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A Guide to Becoming a Therapist Later in Life (10)
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- The University of Bridgeport posted the following news:
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A Guide to Becoming a Therapist Later in Life
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More and more adults are turning to a second profession later in life, and many are considering a career change to counseling. By this point in your career, you've likely developed valuable transferable skills, gained life experience, and learned more about your strengths and what you want from your work.
So to answer your first question, yes, it is realistic.
In fact, it makes sense for a lot more PR
Ala. Professional Hunters Association Urges Fish & Wildlife Service to Provide Guides an Opportunity to Respond Before Client Evaluations Impact Competitive Permits (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
ALASKA PROFESSIONAL HUNTER ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. Box 240971 ~ Anchorage, AK 99524 Phone: (907)-929-0619 ~ (907)-868-1562 Email: office@alaskaprohunter.org ~ www.alaskaprohunter.org
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Madonna Baucum Service Information Collection Officer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041
RE: Agen more ST
Attorney General Tong Advises Connecticut Consumers and Businesses of Rights and Requirements Related to New and Updated Privacy Laws (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Advises Connecticut Consumers and Businesses of Rights and Requirements Related to New and Updated Privacy Laws
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today advises Connecticut consumers that beginning October 1, 2026, they will enjoy additional privacy rights under newly-enacted laws related to artificial intelligence, Facial Recognition Technology (FRT), genetic data privacy, more PR
Binghamton Alumni Make a Difference in Veteran Healthcare (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 16 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Pharmacists answer the call to serve
Binghamton alumni make a difference in veteran healthcare
By Ethan Knox '20 September 15, 2026
No degree from Binghamton University's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) looks exactly alike -- even for the students who end up in the same field. But there is one thing they all share: a need and desire to help those who need it.
This is perhaps especially true for the alumni who go into the field o more PR
CAIR Connecticut Congratulates Bridgeport BOE on Approval of Eid Al Adha School Holiday (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Connecticut Congratulates Bridgeport BOE on Approval of Eid al Adha School Holiday
September 16, 2026
The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) today congratulated the Bridgeport Board of Education for approving at its meeting on Monday night a resolution establishing Eid al-Adha as a districtwide school holiday beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.
CAIR Connecticut supported the Bridgepor more PR
Cancer Support Community Urges NRC to Support Flexible Supervision Standards for Cancer Therapies (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
5614 Connecticut Avenue NW, Ste. 280, Washington, D.C. 20015
T: 202.659.9709 | F: 202.974.7999
cancersupportcommunity.org
September 10, 2026
Office of Administration
ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff
Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001
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Coast Guard debuts new collaboration and research hub on artificial intelligence (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news:
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Coast Guard debuts new collaboration and research hub on artificial intelligence
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Coast Guard advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have a new address: the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
The Center, which opens this fall at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, will bring together experts from across government, academia, and industry to explore AI's potential and put it to work across the Service-a key pr more PR
Colorado to receive $2 million from nationwide Abbott settlement related to contaminated infant formula allegations (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Colorado to receive $2 million from nationwide Abbott settlement related to contaminated infant formula allegations
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Sept. 16, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today that Colorado will receive approximately $2 million from a nationwide settlement agreement with Abbott Laboratories to settle allegations that the company filed false claims with federal and state programs for powder infant formula produced in faci more PR
Courtney Votes for Sixth Time to End Trump's War in Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Courtney Votes for Sixth Time to End Trump's War in Iran
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WASHINGTON, DC - Last night, for the sixth time, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to end President Trump's war in Iran. Courtney voted to pass the bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Con.Res. 93), which passed the House by a vote of 220-204.
In accordance with the law, the War Powers Resolution would more PR
Courtney, Larson Applaud House Passage of Their Bill to Restore Tax Relief for Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Courtney, Larson Applaud House Passage of Their Bill to Restore Tax Relief for Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Congressman John Larson (CT-01) applauded House passage of their Casualty Loss Dedication Restoration Act, which passed the House last night within the larger bill H.R. 9500 by a vote of 408-17.
