WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Oren M. Cass, chief economist at American Compass, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party": * * * Good morning Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing. My name is Oren Cass. I am the chief economist at American Compass, where we recently published a repo  more

LAXENBURG, Austria, Jan. 23 (TNSjou)-- The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, a research institute that says it advances systems analysis and applies its research methods to identify policy solutions to reduce human footprints, enhance the resilience of natural and socioeconomic systems, issued the following news release: * * * China can meet its rapidly growing cooling demand without heating the planet China's rising demand for cooling doesn't have to drive rising temperat  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- The International Society for Stem Cell Research issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * ISSCR Develops Roadmap to Accelerate Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Therapies to Patients "Charting the Translational Pathway: ISSCR Best Practices for the Development of PSC-Derived Therapies," offers insights into the comprehensive, globally informed guide to navigating the complex journey from laboratory discovery to approved therapy. * The Internationa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 23 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | February 2026 * College of Education Dr. Karyn Allee, associate professor of elementary education, and doctoral student Sawyer Henderson co-authored the paper " Reducing cognitive load using picture books: Scaffolding literary analysis with older readers " in the January/February 2026 issue of The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Dr. Katherine Perrotta, associate professor   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Wood burning in homes drives dangerous air pollution in winter * Only 2% of U.S. homes rely on wood as their primary heating source * But residential wood burning accounts for 22% of fine particulate matter in winter air * Researchers estimate 8,600 premature deaths per year are associated with wood-burning fireplaces, furnaces and stoves * People of color burn less wood yet disproportionatel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Kevin Frazier, AI innovation and law fellow at the University of Texas, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * I. Introduction: The Portfolio Economy Artificial intelligence (AI) will inevitably and permanently alter the nature of work.1 Where, how, and to what extent is unknown and, critically, unknowable.2 Economists do not have a definitive t  more