LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 17 -- The American Medical Women's Association issued the following news on March 15, 2026: * * * AMWA honored to be a selected organization to participate in an international collaboration to advance women's health Women's Healthcare addresses conditions that are unique to women, different in women, or more common among women. Health conditions in women can differ from those in men in terms of risk factors, presenting symptoms, and treatment outcomes. Unfortunately  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSFR) -- The Augusta Museum of History, Georgia, is preparing to repatriate a funerary object from its collection after completing an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the museum determined that a funerary object in its holdings has a cultural affiliation based on geographic location and acquisition history. The action allows for the retu  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Testifies Before Kansas Legislature on Online Advertising Fraud Bill * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association testified today before the Kansas House Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee and the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee regarding HB 2648, legislation intended to address fraudul  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 17 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Eye on UMSL: Three Minute Thesis Doctoral students in biology, criminology and criminal justice, and education competed in the annual Three Minute Thesis competition. By UMSL Daily Doctoral students George Todd, Casey Ernest, John Ampomah, Karen Allman and Anna Heinzmann challenged themselves and each other in the annual Three Minute Thesis competition on Feb. 25 in the SGA Chamber   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule updating various flight procedures at airports across the National Airspace System. This administrative action enables the agency to transition to updated criteria for instrument flight rules, ensuring the safe use of navigable airspace as airport environments and air traffic requirements change. The amendatory provisions for the following procedures become effective April   more

BOCA RATON, Florida, March 17 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news on March 16, 2026: * * * FAU's Supplemental Instruction Program Earns Accreditation By Jonathan Fraysure Florida Atlantic University's Supplemental Instruction Program, within the Center for Learning and Student Success, recently earned accreditation from the International Center for Supplemental Instruction for the first time. FAU is just the second   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Florida State Department has completed an inventory of human remains and funerary objects and plans to repatriate them under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Officials said the remains represent at least three individuals of Native American ancestry. Two associated funerary objects--identified as unmodified faunal remains--were also recorded during the inventory process. The materials were transferred to the Florida State Departmen  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 16 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU Jim Moran College Professor earns fellowship honor * Florida State University's Susana Santos, the Jim Moran Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, has been inducted as a Justin G. Longenecker Fellow of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) -one of the highest honors in the field of entrepreneurship. Inductio  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 17 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * GOVERNOR GREEN CONSIDERS NOMINEES FOR CHIEF JUSTICE AND CIRCUIT JUDGE Governor Josh Green today announced that he has received the list of nominees to fill Chief Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawaii and Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (island of Maui). Under Article VI, Section 3 of the Hawaii State Constitution, the Governor must appoint a judge from a l  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 17 -- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * KDHE Announces Recipients of Waste Tire Product Grants The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has announced the recipients of waste tire product grants. These annual waste tire grants are awarded to local municipalities and public and private schools K-12 across the state. The grants are funded by revenue collected through the tire excise tax,   more

DECATUR, Illinois, March 16 -- Millikin University posted the following news: * * * Millikin hosts SCALE Conference to support the next generation of creative entrepreneurs * DECATUR, Ill. - Millikin University recently welcomed student artists and creatives from across the Midwest for the SCALE Conference (Student Creatives & Artists Learning Entrepreneurship), a two-day event designed to help emerging artists develop the entrepreneurial skills needed to build sustainable creative careers.   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Yasmin Vafa, executive director and co-founder of Rights4Girls, from a March 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Lost and Exploited: Confronting Child Trafficking and the Failure to Protect America's Most Vulnerable": * * * Chairman Hawley, Ranking Member Durbin, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the honor of testifying before you today on this critical   more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 15 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Men's Basketball Bound for NCAA Tournament * Let the Madness begin. The UCF men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years, earning an at-large bid to college basketball's premiere postseason tournament. The Knights head to Philadelphia as the No. 10 seed and will play 7-seed UCLA on Friday, March 20, at 7:25 p.m. The game will air on TBS and stre  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 17 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus issued the following news: * * * UIS announces 2026 class of Promising Prairie Stars The University of Illinois Springfield has released the names of the 2026 class of the Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program. This program, established by the Young Alumni Committee, honors outstanding graduates under the age of 40 or those who have graduated within the previous five years. The honorees are selected for thei  more