MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 7 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * VNR: 10 UH Manoa subjects ranked in nation's top 27 Oct 6, 2026 The University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked in nearly 20 academic subjects in the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects released in September 2026, including four subjects that placed among the top 16 in the country and another six placed in the nation's top 27. Oceanography ranked No. 4 in the U.S. and No. 6 globally, while atmospheric science ranked No. 9 in the U.S. and N more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Diving for research * Beneath the cobalt waters of the Great Barrier Reef, schools of bluestripe snappers move in unison while sea anemones billow below. A wrasse with a striking green and pink head appears close enough to photograph. Here, a moment spent framing that photograph requires recreational divers to be mindful of their position in the water column, depth, and the amount of air remaining in their cylinders. But for researchers do more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 7 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Earhart expedition update: Crew arrives at Tarawa, prepares for departure * TARAWA, Kiribati -- Fourteen members of the Taraia Object expedition -- the Archaeological Legacy Institute, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University's joint expedition to explore a Pacific island lagoon for Amelia Earhart's missing plane wreckage -- arrived Tuesday (Oct. 6) at Tarawa, Kiribati, the expedition's staging area. After linking up with the expedition's t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Amendment of Domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-184, and Revocation of V-284 and V-577; Eastern United States This action proposes to amend domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-184, and revoke V-284 and V-577 in the eastern United States. The FAA is proposing these actions due to the planned decom more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news: * * * LSUS herpetologist part of groundbreaking research published in renowned journal * SHREVEPORT - An LSU Shreveport herpetologist is part of ground-breaking research in the gecko world. Dr. Stuart Nielsen, assistant professor of biology, was part of a team that established nearly 20 new genomes for geckos, publishing the research in the journal "Science." A genome is an organism's complete set of genetic instructions, made up of a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Marines Enhance Anti-Ship Tactics in Hawaii * Marines assigned to the 3rd Littoral Combat Team Medium-Range Missile Battery conducted a two-part training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 28-Oct. 2, to build proficiency in modernized artillery operations, distributed command and control, and foundational field skills. The training supported the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment's mission to secure key maritime terrain, synchronize comb more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * New framework developed for moving endangered species to safer locations Oct 6, 2026 A new framework designed to guide one of the hardest decisions in conservation--whether to move a species outside its historical range to save it from extinction--has been published in Conservation Science and Practice, capping a multi-year, Pacific-wide effort in which the University of Hawaii at Manoa played a central supporting role. The fram more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Booker, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Trump's Department of Housing and Urban Development for Attacking Fair Housing Program * Lawsuit asserts that HUD's attempt to radically transform the FHIP program violates the law and contravenes Congressional intent Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) led more than 15 of their colleagues in submitting an amicus brief supporting a federal ju more PR