PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * A creative approach to learning biology * When Jenny Li took a biological design course as a first-year student, she gained a newfound appreciation for bridging art with science education and making the life sciences more accessible. The course, as well as her own experiences with crafting art for social change, inspired her to launch the BioArt Lab, a student-led Penn club that partners with West Philadelphia public schools to curate and d more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Removes Shrewsbury, Massachusetts from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area * October 1, 2026 Subject: APHIS Removes Shrewsbury, Massachusetts from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (A more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Secretary Kennedy to Protect Children from Dangerous Vaccine Rollbacks * AG James Joins Lawsuit Against HHS for Stripping Seven Childhood Vaccines of Universal Recommendation NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a lawsuit against U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to restore the science-based childhood vaccine schedule that has protected Am more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards * LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) challenging its final rule weakening corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for new passenger cars and light trucks. Hi more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Award-winning journalist M.L. Elrick featured in free public event * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- An Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter who has also been part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning local reporting team will present a free public lecture and participate in a question-and-answer session on Oct. 7 at part of the Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers. The session begins at 6 p.m. in 162 Willard Building at Penn State Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Himes Urge Federal Agency to Investigate Incidents at Oxford Compressor Station * [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) today wrote to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) urging a thorough investigation of the cause of two equipment failures at the Oxford Compression Station. In July, two equipment failures at the station resulted in the large more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Blumenthal, Padilla Urge Secretary Mullin to Immediately Remove ICE Officers Hired Without Background Checks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Alex Padilla (D-CA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, call on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately remove all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers hired during the Department's more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- 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: * * * Autism Rates Surged More Than 40% Between 2019-2024 -- Where's the Urgency? Children from low-income families, girls, and 3- to 5-year-olds showed the steepest increases in autism rates, according to a large CDC study. The researchers also found 1 in 5 children were  more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- 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: * * * Georgia's Largest Healthcare System Will Fire Employees Who Refuse Flu Vaccine Employees of Georgia's largest healthcare system have until Nov. 1 to get the flu vaccine or an approved exemption, or they will be suspended without pay. If suspended employees don't subm more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- 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. * * * New York Teen Forced Out of School Again After 3 More Doctors Argue Vaccines Would Harm Her Seventeen-year-old Sarah Doe is back in court seeking emergency federal court intervention so she can stay in school after three more doctors said the teen shouldn't get the l more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- The Columbia University School of the Arts issued the following news: * * * Jinwoo Chong '21 to Release Third Novel, 'Club Nine Tails,' with Random House By Rosemarie Rotundo October 05, 2026 Jinwoo Chong '21, author of the award-winning novel Flux, will release his third novel, Club Nine Tails, with Random House in March 2027-a novel about family, reconciliation, and a cross-country adventure. "Smart, funny, fast, and a little bit furious, Club Nine Tails is a highly entertaining novel filled with surprising scenes an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Secures $500,000 for HERO Campaign Expansion * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew announced that he secured $500,000 in federal funding for the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign to expand its Police Patrol Car program beyond New Jersey. The funding, provided through the U.S. Department of Justice, will help the HERO Campaign wrap police vehicles across the country with its signature designated driver message: Be a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * The District of Columbia Has the Nation's Lowest Carbon Emissions but Pays the Highest Price to Cut Them, PPI Finds * Washington, D.C., emits less carbon per person than any state in the country, yet energy costs in the District have climbed more than 93% over the past five years, the steepest increase in the nation, according to a new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI). The report finds that D.C.'s aggressiv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, in August 2026 October 05, 2026 In August 2026, the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent. South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in August, 2.0 percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.2 percent. The rate in Ohio (3.3 percent) set a new series low. (All state series begin in 1976.) In total, 19 states had u more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Encourage Violence Against Immigrants on Telegram * Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Encourage Violence Against Immigrants on Telegram; Spread Footage of Neo-Nazi Rally on X (New York, N.Y.) