RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Fights to Protect Funding for Internet Access in Rural Schools * RALEIGH -- Attorney General Jeff Jackson is urging the federal government to maintain the E-Rate program, which helps fund internet access for schools and libraries across the country. Nearly half of the schools that receive funding in North Carolina are in rural areas. "North Carolina relies on this federal aid to keep our sc more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 20 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Backs Challenge to Unlawful Warrantless Immigration Arrests * Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a brief in federal court this week supporting a lawsuit that challenges the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) practice of making warrantless civil immigration arrests that break federal law. The filing comes as neighbors, coworkers, and parents have been disappearing from communities across Oregon and the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment September 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Oct. 20, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were lower in September in 5 states and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty states and the District had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 7 states had increases, and 23 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.2 percent, changed little both ove more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Hawley Demand Answers from Google About Aggressive AI Push in Classrooms * "Google is forcing their A.I. products into classrooms across America, and children are paying the price." [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) today demanded answers from Alphabet Inc. and Google LLC CEO Sundar Pichai about the company's aggressive push of A.I. products to children in schools. In a letter  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * "DON'T TALK TO HIM. HE IS A ZIONIST.": MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FAILED TO RESPOND TO ANTI-SEMITIC DEATH THREATS, HARASSMENT AGAINST A JEWISH STUDENT, ACCORDING TO NEW BRANDEIS CENTER COMPLAINT As Supreme Court takes up racial discrimination case against Montgomery County Public Schools, Brandeis Center files separate civil rights complaint alleging district failed to protect Jewish student from anti-Semitic threats  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Racist Threats Targeting Maryland Taco Bell Employee October 20, 2026 The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported racist harassment and threats targeting a restaurant worker at a Taco Bell in Silver Spring, Maryland. According to the Montgomery County Police Department, 44-year-old Ryan Barile of H more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * CECOM ASIC secures, accelerates tactical communications * The Communications-Electronics Command Army Software and Innovation Center's (CECOM ASIC) transformation campaign is enabling satellite communication engineers to operate more rapidly and efficiently. During the Army's first operational fielding of Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) Hosted Management and Control (HM&C) at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, the  more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 22 -- 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 Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV.: * * * Pharma PR Executive Leaked Insider Criticism of NIH Vaccine Injury Center to New York Times -- Paper Neglected to Mention His Industry Ties Jack Leslie, a pharma industry PR executive who serves on an influential NIH  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association posted the following news: * * * CIAA FOOTBALL WEEK 7 RECAP: UNBEATEN CONTENDERS CONTINUE CHAMPIONSHIP PUSH AS CONFERENCE RACE HEATS UP * CIAA FOOTBALL WEEK 7 RECAP: UNBEATEN CONTENDERS CONTINUE CHAMPIONSHIP PUSH AS CONFERENCE RACE HEATS UP Virginia State, Virginia Union and Johnson C. Smith remain undefeated in CIAA play, while Winston-Salem State celebrates its first victory of the season CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 19, 2026) - Week 7 o more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS News: Trump Administration Announces $32 Million to Recruit Rural Doctors, Train Healthcare Workers and Expand Emergency Mental Healthcare Across Mississippi * Trump Administration Announces $32 Million to Recruit Rural Doctors, Train Healthcare Workers and Expand Emergency Mental Healthcare Across Mississippi This federal investment will help rural communities recruit heal more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 22 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation Awards $2.1 Million in Grant Funding to Support 64 Community-Led Environmental Projects CLEAN Environment Awards have provided a combined $4.2 million for more than 100 nonprofit projects since 2024 - BALTIMORE, MD - OCT. 21, 2026 - Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG) today announced it will provide $2.1 million in grant funding in support of 64 loca more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Convicted Felon from Maryland Sentenced in D.C. for Illegal Possession of 'Ghost Gun' * Press Release WASHINGTON - Markus Octavious Ham, 45, a previously convicted felon residing in Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 30 months in federal prison in connection with his illegal possession of a loaded semiautomatic "ghost gun," announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Ham pleaded guilty on May  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Elijah's Law to put lifesaving epinephrine in PA childcare centers heads to governor's desk * Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus October 21, 2026 | 5:03 PM HARRISBURG, Oct. 21 - Children with life-threatening food allergies will be safer at child care centers thanks to H.B. 928 that heads to the governor's desk with bipartisan support, according to the bill's sponsors, state Reps. