WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following joint testimony by Energy Secretary Christopher Wright, National Nuclear Security Administrator Brandon Williams, and Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Timothy J. Walsh, from a May 13, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you and this Committee today as the Secretary of Energy to dis  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, May 24 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU's Pontikes Center is unique analytics and AI training ground helping students, industry By Christi Mathis The world today is full of information - immense data sets - but the tricky part is figuring out what the wealth of facts and figures means and how to apply it. At Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Pontikes Center for Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, students   more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, May 24 -- Chowan University issued the following news: * * * Taylor Furlough Named Interim Vice President of Enrollment at Chowan University Chowan University has announced the appointment of Taylor Furlough as Interim Vice President of Enrollment, effective immediately. Chowan University is proud to announce the appointment of Taylor Furlough as Interim Vice President of Enrollment, bringing with him a longstanding connection to the University as a student-athl  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 21 (TNSrpt) -- The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news: * * * Unemployment Holds Steady at 3.6% for Third Straight Month Tennessee's April Unemployment Rate Remains Well Below the U.S. Rate of 4.3% * For the third month in a row, Tennessee posted an unemployment rate of 3.6%, according to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state's seasonally adjusted unemployme  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 (TNSxrep) -- Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science issued the following news: * * * Vanderbilt Poll: Tennesseans continue to express anxiety about the economy Growing concerns over the cost of living are driving down Trump's approval ratings and fueling pessimism about the nation's direction. * Widespread economic anxiety is driving national pessimism. Eighty-eight percent of Tennesseans characterize the cost of living as expensive, and 58 percent be  more