ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Afterschool programs in Jefferson Co. yield 'tremendous results' Kari Lehman isn't sure what she'd do without the 4-H afterschool program at Beaver River School in Beaver Falls, New York. Her two boys, aged 7 and 11, get help every day with their homework, connection to peers and adults in the school and broader community, and enrichment activities that light them up - and it's all provided at no cost, during  more PR

MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- Allegheny College issued the following news: * * * Allegheny Students Time Travel With Walt Whitman By Rick Stanley The work of noted American poet Walt Whitman garnered great attention across the literary world in the mid-19th Century, and his words are still being read with exhilaration and enthusiasm on the Allegheny College campus more than 130 years after his death. Professor Christopher Bakken is teaching a course in the spring 2025 semester that a more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, April 18 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Author and WIU Alum Dave Markward Discusses New Book MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University alum Dave Markward MS Ed `76 returned to campus in March to discuss his recently published book, "From Dubuque to Selma and Beyond: My Journey to Understand Racism in America." Markward, a former Rock Island-Milan and Cedar Rapids School District Superintendent, shared insights and engaged with stude more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Urge ED & OCR to Rescind Guidance Jeopardizing Inclusive Classrooms [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Summer Lee (D-PA-12), led colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor call more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Center for Historical Keyboards boosted by $5 million gift A $5 million gift from the Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation to the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards (CCHK) will secure the future of its museum-quality holdings, as well as a rich program of concerts, festivals and educational offerings. "The instruments, which include pianos and organs from the 18th century to the present, are the core," sa more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * CLASS OF 2025: Malcolm Travis Brown and his calling of compassion In the heart of Malcolm Travis Brown, the seeds of connection are sown through active compassion and support for others-often in their toughest times. These traits are the hallmarks of the calling that led him to Vanderbilt Divinity School and chaplaincy. "I was working in corporate America in Indianapolis, Indiana, and felt God calling me more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology holds banquet to honor faculty, staff and students The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology recognized faculty, staff and students for outstanding teaching, research, performance and service during the 2025 Faculty, Staff and Student Awards Banquet on April 15 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. "I'm very proud of the many accom more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Schrier Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Pediatric Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Support Reauthorization Act of 2025. The CHGME program supports the residency programs that train the next generation of pediatricians and pedia more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio: * * * To: Drug Enforcement Administration 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152 Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW RE: Docket No. DEA-407 - Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations * * * Cleveland Clinic is a not-for-profit, integrated hea more ST

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- DeSales University issued the following news: * * * School of Education Receives $100K Grant to Help Ease Teacher Shortage The School of Education is getting help from the state to attract and retain new special education teachers. The school recently received a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network for the Accelerated Special Educator Certification Program. The grant will allow DeSales to recruit 15 graduate  more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 17 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Empowering educators: OSU's RET program equips teachers for the age of AI Oklahoma State University's Department of Computer Science has announced the launch of this year's Research Experiences for Teachers program, tailored specifically for Oklahoma high school and community college teachers. This initiative brings together educators passionate about computer science and artificial intelligence, of more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Empowering kids to unpack AI algorithms: a Vanderbilt researcher's game-based approach By Jennifer Kiilerich With artificial intelligence being rapidly deployed across all sectors of public life, including education, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how younger children interact with AI algorithms. Future programmers will need to consider the social and ethical impacts of technology,  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Enhancing the future of teaching and learning at MIT As technology rapidly propels society forward, MIT is rethinking how it prepares students to face the world and its greatest challenges. Generations of educators have shared knowledge at MIT by connecting lessons to practical applications, but what does the Institute's motto "mens et manus" ("mind and hand"), referring to hands-o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication on Jan. 24, 2025, from Christopher Ben Daughtry, president of Dynasty Marine Associates Inc., Marathon, Florida: * * * Christopher Ben Daughtry, Owner and President of Dynasty Marine Associates, Inc. from 1995 to Present, born and Raised in the Florida Keys, and a Florida State University Graduate. I have lived my life fishing and diving the waters of the Florid more ST

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 18 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: * * * George Mason English professor named Guggenheim Fellow Tania James, associate professor of English at George Mason University, has been named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in the Fiction category. James, a professor in the Creative Writing Program, was one of 198 individuals in the United States and Canada awarded a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which is celebrating its  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, April 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, Speaker Burrows, Chairman Creighton, Chairman Buckley On Final School Choice Passage Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dustin Burrows, Chairman Brandon Creighton, and Chairman Brad Buckley today celebrated the final passage of Senate Bill 2 in the Texas House of Representatives. "Today, the Texas House took the final step t more PR

