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A profile in perseverance: the Alyssa Schiller story (10)
SAN DIEGO, California, July 13 -- California State University San Diego State University posted the following news:
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A profile in perseverance: the Alyssa Schiller story
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One harrowing day in April 2025, everything Alyssa Schiller had done to try to balance her day-to-day experience as an accomplished San Diego State University student-athlete with a debilitating and exasperatingly unidentified illness spiralled into a moment that helped change her life.
SDSU had been Schiller's choice for college specifically for its D1 swim team, more PR
AFP-Montana Applauds Senate Leadership's Tax Reform Proposal (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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AFP-Montana Applauds Senate Leadership's Tax Reform Proposal
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HELENA, MT - Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) today announced its strong support for Senate leadership's tax reform proposal, which advances two of Governor Greg Gianforte's stated top priorities for his final legislative session: establishing a flat individual income tax and eliminating Montana's business equipment tax.
These reforms move Montana more PR
AG Labrador Secures Record Amounts for Idaho Consumers (10)
BOISE, Idaho, July 13 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release:
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AG Labrador Secures Record Amounts for Idaho Consumers
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BOISE, ID - Attorney General Raul Labrador announced that his Consumer Protection Division (CPD) returned a record amount to Idaho consumers through voluntary dispute resolution, without the need for lawsuits or court orders in the first six month of 2026. After Labrador reorganized the division in mid-2025 to strengthen investigations and consumer outreach, CPD mediations returne more PR
ALTA Good Deeds Foundation Awards $10,000 Emergency Grant to Support Wildland Firefighter Families (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Land Title Association Good Deeds Foundation issued the following news release on July 13, 2026:
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ALTA Good Deeds Foundation Awards $10,000 Emergency Grant to Support Wildland Firefighter Families
The American Land Title Association (ALTA) Good Deeds Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded by ALTA, the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, today announced a $10,000 emergency grant to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, which provides financial ass more PR
Canva Phase Out Reminder (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, July 13 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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Canva Phase Out Reminder
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The University has transitioned from using Canva to Adobe Express, which can be accessed for free by all faculty, staff and students. Canva will be shut down on September 15.
Members who haven't used their Canva account in the last 6-12 months will be removed from Canva starting in August. Individuals who have used their Canva account will be sent an email to remind them to back up their materials.
By September 15, all members more PR
David J. Wunderli to Speak at Spring Commencement (10)
REXBURG, Idaho, July 13 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news:
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David J. Wunderli to Speak at Spring Commencement
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Brother David J. Wunderli, First Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, will address 1,808 graduates at Brigham Young University-Idaho's 2026 Spring Semester Commencement on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The event will be held at 12:45 p.m. in the BYU-Idaho Center and streamed live at byui.edu/live/video.
The university will award 1,528 b more PR
DOE Idaho National Laboratory: Researchers Achieve Remote, Autonomous Power Control of a Research Reactor in Real Time (10)
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 14 (TNSxrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Researchers achieve remote, autonomous power control of a research reactor in real time
For the first time, researchers from Idaho National Laboratory, the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Purdue University used a geographically distributed control system to remotely and automatically adjust the power of a research reactor in real time, with the reactor's more PR
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura
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Army Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura was a World War II hero. He received the Medal of Honor for risking his life to save his platoon during combat in Italy, July 4, 1944.
Nakamura was born in Seattle, Jan. 21, 1922, and grew up with a brother and a sister. His parents worked as barbers in Seattle after immigrating from Japan.
After graduating from Garfield High School in 1939, he attended the Universi more PR
Metals' atomic arrangement can create 'corrosion highways' in nuclear reactors (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Metals' atomic arrangement can create 'corrosion highways' in nuclear reactors
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. -Nuclear reactors are traditionally powered with dense fuel rods that can produce about one gigawatt of carbon-free electricity daily, enough to power about 100,000,000 lightbulbs. Newer power plant designs using molten salt for cooling instead of the water found in traditional reactors could offer even better efficiency and stability, b more PR
National Women's Law Center, 23 Organizations Opposes HUD Proposal to Roll Back LGBTQIA+ Housing Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The National Women's Law Center, along with 23 gender justice and civil rights organizations, has expressed opposition to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed revisions to its Equal Access Rule. These organizations emphasized that affordable and safe housing are critical to the wellbeing of women and families, and warned that HUD's rollbacks concerning sexual orientation and gender identity protections could severely impact housing stability for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
The coalition argues HUD's more ST
U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program Coordinator Williams Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Colin Williams, coordinator of the Mineral Resources Program at the U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey, from a June 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's Resource Potential." MRI is the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative.
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Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the U.S. Geological more PR
USDA IG Walk Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by John Walk, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, from a June 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP." SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Chairman Burchett, Ranking Member Stansbury, and Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency, thank you f more PR
Worth 1,000 Words: Brittany Curry ('11) creates understanding through illustration (10)
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, July 13 -- Georgia College posted the following news:
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Worth 1,000 Words: Brittany Curry ('11) creates understanding through illustration
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By Margaret Schell
I f you're a visual learner, Brittany Curry ('11) -AKA "Inky Brittany" -has your back.
A self-proclaimed "graphic recorder," Curry creates illustrations in real time during presentations and lectures. Her work is shown to audiences as a companion to speeches, highlighting main themes and messages.
"Seeing graphic facilitation live is so powerful and more PR
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