LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Heifer International, an organization working to end hunger and poverty, posted the following news: * * * A Cacao Farmer Puts a Family Legacy to Work in Ecuador * In the lush, fertile region between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Coast in southern Ecuador, 49-year-old Jessica Orellana carries on a tradition she inherited, one with benefits that ripple out to both her family and her community. Jessica is the founder of an agricultural association called ASOPROMIPRO, which b more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 15 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Advancing Food Safety from Farm to Table through UConn Extension * Food safety touches every stage of the agricultural system, from how food is grown and processed to how it reaches consumers' tables. At UConn Extension, this work is led by faculty who bridge science and practice, ensuring farmers, processors, and communities have access to the latest, research-based information. Among them is Dr. Indu Upadhyaya '15 Ph.D., associate Extension pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release: * * * America's Electric Companies Protect Customers by Ensuring Data Centers Pay Their Fair Share * WASHINGTON (September 15, 2026) -The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) welcomes the House's consideration of the Ratepayer Protection Act, which reinforces work already underway across the country to protect families and small businesses from costs associated with serving data centers and other large energy users. "Across America, EEI m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Financial Services] (TNSletter) -- The American Bankers Association issued the following letter with 79 co-signers to Senate leaders John Thune and Charles Schumer: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - RE: Amend the Clarity Act to Preserve Local Lending Dear Majority Leader Thune and Minority Leader Sch more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 (TNSletter) -- The American Medical Association issued the following letter with 50 organizations to Reps. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, and Kim Schrier, D-Washington: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 14, 2026 The Honorable John Joyce, MD U.S. House of Representatives 2102 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD U.S. House of Representatives 407 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Kim more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Authors shed light on first-generation experience for higher ed professionals * LAWRENCE -New work from a University of Kansas professor explores the challenges of being a first-generation higher education professional moving into a faculty position and also highlights the strengths someone in that position naturally brings. Dallas Doane, associate professor of the practice in educational leadership & policy studies, and his co-authors for the scholarly more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating 25th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks * WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues in leading a Senate resolution honoring the victims, first responder and survivors of 9/11, as well as the service members who defended the United States in the aftermath, amid commemo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Current College Athletes and Coaches in Support of the Protect College Sports Act September 14, 2026 "I'm asking my colleagues to join us in fixing what's wrong with college sports today" The Protect College Sports Act creates federal rights and protections for student athletes and secures the future of women's and Olympic sports; vote on legislation more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Gonzaga's Mark Few, Current College Athletes & Other Coaches Speaking in Support of Protect College Sports Act * 09.14.26 # #CANTWELL: "I'm asking my colleagues to join us in fixing what's wrong with college sports today."; FEW: "We really, really need help, and we need it from Congress."; Cantwell's bipartisan Protect College Sports Act ensures federal rights and protections for athletes and secures the future of women's and more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Sept. 15 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Career Opportunities are Endless at the UAPB Fall 2026 Career Summit * The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's (UAPB) Office of Career Services announces the 2026 Fall Career Summit on Wednesday, September 30 from 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. in the Kenneth L. Johnson Sr. Complex, H.O. Clemmons Arena (HPER), on the UAPB campus. BUSINESS & INDUSTRY This year, 66 organizations representing business and industry, government agencies, gradu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Womack Questions FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford at Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C.-September 15, 2026...Today, House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Steve Womack (AR-3) led a public hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Fiscal Year 2027 budget request with Administrator Bryan Bedford serving as witness. Chairman Womack de more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, Arkansas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12738030 B2, initially filed Jan. 29, 2024) developed by Rahul Bajaj, West Delhi, India, and Sandip Bhattacharjee, Bangalore, India, for "Context-aware artificial intelligence system for content moderation." more PT

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Sept. 15 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Dr. Amit Kumar Sinha Appointed Interim Chair of UAPB Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries * Dr. Amit Kumar Sinha has been appointed as interim chair of the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). In this position, he will provide administrative oversight and collaborative leadership to ensure the growth, stability and success of the Department, according to Dr. Christopher C. Math more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * During the High Holidays, Rosen Highlights Rising Levels of Antisemitism, Calls for Increased Nonprofit Security Grant Funding * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, delivered remarks on the Senate floor about the rising levels of antisemitism and increased fears in Jewish communities across the country during the High Holidays. She called on  more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 15 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Garcia '23 to Receive Young Alumni Service Award * University of the Ozarks alumna Odalis Garcia '23 of Springdale, Ark., will be honored by her alma mater with the 2026 Young Alumni Service Award during Homecoming Weekend, scheduled for October 16-18. The Young Alumni Service Award recognizes an alumnus who is at least five years out of graduation and under 35 years of age, has been active in alumni activities, and who has demonstrated loyalty more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2026: * * * The Heritage Foundation Releases 2026 Election Integrity Scorecard WASHINGTON--The Heritage Foundation today released the 2026 Election Integrity Scorecard, which ranks states based on the strength of their election laws and safeguards. The scorecard compares the election laws of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Election Integrity Scorecard, launched in 2021, ranks states based on more than 50 best practices over 15 dif more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- An inventor from Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Wayne Curtis Heil has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1147783 S1, initially filed July 16, 2025) for "Hinged beverage container cover." more PT

