognizes UWG Faculty for Transformative Teaching and Mentorship * Five University of West Georgia Tanner Health School of Nursing (THSON) faculty members - Drs. Kim Crawford, Kelly Dyar, Cindy Johnson, Katie Morales and Amy Yarbrough - have been named to the Great 100 Nurses Foundation's list, marking the first time any nurse in Georgia has received the honor and underscoring UWG's growing influ more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * 2026 Monitor Warns of Growing Threats to Cluster Munition Ban * GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -The 2026 Cluster Munitions Monitor, published today, September 8, reveals that casualties from this weapon are extremely high in 2025, with 1,063 people reported killed or injured. 87% of the reported casualties are civilians. Cluster munitions were used by Iran, Myanmar, Russia, Thailand, and Ukraine; other possible users could not be more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- Two inventors, Ihor Levadnyi, Zhytomyr, Ukraine, and Vitaly Levadny, West Hollywood, California, have been awarded a design patent (No. US D1147087 S1, initially filed Feb. 3, 2022) for "Bearing protector." more PT

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Cluster Munitions: Ban Treaty Under Pressure * Cluster munitions killed or injured at least 1,063 people globally in 2025. This figure is among the highest annual totals recorded by the Cluster Munition Coalition in its annual Cluster Munition Monitor. * Cluster munitions typically disperse multiple explosive submunitions over a wide area. Many fail to explode on initial impact, leaving unexploded duds that can indiscriminately injur more PR

STRASBOURG, France, Sept. 8 (TNSrep) -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Despite progress, stronger action is needed to address online violence against women in Estonia Council of Europe publishes new report on violence against women in Estonia - A new Council of Europe report on violence against women in Estonia has highlighted that country's efforts to deliver support, protection and justice for victims. However, further action is required in a number of areas to fully comply with the Convention on preventing and co more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- SIMPLISAFE, INC., Boston, Massachusetts has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1147027 S1, initially filed March 13, 2026) developed by nine inventors Jessica Pitocco, Arlington, Massachusetts; Nadeem Hussain, Worcester, Massachusetts; Alice Chiang, Arlington, Massachusetts; Irene Lee, Boston, Massachusetts; Stephanie Leathe, Wenham, Massachusetts; Oleksandra Rudenko, Lviv, Ukraine; Hanyu Gong, Foster City, California; Mo Zhu, Boston, Massachusetts; and Madeleine Fougere, Seattle, Washington, for "Display s more PT

DUBLIN, Ireland, Sept. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic and Social Research Institute issued the following report on September 8, 2026, entitled "Poverty, income inequality and living standards in Ireland: Sixth annual report." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive summary Key findings This report is the sixth from an Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) research programme in partnership with Community Foundation Ireland and Trinity College Dublin which seeks to address gaps in our knowledge and understanding of poverty, income inequality more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- Two inventors, Gary N. Garcia Molina, DeForest, Wisconsin, and Pavlo Chernega, Kyiv, Ukraine, have been awarded a patent (No. US 12727678 B2, initially filed Dec. 16, 2024) for "Features for determining humidity properties of a bed microclimate." more PT

SANTA CLARA, California, Sept. 9 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * GlobalFoundries and U.S. Department of Commerce finalize $375M R&D award to advance American quantum leadership Award accelerates build-out of GF's Quantum Technology Solutions business and strengthens America's quantum semiconductor ecosystem MALTA, N.Y. -- GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today announced it has finalized a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce's CHIPS Resear more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- An inventor from m. Brovary, Ukraine, Ruslan Sdobniakov has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1146484 S1, initially filed May 6, 2024) for "Grill stand." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12731438 B2, initially filed Aug. 29, 2023) developed by Yevhenii Yakishyn, Kyiv, Ukraine, for "Method and electronic device for determining user's hand in video." more PT

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 8 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * NATO Secretary General welcomes new support for Ukraine, urges nations to continue to step up * On Tuesday (8 September 2026), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte took part in a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, chaired by Germany and the United Kingdom. The Secretary General welcomed new pledges of support to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia, including from air attacks. "Over the past year, Allies have allocated over 10 billion dollars to PURL and US Fo more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 8 [Category: International] -- Global Witness, an organization that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption and human rights abuses worldwide, issued the following news release: * * * Public want 'bold' climate action after record-hot summer, polling shows * After a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and record-breaking temperatures, new polling has revealed the UK public want Burnham's government to take strong climate action to protect people in schools and hospitals more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Russian Attacks Disrupt New School Year in Ukraine * As schools in Ukraine opened for the new academic year on September 1, repeated air raid alerts in Kyiv and elsewhere have disrupted classes and sent children into shelters, sometimes for hours. On September 3, Olya's daughter managed to complete just one lesson - math -before alerts sent her fourth-grade class into a cramped underground shelter. "The shelter is not equipped for studying," more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 9 -- Shell plc, an oil and gas company, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2026: * * * Shell Plc Second Quarter 2026 Euro And Gbp Equivalent Dividend Payments The Board of Shell plc today announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect of the second quarter 2026 interim dividend, which was announced on July 30, 2026 at US$0.3906 per ordinary share. Shareholders have been able to elect to receive their dividends in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling. Holders of ordinary share more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 8 -- Tulane University Law School posted the following news: * * * Six Weeks in Ukraine: Professor Vernon Palmer on Volunteering During Wartime * This summer, Professor Vernon Palmer traded the comforts of home for Western Ukraine, joining a group of international volunteers working to support Ukrainians amid the ongoing war. Palmer volunteered with FinEst Volunteers, a Finnish organization that provides humanitarian aid in Ukraine and supports Ukrainian refugees in Finland. After discovering the organization  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 8 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Slovenia: Stronger safeguards to protect the independence and financial sustainability of RTV Slovenija * 08 September 2026 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined other media and journalist organisations in calling for any reform of the legal framework for RTV Slovenija to protect its institutional and editorial independence and guarantee adequate, sustainable and predictable funding fo more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 9 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2026: * * * High Commissioner Turk updates Human Rights Council: Human rights are carriers of hope Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished participants, We live in an age of extremes. Raging wars, painful polarization, climate chaos, and head-spinning technological change make people feel disoriented and even powerless. Strong forces are working to create and sustain that feeling. Tech moguls, p more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Wisconsin. *** Vaccine Using M2/BM2-deficient Influenza Vectors ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- FLUGEN, INC., Madison, Wisconsin has been assigned a patent (No. US 12728160 B2, initially filed July 21, 2021) developed by five inventors Michael J. Moser, Madison, Wisconsin; David J. Marshall, Madison, Wisconsin; Liam I. Marshall, Madison, Wisconsin; Yasuko Hatta, Madison, Wisconsin; and Pamuk Bilsel, Madison, Wisconsin, for "Vaccine using M2/BM2-deficient more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12730539 B2, initially filed Sept. 27, 2024) developed by three inventors Vasyl Mandziy, Schyrets, Ukraine; Andriy Maharyta, Lviv, Ukraine; and Oleksandr Karpin, Lviv, Ukraine, for "Ultrasonic sensing device for touch detection." more PT

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Sept. 8 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * When the political winds change, Harry Bingham stays the course * Since completing his BSc in 1984, marine engineer Harry Bingham has worked to promote the use of sails on large ships. At that time, a shift in the political landscape in the United States was the cause of headwinds. Now history is repeating itself. Sari Vegendal Unrest in the Middle East tends to send ripples through the region-with consequences for the rest of the worl more PR