WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $642,345 HHS Grant to Virginia Tech * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $642,345 grant. The funding supports research into Alzheimer's disease. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Alzheimer's disease affects millions of Americans and puts a strain on many fami  more

HOKKAIDO, Japan, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release: * * * Space storms light up Japan's sky Faint red auroras seen over Japan could be hiding space storms that are stronger than previously thought. * On a special night if you are lucky you might catch a faint red glow quietly lighting up Japan's sky, stretching low along the horizon and easy to miss if you are not looking carefully. Subtle and diffuse, it probably appears as a soft crimson haze. But be  more

ITHACA, New York, May 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired them * Senior Carolina Aguilera-Garza's journey to Cornell began in Paul Gaba's classroom. It was there that one of the top scholars at the College of Arts and Sciences honed her debate skills, shaped her passion for politics and found her voice. "As someone who wants to be a public servant and be an advocate, not only did you help me find my voice, but you helped me   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 21 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * NJIT Postdoc Tracks Electrons from Solar Flares to Deep Space, Honored for Dissertation Research Written by: Jesse Jenkins Solar flares are among the most violent events in the solar system, releasing energy equivalent to millions of hydrogen bombs and propelling particles to near-light speed in seconds. Yet only a small fraction of those particles ever escapes into interplanetary space. Wh  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 20 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame Law School announces awards for 2026 graduating class * On Friday, May 15, Notre Dame Law School recognized its graduating students at the annual Awards Ceremony. Awards were presented for academic achievement, including Honor Roll, Dean's Circle, Faculty Excellence, and Program of Study distinctions, as well as for excellence in writing, trial advocacy, and moot court. Students  more

LONDON, England, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Innovation paves way to make 'clean' chemicals, plastics and food using solar energy Integrated solar reactor uses sunlight, water, CO2 and engineered bacteria to grow biomass in a single beaker * A new study led by Dr Lin Su of Queen Mary University of London, published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, describes a new integrated solar reactor in which engineered Escher  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding COVID-19 vaccines. * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 6, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy: We write regarding the recent decisio  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Ryan Mackenzie * "Career politician Ryan Mackenzie campaigned on a phony promise to lower costs and put the Lehigh Valley first. Instead, Mackenzie has unleashed skyrocketing prices and devastating health care cuts on Pennsylvanians - stiffing working people while serving as nothing more than a lapdog in D.C. for Donald Trump and the billionaire class. Bob Brooks' s  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Warmer temps, heavier owl monkeys: Climate linked to weight gain in primates A Yale-led study finds that Azara's owl monkeys have gotten heavier as temperatures rise - a result that defies long-standing expectations about how animals adapt to warm climates. By Mike Cummings Azara's owl monkeys, a small primate species found in South America, are heavier today than those that lived a quarter-century  more