HELENA, Montana, April 17 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Provides Update on Montanans' To-Do List * April 17 2025 HELENA, Mont. - During a press conference held at the State Capitol, Governor Greg Gianforte today provided an update on the legislative progress of Montanans' to-do list. "In November, Montanans sent us here with a clear mission - they gave us a 'to-do' list," Gov. Gianforte said. "They said they wanted us to wo more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 17 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Announces $12 million Commitment for Construction of FieldHouse+ in Dorchester Boston -- Today, Governor Maura Healey announced that the state had committed $12 million in new resources toward the construction of FieldHouse+ in Dorchester, a generational project conceived by the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester and the Martin Richard Foundation that will provide sta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: False Hope of the Dire Wolf De-Extinction Colossal Biosciences claim to have revived the extinct species of Dire Wolves with two pups, Romulus and Remus, according to TIME. De-extinction, the process of reviving previously extinct animals, has been growing in the science community for over a decade. Critics worry this claim gives false hope. For more context on the matter, please conside more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Google Found Guilty of Illegal AdTech Monopoly WASHINGTON (April 17, 2025) - Today a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia ruled that Google's advertising technology (adtech) unit is an illegal monopoly. This case brought to Alexandria by the Justice Department is the second hit to Google who lost another federal monopoly case against its search engine last year. Faculty experts at the G more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * History's detective: Jane Landers and her team rescue enslaved Africans' stories from oblivion The global trafficking of Africans was started by Portuguese traders in 1441, and by the time it was done in the early 1900s, nearly 30 million people had been trafficked or born into slavery in what we now know as the United States, according to Vanderbilt professor and historian Jane Landers. Their stories hav more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons makes Christian case for foreign aid during Holy Week op-ed for the National Catholic Reporter WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, published an op-ed in the National Catholic Reporter during Holy Week, discussing how the Trump Administration's dismantling of U.S. foreign assistance  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Joined Kudlow to Discuss President Trump Holding Harvard Accountable and House Republicans Passing His Agenda in Congress Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Kudlow with Larry Kudlow on Fox News View the full interview here (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/youtu.be/CyCut4dzInI__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4O more PR

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, April 18 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news: * * * In rural education, UW-Platteville leads with listening and partnerships By Christine Bellport The University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Education continues to lead the way in the field of rural education. The university hosted the third annual Rural Education Conference and Job Fair this week. Each year, the conference provides vital conversations and networking opportunities more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, April 17 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Health Campus explores effect of neighbourhood approach for healthy Hague generation A generation is growing up in the Zuidwest district in The Hague with little outdoor play space. Researchers from Health Campus The Hague are following what the BRUIS neighbourhood approach does and means for children and young people in the neighbourhood. Decade-old programme started with first community meeting The lau more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 17 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Live From Antarctica: Rutgers Opens a Portal to One of Earth's Most Remote Places By Mitaali Taskar The innovative program connects students with researchers in the Antarctic, inspiring a love of science Wearing overalls, layered sweatshirts, and a knit cap to fend off the chilly weather, Rutgers biological oceanographer Mya Sharpe stood on a deck of Palmer Station on Anvers Island near the Antarctic  more PR

KAMPALA, Uganda, April 17 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * ARUA Early-Career Research Fellowships 2025 Background The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is launching this Early-Career Research Fellowship program. The initiative will fund up to forty-two (42) early-career researchers to conduct globally competitive research at the host and affiliated institutions of ARUA's  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Mississippi Enacted Hair Braiding Reforms 20 Years Ago, Allowing Thousands of Mississippians to Pursue Their Dreams, Open Small Businesses ARLINGTON, Va. --Saturday, April 19, marks 20 years since Mississippi enacted hair braiding licensing reform, untangling needlessly burdensome rules that blocked thousands of Mississippians from pursuing careers as natural hair braiders more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Meet the Space Ops Team: Becky Brocato As an adventurous individual, Becky Brocato, Ph.D., has a deep curiosity for understanding the conditions of the human body, especially as it pertains to spaceflight. This passion directly translates to her role at NASA, where Brocato serves as the Element Scientist in the Human Health Countermeasures division and oversees research that seeks to reduce medical risks that astronauts fac more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 18 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School issued the following news: * * * Notre Dame Law School's Exoneration Justice Clinic Exonerates Kara Beaty On April 15, 2025, Judge Jeffrey Sanford of St. Joseph County Superior Court No. 3 in Indiana granted Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) client Kara Beaty's petition for post-conviction relief and vacated her conviction for causing death or catastrophic injury to a motorcyclist. Then, on April 17, Judge Sanford granted more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU leads hands-on drone search and rescue training This week, Oklahoma State University hosted an immersive, hands-on drone training event focused on real-world applications in search and rescue operations. Christopher Swan presented on the global applications of drones in search and rescue efforts, while Capt. Colt Chandler shared how the OSU Police Department leverages drone technology for campus more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 18 -- Care, is an organization that says it is dedicated to ending poverty, issued the following news release: * * * Recent attacks on Ukraine threaten humanitarian access and imperil lives Kyiv, Ukraine, 16 April 2025 -The devastating Palm Sunday (April 13) attacks on civilians in the Ukrainian city of Sumy earlier in the week, left more than 30 people dead, including children, and more than 100 injured. On the night of April 16-17, drone attacks in Dnipro killed thre more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Saving Lives, Building Partnerships: LAMAT 25 Delivers Critical Care, Reserve Readiness in St. Kitts and Nevis * Published April 16, 2025 * By Julian Hernandez * 433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis -- In military affairs, the definition of success is often driven by data: metrics that must be met, reports required up and down the chain of command, defin more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Shannon Bailey receives AASL Frances Henne Award CHICAGO - Shannon Bailey, school librarian at Manchester High School in Midlothian, Virginia, is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, the $1,250 award recognizes a school librarian with five years or less experience  more PR