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna, and Kristen M more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- Capitol Technology College posted the following news: * * * Faculty Spotlight: Tara Labosky * Capitol Technology University has welcomed Professor Tara Labosky to our construction management programs this fall. Labosky's career includes decades of experience in architecture, construction management, land development, and education, along with successful projects across California and Maryland. She earned her master's in construction management from Drexel University, taught at the Community College of Baltimore more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSdock) -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following Daily Digest (Vol. 45, No. 202) on Oct. 21, 2026: * * * THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY: PUBLIC NOTICES Report No: REPORT NO. PN-2-261021-01. Released: 2026-10-21. ACTIONS. MB. DOC-426079A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-426079A1.pdf) DOC-426079A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-426079A1.txt) Report No: CARS-05094. Released: 2026-10-21. CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE (CARS) APPLICATIONS. MB. Contac more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSdock) -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237; WT Docket No. 02-378): * * * The Region 20 (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Northern Counties Of Virginia)/1 Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold will hold an in-person planning meeting for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands on Tuesday November 17, 2026. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m., at The Metropolitan Washington Council more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSdock) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Psyched Wellness Ltd. from its Human Foods Program: * * * Recipient: Mr. Jeffrey Stevens, CEO, Psyched Wellness Ltd., 36 Toronto Street, Ste 701, Toronto ON, Canada, jstevens@psyched-wellness.com Issuing Office: Human Foods Program, United States WARNING LETTER CMS #730137 Dear Mr. Jeffrey Stevens: This is to advise you that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed your website at th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Five Arrested, Federally Charged in Gun Running Scheme that Trafficked Firearms from North Carolina to D.C. * RALEIGH, N.C. - ATF Agents arrested five individuals following a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina returning indictments alleging their involvement in a firearms trafficking scheme: four arrested in Maryland, one in Raleigh, North Carolina. This enforcement action was conducted in co more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command posted the following news release: * * * FRCSW Provides Mission Critical Training to Marines in Japan Oct 20, 2026 San Diego, CA--Through initiative, teamwork, and unwavering dedication, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Skills Lab Instructors, Gary Grela and Eugene "Geno" Ellis, along with FRCSW Technical Training Director, Bo Tubbs, delivered essential technical training to Marines in Iwakuni, Japan, while establishing a new capability for FRCSW. When the Mari more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Gov. Moore Announces 23 Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools for 2026-2027 * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Today, Governor Wes Moore announced the 2026-2027 Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools, honoring 23 exemplary schools throughout the state. The honorees include 12 Maryland public schools, six Archdiocese of Baltimore schools, and five Archdiocese of Washington schools. The program is administered by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) in collaboration more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces $25 Million to Support Health Care Access for Uninsured Marylanders, Touts Public Health Wins at Bloomberg American Health Summit * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Moore today delivered remarks at the 9th annual Bloomberg American Health Initiative Summit, a gathering of practitioners, policymakers and experts working to tackle some of the nation's most pressing health challenges. During the governor's remarks, he announced more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Half-Matched Bone Marrow Transplant Expands Treatment Options for Children and Young Adults with Severe Aplastic Anemia * Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that bone marrow transplant using half-matched family donors achieved a 96% survival rate among children, adolescent, and young adult patients with severe aplastic anemia, a rare, life-threatening disorder in w more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * Hit to kill: Guided munition tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground * There's no question as to the intent of the XM1180 Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munition (C-DAEM) Armor's Hit-to-kill (HTK) concept: the name says it all. Yuma Test Center personnel along with teams from Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems (PM-CAS), DEVCOM-Armaments Center (AC), Raytheon, and other organizations tested the technology for the C- more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 21 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release: * * * Houlton Regional Hospital's Board of Trustees fail to respond to nurses' vote of no confidence in CEO Jeff Zewe * Nurses release their letter of no confidence, detailing numerous examples of declining standards under Zewe's tenure Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) in Houlton, Maine, released their letter of no confidence, following the Board of Trustees' failure to respond to their concerns about CEO Jeff more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Leading Employers Back Expansion of Electronic Prior Authorization to Self-Funded Health Plans * New employer support increases momentum to modernize prior authorization, reduce administrative burden across employer-sponsored coverage More patients and doctors could spend less time navigating faxes, phone calls, and paperwork as leading employers work to expand electronic prior more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 19 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Mars-Bound Johns Hopkins APL Instrument to Provide New Look at Martian Moons * A sophisticated scientific instrument developed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, is on its way to Mars, where it will help scientists investigate the origins of the Red Planet's small potato-shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos. NASA's Mars-moon Exploration with GAmma rays and NEutr more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Maryland Reduces Benefit Theft by 71% Following Rollout of Fraud-Resistant "Chip-and-Tap" EBT Cards, $2.2 Million in Taxpayer Dollars Saved * ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Moore and the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced a significant decline in benefit theft and approximately $2.2 million saved for Maryland taxpayers, following the state's successful transition to "chip-and-tap" Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards.  more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Middle District of Florida Joins DOJ Fraud Division, USDA, and USDA OIG in Uncovering Nearly $42 Million in SNAP Benefit Fraud During Nationwide Enforcement Surge * Tampa, FL - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) joins