WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * NSF invests $29.2 million in EPSCoR Research Infrastructure collaborations for transformative impact across 11 jurisdictions The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced six major awards through its EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC), investing $29.2 million across 11 jurisdictions to strengthen research capacity and drive translationa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Presidential Appointments, Naming Full Slate of Under Secretaries * (Washington, D.C., August 9, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced President Trump's nominations of key USDA leadership at the Iowa State Fair. This rounds out the senior leadership of USDA. "America's farmers and ranchers have a fighter and a friend in the White Hou  more