CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 3 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * Anderson named finalist for national Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science award * Robert (Rob) E. Anderson III, PhD '26 (nutrition), a proud Gillings School of Global Public Health alum, has been selected as a finalist for the American Society for Nutrition's prestigious Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition. Anderson's abstrac  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * CHAIRMAN ROGERS' REMARKS AT OVERSIGHT HEARING ON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE * U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommitte on Commerce, Justice, Science, gave the following opening statement during an Oversight Hearing today with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: "I'd like to welcome our witness, the Honorable Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General of the United States, to  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, June 3 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Drugeot blends creativity and reflection in her senior work * For Chloe Drugeot, art has never been just a hobby, it has been a constant presence throughout her entire life. "Art has been part of my life for as long as I can remember," said Drugeot, a Visual Studies major with a concentration in Art Education and a certification in Graphic Design. "There are old home videos of me at four years o  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 4 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Duke Energy site readiness efforts help land $1.2 billion advanced manufacturing project in Cherokee County * Advance work at the Bailey site prepared the property for a significant industrial investment by USA Rare Earth * Collaboration underscores the power of ready-to-go sites; adds to the $3.5 billion of capital investments and more than 5,200 new jobs the Site Readiness Program has   more

RICHMOND, Kentucky, June 3 -- Eastern Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * EKU Celebrates Another Record-Breaking Giving Day, Raising More Than $1.12 Million Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) celebrated its seventh annual Giving Day on April 22, marking another record-breaking year of support for students, programs and initiatives across the university. EKU exceeded its goal of 2,134 donors, reaching 2,485 total donors and raising more than $1,120,000. Support came from people  more

NEW YORK, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * New study shows wetlands loss has increased residential flood insurance claim payments by $10 billion By calculating the value of wetlands in reducing flood damage, findings can inform federal and state land use decisions, wetland protection, benefit-cost analysis and flood insurance policy. - A new study published in Nature Water finds that wetland loss across the United States has increase  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on June 3, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Eighth District has slightly increased since our previous report. Employment was unchanged and wage growth remained moderate. Prices have risen at a robust pace with widespread reports of higher nonlabor costs and cost pressures from elevated energy prices. Consumer spending was stable, and banking conditions were largely unch  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 [Category: Entertainment Industry] -- The Motion Picture Association issued the following news: * * * Fifth Annual MPA Awards to Honor 'Hunger Games' Director, U.S. Legislators, and Egyptian Ministry of Interior MPA to Celebrate Francis Lawrence with MPA Creator Award, U.S. Senator Warnock and Kentucky Senate President Stivers with MPA Industry Champion Awards, and Egypt Internal Affairs Ministry with MPA Creative Protector Award - The Motion Picture Association (MPA) to  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Strategic Communications LLC, Louisville, Kentucky, challenging its exclusion from a major NASA competition for information technology products, cloud services, cybersecurity solutions and related support. The procurement involves NASA's sixth-generation Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement contract vehicle, a governmentwide acquisition program with a maximum ordering value of $20 billion over a 10-yea  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-644) on the Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act (H.R. 7257). The report was advanced by Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on May 11, 2026. The House passed the bill on April 16, 2026, and it has been referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7257 the "Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act" or the "SECUR  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Judge Varlan to Receive Judge Pamela L. Reeves Professionalism Award * NASHVILLE, June 3, 2026 -U.S. District Court Judge Thomas A. Varlan with the Eastern District of Tennessee will be honored next week with the 2026 Judge Pamela L. Reeves Tennessee Professionalism Award from the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) and Tennessee's American Inns of Court. The award will  more