the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the USDA Office of Inspector  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: * * * Another Wind Project Attacked by the Trump Administration The Trump administration asked a federal judge to send back federal approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project, a move that could lead to its construction permit being rescinded. October 21, 2026 The Trump administration asked a federal judge to remand the federal government's previous approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project so that it could reconsider the c more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * NOAA and Cowboy Space Corporation to Test Faster Satellite Data Processing * NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) has signed a two-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Cowboy Space Corporation, a San Carlos, California-based satellite company, to test a new approach for processing NOAA env more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * NOAA to Deorbit the Suomi NPP Satellite after More than 15 Years in Service * After more than 15 years of collecting valuable environmental observations, NOAA plans to begin deorbiting its Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite starting on December 1, 2026. Over the course of approximately 12 days, the planned end-of-mission process  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski to Introduce "Direct Democracy" Constitutional Amendment to Create National Referendum Process for American Public * Proposal would expedite the passage of broadly supported federal legislation (Washington, DC) -- Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) tomorrow will introduce a constitutional amendment that would establish a national "direct democracy" process, giving Americans a new way to propose and enact federal laws when Congress more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 19 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * Poland and Finland Consider New Landmine Purchases as HI Urges Action * On February 20, 2026, Poland withdrew from the Mine Ban Treaty. On March 2, its Armaments Agency began market consultations to acquire 14.7 million operational antipersonnel mines. On January 10, 2026, a senior Finnish Army officer said Finland could procure up to one million mines. In light of these troubling developments, Alma Taslidzan, HI's D more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association issued the following news: * * * Senate Finance Committee Seeks Input on Long-Term Care Reform October 16, 2026 Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Democratic staff have released a request for information (RFI) on proposals to improve access to affordable long-term care, strengthen nursing home quality, and support the long-term care workforce. The effort explores how Medicare, Medicaid, and other supports can better meet the needs of o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * RM Raskin, Rep. Ansari Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Efforts to Help Tate Brothers Evade Rape and Sex Trafficking Charges as They Face Extradition to U.K. Lawmakers Press Blanche and Rubio to Disclose Intervention and Answer Whether Administration Will Honor Extradition Requests - Washington, D.C. (October 20, 2026)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committ more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 20 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release: * * * Rush nurses hold rally for patient safety * RNs at Rush University Medical Center demand enforceable safe staffing standards amid proposed Rush and Endeavor Health merger Registered nurses at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago, Ill., will hold a rally on Thursday, Oct. 22, to highlight their staffing proposals to improve patient safety, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), an affiliate of National  more PR

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Oct. 22 -- Southeast Missouri State University issued the following news: * * * October 20, 2026 SEMO Names McEldowney FM Director Douglas McEldowney has been named director of Facilities Management (FM) at Southeast Missouri State University. The FM director leads a comprehensive organization responsible for engineering, maintenance, utilities, capital project support, and ensuring campus facilities and infrastructure support the University's mission, strategic priorities, and long-term goals. "Doug brings a bro more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * Senate President Bill Ferguson to Join TEDCO CEO Troy LeMaile-Stovall for Fireside Chat at TEDCO's 2026 Entrepreneur Expo Join us in Baltimore on October 27 for a conversation on how policy and investment can accelerate Maryland's innovation economy - COLUMBIA, Md., (October 20, 2026) -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces that Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson will join TEDCO CEO more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Study Advances Mechanistic Insight into Tuberculosis Vaccine's Link to Reduced Dementia Risk * Based on early research, Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators are moving the field closer to understanding the role that the vaccine may have in reducing risks for dementia while expanding knowledge about trained immunity's potential role Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a vaccine widely used to prevent tuberculosis and treat bladder cancer may also hav more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Supreme Court to Review Challenge to Admissions Policy That Increases Equal Opportunity for Middle School Students * Read a PDF of our statement here. The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will review lower courts' rulings dismissing Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education, a misguided lawsuit which seeks to prevent Montgomery County, Maryland from removing obstacles and adopting more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Oct. 22 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * TEDCO's Entrepreneur Expo to Host "Growing Maryland's Economy Through Innovation" Panel Session will feature Comptroller Brooke Lierman, Sen. Cory McCray and Del. Marlon Amprey, moderated by TEDCO board member and former state Sen. Andrew Serafini - COLUMBIA, Md., (October 21, 2026) -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces the "Growing Maryland's Economy Through Innovation" session at the more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for October 20, 2026 * Contributing Editor Harm reduction is under siege. Just over a year ago, the President issued the executive order, "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets," in which he asserted that "so-called 'harm