TULSA, Oklahoma, April 28 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * 3 current, former UTulsa students awarded 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships The University of Tulsa is proud to announce that two undergraduates and one recent alumna have been named recipients of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award for 2026: Parker Green, Maria Isabelle "Isa" Fite and Jenna Caudle (B.S. '25, B.A. '25).  Since 1952, the NSF Graduate   more

DOVER, Delaware, April 29 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * AG Jennings, coalition keep machine gun devices out of Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of attorneys general have formalized an agreement to prevent the Trump Administration from distributing thousands of machine gun conversion devices into Delaware and other 16 other states. In a notice of voluntary dismissalOpen this document with ReadSpea  more

ALAMOSA, Colorado, April 29 -- Adams State University issued the following news: * * * Adams State selected to participate in pilot to provide more students hands-on learning Linda Relyea Adams State University was selected by Colorado Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as one of five institutions to participate in the inaugural Colorado Work-Integrated Learning (CO-WIL) Pilot, a three-year initiative designed to give students real-world, hands-on lea  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 28 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Announces Winners of 2025-2026 StellarXplorers National Finals * ARLINGTON, Va., April 28, 2026 -The Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) proudly announces the National Champion of the 2025-2026 StellarXplorers National Space Design Competition: The Stellar Fellars from the California Academy of Mathematics & Science in Carson, Calif. This year's S  more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, April 28 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Ashley Johnson '26 finds motivation in her own family health journey * Ashley Johnson '26 arrived at Furman with a plan, and the discipline to adjust it when life intervened. A molecular biology and applied mathematics double major with a data analytics minor, Johnson built a demanding academic path around a clear goal: medical school. "The plan has always been medicine," she said. "I've just been tr  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Warren, Colleagues Renew Push to Support Survivors of Disasters As Administration Abandons Disaster-Stricken Communities * Under current FEMA guidelines, disaster survivors can be prevented from accessing housing-related aid if they are unable to show proof of property ownership Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rankin  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW: "Bleak Outlook" for Nine Colorado Hospitals After Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans Voted to Gut Medicaid * Crank and Evans touted the very cuts that put hospitals in their own districts at risk Last year, Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans cast decisive votes to greenlight historic health care cuts, gutting more than $1 billion a year in Medicaid funding for Colorado hospitals. Nearly o  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Reintroduces Legislation to Restrict Purchases of Farmland by Corporate Investors * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to end the Wall Street buy-up of farmland across the nation. Today, Booker reintroduced the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation that would limit corporate ownership of farmland in the United States.  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT INTRODUCES THE TRUMP BALLROOM ACT * Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04) introduced the Tactical Revitalization and Upgrade of Modern Presidential Ballroom Act or the ''TRUMP Ballroom Act". Her legislation Congressionally authorizes President Trump to design and construct a ballroom facility on the grounds of the White House. "The attempted assassina  more