Courtney and Larson's bill would allow homeowners impacted by crumbling more PR
CT Governor's Race: Lamont Holds 17-Point Lead Over Fazio, Quinnipiac University Connecticut Poll Finds; Lamont Ahead On Cost Of Living And Economy (10)
HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Quinnipiac University Poll posted the following news:
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CT Governor's Race: Lamont Holds 17-Point Lead Over Fazio, Quinnipiac University Connecticut Poll Finds; Lamont Ahead On Cost Of Living And Economy
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Less than two months until Connecticut's gubernatorial election, 55 percent of likely voters support incumbent Democrat Ned Lamont, 38 percent support Republican challenger Ryan Fazio, 5 percent are undecided, and 2 percent refuse to respond, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University Conne more PR
DOT Urged to Standardize Digital Right-of-Way Data to Accelerate Infrastructure Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
76 School Street, Somerville, MA 02143 | cyvl.com
September 15, 2026
U.S. Department of Transportation
Docket Operations
West Building, 5th Floor, Room W58-213
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
Submitted electronically via regulations.gov and AGCC@dot.gov
Re: Docket No. DOT-OST-2026-3269 - America's Great Corridors of Commerce (AGCC)
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Dr. Cory Hewitt joins Sanford Black Hills orthopedic team (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Dr. Cory Hewitt joins Sanford Black Hills orthopedic team
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RAPID CITY, S.D. -Dr. Cory Hewitt, a native of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, has joined the Sanford Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center, caring for patients with knee and hip arthritis as well as fractures of the upper and lower extremities. Dr. Hewitt also performs surgery at Black Hills Surgical Hospital.
Dr. Hewitt treats a variety of conditions, including:
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Five UConn Researchers Receive CAREER Awards (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Five UConn Researchers Receive CAREER Awards
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Five UConn faculty members received prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the 2026 cycle.
"The National Science Foundation has a history of recognizing talented, up-and-coming researchers whose work translates into important discovery as well as instructional brilliance, and UConn's five NSF CAREER awards continues that legacy," says Lindsay Distefano, UConn associ more PR
From Montana Labs to NASA: Yale Engineering Students' Summer Research (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news:
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From Montana labs to NASA: Yale Engineering students' summer research
Written by Natalie Haase '27
This summer, Yale Engineering undergraduates traded New Haven for research benches and hardware labs across the country -- from a virology lab in the Montana mountains to a NASA space center in Maryland to a hardware validation team outside Boston. Colten Danelski '27 (Biomedical Engineering) investigated how the brain responds t more PR
Gartner Forecasts IT Spending in Australia to Exceed $192 Billion in 2027 (10)
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 17 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release:
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Gartner Forecasts IT Spending in Australia to Exceed $192 Billion in 2027
GOLD COAST, Australia, September 16, 2026
Analysts Explore the Latest Trends at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, September 14-16 on the Gold Coast
IT spending in Australia is expected to exceed A$192.2 billion in 2027, an increase of 8.7% from 2026, according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company.
"Tech more PR
Gartner Identifies the Top Four AI Trends Transforming Warehousing for Supply Chain Leaders (10)
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 17 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release:
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Gartner Identifies the Top Four AI Trends Transforming Warehousing for Supply Chain Leaders
STAMFORD, Conn., September 16, 2026
Research Highlights Inflection Point for Warehouse Digital Transformation
Four globally disruptive AI trends are set to transform warehousing, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. Gartner analysts said warehousing has reached an inflection more PR
Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut's Rural Health Transformation Program Invests $50 Million in Rural Hospital Right-Sizing and Infrastructure (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut's Rural Health Transformation Program Invests $50 Million in Rural Hospital Right-Sizing and Infrastructure
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Four Rural Hospitals and the Connecticut Department of Social Services Execute Grant Agreements, Launching Major Transformation Work
(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) has finalized $50 million in Rural Health Tra more PR
House Appropriations Ranking Member DeLauro Trump Administration Threatens to Defund Healthcare Research as End of Fiscal Year Looms (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release:
