WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 8 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * 'Movies' of interaction between light and matter help advance quantum tech * Femtosecond microscopy technique captures up to 1 quadrillion images per second WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The quantum world holds a cast of characters with exotic names and superhero powers: Witness the exciton, a traveling electron that carries with it the space it left behind, or the polariton, which transitions indistinguishably between light and matter. But to use them  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The American Action Forum issued the following insight: * * * October 7, 2026 Examining the Costs of a Federal Gas Tax Holiday: An Update Jordan Haring Executive Summary * Rising gas prices due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East have prompted calls for a federal gas tax holiday; President Trump has repeatedly expressed support for suspending the gas tax temporarily and both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have introduced legislation to do so. * Any gas tax holiday would impose costs on the federal budg more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Agriculture] -- The American Farmland Trust posted the following news release: * * * American Farmland Trust Announces Winners of the 18th Annual America's Farmers Market Celebration(tm) * (Washington, D.C.) American Farmland Trust (AFT) announces the winners of the 18th annual America's Farmers Market Celebration(tm), a national event honoring the role of farmers markets, which ran between August 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026. Ten markets receiving the most public votes are declared the national winners. A  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Leads Multi-State Coalition Raising Concerns Over TP-Link's China Ties * Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today led a multi-state coalition of 21 state attorneys general in raising concerns over TP-Link routers in a letter addressed to the Federal Communications Commission regarding TP-Link's request for conditional approval to sell new router models in the United States. The letter follows a lawsuit fi more PR

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, Oct. 8 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news: * * * BHSC Superintendent Dr. Brent Comer creating pipeline for student teachers in regional workforce * Borden-Henryville School Corporation (BHSC) Superintendent and IU Southeast alumnus Dr. Brent Comer is focused on strengthening the partnership between his district and the university to create a clear pipeline for student teachers to enter the workforce. "Because IU Southeast serves as a primary higher-education hub for Southern Indiana, a clo more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 7 [Category: BizEnergy] -- CenterPoint Energy posted the following news release: * * * CenterPoint Energy Indiana Takes Action to Support Indiana Customers, Reduces Call Center Wait Times by 95% * For National Customer Service Week, CenterPoint Energy highlights actions taken to enhance Hoosiers' customer experience, including improving the average call center wait time to less than one minute. EVANSVILLE - October 7, 2026 - Today, during National Customer Service Week, CenterPoint Energy highlighted a series of action more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Court Orders Jaco Enterprises to Pay $85,000 in Forced Compliance With EEOC Sexual Harassment Conciliation * LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jaco Enterprises, L.L.C., a transportation company offering services throughout Kentucky, agreed to the entry of a court judgment for $85,000 to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy protects customers from data center costs October 7, 2026 * Agreement with North Carolina Public Staff, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and others enhances existing protections to further insulate customers from data center costs while delivering billions in long-term benefits - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy and stakeholders have reached an agreement that further protects existing customers from costs to serve data centers and other large more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 8 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Earhart expedition update: Crew begins 6-day sea voyage to South Pacific atoll Nikumaroro * TARAWA, Kiribati -- The Taraia Object expedition team began the next leg of its journey -- and its first seaborne one -- departing Tarawa, Kiribati, on Wednesday aboard a Kiribati National Shipping Line vessel en route to Nikumaroro, the remote Pacific atoll where the team will search for evidence of Amelia Earhart's missing Lockheed Electra 10-E. The 17-pe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology et.al, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments This is a decision pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651, as amended by Pub. L. 106-36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). On August 25, 2026, the Department of Commerce published more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 8 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FIU experts available to discuss antisemitism, Jewish life, Israel and Middle Eastern affairs October 7, 2026 FIU experts on foreign affairs and public policy are available to discuss antisemitism, hate speech, contemporary Jewish life, Middle East studies, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Israeli foreign policy. From a global perspective, experts can offer insight into understanding and c more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * How to Watch Everything On the 2026 Fall Sports Lineup Across NBCUniversal * With the fall sports season underway, NBCUniversal offers viewers a comprehensive guide to the games, matches, and events airing across NBC, Peacock, NBCSN, and Telemundo. October 07, 2026 From the NFL and college football to the WNBA Finals and the second season of the NBA on NBC and Peacock - plus exclusive coverage of the Major League Baseball Wild  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 8 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Indianapolis Airport Authority Professional Named 2026 Indiana Chamber Emerging Leader of the Year October 7th, 2026 (INDIANAPOLIS) -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has named Chelci Hunter, program manager of business alliance for the Indianapolis Airport Authority, the 2026 Jackson Lewis Emerging Leader of the Year. The award was presented today at the second annual Emerging Leaders Forum in Indianapolis. Hunter, 34, connects busine more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 Over two decades at MIT, Hamilton forged new paths in computer science and engineering. Her groundbreaking work included leading the team that programmed the first computers that took humans to the moon. - Margaret Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT's I more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 8 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Purdue, Elanco, partners celebrate One Health Research Institute groundbreaking * Anchored by Purdue University and Elanco Animal Health Inc., the facility will drive animal, plant, human and environmental health innovation from discovery to delivery INDIANAPOLIS -- Leaders from Purdue University, Elanco Animal Health Inc., the city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana gathered Tuesday (Oct. 6) to formally break ground on the new One Health Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Khanna Joined by Democratic Lawmakers to Raise Alarm Over DOE Cancellation of Transmission Corridors, Warns Decision Could Undermine U.S. Manufacturing and Competitiveness with China * WASHINGTON - Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, joined Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN), Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA), Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY), a more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 8 -- 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: * * * Save the Children Urges HHS to Preserve the Core Promise of Head Start While Modernizing Program Standards WASHINGTON (Oct. 7, 2026) -- Save the Children has submitted detailed comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on proposed changes to Head Start, urging the agency to preserve the national quality stan more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * October 7, 2026 Sen. Banks Calls for Stronger Protections Against Insider Threats at Frontier SI Companies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought supporting the Trump administration's work to deploy advanced super intelligence (SI) across the Department of War and calling for continued action to protect the military SI systems from i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Spartz Named Health Care Legislator of the Year * MUNCIE, IN -- Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (IN-05) was named Legislator of the Year by the Indiana Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) at its annual conference in Muncie. The award recognizes Spartz's health care policy leadership and continued work to improve access to affordable, high-quality care, as well as her ongoing engagement with Indiana's community health centers. Spartz has worked more PR

