BRISTOL, England, April 17 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Bristol and South West success in first Immersive Arts funding round Almost pound sterling1.2 million has been allocated to 83 artist-led projects across the UK, including several in the Bristol and South West region, in the first round of Immersive Arts funding - a scheme supporting artists of all backgrounds and experience to work with immersive technologies. With three distinct grant amounts a  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 16, 2025: * * * Economic Consequences of "Liberation Day" Tariffs By Kyle Meng The Trump administration announced new across-the-board tariffs on April 2, ranging from 10 to 49 percent depending on exporting country, which are now subject to reevaluation during a 90-day pause. If implemented together with other Trump administration tariffs, the average U.S. import tariff would   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 17 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Commission rolls out plan to boost circular and efficient products in the EU Today, the European Commission adopted the 2025-2030 working plan for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and Energy Labelling Regulation. The plan provides a list of products that should be prioritised to introduce ecodesign requirements and energy labelling over the next five years  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * FACT CHECK: Prices Are Hitting Record Highs - Despite Trump's Lies It doesn't matter how many times Donald Trump tries to claim prices are falling. Americans are feeling the burden of skyrocketing prices on critical goods like groceries, clothing, and electricity -- all thanks to Trump. CNN: "Fact check: Trump falsely claims grocery prices are down" "Average grocery prices were about 2.41% h  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Lilie announces 2025 Rice Innovation Fellows cohort The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) has introduced the 2025 Rice Innovation Fellows cohort, a dynamic group set to lead the future of scientist- and engineer-driven spinout ventures from Rice University labs. Launched in 2022 as one of President Reginald DesRoches' inaugural entrepreneurship initiatives, the Rice Innovation Fellows  more

HONG KONG, April 15 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU's flagship International Future Challenge opens all competition regions to global technology innovators and startups The PolyU International Future Challenge (IFC), a flagship innovation and entrepreneurship competition organised by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) with seven competition regions across Hong Kong and Mainland cities, is inviting technology talents, project tea  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on April 7, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, as we talk about education and think about the Trump administration's efforts to minimize the importance of focusing on areas that have been left out of the process, I will mention a couple things here tonight that is going to run a little bit co  more

LEICESTER, England, April 13 -- De Montfort University issued the following news: * * * Research chief "enormously impressed" with DMU's art and design courses The head of the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has praised the "magical mix" of research and teaching at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU). Professor Christopher Smith was given a tour of the university's Vijay Patel Building, home to its arts and design courses, to see some of the pioneering design and textile  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 15 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Students create MetaObjects in 'virtual reality sandbox' By Dan Moser Undergraduates in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Animating History Lab are gaining valuable creative experience through their research. The lab was founded by Michael Burton, assistant professor of textiles, merchandising and fashion design, in 2016. It began after Burton was awarded a university arts and humanities grant to c  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Chemicals] -- The American Chemistry Council posted the following news release: * * * Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends (April 18, 2025) 0.2% Chemical Production 11.4% Housing Starts 1.4% Retail Sales # MACROECONOMY & END-USE MARKETS Running tab of macro indicators: 9 out of 20 Following three consecutive gains, industrial production fell 0.3% in March. The decline was led by sharply lower utility output, reflecting warmer weather across much of th  more