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. In this week's issue: more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Gottheimer Calls on the NJDEP to Rescind Eviction Notices for Andover-Aeroflex Airport Fights to Protect Woman-Owned Flight Academy and Aircraft Maintenance Small Businesses; Flight School Trains Military Pilots, Only Location within 100 Miles -- Even Trained Harrison Ford; Double Standard: NJDEP Throwing Out Small Businesses Because of Safety Concerns, but Allowing Forest Fire Service to Remain in Hangar; Utter Confusion: Will Cost State $4 M  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Birch Grove in Chapter 11 liquidating plan for FreshRealm 5 Oct 2026 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) secured a significant result on behalf of FreshRealm's first-lien lender and DIP agent, Birch Grove. After a contested confirmation hearing where HSF Kramer advocated on behalf of Birch Grove, the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey approved FreshRealm's Chapter 11 liquidatin more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 5 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * In the Lead With Andrea Neil * In the Lead magazine seeks to inform future leaders, generate global dialogue on leadership and build a community that sees more effective leadership as a prerequisite to building a better world. It is published by the Buccino Leadership Institute, developing leaders at Seton Hall for over 30 years. This edition reaffirms Seton Hall's commitment to fostering innovative, ethical and impactful leadership. Stay ahead of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Energy and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Announces Actions Advancing Two Challenges to State and Local Natural Gas Bans in Colorado and Illinois October 5, 2026 The Justice Department's Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) last week received a favorable decision regarding its statement of interest filing in a Colorado case. ENRD also filed an amicus brief opposing a natural gas ban by a Chicago-area municipality. At issue i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises IntraBio on Sale to Shionogi * Kirkland & Ellis advised IntraBio Inc. on an agreement to be acquired by Shionogi & Co., Ltd. IntraBio is a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Under the terms of the agreement, Shionogi Inc. will acquire all outstanding shares of IntraBio for an upfront consideration of $2 billion payable to IntraBio share more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lead Defendant in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison * Defendant used more than 100 stolen identities to steal $440,000 in SNAP benefits from Massachusetts and Rhode Island and $700,000 in PUA benefits from multiple states BOSTON - A Fitchburg, Mass. man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a fraud scheme that used the stolen  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Leads Push to Expand and Modernize the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail * JERSEY CITY, NJ - Congressman Rob Menendez partnered with Hudson County Complete Streets and local transit advocates to elevate key community priorities for the continued expansion and modernization of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail ("HBLR"). In a letter to New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, NJ TRANSIT President and CEO Kris Kolluri, and New Jersey Department of Transportat more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Highlander Community Recognized Among BINJE's Best Hispanic Business Leaders October 5, 2026 Alumni, advisers and friends of New Jersey Institute of Technology are among BINJE's Best Hispanic Business Leaders for 2026, a statewide recognition announced during Hispanic Heritage Month that honors more than 100 leaders across business, education, government and community service. The honorees reflect the reach of the Highlander community, whi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pou Demands Answers After 5,500-Gallon Data Center Diesel Spill * Record-setting leak fouled creek connected to Hackensack River PATERSON, NJ - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) is seeking answers from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) following a massive diesel fuel spill at an Equinix data center in Secaucus that contaminated local waterways in her district. Pou called for a full accounting of the roughly 5,500-gall more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * A novel path to fusion ignition: heat first, then add fuel Oct. 5, 2026 A new PPPL framework maps the least demanding route to a self-sustaining fusion plasma and shows that a trace of tungsten and super high magnetic fields can make the climb far steeper For more than 70 years, fusion energy researchers have used a particular equation to judge whether a plasma would stay hot and dense enough -- for long enough -- to rea more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Princeton pre-meds pursue careers in pediatrics and family medicine through new national fellowship By Emily Aronson, Office of Communications Oct. 5, 2026 As the United States faces a critical shortage of primary care and family medicine doctors, Princeton undergraduates are committing to help fill the gap. Princeton is among a select group of universities across the country partnering with the Coleman Family Ventures foundation to give pre-medical stu more PR

