WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by Dessie Zagorcheva, a PhD in Columbia University International Relations: * * * Bulgaria: Hope Despite the Noise Bulgaria has finally elected a strong government. But don't assume its Kremlin-friendly instincts will be the defining feature. * The European Union barely had time to celebrate the ouster of Hungary's Viktor Orban before Bulgaria delivered a political shock of its own.   more

NORTHRIDGE, California, May 6 -- California State University Northridge issued the following news release: * * * Graduates to Receive Special Recognition at CSUN's Honors Convocation * Media Contact: Javier Rojas, Javier.rojas@csun.edu, (818) 677-2130 or Carmen Ramos Chandler, carmen.chandler@csun.edu, (818) 677-2130 Of the more than 4,000 graduates invited to take part in California State University, Northridge's Honors Convocation on Saturday, May 9, six people will be singled out for sp  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: A 100-Year-Old Shipping Law Is Driving Up Costs for Americans Americans are struggling with rising costs for energy, groceries, housing, and other essentials -and outdated policies in Washington are making it worse. In a new op-ed published by DC Journal, AFP Vice President of External Affairs Katelyn Bledsoe explains why repealing the Jones Act would help lower cost  more

HOUGHTON, Michigan, May 8 -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: * * * In the Skies, Streets and Stories: MTU Enterprise Program Continues to Expand After 26 Years By Coby-Dillon English Rooted in discovery-based learning for 26 years, Michigan Tech's Enterprise Program continues to grow, offering new aerospace, data science and publishing teams with a fresh take on interdisciplinary teamwork to produce measurable results for real clients. On a campus where   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 8 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Asthma-related ER visits spike in Baltimore after nighttime heatwaves Johns Hopkins research suggests the city's Code Red Extreme Heat alert system based on daytime temperature forecasts may not be useful for people with certain health conditions By Hannah Robbins Hospitals in Baltimore see an uptick in asthma-related emergency room cases in the weeks following nighttime heat waves in their neig  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 7 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU biologist Gout contributes to study reshaping complexity of aging * Contact: Sarah Nicholas STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State University biologist Jean-Francois Gout's contributions to a study highlighting key advances in the complexity of aging now are published in Science Advances, a leading peer-reviewed journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Gout's collab  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 7 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * How quasars shut down star formation in the early Universe New James Webb Space Telescope observations show that extreme galaxy-scale winds were common among the Universe's first quasars. * Supermassive black holes lurk at the centres of massive galaxies, including our own Milky Way. Puzzlingly, supermassive black holes more than a billion times the mass of the Sun appear to exist just a fe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 7 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice students turn classroom project into publishable breakthrough in aerospace composites A group of Rice University students has turned a single semester course project into a peer-reviewed research paper, demonstrating a new way to make high-performance composite materials both stronger and more resistant to catastrophic failure.  The study, published in Composites Part B, introduces an architectural approa  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, May 7 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Mines Celebrates 193rd Commencement * South Dakota Mines will celebrate its 193 rd commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City. Those who wish to view the ceremony online can find information here. The commencement includes more than 500 graduates, including two associates, 400 baccalaureates  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ultrahigh-energy cosmic messengers may carry ultraheavy secrets * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -There may be an ultraheavy explanation for the mystery surrounding the origins of the highest-energy particles ever observed. Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are particles from space that strike Earth with energies far beyond those reachable by human-made particle accelerators. One of the most extreme eve  more