WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by AFL-CIO Safety and Health Director Rebecca L. Reindel from a Sept. 2, 2026, hearing entitled "Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators": * * * Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify on behalf of the AFL-CIO about protecting worker health and safety. The AFL-CIO is the federation of 65 national labor uni more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * 50 Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions John Kartch 09/16/2026 In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Route 66 Meat Processing (Yukon, Oklahoma) -- Expensi more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 18 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Chancellor presents Missouri S&T's State of the University address, employees recognized By Hasner, Velvet September 17, 2026 Missouri S&T Chancellor Mo Dehghani highlighted achievements and outlined S&T's vision and priorities for the future during his State of the University address Tuesday afternoon. "Your university is on the rise," Dehghani said to approximately 400 attendees in Leach Theatre on Sept. 15. "Thank you for everyth more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Unlocking the cosmic recipe for strontium New measurement resolves a key uncertainty in strontium production September 17, 2026 Argonne's ATLAS facility helps solve a stellar mystery. Key takeaways: * An international team has reported the first experimental investigation of a nuclear physics reaction essential to explaining how the element strontium is formed in stars. * Their findings center on red more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * GUS grad Antoinette Marie Johnson is creating new spaces to bring people together * For two decades, Antoinette Marie Johnson, CLA '06, has built a career on examining physical space a little closer than most. A self-professed "map nerd," she's carried that curiosity from her early years working at Google Maps to being named one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's Most Admired CEOs for her work with globally recognized hospitality brands and restau more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Demands Hochul and NYPA Release the Hidden Cost of Electricity Discounts for Rockland Data Centers * Hochul's Power Authority admits it is cutting power bills for three Orangeburg data centers but refuses to tell the public what those discounts cost New York ratepayers. Pearl River, N.Y. - 9/17/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler called on Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Power Authority to immediately disclose the full value of the more PR

KILDARE, Ireland, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- National University of Ireland, Maynooth issued the following news: * * * MU researchers build world-first DNA computer, published in Nature Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Researchers at Maynooth University (MU) have developed a first-of-its-kind DNA computer, described as one of the most complex and fastest molecular computers yet reported. The breakthrough, published in the flagship journal Nature, demonstrates a molecular computer made from strands of DNA that can perform multiplication, division an more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * New method identifies leukemia drug candidates and target * A cancer cell acts differently than a healthy cell, with unique features enabling its quick growth and quality control bypasses. Rice University's Natasha Kirienko is interested in finding these unique features and exploiting them to advance cancer treatments. In a paper recently published in the journal Leukemia, her team used a new screening method to identify drugs that could target these unique more PR

SINGAPORE, Sept. 16 -- Nanyang Technological University posted the following news: * * * NTU Singapore appoints leading scientist in energy and sustainability as Vice President of Research * Globally recognised research leader Professor Yang Shao-Horn has been appointed by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) as its new Vice President (Research). She begins in January 2027, after concluding her current faculty appointment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Prof Shao-Horn will also be appointed Disti more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Study: Why Colder Temps Can Be Better for Removing Ice By Kim Horner | Sept. 16, 2026 Deicing technologies often rely on heat to melt ice. But University of Texas at Dallas researchers have found that, under extreme cold, making ice even colder can weaken its grip on surfaces. "Our work shows that under extremely cold conditions, rapid cooling can actually make ice much easier to remove," said Dr. Hongbing Lu, professor of mechani more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 18 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researchers Head Study That Finds Climate Change Effects on Ski Resorts in West Vary Widely Published September 17, 2026 Ski resorts across the western United States are challenged by climate change, with fewer days of sufficient natural snow during the season and more frequent weather conditions unsuitable for artificial snowmaking early in the ski season. While this applies to all ski resorts, the magnitude of snow security reduction varies widely, more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Sept. 17, 2026 Marcelle Jones learns from NASA engineers at the Langley Research Center The senior engineering student worked on a team designing the conceptual architecture for a lunar nuclear reactor capable of providing efficient and continuous power to a permanent human settlement on the moon. By David Pulgar, VCU College of Engineering Marcelle Jones grew up in Chesterfield County and came to Virginia Commonwealth University for its aff more PR