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Sept. 15 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month Marked with Events, Programming on, off Campus * JONESBORO - Arkansas State University is celebrating Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month beginning on Sept. 15, with events and programming around campus until Oct. 14. "Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the richness of Hispanic and Latine cultures, honor their stories and traditions which connect us, and recognize the strength found in communi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Hill & Chairman Thompson on Senate CLARITY Vote Washington, September 15, 2026 House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture on the CLARITY Act: "Today's vote does not change the need for Congress to enact clear rules  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Hill: The United States Plays a Central Role in Shaping the International Financial System Washington, September 15, 2026 Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a Full Committee hearing to hear from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on how we can ensure U.S. leadership at the IMF and the World Bank advances American economic interest more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * September 15, 2026 House Intelligence Chairman Crawford Hosts Open Roundtable Discussion on the Future of Artificial Intelligence WASHINGTON, D.C -- Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held an open roundtable discussion with experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to examine the technology and local implications of artificial  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Advances Legislation to Conserve Natural Resources, Support Rural America WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2026 Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported legislation promoting stewardship and conservation of our natural resources. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources hel more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 14 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Inaugural national service award recognizes fourteen state agriculture commissioners, secretaries and directors * Press Release PORTLAND, Maine - The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture commenced a new, annual "Years of Service Ceremony" to honor NASDA members for years of service to their states and the organization at its 2026 annual meeti more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 12734499 B2, initially filed May 9, 2023) developed by three inventors Xiao Wu, Moscow, Idaho; Shaobo Deng, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; and Jun Zhu, Fayetteville, Arkansas, for "Liquid plasma discharge device and method for biodiesel synthesis using same." more PT

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Martina Steed, Ph.D., CRNA, Named Director of UAMS College of Nursing's Nurse Anesthesia Program Sept. 15, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing named Martina Steed, Ph.D., CRNA, as the next director of its Nurse Anesthesia Program. Steed, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing, had served as interim director since January. The three-year, full-time track, a special more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- LONZA CONSUMER HEALTH INC., Greenwood, South Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12733666 B2, initially filed Aug. 13, 2021) developed by three inventors Vijaya Juturu, North Bruswick, New Jersey; Kevin Owen, Dover, New Hampshire; and Craig Coon, Fayetteville, Arkansas, for "Method for improving inflammation, joint health, joint mobility, and joint comfort in healthy mammals." more PT

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals the work & health insurance roller coaster millions of Americans ride New changes to Medicaid and ACA Marketplace may affect many low- and middle-income workers in volatile jobs who have limited access to employment-based health insurance September 15, 2026 In the 46 years since Dolly Parton wrote the workers' anthem "9 to 5," American jobs, and access to employment-b more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 15 [Category: Economics] -- The International Center for Law and Economics posted the following news: * * * New ICLE White Paper Finds Social-Media Bans Lack Evidence and Risk Harm * ICLE September 15, 2026 PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 15, 2026) -Restrictions on minors' social-media use, including a recently introduced federal bill that would require parental permission for users younger than 16, have become common responses to adolescent mental-health problems. But a new white paper from the International Center for Law & more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Sept. 15 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Northeast Arkansas Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy Application Open * JONESBORO -The Delta Center for Economic Development at Arkansas State University has opened applications for the next cohort of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy, a year-long leadership development program designed to strengthen leadership capacity and collaboration across the 17-county Northeast Arkansas region. The Academy brings together e more PR