SEWELL, New Jersey, Oct. 5 -- The Rowan College of South Jersey posted the following news: * * * RCSJ-Cumberland and RCBC Host Free Cybersecurity Symposium Oct. 29 * Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) and Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) will bring together cybersecurity experts, educators, students, and industry professionals for Cybersecurity Symposium 2026: Empowering the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Leaders on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the RCSJ-Cumberland Campus, Luciano Center, 3322 College Dri more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following letter with co-signers to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 1, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy: We recognize and applaud President Donald Trump's consistent commitment to protect the rights of infants born alive after an attempted abortion, infants b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Announces Update on Case of Amro Sehaim * Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman released a statement regarding the detention of South River resident Amro Saheim: "This weekend, I received the news that after repeated inquiries, letters, and demands for humanitarian release from me and others, Amro Sehaim, a resident and small business owner in South River, was released from ICE detention at Delaney Hall. Before  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news: * * * Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil * Princeton researchers used machine learning to construct a map of groundwater levels across the entire 3.29-million-square-mile (8.5 million km2) expanse of Brazil, from its rainforests to its alternately dry and rainy savanna. It is the first national-scale high resolution overview of groundwater depth and could help scientists study t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Rivera bill to lower electricity costs, increase reliability through grid-scale battery storage passes House * Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus October 5, 2026 | 4:05 PM HARRISBURG, Oct. 5 - Legislation aimed at reducing electricity costs and increasing reliability for Pennsylvania households and small businesses by requiring electric utilities to set targets for and procure grid-stabilizing battery storage passed the House tod more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * New Scholarship Fund Will Help Students Overcome Unexpected Barriers to Earning Degree October 5, 2026 Rutgers University-Newark has launched a new initiative designed to help students facing financial hardships due to unexpected challenges--such as food insecurity, housing instability and other circumstances--stay on track toward earning their degrees. The Student Achievement and Resilience (STAR) Fund, led by Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson, was created to  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Future Physicians Practice Healing, Humanism and How to Help their Neighbors By Amanda Castleman October 5, 2026 Students and community leaders in Newark, N.J., collaborate at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School - Medical students at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) are getting hands-on clinical experience where it is needed most: Bridging critical healthcare gaps in the greater Newark, N.J. area through community engagement. This outreach be more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * How Rotting Food in the Kitchen and a Whiff of Vinegar Led to a 'Happy' Agricultural Accident By Greg Bruno October 5, 2026 The surprise discovery of a natural fruit fly repellent could lead to new controls for one of New Jersey's biggest blueberry pests - Rutgers scientists have identified natural repellents against an invasive blueberry pest, a scientific breakthrough that was accidentally discovered when fruit flies invaded their laborato more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Shackelford, Blythe Re-elected; Members Approve All Bylaws and Standing Rules Proposals * William "Bill" Shackelford of Centreville, VA, has been re-elected National President of NARFE, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. His third two-year term will begin January 1, 2027. "I am grateful for the confidence NARFE members have placed in me and fo more PR

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Oct. 5 [Category: BizTravel] -- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: * * * Travel + Leisure Co. Partners with Wyndham to Develop Hotels Under the Sports Illustrated Resorts Brand * Expanded partnership establishes framework to build, operate and scale Sports Illustrated Resorts as a differentiated mixed-use hospitality platform HIGHLIGHTS A new platform for Sports Illustrated hospitality: Travel + Leisure Co. and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts are expanding their long-standing relationship throug more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 5 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * USC TRIO alumni give back to help first-generation, low-income college students find success * Laura Ashley Thomas doesn't exactly remember how it happened, but in 2002, ahead of her freshman year at the University of South Carolina, she received a letter in the mail: She qualified to apply for Opportunity Scholars Program, one of two college-level programs at USC part of the federally funded TRIO Program. The Opportunity Scholars Program  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * Why A Federal Judge Sided With Kalshi In A Prediction Market Case * A federal judge in Illinois ruled on October 2nd that the state cannot apply its sports-wagering licensing requirements, or the criminal penalties attached to them, to event co more PR