ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Army Announces New Equestrian MOS * A new Army equestrian MOS, designated as 08H, is set to replace the military horseman identifier D2 as the service creates a specialized career path dedicated to the professional care of military working equines, the Army announced in a news release. The new MOS, which goes into effect on March 3, is open to infantry NCOs from se  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Baldwin blazes path for MIS students to research health, human performance at OSU * Media Contact: Hallie Hart | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-1050 | hallie.hart@okstate.edu Kyler Baldwin stepped out of his comfort zone into a role that didn't exist before him. In fall 2024, he arrived at an office in Oklahoma State University's Wes Watkins Center for International Trade Development to meet  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 28 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business issued the following news: * * * Baldwin blazes path for MIS students to research health, human performance at OSU Kyler Baldwin stepped out of his comfort zone into a role that didn't exist before him. In fall 2024, he arrived at an office in Oklahoma State University's Wes Watkins Center for International Trade Development to meet Lance Walker, the Rick and Gail Muncrief executive director of the Human Pe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 27, 2026 (20 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were higher in December in 6 states and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-one states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 8 states had decreases, and 21 states had little change. The national un  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Clinical Trial Seeks Improved Survival for Head and Neck Cancer Patients * OKLAHOMA CITY - A newly approved National Cancer Institute-funded clinical trial aims to improve survival for head and neck cancer patients whose disease returns after radiation therapy - a setback that affects up to 40% of patients and is often associated with poor outcomes. For these patients, surgery is currently the standard  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 34 States And D.C. Between December 2024 And December 2025; 20 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In December * Tue, 01/27/2026 - 12:43 Texas and Hawaii Have Highest 12-Month Increases, While California and Nevada Have the Worst Declines in 2025; Arizona and Montana Top Lists of Monthly Gainers; Minnesota Has the Worst   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 27 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN men's college basketball schedule delivers six days of conference showdowns and ranked matchups, Jan. 27-Feb. 1 * * College GameDay Covered by State Farm (r) heads to Lawrence ahead of No. 13 BYU at No. 14 Kansas * No. 23 Alabama at No. 19 Florida headlines ESPN on ABC Sunday (1 p.m. ET) * Undefeated No. 24 Miami (OH) hosts UMass Tuesday night on ESPNU ES  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Florida Department of State announced the completion of an inventory of human remains in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The findings establish a cultural affiliation between the remains of at least two individuals and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The remains were originally transferred to the FDOS from the Leon County Sheriff's Office after being discovered on the dry lakebed of Lake Jackson. While the Leon County   more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 27 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Ford Versypt awarded $2.1 million NIH grant to study growth and break-up of tissues * By Charles Anzalone BUFFALO, N.Y. - University at Buffalo researcher Ashlee Ford Versypt has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how diseases interfere with the complex balance between the growth and break-up of tissues occurring in norma  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Grant allows STEM teachers to learn more directly from NASA personnel * Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu For more than 30 years, the NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium has passionately worked to support educators who inspire their students to shoot for the stars, literally. The OSGC is a collaboration between universities in Ok  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * House Appropriators Complete FY26 Funding Bills, Advance Results for the American People For the American people, effective legislating means results. After months of hearings, markups, and bipartisan, bicameral negotiations, the House has completed action on all twelve Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills - advancing full-year funding th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Secures Federal Disaster Funding for Tulsa County Flood Mitigation, Shawnee and Sulphur Recovery Efforts * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) announced Tuesday that Oklahoma grants totaling more than $20 million have received funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The projects include advancing a major flood mitigation project in Tulsa County, and rebu  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Medal of Honor recipient and Chickasaw citizen honored * Chickasaw Hall of Fame inductee and Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. Raymond G. Harvey was honored by his adopted hometown of Pasadena, California, in November. William M. Paparian, former mayor and master of ceremonies for the event, said Harvey is a historic figure for the City of Pasadena as well   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF to study how exercise benefits older people with multiple sclerosis * A year ago, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists launched an ambitious, five-year study aimed at understanding what makes some people over age 60 respond differently to exercise than others. Now, thanks to a grant from the Presbyterian Health Foundation, a pilot project seeks to answer the same qu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Study: 2,204 Plants, Animals May Need Endangered Species Act Protection * PORTLAND, Ore. -A study by the Center for Biological Diversity published today in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ found that 2,204 species around the United States should be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Despite so many species being at risk, Congress just passed a spen  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 27 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Tech Tidbits: ATU Seeks to Extend Winning Streaks * Nothing is more admirable than the ability to pull oneself back up after a fall. The basketball programs at Arkansas Tech University are in the process of demonstrating that quality. As a result, midway through the Great American Conference portion of their 2025-26 schedules, the Golden Suns (13-2 overall, 9-2 GAC) are on their longest winning s  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 27 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Tornado-forecast system can increase warning lead times, study finds * LAWRENCE -Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers and the general public well before tornado formation. Their study appears in the peer-reviewed journal Weather and Forecasting.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury Release Joint Fact Sheet on Historic Education Freedom Tax Credit * As the Trump Administration continues its celebrations of National School Choice Week, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury today released a joint fact sheet on the Education Freedom Tax Credit that was created by President Trump's historic Working Families Tax Cuts Act. The   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * U.S. News & World Report ranks CEAT among 2026 Best Online Engineering Graduate Programs * Media Contact: Kristi Wheeler | Manager, CEAT Marketing and Communications | 405-744-5831 | kristi.wheeler@okstate.edu The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University has been ranked No. 24 among the 2026 Best Online Master's in Engineering Programs by U.S. News & World Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History announced the completion of an inventory of 28 unassociated funerary objects from St. Lucie County, Florida. The findings establish a cultural affiliation between the items and the Seminole Tribe, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. The collection consists of 28 pottery sherds, including one check-stamped sherd, one bark-like pattern sherd, and 26 sand-tempered sherds. J.D. Almond  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History announced the completion of an inventory identifying the remains of two Native American individuals and 940 associated funerary objects. The findings establish a cultural affiliation with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. The remains and artifacts were recovered from two distinct sites in Monroe County. At the Cape Sable 2 site, an ancestor was id  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Tennessee Knoxville campus announced the completion of an inventory of associated funerary objects recovered from Roane County, Tennessee. The findings establish a cultural affiliation between the objects and several tribal nations, including the Cherokee Nation and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The collection consists of five lots of objects found with or near ancestors at the Wright's Bend site. These items were recovered in June 2003 by the uni  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Researcher keeps trains safe with high-tech railroad monitoring By Courtney Sakry As freight and passenger trains traverse thousands of miles of railroad track in the U.S. every day, just one damaged or malfunctioning track segment can cause slowdowns, if not catastrophes. Visual inspections keep the tracks in line, but it's a labor-intensive process that offers limited information -- and can be subject to human  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * WIU Livestock Judging Team Earns National Championship, Top-Five Finish at Major Competitions Western Illinois University's Livestock Judging Team earned national recognition this season, placing in the top five at the Cattlemen's Congress in Oklahoma City, OK and being named the 2026 National Western Stock Show Senior College Champion Team in Denver, CO. At the National Western Stock Show, the  more