VINCENNES, Indiana, June 3 -- Vincennes University issued the following news: * * * Knox Life launches scholarship fund at VU to support Oakland City University students In an effort to support Oakland City University undergraduate students during an unexpected academic transition, the Knox Life Community Improvement Team, a nonprofit arm of Knox County Indiana Economic Development, has stepped forward and initiated a strategic gift to Vincennes University. These newly established funds will  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 2 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * Veteran, entrepreneur Lucas Landis earns MBA while building business, family life in western Kentucky Kim Chaudoin Twice a week for a year, Lucas Landis made the three-hour drive from western Kentucky to Lipscomb University, often after working long hours growing a business, helping care for his three children and running on five hours of sleep or less. Landis had long days in his quest to complete a Master  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 4 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 3, 2026, by shareholder Lisa M. Griffith, associate Min Song and research attorneys Hannah T. Stilley and Joe St. James: * * * Conscience Protection Laws: What Healthcare Employers Should Know At a Glance * Several states have enacted or are considering laws providing "conscience protection" for healthcare employers. * These laws enable workers to opt out of participating in certain treatments  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, June 3 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Parent and Family Weekend 2026 * The Office of Student Activities, Housing & Residence Life, WKU Parent and Family Programs and WKU Athletics announces WKU, set for September 25-26. Families, parents, friends and fans are invited to join a fun-filled weekend of WKU Spirit, campus events and a great campus community celebration. Hilltopper football will face off against Mercyhurst University at 6  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 4 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Sephria Reynolds-Tanner, criminal justice and drug policy analyst: * * * Kentucky gives people with criminal records a fair shot at occupational licenses A new predetermination law ends the guessing game for workers with conviction histories. * Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed into law a bill establishing a process to help residents with conviction histories find out whether their records will d  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 3 [Category: Business] -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following news release: * * * RILA Coalition Opposes FCC 900 MHz Spectrum Proposal * The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement after leading a broad coalition of 60 businesses and trade associations in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a proposal from NextNav that would reconfigure the Lower 900 MHz spectrum band. At stake is a   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 3 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Soybean research at Kentucky State clarifies when added nitrogen may not pay * Two peer-reviewed studies examine biological nitrogen fixation, drought conditions, and context-specific fertilizer management FRANKFORT, Ky. -Soybean is different from many other major crops because it can partner with soil bacteria to produce much of the nitrogen it needs. That biological advantage can reduce the need   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 4 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * St. Louis Fed Releases Beige Book The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released its portion of the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, published today. The local report summarizes economic conditions for the Eighth District, which is based in St. Louis and covers all of Arkansas and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * The #RoadToOmaha continues: ESPN to present every pitch of the 2026 NCAA Baseball Super Regionals, June 5-8 * * ESPN announces commentator teams for all eight Super Regional sites * Every game scheduled across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU; all games available on the ESPN App * Eight conferences represented as the final 16 teams battle for a trip to Omaha ESPN's exclus  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for June 2, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -June 2 Using Human-in-the-Loop AI to Understand Stigma During the Deployment of Addiction Evidence-Based Practices in the HEALing Communities Study By Nabila El-Bassel, PhD, James David, MS, Eric Aragundi, MS, Tim Hunt, PhD, MSW, Louisa Gilbert, PhD, Dawn Goddard-Eckrich, EdD, Elwin Wu, PhD, Dan Feaster  more

PLANO, Texas, June 3 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Toyota Kentucky Paint Shop Receives U.S. Department of Energy 2026 Better Project Award * Paint Booth Air Conversion Project Rethinks Fresh Air Supply House GEORGETOWN, Ky. (June 3, 2026) - A breath of fresh air to paint operations earned the Toyota Kentucky engineering team a 2026 Better Project Award from the U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings & Plants Initiative. With   more

ANGOLA, Indiana, June 3 -- Trine University posted the following news: * * * Trine hosts, competes in annual AIMM ICC * Top engineering schools from across Indiana converged once again at Pokagon State Park as Trine University hosted the third annual Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuver Indiana Collegiate Challenge from April 17-18. Held in partnership Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane), the annual event tasks teams of engineering students with guiding a low-prof  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 3 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researchers find excess nitric oxide blocks plant immune signals * A new study from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) helps explain how plants can lose track of their own disease warnings. Plants do not have blood, nerves or immune cells like people do, but they still have ways to protect themselves. When one leaf is attacked by a pathogen  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 3 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researchers find untold history of modern dance through photography * Dance is motion. Photography is stasis. And when the two are combined, something new is created: a moment of suspension. At the University of Kentucky Art Museum, a new exhibition is exploring that dynamic and challenging the historical narrative of American photography and the origins of modern dance. It's easy to think of rese  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 4 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * CCM welcomes new dance faculty member Megan Flynn Flynn begins her new appointment as Assistant Professor of Dance this fall By Curt Whitacre, 513-556-2683, whitaccp@ucmail.uc.edu UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Megan Flynn, MFA, as CCM's new Assistant Professor of Dance. Her faculty appointment officially begins on Aug. 15, 2026. Flynn is a versatile  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Six Kentucky Counties as Natural Disaster Areas with Five Tennessee Counties as Contiguous * Tennessee This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 [Category: Entertainment Industry] -- The Motion Picture Association issued the following news: * * * Variety: Motion Picture Association Awards to Honor 'Hunger Games' Director Francis Lawrence (EXCLUSIVE) The Motion Picture Association will honor Francis Lawrence with its 2026 MPA Creator Award. - Lawrence is best known for directing five films in the " Hunger Games " franchise, as well as "The Long Walk," an adaptation of a Stephen King novel that was a hit when it   more