GEORGETOWN, Texas, April 18 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: * * * Southwestern University Enters Partnership with Baylor University for Accelerated Nursing Degree Program Pre-nursing graduates from Southwestern will now have the opportunity to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baylor's Louise Herrington School of Nursing in as little as 12 months. Southwestern University has entered into an articulation agreement with Baylor University designed to provide S more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, April 17 -- CIFAR, a research organization that says it brings together teams of top researchers from around the world to address important and complex questions, issued the following news: * * * Strengthening Canada's AI talent ecosystem New and renewed Canada CIFAR AI Chairs aim to make an impact The future of AI in Canada is shaped by visionary researchers who are advancing our knowledge of the world and of ourselves. The Canada CIFAR AI Chairs program, a cornerstone of  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Student Spotlight: YongYan (Crystal) Liang The following is part of a series of short interviews from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). Each spotlight features a student answering questions about themselves and life at MIT. Today's interviewee, YongYan (Crystal) Liang, is a senior majoring in EECS with a particular interest in bioengineering and  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 18 -- Sutter Health issued the following news release: * * * Sutter Roseville Receives Accreditation for Neurology Residency Program New Program to Train 12 Resident Physicians Annually, Expanding Access to Specialized Neuro Care ROSEVILLE, Calif. - Sutter Health recently received national accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for a new neurology residency program to be based at its teaching hospital in Placer County. The pr more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 17 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Invests In High-Impact Research To Drive Innovation And Accelerate Scientific Discovery University awards internal seed funding to 57 interdisciplinary teams through its Targeted Proposal Teams initiative supporting high-risk, high-reward projects. Fifty-seven interdisciplinary research teams at Texas A&M University will receive seed funding to advance high-potential projects that address majo more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 18 -- Trinity University issued the following news: * * * Patrick Keating Honored with Guggenheim Fellowship Trinity communication professor and cinema scholar selected for centennial class Trinity University Communication Professor Patrick Keating, Ph.D., has been awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the nation's most prestigious honors for scholarship in the arts. Awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the fellowship recognizes more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 18 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE panel debates climate education Three experts from different sectors consider how to develop climate-change leaders By Deirdre Fleming Stires Tackling the world's most challenging problems takes innovative, nimble leaders. The University of New England is taking a new approach to addressing the climate crisis by rolling out a master's degree in climate-change leadership this fall. To help off more PR

MACAU, China, April 17 -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: * * * Integrating research and teaching to enhance teaching effectiveness The University of Macau (UM) features a diverse academic environment. Here, professors not only strive to advance their fields through research, but also actively integrate their research findings and experiences into the classroom to enhance student learning. Professors from three different disciplines show how they weave research into more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 17 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * What I Learned at the White House After a whirlwind year advising the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), USC researcher Kelly Sanders returns to campus with new knowledge and experience to share with her students. In spring 2024, Kelly Sanders was settling into her new office in Washington D.C., embarking on a one-year appointment  more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 18 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: * * * CERCA showcases student research, creative activity A total of 572 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students will present their student-faculty research at the annual Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity April 21-25. The events in Davies Center and other campus buildings will celebrate undergraduate research and creative activity with a total of 264 poste more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 18 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Grafton High School's student-led voter registration drive registers 160 seniors to vote; One of the state's largest registration efforts for 2024-25 school year Grafton, W.Va. - WV Secretary of State Kris Warner made a personal visit to Grafton High School in Taylor County on Tuesday to present the school with the prestigious Jennings Randolph Award fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following written testimony by Gregory C. Allen, director of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Chair Obernolte, Ranking Member Stevens, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. The Center for Strategic and International more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 17 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Walker Foundation Joins Founders' Circle With $5 Million Scholarship Gift The U of A received a $5 million gift from The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation to support the Land of Opportunity Scholarship endowment. With this contribution, the foundation joins the Leaders of Arkansas Founders' Circle, an esteemed group of benefactors who have each committed at least $1 million to the scholars more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 18 -- Williamette University issued the following news: * * * Polar law course introduces students to complex legal issues in one of the planet's most vulnerable regions By Jessica Rotter Last summer, a group of Willamette Law students ventured into unexplored legal territory. The school's groundbreaking Polar Law course -- the only one of its kind in the nation -- challenged students to tackle the complex legal challenges unfolding at the ends of the earth. Polar Law i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Reed Reintroduce Bipartisan Adult Education WORKS Act to Strengthen and Expand Programs for Adult Learners WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) recently reintroduced the Adult Education Workforce Opportunity and Reskilling for Knowledge and Success Act (the Adult Education WORKS Act) to reauthorize adult education programs and expand upon the Workforce Innovatio more PR