JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 27 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Charges St. Louis Fraudsters For Medicaid Scam Today, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has filed criminal charges against Rebecca Walker and Douglaz Walker, who received payment after submitting false time records to Medicaid for personal care services they did not actually provide.  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Class Acts: Beverly Lobo and Jaden Lanza * WashU Law students Beverly Lobo and Jaden Lanza are conducting a large-scale empirical research project that sits at the intersection of law and data science and could affect imprisonment in America. Their work focuses on certificates of appealability in habeas corpus cases -an often-overlooked but critical step that determines whether a prisoner c more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, April 28 [Category: Education] -- The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities posted the following news: * * * CUMU launches Anchor Task Force on Workforce Development New initiative explores how workforce development advances the anchor mission, building on CUMU's growing portfolio of anchor programming * The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) has launched the Anchor Task Force on Workforce Development, an initiative led by campus and communi more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * Eight faculty members granted sabbaticals or teaching releases during 2026-27 academic year * (Clockwise from top left) Stephanie Merritt, John McGrosso, Sandra Langeslag, Carissa Philippi, Annah Bender, Shannon Ahrndt, Marc Spingola and Laura Miller have been granted time to devote to research or course development during the fall or spring semester of the 2026-27 academic year. (Ph more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 27 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU student invited to nationally competitive Coro Fellows Program for emerging public affairs leaders * A Florida State University master's student and Presidential Scholar was accepted into a highly competitive national fellowship program for emerging civic leaders. Ella Garcia, who is working toward her master's degree in public administration, was accepted into the Coro Fellows Program housed at more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 27 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Two Gubernatorial Appointments Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced two gubernatorial appointments.  Glenda Shockley, of Hermann, was appointed as the Gasconade County Collector. Ms. Shockley currently serves as the interim county collector for Gasconade County, where she previously served as deputy collector. Shockley is active in her community, serving as a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Calls for Congressional Hearing Following Third Assassination Attempt on President Trump Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) sent a letter to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul, urging him to hold an oversight hearing on the third apparent assassination attempt on President Trump. The letter comes after the crazed gunman was charged with attempted assas more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, April 27 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T student selected for national engineering educators program Darya Pirmohammadi, a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at Missouri S&T, has been selected for a national professional development program designed to prepare future engineering educators. Pirmohammadi, of Iran, will attend the 2026 Emerging Engineering Educators (EMEE) workshop this summer -part of the Kern E more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 27 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * New Analysis Finds the Sustainable Rivers Program Delivers Strong Returns for Taxpayers, Communities and Recreation * A new independent analysis found that the Sustainable Rivers Program, a partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy that improves how the nation's existing dams operate, delivers strong economic returns while boosting re more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 27 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Poynter announces 2026 cohort of Transforming Crime Coverage program The Poynter Institute today announced the 2026 cohort of its Transforming Crime Coverage program, an intensive training and coaching experience designed to help newsrooms fundamentally rethink how they report on crime, public safety and the communities they serve. Running from April 29 through June 24, the p more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Public Health & Society major draws strong student interest * Interest in public health is surging at WashU -and a new undergraduate program is meeting that demand in ways that differ from traditional models. The Program in Public Health & Society has quickly gained traction since launching its minor in fall 2024 and adding a major in fall 2025. Less than a year after its debut, the major h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Missouri voters express high confidence in the administration of the upcoming November election despite partisan divisions over specific policies, according to a survey of 900 likely voters conducted by Saint Louis University and YouGov. The data shows that 82 percent of respondents are confident the election will be run fairly, a figure surpassing national averages reported in other recent polls. Steven Rogers, poll director and associate professor of political science  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Saint Louis University has been awarded a $100,000 grant to establish the Ignatian Colleagues Network, an initiative designed to expand mission formation and vocational discernment among faculty and staff. Funded by a NetVUE Program Development Grant from the Council for Independent Colleges, the project builds upon the success of the two-year Ignatian Colleagues Program originally launched in 2023. Virginia Herbers, director of Mission Formation, stated that the program more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Seven Key Moments: Hearing on Medicare Fraud Medicare fraud is a massive problem that costs taxpayers $60 billion every year and denies Americans access to their Medicare beneficiaries. During a Ways and Means Committee hearing on fraud in the Medicare system, a California patient shared her harrowing story of needing care and being t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Sofidel to Pay $80,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit * Paper manufacturer settles federal lawsuit charging it with sexual harassment at its Inola, Oklahoma plant and firing the woman after she complained OKLAHOMA CITY - Sofidel America Corp., an international manufacturer of paper products with a plant in Inola, Oklahoma, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief t more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * Students share work at Graduate Research Fair and Undergraduate Research Symposium * Associate Professor Carissa Philippi and Associate Professor Michael Griffin speak with Bree Carlton about her research project, "Identifyig TLR4 Inhibitors Against LPS Using AM-12 Derivatives" Friday morning during the Graduate Research Fair at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Carlton won first more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, April 27 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * TIP program builds momentum at S&T S&T students are tackling cybersecurity threats and modernizing banking systems this semester, thanks to Kummer College's new Team Innovation Projects (TIP) program.  "This program is giving students the opportunity to work on real industry problems while they're still in the classroom," says Dr. Shou Wong, director of corporate partnerships. "They'r more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 24 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * UMKC Regnier Institute Receives $3 Million to Expand Programs Gift will transform flagship venture creation challenge and enhance Bloch Consulting Lab * Bob Regnier (MBA '76), of the Regnier Family Foundation, and the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation have partnered to expand programming at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and  more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, April 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Study Links Coal Ash Sites to Elevated Cancer Risk Nationwide National analysis finds higher cancer rates in communities near impoundments * Counties near coal ash storage facilities are more likely to report higher cancer rates, raising questions about regulation and long-term health risks of such installations, a new study concludes. University of Mississippi public health professor a more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Class Acts: Cela Lopez WashU senior Cela Lopez is studying political science so, of course, she's interested in politics and policy. But what she really cares about is how we think about those topics. "What shapes our political identity? How have we been socialized to believe what we believe? Why do we act the way we do?" Lopez asked. "That's political psychology. I didn't know the name for  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 28 (TNSrpt) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on April 27, 2026, by Rick Harrison with associate professor of sociology Rourke O'Brien: * * * Expanding the Ballot: New Research Explores the Health Effects of the 1975 Voting Rights Act The 1965 Voting Rights Act removed voting burdens from Black Americans. In 1975, Congress expanded protections for other groups, including Hispanic Americans and Native Americans. Among other measures, the newer law manda more PR