PASADENA, California, Feb. 21 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Mourns the Passing of Carl Grillmair (1959-2026) * Carl Grillmair, an astronomer at Caltech's IPAC science and data center for astronomy and planetary science, passed away suddenly on February 16, 2026. He was 67 years old. Grillmair's science interests spanned many topics, such as exoplanets and stellar streams, which are remnants from ancient collisions between our Milky Way a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Sarah Parshall Perry, vice president and legal fellow at Defending Education, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach: Mahmoud v. Taylor": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and distinguished Members of the subcommittee: Good morning. My name is Sarah Parsha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10540) on Feb. 19, 2026. The white paper is written by defense policy analyst Nicholas M. Munves, senior research librarian Carly A. Miller, Army fellow Ebrima M'Bai. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Reserve Forces The term reserve component (RC) refers collectively to the seven individual reserve components of the Armed Forces: (1) the Army National Guard; (2) the Ar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Secures Nearly $10 Million for Six Projects Across Greater Sacramento Region * SACRAMENTO, CA -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $9.8 million in federal funding for six projects across the Greater Sacramento Region through Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills. This funding is part of the $241,794,366 in total Congressionally Directed Spending fund  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Secures Over $4.5 Million for Four Projects Across the Tahoe Region * TAHOE, CA -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $4.5 million in federal funding for four projects across the Tahoe region through Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills. This funding is part of the $241,794,366 in total Congressionally Directed Spending funding that Padilla delivered  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Secures Over $60 Million for Six Projects Along the Central Coast * Padilla and Schiff secure $54 million in federal funding for Watsonville and Pajaro's flood protection efforts to safeguard residents, businesses, and infrastructure PAJARO, CA -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $60.3 million in federal funding for six projects along the Central   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Secure $22 Million for Beale Air Force Base * YUBA COUNTY, CA -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) announced that they secured $22 million in federal funding for Beale Air Force Base, part of $25 million Padilla helped secure for three projects across the North State through Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills. This funding is part of the $241,794,3  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs * Washington, DC \- Rep. Panetta released the following statement: "Today's ruling by the Supreme Court against this Administration reaffirmed what I long have asserted in that Congress must reclaim its Constitutional authority over trade. The Supreme Court's decision makes clear that the Executive Branch cannot implement i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ro Khanna Joined by Survivor Haley Robson as Guest to the State of the Union * Washington, DC - Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) today announced that Haley Robson, a survivor of Epstein's abuse, will join him as his guest to the State of the Union on Tuesday, February 24. Haley bravely stood alongside Rep. Khanna, Rep. Massie, and other survivors outside of the Capitol to share her story and ca  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 20 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Social Work Graduate Student Jake Hughes Advances Fieldwork by Securing Grants * Jake Hughes, a joint Master of Social Work and Master of Theological Studies student at Samford University, recently completed his first field placement at Fairfield Preparatory High School. While placed there, he served as a mental health coordinator intern and took an uncommon step beyond traditional fieldwork b  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Feb. 21 [Category: Science] -- The Biophysical Society issued the following news release: * * * The Biophysical Journal Names Denis V. Titov the 2025 Paper of the Year-Early Career Investigator Awardee * BETHESDA, MD - Denis V. Titov, of the University of California, Berkeley, USA will be honored as the recipient of the Biophysical Journal Paper of the Year-Early Career Investigator Award at the 70 th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, held February 21-25 in San   more