EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 26 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * 9 from MSU named fellows of prestigious science association * Nine Michigan State University researchers have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, one of the world's largest and most respected scientific societies. Ann Austin, Gary Blanchard, Shi-you Ding, Dean Lee, Hui Li, Elena Litchman, James McCusker, Dohun Pyeon and Elise Zipkin are b  more

MORRIS, Minnesota, March 26 -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news: * * * A Partnership for Piloting Innovative Thermal Storage Technology at UMN Morris * The University of Minnesota Morris is the first university in the United States to deploy thermochemical energy storage technology to heat a building Rural Minnesota has plenty of storage-grain bins, grain elevators, mountains of dried corn, propane tanks, ammonia nurse tanks, and even large ammonia storage fa  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 26 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * AAAS honors two Clemson University scientists as lifetime Fellows * Two Clemson University College of Science professors have been named 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) -one of the highest honors in the scientific community. Amy Lawton-Rauh, senior associate provost and professor in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, and Marco Ajello, a professor  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Calls Out Trump's Harmful Energy Policies that are Raising Americans' Costs * ***VIDEO AVAILABLE FTP for TV stations of her remarks is available here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) called out the Trump Administration's harmful energy policies that are killing American jobs, jacking up energy prices, and hurting our growing solar and wind indus  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Proposes Bill to Lower Costs for American Families * The American Homes First Act would invest an additional $1 Billion into LIHEAP, which is one of the most successful energy cost-reducing programs available to working families Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to invest an additional $1 Billion into the Low-Income  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows * Eight researchers at the University of California San Diego have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals. Andrew D. Chisholm, Farinaz Koushanfar, Albert P. Pisano, R  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on March 26, 2026, by Chairman Brendan Carr: * * * FCC Plan for Reliable Spectrum Access for Cutting-Edge Space Missions Re: Spectrum Abundance for Weird Space Stuff, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, SB Docket No. 26-54 (March 26, 2026). Over the years, the licensing team in the Space Bureau mostly handled applications to operate satellites, which is not too surprising. But the workstream for the team  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Four UChicago scientists named Association for the Advancement of Science fellows in 2026 * Four University of Chicago scholars were named 2025 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their distinguished contributions to the sciences. Erin J. Adams, Seth Darling, Vincenzo Vitelli and Carlos E.M. Wagner were among the fellows elected as AAAS members for their scientifical  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Brings Certainty for Clean Energy Industries * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement after successfully defeating a misguided Democrat resolution that would have reversed current Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance allowing wind and solar companies to qualify for federal clean energy tax credits. The resolution failed by a vote of 47-53. Grassle  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 27 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * How Storms, War, and Surging Demand Are Forcing a Rethink of the World's Power Grids In the early hours of October 25, 2023, residents of Acapulco watched Hurricane Otis gather strength offshore. Forecasts had suggested a manageable storm. Instead, within less than 12 hours, Otis intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 5, with gusts exceeding 165 miles per hour. When it struck M  more

PASADENA, California, March 26 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * John Dabiri and Joseph Lazio Named 2025 AAAS Fellows * John O. Dabiri (PhD '05), Caltech's Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, and Joseph Lazio, a visiting associate in astronomy, have been named 2025 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science f  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Space-based solar power concept explores energy resilience for Agile Combat Employment By Billy Blankenship, Air University Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - Air University researchers are exploring how space-based solar power could help the Air Force sustain operations in contested environments. As the Joint Force prepares for competition against capable adv  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Board of Directors Approves Temporary Summer Rate Decrease * Today, the Salt River Project (SRP) publicly elected Board of Directors approved a temporary overall 3 percent summer price decrease through a reduction in its Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment Mechanism (FPPAM). This decrease, which is effective with the May 2026 bill  more

MANCHESTER, England, March 26 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * University of Manchester hits major sustainability milestone, with Main Campus becoming 100% 'Zero Landfill' Written by: Harry Sharples  The University of Manchester can announce that all of the waste managed under central contracts has been diverted from landfill. This milestone has been achieved through years of planning, negotiation, and operational consideration, with landfill targets   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 27 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * Powering the future: Sukumar Kamalasadan receives 2026 Charlotte Distinguished Research Award UNC Charlotte has named Sukumar Kamalasadan, professor of electrical engineering, the recipient of the 2026 Charlotte Distinguished Research Award. Established in the late 1980s, this prestigious honor recognizes senior full time faculty members who demonstrate scholarly   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Topcon Solar Cells, Modules, Panels, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same * News Release 26-048 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1494 Contact: Jennifer Andberg, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain TOPCon solar cells, modules, panels, components thereof, and pr  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 26 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * Zhihua Qu Earns UCF's 2026 Medal of Societal Impact for Contributions to the Power Systems Industry * Highlights * Qu's research makes power systems more efficient, reliable and secure. His most recent work improves resiliency against cybersecurity attacks and extreme weather events, as well emerging studies examining energy use across AI data centers. * Qu was selected by an external commi  more