reduction'" merely facilitates illegal drug use. In August, SAMHSA released a "Best Practices Toolkit: Addressing Homelessness and Addiction through 'Treatmen more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 21 -- The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the following news: * * * Two new appointments to the Marine Management Organisation board * Annie Hind and Professor Dame Judith Petts DBE have today been appointed to new roles on the Board of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). Annie Hind has been appointed as a Board Member and will commence a three-year appointment on 1 November 2026. Professor Dame Judith Petts DBE has been appointed Deputy Chair of the MMO Board. Her appointment  more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Army Yuma Test Center Commander mentors local Army JROTC cadets * New Army recruits are the future warfighters U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground's (YPG) developmental test mission will serve. Most prospective recruits' knowledge of Army service is secondhand. If they're part of the lucky few, perhaps a parent or other close relative served. Others know of it entirely from television and movies. One group of Yuma's youn more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * UBalt Brings Documentary Film on Multi-Generational Trauma, Plus Filmmaker Tracey Arcabasso Smith, for Campus Conversation, Oct. 28 * Relative, an award-winning documentary film about reckoning with abuse, will be presented at The University of Baltimore on Wednesday, Oct. 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Wright Theater in the UBalt Student Center, 21 W. Mt. Royal Ave. The event will include a conversation with the filmmaker, Tracey Arcabasso Smith more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 21 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass RecWell Selected for NIRSA Wellbeing Collaborative * NIRSA, the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, in partnership with Wellfleet, has named UMass Amherst Recreation and Wellbeing (RecWell) into its 2026-27 cohort of the Wellbeing Collaborative, a year-long, high-impact initiative that supports campus recreation departments in embedding wellbeing into their culture, operations, and strategy. UMass Amherst, the Universi more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus posted the following news: * * * UMGC Arts Program to Present 'Blackstraction' by Sheila Crider * Adelphi, Md. -- Oct. 21, 2026 -- The Arts Program at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) will present Blackstraction: The Fiber Art of Sheila Crider, an exhibition showcasing fiber and painted canvas works by Maryland artist Crider. The exhibition will be on view Nov. 15, 2026, through Jan. 24, 2027, in the UMGC Arts Program Gallery in Adelphi, Maryland. An independ more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information issued the following news: * * * From listening to the heart to assessing arteries: turning everyday earphones into health tools October 21, 2026 A collaborative paper led by researchers at UMass Amherst, with contributions from Assistant Professor Longfei Shangguan and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, recently received a Distinguished Paper Award at UbiComp 2026. The paper, "Acoustoscillogram: Unlocking Arterial Hea more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * UT Law Professor Dies at 79 * Attorney and law professor Dean Hill Rivkin died Oct. 18 at age 79. Originally from New York, Rivkin earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1971. He joined the University of Tennessee Winston College of Law faculty in 1976. Rivkin's work focused on public interest lawyering and litigation, particularly special education, school discipline and school-to-prison-p more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Newly discovered protein could be a deadly parasite's weak point By Kevin Myatt 21 Oct 2026 A protein discovered in a Virginia Tech-led study may open a gateway to treatments for a parasite responsible for a deadly disease in immunity-compromised people. A team led by Raj Gaji, assistant professor of parasitology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine working in the Center for One Heath Research, has discovered a protein the team named DDP th more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 21 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington joins coalition supporting challenge to unlawful immigration arrests * Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of litigation challenging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) policy and practice of conducting unlawful warrantless civil immigration arrests. Under federal law, immi more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 22 (TNSjou) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Captive-born cheetahs released into game reserves are breeding Speedy cats are mostly doing well in new homes in South Africa October 21, 2026 Wildlife managers are tracking the fastest land creatures on the planet to determine that captive-born cheetahs can thrive in wild game reserves. These markers of success are giving conservationists rare positive news for a large cat declining across its range. Resea more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 22 (TNSjou) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Climate change contributes to boreal toad declines Melting snow pack may create problems for a mountain amphibian October 20, 2026 Climate change may be making things worse for boreal toads that are facing many other challenges in the Southern Rocky Mountains. Warmer winters may cause a mismatch between food resources and hibernation times, while decreasing snowpack could lead to problems in their breeding p more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 22 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Conserving biodiversity may be an easier sell than climate action Japanese survey finds that policies focusing on conservation may garner more support than climate policies October 20, 2026 Rallying support for conserving biodiversity may prove easier than pushing action on climate change. Promoting biodiversity conservation may be more popular across different worldviews than explicitly targeting climate action, acc more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 22 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * What happens to protected areas when they lose flagship species? How a legacy of funding and conservation efforts can continue to help wildlife October 21, 2026 Despite millions of dollars of conservation investment and decades of work, poachers killed the last Javan rhinoceros in mainland Asia in 2010. The species had been struggling for years--after the end of the Vietnam War, there were about a dozen left in Vietna more PR