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Trump Administration Threatens to Defund Healthcare Research as End of Fiscal Year Looms
September 16, 2026
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has informed the House Appropriations Committee of plans to divert more than $100 million in funding for healthcare research to other agencies, putting those funds at risk of lapsing at the end of the fiscal year on September 30, when the fundi more PR
Husted, Moreno Lead Effort to Stop Illegal Immigrants From Obtaining Driver's Licenses (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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September 16th, 2026
Husted, Moreno lead effort to stop illegal immigrants from obtaining driver's licenses
WASHINGTON - Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) today introduced the Red Light Act. This bill would help prohibit illegal immigrants from obtaining a driver's license by withholding federal transportation funding from states that have enacted laws to provide driver's licenses or identification cards to individuals who cannot pro more PR
ICYMI: "No Administration...More Communist than the Trump Administration:" Himes Grills Treasury Secretary Bessent at Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: "No Administration...More Communist than the Trump Administration:" Himes Grills Treasury Secretary Bessent at Hearing
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Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the Trump Administration's repeated market interventions. Rep. Himes challenged him to explain how the President's economic agenda - assuming government owner more PR
Johns Hopkins: New Guides Equip Clinicians and Clergy to Implement Extreme Risk Protection Orders (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 17 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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September 16, 2026
New Guides Equip Clinicians and Clergy to Implement Extreme Risk Protection Orders
From the clinic to the congregation, new resources equip frontline workers with tools they need during a crisis
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Today, the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions has released valuable resources for two vital Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) implementers--clinicians and clergy members. The new more PR
Larson Votes to Cease Hostilities in Iran, Calls on Congress to Cut Off Funding for Illegal War (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Votes to Cease Hostilities in Iran, Calls on Congress to Cut Off Funding for Illegal War
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Washington, D.C. - On the 200th day since President Trump launched his illegal war in Iran, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for another war powers resolution to cease hostilities. Today's vote marks the third time the House has passed legislation opposing this conflict. Larson previously introduced legislation to cut off funding for this unaut more PR
Measuring Milk's Carbon Footprint (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Measuring Milk's Carbon Footprint
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Every product or service has a "carbon footprint," a measure of the environmental impact of creating or delivering it.
A new study from the lab of Elias Uddin, assistant professor of animal science in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) determined a more accurate measure of the carbon footprint of milk produced in Bangladesh. This work was recently published in the Journal of Dairy more PR
Memory Cafe Returns with Support, Connection, and Community (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Southern Connecticut State University posted the following news:
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Memory Cafe Returns with Support, Connection, and Community
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Connection, creativity, and community are at the heart of Southern Connecticut State University's Memory Cafe, which brings together individuals living with dementia and their caregivers in a welcoming, supportive environment.
Housed within the College of Health and Human Services' Institute for Adapted Sports and Recreation, the program uses recreational therapy to reduce more PR
Meteorology graduate returns to join Alumni Homecoming court, pens memoir (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Meteorology graduate returns to join Alumni Homecoming court, pens memoir
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -If there's one thing a career in meteorology and atmospheric science taught Penn State alumna Cheryl Nelson, it's that things can change in the blink of an eye. She graduated in 2002 and since then has been navigating through storms and sunny days in a career that's shifted more than a Central Pennsylvania season.
Now, Nelson is returning more PR
Murphy Stands With Athletes, Labor, and Civil Rights Leaders to Rally Against the So-Called Protect College Sports Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy Stands With Athletes, Labor, and Civil Rights Leaders to Rally Against the So-Called Protect College Sports Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Senate begins considering the so-called Protect College Sports Act (PCSA), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined college athletes, their families, labor advocates, and civil rights leaders to speak out against the legislation.
