MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 18 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Capstone team competes to keep astronauts fed * More than 18 million Americans are estimated to have watched Artemis 2 launch on April 1. Among them was a group of Central Michigan University seniors for whom the day had extra meaning. Six students across the College of Science and Engineering watched it while finishing their capstone project, a box designed to keep food and tools viable in the  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of May 18, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, May 19, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will hold an oversight hearing on the "Department of Justice." On Wednesday, May 20, the Committee on Appropriations will hold a full  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 18 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * FCPS Students Win Special and Category Awards at the 2026 International Science and Engineering Fair * Nine students from Fairfax County Public Schools won awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) that took place last week in Phoenix, Ariz. Bennett Huang and Jason Pan of Langley High School were the recipients of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award, whic  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Leads Effort in Successfully Striking GOP's First Attempt to Fund $1 Billion for Trump's Ballroom in Republican's Budget Bill * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Britt Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Boost Industrial Water Reuse, Protect Community Drinking Water, and Meet Public and Private Demand for Freshwater * Legislation Incentivizes Water Reuse Investments to Protect Water Resources for Local Communities and Businesses Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Advancing Water Reuse Act,  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 19 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release: * * * State awards $13M to develop brackish water projects Contracts part of $40 million appropriated to Strategic Water Supply * The New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer today announced more than $13 million in contracts to map, test and treat brackish water - naturally occurring salty water found in underground reservoirs - as part of the  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * New UNM research examines how misinformation threatens planetary defense and public trust * As misinformation spreads faster than ever across digital platforms, new research highlights growing risks to public understanding of planetary defense, an area of science that deals with the threat from asteroid and comet impacts, with potentially global consequences. A new study led by a researcher at T  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 18 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Navajo Sustainable Agriculture Project helps farmers access vital resources * As a farmer in the Navajo Nation since 2009, Gary Clark believes he has a responsibility to the land and its future. "The farm has been here since before I got it. It was there before the farmer that was here before me," Clark said. "The dirt is always going to be there; it's just the people that are coming  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following joint testimony by Kathryn Kolbe, assistant deputy chief of space operations, installations and logistics at the U.S. Space Force, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenyon Bell, deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection, from a May 14, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Ossoff, a  more