STORRS, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * A Worldclass Window into a Worldclass Collection * The UConn Botanical Conservatory is an impressive resource for the University community and beyond, and after a two-year collaboration between the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), and the Institutional Insights and Innovation (i3) team, the conservatory's reach has expanded further. In addition to being the largest and most diver more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 -- Scholastic Corp., a children's publishing, education and media company, posted the following news release: * * * October 29th, 2026 The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Announces 2026 National Student Poets The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers recently announced the latest class of National Student Poets, the nation's highest honor for youth poets presenting original work. Five high school poets whose work exhibits exceptional creativity, dedication to craft, and promise are selected annually for a year of servi more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Letter Opposing Trump's Attack on Private Schools' Tax-Exempt Status Over Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed rule that would revoke tax-exempt status for thousands of private schools with diversity, equity, and inclus more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Fight Against Trump Administration's Threats to Accurate 2030 Census * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in submitting a comment letter strongly opposing the Trump Administration's proposed changes to the 2030 Census. A proposed rule by the U.S. Census Bureau would upend the upcoming 2030 Census by, among o more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Revised Attempt to Eliminate Climate Pollution Limits on Power Plants * Trump is making pollution great again (and again, and again...) OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 27 states, counties, and cities in opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) supplemental proposal to rescind its 2015 finding that greenhouse gas (G more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Nov. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Blockbuster lineup set for ESPN networks in college football's Week 10, featuring 15 Top 25 teams and five ranked-on-ranked clashes * Week 10 of the 2026-27 college football season delivers 15 AP Top 25 teams to ESPN networks, including six of the top 10. The 88-game slate runs from Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 7, across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, ESPN Radio and Disney+. ABC's more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Legal Services Corporation issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Delivery of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2027 The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants to provide effective and efficient delivery of high-quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients, starting January 1, 2027. Comments are due on December 2, 2026, according to a Federal Regis more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 3 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * November 02, 2026 Public Health Experts Tell Supreme Court: Evidence Shows Assault Weapons Pose Unique Dangers Amicus brief in Viramontes v. Cook County urges the Court to uphold assault weapons laws in Cook County and Connecticut - Experts at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions were among 87 prominent public health organizations (including the American Public Health Association, which represe more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Lemelson-MIT brings invention education to classrooms from kindergarten to college * MIT was founded on the idea that people learn best by doing. For nearly 25 years, the Lemelson-MIT Program in the MIT School of Engineering has carried that idea into K-12 classrooms across the country, helping teachers guide students as they find real problems and invent solutions to them. Now the program is expanding that work into connected pat more PR

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Nov. 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * LL Global Elects Five New Members to Board of Directors * WINDSOR, Conn., November 2, 2026 - LL Global, the parent company of LIMRA and LOMA, today announced the election of five new members and the re-election of five existing members to its Board of Directors. The appointments were approved by LIMRA's membership and will become effective November 24th. The newly elected directors are: * Dawn Behnke, Executive Vice President, Con more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 2 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Many Americans exaggerate or make up symptoms to obtain antibiotics * Reposted from U of U Health. More than a quarter of Americans have exaggerated or made up symptoms to try to get antibiotics from their doctor, either for themselves or for their children, a new study has found. The survey of nearly 1,000 people nationwide uncovered common motivations for misrepresenting symptoms, including feeling very sick or needing to return to work or sc more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Nov. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * National exclusive NHL matchups take center ice on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu throughout November * Throughout November, the NHL on ESPN will nationally stream 10 exclusive matchups on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu. Action is highlighted throughout the month with marquee matchups, including future Hall of Famer Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Nov. 17, and an early season p more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Professor Emeritus George Y. Wu Honored * Dr. George Y. Wu, professor emeritus of medicine, former chief of the Hepatology Section of the Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Herman Lopata Chair of Hepatitis Research, and director of the Fellowship Program in Gastroenterology-Hepatology at UConn Health, received the Distinguished Alum Clinical Medicine Award from his alma mater, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Oct. 25. The award recogn more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Delivers Keynote Address at the Advanced Therapies in Orthopaedics (ATiO) Foundation Annual Meeting * The University of Connecticut's Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., K.C.S.L., was a featured keynote speaker at the Advanced Therapies in Orthopaedics Foundation (ATiO) 2026 Conference, hosted in Berlin, Germany. The annual conference brings together more than 200 thought leaders from across the world who s more PR

LORETTO, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2 -- Saint Francis University posted the following news: * * * Saint Francis University 2026 Blanket Collection Comforts Many in Need * Pictured from left: Samantha Gorman, Blanketeer; Melita O'Donnell, SFU Blanket Coordinator; Fr. Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R., President; Melody Ray, Healing Patch Coordinator; and Dr. April Beiswenger, Blanketeer. The Saint Francis University Community Blanketeer collected 213 beautiful quilted, crocheted, knitted, and tied blankets that will be distributed to sick and needy chil more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Nov. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * SEC Network's 'TrueSouth Presented by YellaWood' is bound for Rayne, Louisiana on Nov. 3 * The ninth season of Emmy Award-winning TrueSouth Presented by YellaWood continues with an episode focused on the Cajun Country town of Rayne, Louisiana. Once famous for shipping frog legs to restaurants in New Orleans and beyond, Rayne is now the center of crawfish farming (and eating). Episode 4 is set to debut on Tuesday, Nov.  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Summer Interns Support Warfighter Nutrition * Two College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) students spent the summer working with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center supporting nutrition research for soldiers. Noah Colangelo '27 (CAHNR) and Eliza House '27 (CAHNR) interned with DEVCOM Soldier Center's Combat Feeding Division (CFD), in Natick, Massachusetts this summer. The Army serves  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- Trinity College issued the following news: * * * Grants for Trinity Faculty Will Support Research, Archival Work, Civic Engagement, and Book Projects November 2, 2026 Several members of the Trinity College faculty have recently received grant awards to support their academic pursuits. Among those faculty members honored with grant awards in the summer and fall of 2026 are: Lucius Couloute, assistant professor of sociology, received a Sherwood Foundation grant through the University of Pennsylvania to work o more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. States United for Climate Action | www.usclimatealliance.org The Honorable Lee M. Zeldin Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 October 30, 2026 Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0124 Dear Administrator Zeldin, I write on behalf of the U.S. Climate Alliance ("Alliance"), a bipartisan coalition of gove more ST

WACO, Texas, Nov. 2 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * UAlbany Uses Turnovers To Upset No. 15 Campbell * UAlbany's Dillon Dunathan returned a fumble 77 yards for a touchdown and Jamari Young intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards for another score to help the Great Danes beat then-No. 15 Campbell, 45-35. UAlbany used a running attack that chewed up 170 yards on the ground and controlled the clock, which helped keep the Camels passing attack off the field. UAlbany rises five  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * When science meets public service November 2, 2026 As COVID-19 overwhelmed hospitals and strained public resources, Pitt Public Health alumnus Igor Linkov (PhD, EOH '95) drew on his interdisciplinary expertise to help government officials navigate the crisis. His public health training helped him think ahead about how the pandemic might unfold, as well as where resources may be needed most. Linkov, now senior science an more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Wishing Upon Even Star Political Candidates Can Be Dangerous * Wishing really hard for something won't necessarily make it come true, but a new study from a UConn researcher indicates up to 90% of voters expect their side to win an election, a percentage that's significantly increased over the last 15 years. "I'm hard-pressed to say why this type of wishful thinking is good," says Seth Warner, an assistant professor in UConn's Department of Politi more PR