YONKERS, New York, April 29 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports statement on the signing of Maryland's Protection from Predatory Pricing Act into law Annapolis, Maryland - Governor Wes Moore signed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act into law today, making Maryland the first state in the nation to attempt to ban personalized pricing at grocery stores. The law will go into effect on October 1, 2026. Consumer Reports recently voiced strong concer  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Statement on King Charles III's Visit to Congress * WASHINGTON - Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), co-chair of the British-American Parliamentary Group, released the following statement on King Charles III's visit to Congress: "The United Kingdom is one of our nation's strongest allies. Our soldiers fought together during World War II to defend democracy against fascism. We built one of the stro  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 28 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Drone radar reveals buried glaciers on Earth, guiding the search for water on Mars * Understanding how to explore hidden glaciers on Mars begins not in a laboratory, but in remote field camps across Alaska and Wyoming. Armed with mosquito repellent, bear spray and drone batteries charged by a generator the night before, a team of researchers at the University of Arizona spent long days driving o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 29 -- Memorial Hermann Health System issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Falling Forward Foundation and TIRR Memorial Hermann Announce Partnership to Expand Access to Life-Changing Rehabilitation Care Falling Forward Foundation and TIRR Memorial Hermann, the #2 ranked hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, today jointly announced a new partnership designed to help patients continue critical outpatient rehabilitation after insurance ben  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 28 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Celebrates Successful Efforts to Expand Recreational Access to Colorado's Outdoors at Partners in the Outdoors Conference * COLORADO SPRINGS - Today, Governor Polis was in Colorado Springs and joined leaders from across Colorado to celebrate Colorado's success in expanding recreational access to the great outdoors and discussed future plans to protect Colorado's open spaces.   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Padilla, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Vote-by-Mail from Trump's Attacks * Legislation comes after Senate Democrats blocked the president's voter suppression bill, SAVE Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Alex Padilla, and 35 of their colleagues, introduced the Mail and Absentee Voter Protection Act to block President Trump's illega  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 28 [Category: Health Care] -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * Lung Scans Can Reveal Important Differences in Sarcoidosis Severity According to New Study * A new study from researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions has found that different patterns seen on lung scans can signal how severe sarcoidosis may be, and how it affects breathing. The research was online published in the journal   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 28 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * Meet Laura Zabaleta Arias: How This Graduate Found Community, Confidence, and New Opportunities at CU Denver * Choosing CU Denver was easy for Laura Zabaleta Arias. The criminal justice program in the School of Public Affairs (SPA) appealed to her. She loved the diverse student body and the Auraria Campus, which felt both collegiate and exciting due to its downtown Denver location. But most of all, CU D  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 28 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * Meet Syrena Hjelmgren: Future Agent to Rock Stars * Syrena Hjelmgren arrived in Denver in fall 2023 with a dream: she wanted to work in the music industry. She also knew she didn't want to be the person performing on stage. She got a sneak peek of what her future career could look like through opportunities like helping behind the scenes at two national music festivals and attending the official Grammys  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Months After Trump Announced His January 20 Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates, Warren Questions Banking Regulators On Their Lack of Progress "The President's deadline is long past, the big banks have predictably refused to act, and Americans still face average credit card interest rates of roughly 25 percent." * U  more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, April 28 -- Colorado Mesa University posted the following news: * * * Remembering Mary Rait: CMU Unveils New Statue and Leadership Award * On Friday, April 10, 2026, CMU faculty, staff and community members gathered for the unveiling of a new statue on campus. The statue -a life-size figure of Mary Rait -sits on a bench outside the newly renovated Moss Performing Arts Center. Rait was as an impactful figure in CMU's history. In 1933, Rait became a full-time college   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * REP. LAUREN BOEBERT ANNOUNCES TELETOWNHALL ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH * Washington, D.C.- Congresswoman Lauren Boebert will be hosting a teletownhall on Tuesday April 28th at 6:00 pm Mountain Time to discuss her work in Congress for the 4th District, as well as answer submitted and live questions from callers. Constituents interested in participating can sign up at the link HERE to ensure they re  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Introduces Legislation to Protect Farmland from Corporate Land Grabs * Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) introduced the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation to curb the rise in corporate ownership of agricultural land and keep farmland in the hands of farmers. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced companion legislation. Corporations and privat  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Hickenlooper Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Workforce Training Programs * Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and John Hickenlooper reintroduced the bipartisan Workforce Data Enhancement Act to improve how we track workforce data across states. Specifically, it would make Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) grant funding permanent   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * Statement in Response to the CO River Drought Operations Response Plan and Its Effect on Fish * The Bureau of Reclamation just announced the timing for this year's Drought Response Operations Plan (DROP), including water releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Below is a statement from The Nature Conservancy, Western Resource Advocates, and American Rivers in response to how these   more

BUFFALO, New York, April 28 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * Timeline: A summary of Incoming President Jennifer L. Burris, Ph.D.'s experience and accomplishments * The State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees voted to name Jennifer L. Burris, Ph.D., as the next president of Buffalo State University during the afternoon session of the SUNY Board of Trustees meeting on April 28. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2026. Incoming President Burri  more

NEW YORK, April 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TNT Sports Continues Viewership Surge for 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs * TNT Sports continues to deliver strong audience gains for the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Minnesota's Game 4 victory over Dallas on Saturday averaged 1.9 million viewers on TBS, truTV and HBO Max, up 127% vs. last year's comparable window and the most watched First Round ga  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news on April 28, 2026: * * * USDA Invests $90 Million to Strengthen Plant Pest Prevention and Clean Plant Programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of more than $90 million under Section 7721 of the Plant Protection Act (PPA 7721) to support 441 projects that will strengthen the nation's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to in  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 28 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center posted the following news release: * * * UT MD Anderson establishes Center for Cellular Language Intelligence with $10 million gift from Peggy and Carl Sewell * Center will accelerate insights by integrating emerging technologies to understand cellular behaviors at unprecedented resolution The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced a $10 million gift from Peggy and Carl Sewell to establish   more