WALLA WALLA, Washington, Oct. 7 -- Whitman College posted the following news: * * * The Human Link: Computer Science for Today's Complex World * Whitman faculty and students are envisioning the future of computer science--and it's about human connection By Tara Roberts Painting with a sonic palette. Alice Chan '27 traveled to Singapore with Assistant Professor of Computer Science Jordan Wirfs-Brock to present EchoField at the Association for Computing Machinery's Designing Interactive Systems conference. Conference-goers were even able to more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- Thiel College posted the following news release: * * * Thiel College among Pittsburgh region leaders in revenue growth as endowment strengthens * GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College is among the fastest-growing colleges and universities in the Pittsburgh region by revenue and has recorded significant endowment growth over the past five years, according to two new rankings published by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The Business Times ranked Thiel fourth among 28 colleges and universities in the region for fi more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Oct. 8 -- The University of Evansville issued the following news: * * * New Preschool Classrooms Expand Early Learning Access Across the Evansville Promise Neighborhood October 7, 2026 Two new preschool (pre-K) classrooms are now open at Lincoln and Delaware Elementary Schools, the result of a coordinated investment led by the Evansville Promise Neighborhood (EPN), a collective network of partner organizations that includes Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC), Building Blocks, and Welborn Baptist Foundation more PR

VINCENNES, Indiana, Oct. 7 -- Vincennes University issued the following news: * * * VU launches Workforce U, moves forward on project to modernize Godare Hall October 07, 2026 VINCENNES, Ind. - Vincennes University expanded its commitment to statewide and national workforce development at its Board of Trustees Annual Meeting on Oct. 5, with the launch of Workforce U. Formerly known as the Business and Industry division, Workforce U delivers customized training programs for industry leaders such as Amazon and Walmart, and is also backed by $ more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Oct. 7 -- Western Illinois University posted the following news release: * * * WIU: Princeton Review "Best Midwestern College" For 22 Years * MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - - Western Illinois University has been named a "Best Midwest: 2027 Best Colleges" by The Princeton Review for a 22nd year. WIU's outstanding academic programs and student success initiatives, along with its exceptional faculty and staff, have led WIU to be recognized. The 150 colleges included in the "Best in the Midwest" list are located in 12 states: Iowa, Illi more PR