BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Feb. 16 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Curiosity in Motion: How Lincoln Potts Found His Path in Physics * When Lincoln Potts first walked onto WKU's campus as a Gatton Academy student, research wasn't part of his plan. "I initially didn't want to research," he admitted. "I was like, I don't know about all that-that's some really nerdy stuff I would never do." But watching his classmates pursue projects that combined creativity and d  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

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 16 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * IU McKinney Students and Faculty Attend ABA Judicial Clerkship Program * A total of six IU McKinney students from the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law attended the 26 th annual American Bar Association Judicial Clerkship Program. The event took place during the association's midyear meeting February 5 to 7 in San Antonio, Texas. Students Hannah Dyer, Ebenezer Eteshola  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Killian Timoney Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Nealton, KY - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Kentucky state house cand  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

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Feb. 17 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK awarded $7.2 million to reduce overdose risk among justice-involved women Elizabeth Chapin, Public Relations and Strategic Communications University of Kentucky researchers have been awarded a five-year grant, projected to total $7.2 million, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test overdose prevention strategies for women transitioning from jail back into rural Kentucky communities. T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Xavier University has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education voicing concerns over a proposed rule that seeks to exclude counseling programs from being classified as "professional degrees." The university emphasizes that this change would jeopardize counselor education programs nationwide and hinder essential mental health workforce development during a pressing time of need. In their letter, the university calls for the Department of Educat  more