CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA awards $3.5 million in library accessibility funding to 300 small and rural libraries in the fourth and final round of the grant initiative * CHICAGO -The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the fourth and final round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an initiative to help sm  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM first quarter 2026 oil and gas sales generate nearly $600 million * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management generated $592.7 million in total receipts from oil and gas sales held in the first quarter of 2026 - in line with the Trump administration's Energy Dominance initiative. These revenues reflect an ongoing focus on unleashing domestic energy, support  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy Rebukes Washington State's Liberal Policies Hurting American Workers U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, rebuked the State of Washington for their recent policy that hurts American workers and undermines their rights in the workpla  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 8 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * CMU Ranks No. 1 in 2026 U.S. News Graduate Rankings * Carnegie Mellon University secured six No. 1 rankings in the newly released 2026 Best Graduate Schools (opens in new window) rankings from the U.S. News & World Report. Carnegie Mellon ranks first for overall graduate computer science programs, tied with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University. Among computer scie  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-568) on the ESA Amendments Act (H.R. 1897). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on March 24, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 1897 is to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Merkley: Cuts in Trump's Budget Request to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribes, and Human Health * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the release of President Trump's budget request for Fisc  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 8 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Major By Design: New Course Introduces Design Options Across Campus * There's that deer-in-the-headlights look you sometimes get if you press a new student for decisions on a career. It's understandable -committing to a specific track, or even choosing a major, is a big ask. For the design-inclined, USU is making that question a lot easier to answer. A new seven-week course called Design Careers (LAEP 1010), is   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * From simulation to practice for doctors A new way to advance pediatric spinal anesthesia training * For Ashlee Holman, M.D., innovation in education begins with a simple but powerful question: how do you prepare clinicians to do something well before they ever have to do it under pressure in clinical practice? As an Associate Professor of An  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 8 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Serving those who served: For many Yale physicians, veteran care has become a mission Generations of Yale physicians have treated patients and launched cutting-edge health care initiatives through Yale's affiliation with the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. By Karen Guzman A decade ago, Yale's Merilyn Varghese was working as a medical resident in a cardiac intensive care unit when she first encountered a   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 8 -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * U's Proxima Careers startup gains $450,000 in state funding The Utah Board of Higher Education is investing in a University of Utah startup boosting access to education and healthcare workforce development. At a March 26 meeting, the board allocated $450,000 in grant funding from the Utah System of Higher Education's Higher Education Success Endowment in Proxima Careers, a U "benefit company" lau  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds and Rice * (Washington, D.C., April 8, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates. The 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates are available on the Farm Service Agency (FSA) website and below:   more

LOGAN, Utah, April 8 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Children's Parade on April 17 to Celebrate Week of the Young Child * USU is celebrating its early childhood programs April 13-17 by observing the Week of the Young Child, a program of the National Association for the Education of Young Children which promotes high-quality early learning for children from birth through age 8. The weeklong event has been celebrated since the early 1970s across the country in c  more