COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins effort to block abortion drugs sent through the mail * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined 21 other states in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "This is about protect  more

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 17 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Transmission and Transource Energy Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio Project will enhance grid capacity and reliability in the fast-growing greater Columbus region * Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has selected a major electric transmission project to meet a critical infrastructure need in central Ohio. Jointly developed by FirstEnergy Tran  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 16 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Long-term Warming Transforms Mountain Meadows Above and Below Ground * NORMAN, Okla. - In the longest-running field warming experiment of its kind, researchers have documented dramatic shifts in high-elevation mountain meadows, revealing that changes in climate alter not only the plants we can see above ground, but the invisible world of fungi and microbes in the soil below. The results, published in an   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 16 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * MAE researchers focused on discovering properties of synthetic metastable materials * Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu From increased diamond purity to quantum applications, metastable materials represent a multitude of avenues for researchers. Metastable materials exist in a temporary state but can undergo significant changes wh  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 16 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF dedicates Meinders Center for Neurodegenerative Research * An $8.25 million donation from Herman Meinders and The Meinders Foundation has transformed an unfinished floor in the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation's research tower into a hub for studying brain diseases. OMRF scientists and Board members, along with members and representatives of the Meinders family, dedicated   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 17 -- Texas Christian University issued the following Horned Frogs In the News wrap up for Feb. 1-13, 2026: * * * From Vietnam to online dating and from Super Bowl ads to AI, media come to TCU for news and thought leadership. A nonprofit looking to knock out college suicides steps into the ring at TCU (https://fortworthreport.org/2026/02/12/a-nonprofit-looking-to-knock-out-college-suicides-steps-into-the-ring-at-tcu/) Sofia Collins, Walter Frazer, students Feb. 12,  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * Transource Energy and FirstEnergy Transmission Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio * Project will enhance grid capacity and reliability in the fast-growing greater Columbus region COLUMBUS, Ohio (February 16, 2026) - Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has selected a major electric transmission project to meet a cr  more