RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 28 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Robotics Finishes Top 2 in the World for 2026 * Arkansas Tech University finished runner-up in the 2026 VEX U Robotics World Championship at the America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Mo., April 25-27. The No. 2 in the world finish is the latest milestone in the rapid rise of ATU robotics. The team made its first appearance in the VEX U World Championship in 2023, and behind the ing  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 27 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Flood and Neguse Re-Introduce Bill Supporting Precision Ag Research * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) re-introduced the "Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act." This bipartisan legislation encourages the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to invest in hands-on, precision agriculture programs for stud  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 28 -- Creighton University posted the following news: * * * Creighton senior selected as Fulbright Finalist for Colombia * Creighton senior Jordan Belton, Class of 2026, has been named a Fulbright U.S. Student Finalist for the 2026-27 academic year. Through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Belton will travel to Colombia as an English Teaching Assistant, where she will teach post-secondary students while engaging in cultural exchange and community learning. The F  more

NEW YORK, April 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces Fourth Round of Moms Demand Action Volunteer Endorsements, Backing 43 Candidates Across 11 States * Everytown Endorsements Include Candidates Running in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania NEW YORK -Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its fourt  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Chairs Hearing on Golden Dome, Missile Defense Posture * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, convened a hearing with Department of Defense leaders on Golden Dome and how the project will enhance U.S. homeland defense. Download video of Fischer's questioning here Download audio of Fischer's questioning here  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation, released the following opening statement from an April 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Cyber Posture of the Department of Defense": * * * Good afternoon, and welcome to today's hearing on the cyber posture of the Department of Defense. Today's hearing comes at a time of increased cyber activity targeting U.S. infrastructure, including recent camp  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 28 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker engineers tackle water systems fouling * A team of researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Engineering has secured $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research to tackle one of the most persistent challenges in modern systems: the buildup of unwanted materials on solid surfaces. Their vision is both amb  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 28 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU announces 2026-2030 Self Graduate Fellows * LAWRENCE -Seventeen doctoral students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas' prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for the 2026-2027 academic year. In fall 2026, the fellowship reaches 67 total current fellows, making it the largest fellowship size ever in the program's history. The Self Graduate Fellowship's mission is to i  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 28 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * New database streamlines data collection, support for deafblind students * Using a new database and website developed by Kindred Media, Nebraska Deafblind Project researchers are streamlining data collection to clear information-gathering hurdles of past years. Deafblindness is a combination of vision loss and hearing difference that makes accessing the environment, language and communication more co  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 29 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Drummond raises concerns over ESG policies at top credit rating agencies Attorney General Gentner Drummond is questioning the lawfulness of the three top credit rating agencies' environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies. Drummond and 22 other state attorneys general sent a letter last week to Fitch Ratings, Moody's, S&P Global Ratings and the Se  more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, April 29 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Over 30 Groups Representing Farmers and Renewable Fuels Tell U.S. House to Pass Year-Round E15 E15 Amendment to House Farm Bill Could See Consideration by Full House * Today over 30 groups representing farmers and renewable fuels producers from across the country sent a letter to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson  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

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 28 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA, Univision continue scholarship partnership * The University of Texas at Arlington marked another year of its partnership with Univision's Contigo Tu Futuro Scholarship during an April 24 on-campus ceremony. Two incoming freshmen, Giselle Gamez from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, and Lizbeth Avelar from O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth, are the two newest recipient  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 28 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Winners crowned at the 68th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest * The University of Kansas Libraries recently honored 11 student finalists and awarded cash prizes at the 68 th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest.  The contest, established in 1956 by libraries donor Elizabeth Snyder, is designed to encourage students to experience the joy of building personal libraries that highlight their unique int  more