WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * 'Responsible stewardship': How William & Mary shapes conservation around the globe Presidential Conversation celebrates the Year of the Environment. By Catherine Tyson William & Mary's Presidential Conversation during Homecoming & Reunion Weekend brought together alumni leaders to discuss solutions for healing the planet while helping humans thrive. To honor the Year of the Environment, the conversation   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Elizabeth Warren Uses The Internet to Tell Us The Internet Isn't Working By Rohan Naval Amazon Web Services recently faced a temporary network-wide outage and related performance issues. The outage impacted numerous businesses, including online gaming networks, trading platforms, and numerous banking services. AWS has since fixed the bug, stating that services are at "normal operations." The swift recove  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 23 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Chazen move to reimagined galleries to begin in spring 2026 * In spring 2026, the Chazen Museum of Art will begin the final part of the comprehensive reinstallation of its permanent collection, moving away from a traditional chronological and geographic organization and adopting an object-centered approach. This phase of the multi-year project will result in the temporary closure of t  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 24 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Discovery Days: Five FSU-affiliated startups with innovative, impactful ideas compete for $85,000 at third annual FSU Discovery Challenge By Jenny Ralph Florida State University-affiliated startup companies took to the stage "Shark Tank"-style at the third annual Discovery Challenge event, pitching their cutting-edge businesses and walking away with a combined $85,000 in new funding. Discovery Challe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- ENERSYS ENERGY PRODUCTS, Warrensburg, Missouri, won a federal contract award for $111,168 from the Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency, Columbus, Ohio, for storage battery. Contract Award Number: SPE7L726P0321; ueiSAM: ND1VWZCF2NE1; NAICS Code: 335910 ; Product Service Code (PSC): 61; Solicitation Number: SPE7L725T5758  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Forge Nano, Thornton, Colorado, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce and Bureau of Industry and Security regarding the ongoing investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. The investigation aims to evaluate the impacts of robotics and industrial machinery imports on national security. Forge Nano, headquartered in the U.S., specializes in advanced manufacturing technologies crucial for the semiconductor and energy storage   more

LONDON, England, Oct. 23 -- Kingston University London issued the following news: * * * Kingston University researchers selected for Innovate UK programme to help commercialise their research Two researchers from Kingston University have been selected for a prestigious Innovate UK programme to help commercialise their research. * Pharmaceutical researcher Dr Maria Saeed and Senior lecturer in Civil Engineering Dr Silvia Padula are participating in Innovate UK's ICURe programme which suppor  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 24 -- Lamar University issued the following news: * * * Cardinals at the helm By John Rollins Known as America's energy gateway, the Sabine-Neches Waterway is home to Southeast Texas' four local ports - Port of Beaumont, Port of Orange, Port of Port Arthur, and Port of Sabine Pass - all of which are led by Lamar University (LU) alumni: Chris Fisher, port director/CEO for Port of Beaumont; Lorrie Taylor, executive port director/CEO for Port of Orange; Larry Kelley, port   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 24 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Pushing boundaries: Yale-affiliated projects are winners in climate solutions/AI challenge A global competition to combine AI with climate solutions has named two Yale-related projects among its winning ideas. * A pair of projects that are leveraging Yale research to address the global climate threat -- a game-changing forecasting system for marine carbon dioxide removal strategies and a new approach  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Rising Demand from Data Centers Driving Reliability, Cost Concerns * CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Record new demand from data centers is driving up energy costs and concerns about reliable power supply. Preliminary utility forecasts in PJM show that data centers could require more than 50 gigawatts of peak electricity capacity by 2030 enough to power more than 20 million househol  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Ten Years Later, Survivors, Advocates Call for Aliso Canyon to be Shut Down * Los Angeles - Today, on the ten year anniversary since the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility became the site of the largest methane blowout in US history, survivors and advocates continue to demand that Governor Newsom shuts down this dangerous facility that still poses a massive risk to the community. Pat  more