Murphy pushed back against the manufactured "crisis" framing more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport: Abbott Laboratories Agrees to Pay Over $384 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Infant Formula and Nutritional Therapy Products (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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Abbott Laboratories Agrees to Pay Over $384 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Infant Formula and Nutritional Therapy Products
September 16, 2026
TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that New Jersey has joined 39 other states and the federal government to reach an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to settle allegations that the company caused false claims to be submitted t more PR
Northwell Health: Sharon Hospital to Receive $13.1 Million to Support Rural Health Programs (10)
NEW HYDE PARK, New York, Sept. 17 -- Northwell Health issued the following news release:
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Sharon Hospital to receive $13.1 million to support rural health programs
September 16th, 2026
Federal funding to help expand access to services and community-based facilities in Litchfield County
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Northwell's Sharon Hospital announced that it is to receive $13.1 million in federal funding thanks to the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), allowing the hospital to improve access and enhance service and facility offerings to the community more PR
NUWC Division Newport's leadership calls for 'radical collaboration' with industry partners during Defense Innovation Days (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news:
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NUWC Division Newport's leadership calls for 'radical collaboration' with industry partners during Defense Innovation Days
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To solve complex U.S. Navy problems and swiftly deliver game-changing capabilities to the undersea fleet, it will take "radical collaboration" with industry partners. That was the message delivered by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Technical Director Marie Bussiere in addressing represent more PR
Padilla, Durbin, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Jayapal, Raskin Introduce Resolution to Block Trump Administration Rule Restricting International Students, Exchange Visitors, and Foreign Journalists (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Durbin, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Jayapal, Raskin Introduce Resolution to Block Trump Administration Rule Restricting International Students, Exchange Visitors, and Foreign Journalists
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Richard Blument more PR
Research Targets Troublesome Traffic Light and Other Problems Vexing State (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Yale Law School posted the following news:
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Research Targets Troublesome Traffic Light and Other Problems Vexing State
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Keegan Vacanti '27 presents his research to current and former government officials. The paper was written for Professor Zachary Liscow's course on state government.
A traffic light placement that has long frustrated Connecticut drivers was among the real-world problems students examined in Professor Zachary Liscow's course on state government last year4. Now, studen more PR
Runaway Athletics Spending Threatens the Financial Health of America's Colleges, Cantwell Snapshot Report Shows (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Runaway Athletics Spending Threatens the Financial Health of America's Colleges, Cantwell Snapshot Report Shows
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#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, boosting spending by $520 million across 53 Power Four athletic programs alone in 2025 vs. 2 more PR
Save the Children: Yemen - Latest Violence Threatens to Shatter an Already Threadbare Health System for Children (10)
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 17 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release:
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Yemen: Latest Violence Threatens to Shatter an Already Threadbare Health System for Children
ADEN (Sept. 16, 2026)--The latest violence in Yemen threatens to shatter the already threadbare health system for children, Save the Children said.
Rishana Haniffa, Save the Children Country Director in Yemen, said:
"The recent escalat more PR
Spreading the word: Project Dragonfly graduate talks Bronx River project with several media outlets (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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Spreading the word: Project Dragonfly graduate talks Bronx River project with several media outlets
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RJ Hawkins, a graduate of Miami University's Project Dragonfly program, received national attention recently when he photographed the first otter seen in nearly 100 years in the Bronx section of the Bronx River. Hawkins is seen here with the trail camera that captured the image of the otter earlier this year.
Seven years separated sightings of beavers along the Br more PR
University of Auckland: Controlling Caulerpa in New Zealand Oceans (10)
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 16 -- The University of Auckland issued the following news:
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Controlling Caulerpa in New Zealand oceans
15 September 2026
Scientists are learning more about this exotic invasive seaweed in order to protect our precious waters from its spread.
First detected in New Zealand in 2021, the invasive macroalgae Caulerpa now has a significant presence in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Islands. The seaweed spreads rapidly, can smother sessile invertebrates and marine plants on the seafloor, and threatens to displace n more PR
What Do the Most Affordable Universities Have in Common? (10)
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- The University of Bridgeport posted the following news:
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What Do the Most Affordable Universities Have in Common?
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Many factors shape what affordability means. It's a much more complicated calculation than a multiple of a university's price per credit hour.
A low tuition rate is one factor, and certainly a consideration, but prospective students must piece together many elements when deciding which school offers the best bang for the proverbial buck.
Below, we'll unpack several strands of the aff more PR
What You Need to Know about the Flu, COVID, and RSV Season (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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What You Need to Know about the Flu, COVID, and RSV Season
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Winter and cooler weather will soon arrive, and so will the annual viruses that come with it, flu, COVID-19, and RSV. Vaccines are available for the three viruses responsible for most hospitalizations COVID-19, flu and RSV.
Dr. David Banach, infectious diseases physician and hospital epidemiologist at UConn Health, explains the various vaccines that will be available this season.
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