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, Sept. 15 -- Ozarka College posted the following news: * * * Ozarka College Foundation Announces Presenting Sponsors for 2026 Fall Concert & Dinner * The Ozarka College Foundation is pleased to recognize White River Health, RE/MAX - Lee Ann Thomas-Bontrager, Entergy Arkansas, Farm Bureau - Tim Wilson, First National Bank of Izard County (FNBIC), and First Security Bank as presenting sponsors of the annual Ozarka College Foundation Fall Concert & Dinner. The Foundation will host this year's Fall Concert & Dinner on Satu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 [Category: Accounting] -- The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted the following news release: * * * PCAOB Announces New Audit Practitioner Fellows * The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) today announced that Addison (Addi) Scott and Zian Xi have been named as the two Audit Practitioner Fellows, as part of the recently launched Audit Practitioner Fellowship Program within the PCAOB's Office of the Chief Auditor. Effective immediately, Ms. Scott and Ms. Xi will serve two-year terms supporting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Trump Administration Continues Its Sham PR Campaign After Gutting Rural Health Care September 14, 2026 Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration continues to tout new "investments" in rural health care, but communities across the country are being left to pick up the pieces from Trump and Republicans massive health care cuts. Last year, Donald Trump and Republicans slashed more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to pay for tax b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Runaway Athletics Spending Threatens the Financial Health of America's Colleges, Cantwell Snapshot Report Shows September 15, 2026 94% of Division I programs are in the red, spending more than they generate; schools faced approx. 300% higher costs for recruiting, equipment and coaching since 2005 Universities and state governments are footing the bill, boos more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Announces Framework to Assist Families on CES Waitlist * DARDANELLE, Ark. - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of the Department of Human Services (DHS) Janet Mann today announced a framework to assist families on the Community and Employment Support (CES) Waiver waitlist. DHS will begin work on providing supportive living services to families currently on the CES waitlist, all of whom are automatically enr more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- An inventor from Bentonville, Arkansas, Lucas W Bradshaw has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1147762 S1, initially filed Dec. 28, 2023) for "Shelf display apparatus." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- An inventor from Malvern, Arkansas, Mike Taylor has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1147803 S1, initially filed Dec. 5, 2023) for "Subterranean injection rod tip." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, Arkansas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12737719 B2, initially filed Sept. 19, 2023) developed by Jonathan Isaac Strey Campos, Bentonville, Arkansas, for "Systems and methods for displaying items for purchase." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12737572 B2, initially filed July 31, 2024) developed by three inventors Mark W. Duron, Mastic, New York; Rehan K. Jaffri, Tarrytown, New York; and Raymond Terry Durham, Summers, Arkansas, for "Systems and methods for selectively limiting read zones." more PT

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * TIME: U of A Among Top 100 Public Institutions Sep. 15, 2026 The University of Arkansas has been recognized by TIME and The Princeton Review as one of America's Best Colleges for 2027, earning national recognition for its commitment to student success, a supportive learning environment and long-term value for graduates. The U of A ranked among the top 100 public universities in TIME's Best Colleges ranking, placing 99th among public institution more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * U of A Receives $1.95 Million for Biomedical Research Training Sep. 15, 2026 The U of A will receive $1.95 million over the next five years from the National Institutes of Health to continue preparing undergraduates from across the state for careers as biomedical researchers. "We don't need a lot of persuasion to convince people to go to medical school," said Feng Wang, the outreach program's project leader and a Distinguished Professor of che more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Launches Convenient Telehealth Booth at Northwest Arkansas National Airport Sept. 15, 2026 | FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus has installed a new telehealth booth at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), giving travelers, airport staff, and the public access to on-demand healthcare, no ticket required. The private, soundproof booth is located nea more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, Sept. 15 -- The University of Central Arkansas posted the following news: * * * UCA welcomes more than 70 new employees for the 2026-27 academic year * The University of Central Arkansas has welcomed more than 70 new full-time employees for the 2026-27 academic year, strengthening the university's commitment to student success. "We are pleased to welcome these new faculty and staff members to UCA and to the Conway area," President Houston Davis said. "As one of the largest employers in Faulkner County, UCA plays an import more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Lady Church Returns: Symposium Revisits Forgotten Figure Sep. 15, 2026 She has been a mother, a bride, a teacher, a scold and, in the hands of the English poet and cleric John Donne, something considerably more scandalous. For more than a millennium, writers imagined the Christian church as a woman. Then, gradually, Lady Church all but disappeared from cultural memory. A U of A symposium on Monday, Oct. 5, will bring her back into the conver more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * New Fay Jones School Dean Jim Stevens Approaches Leadership Through Engagement Sep. 15, 2026 When Jim Stevens was announced in June as the next dean for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the U of A, he was teaching study abroad students at Clemson University's center in Genoa, Italy. Navigating the seven-hour time difference, he prepared for this transition over the summer. Once in Fayetteville in mid-August, he set up his offic more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Walters Named ASME Fellow for Work That Helps Engineers Design Around Turbulence Sep. 15, 2026 Before a jet engine is ever built, it is flown thousands of times inside a computer. Each simulation must reckon with turbulence, the churning, chaotic motion of air and water that no equation has fully solved. So, engineers rely on mathematical models that approximate turbulence closely enough to design around it. Keith Walters, professor and assoc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-03185-148) entitled "Review of Hotline Allegations Related to Minor Construction and Nonrecurring Maintenance Projects at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Arkansas." Here are excerpts: * * * The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined how the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Arkansas managed five minor construction and nonrecurring maintenance projects. These projects are intended to update facilities, improve safety, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The White House sent to the Senate the nominations of 41 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Nominations Sent to the Senate Nominations & Appointments September 14, 2026 NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Samuel D. Adkisson, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Philip Axt, of North Dakota, to be United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota. Daniel Lewis Ballou, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern D more PR