CLAREMONT, California, May 2 -- Pomona College issued the following news: * * * 'Monumental' Gubernatorial Debate Leaves Lasting Impact on Pomona College Students It isn't often an institution as established as Pomona College can give its faculty, staff and students the opportunity to be the first in its history to do something on campus. After being announced in March, Tuesday's gubernatorial debate became one of those exceedingly rare chances. In the days--and hours--leading up to the hig  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, May 2 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Hofstra OT Student Selected for National AOTA Future Scientists Institute Lindsey Angioletti When Ashley Miller '26, from Malverne, NY, walked into the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA) national conference last week in Anaheim, California, she was not just attending sessions -- she was stepping into the future of her profession. A graduate student in occupational therapy at Hofstra's School of  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Humane World Action Fund (formerly the Humane Society Legislative Fund) issued the following news release: * * * Humane World Action Fund endorses Congressman Jimmy Panetta for reelection in CA-19 race Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society Legislation Fund, announced its endorsement of Jimmy Panetta for California's 19th Congressional District. As the nation's leading political animal advocacy organization, Humane World Action Fund endorses candidate  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Humane World Action Fund (formerly the Humane Society Legislative Fund) issued the following news release: * * * Animal welfare laws threatened as Farm Bill passes U.S. House in largely party-line vote Senate must not repeat the House's faulty mistake on animal welfare policies as Farm Bill heads to the upper chamber * In a vote largely on partisan lines, the U.S. House of Representatives overlooked serious flaws in the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 29 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following commentary by President and CEO Drew Altman: * * * Reaching Voters on Health As we inch closer to the midterms, our latest tracking poll shows that health care costs have some staying power as a voting issue, hanging in as a top voter concern, tied with gas prices as the number one economic worry, even as gas prices have soared with the Iran war and are in the news every day  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 2 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Survey Offers Early Look at States' Differing Approaches to Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements Amid Cost and Time Constraints and Uncertainty from Delayed Federal Guidance Many States Seek Less Restrictive Policies and Automated Verification Where Possible, While Seven States Plan for More Restrictive Verification or Early Implementation * A new KFF s  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 29 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Poll: The Cost of Health Care Remains at the Top of the Public's List of Economic Concerns, Even as Concerns About Gas Prices Climb Majorities Say Health Costs Will Influence Their Vote and Voters Favor Democrats on the Issue, with Republicans Holding an Advantage on Addressing Fraud and Abuse * Health care costs continue to top the public's list of eco  more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 2 -- The University of San Diego issued the following news release: * * * Dozens Share Work at Creative Collaborations Showcase There was a role reversal in the Learning Commons this week. University of San Diego faculty members watched as audience members as undergraduate students took center stage, presenting on their research. That work ran the gamut at the 2026 installment of Creative Collaborations, an event showcasing undergraduate research. Students talked a  more