LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * 'Shoot for the Moon?' Aim a Bit Lower, Say UW, Other Researchers How ambitious should you be? Folk wisdom offers conflicting advice: "Shoot for the moon," but also, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good." A new study from researchers at the University of Wyoming, Stanford University and the University of Colorado-Boulder used a mathematical model to show that ambition lies in the middle   more

ITHACA, New York, June 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Americans agree: Ultraprocessed foods pose major health hazard * Across partisan lines, Americans broadly believe ultraprocessed foods are addictive and harmful - expressing attitudes strikingly like those that spurred regulation of the tobacco industry, new Cornell-led research finds. Surveying a nationally representative sample of 2,000 U.S. adults, the research provides the first comprehensive assessment of   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * WSJ's Kim Strassel Notes Foolishness of Proposed Federal Car Tax In her Potomac Watch column this week, the Wall Street Journal's Kimberley A. Strassel notes the policy and political foolishness of the proposed federal car tax in the House transportation bill. The provision attempts to force state governments to collect a federal tax. Strassel writes: Campaign slogans can be catchy, clumsy or clever. Few a  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on June 2, 2026, by foreign correspondent Michael Sheridan: * * * The Threat of a Europe-China Trade War With the US summit behind it, China is squaring up for the next defining trade battle. It's very confident that it will win. - Europe and China may be heading for a trade war. The European Commission said on May 29 that its economic and security interests will require "a more robust and coherent  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Georgetown University Law Center posted the following news: * * * Expect the Unexpected: What Happens When Trade Laws are Upended? * Decades-old norms and agreements have been cast aside, the administration has imposed tariffs left and right (stretching boundaries so far that the Supreme Court responded), while journalists and policymakers alike parse social media posts to decipher the administration's next move. Imagine what this must be like for a law professor whos  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 3 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Four Binghamton University faculty achieve SUNY distinguished professor status in 2026 The title is reserved for those who have achieved national or international prominence in their discipline By Jennifer Micale and Chris Kocher Four Binghamton University faculty members have been named distinguished professors, the highest rank awarded by the State University of New York. The title is reserved for thos  more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College issued the following news: * * * Levy Scholar Giuliano T. Yajima Awarded Joan Robinson Prize, Review of Political Economy For his paper, "Beyond Job Guarantee: The Employer of Last Resort Program as a Tool to Promote the Energy Transition," Levy Scholar Giuliano T. Yajima has been awarded the Joan Robinson Prize, an award that honors young scholars, given by the Review of Political Economy and spons  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news: * * * Mayor Mamdani Announces Commission on Government Efficiency to Make Government Work Better for New Yorkers * Commission will develop proposals to modernize City government, improve service delivery, and strengthen accountability to New Yorkers * Robust public process will culminate in proposals on the November ballot - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today announced the appointment of the Commission on  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * New Research in the American Journal of Public Health Links Ultra-Processed Food to Chronic Disease, Corporate Influence, and Growing Calls for Government Action * New Research in the American Journal of Public Health Links Ultra-Processed Food to Chronic Disease, Corporate Influence, and Growing Calls for Government Action  Leading academic researchers e  more

SYRACUSE, New York, June 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following Q&A on June 3, 2026, involving Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor in the College of Professional Studies and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs: * * * How Approval Processes Drive Up Housing Costs in Major Cities Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor in the College of Professional Studies and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, explains how cities can fix their planning syst  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Kevin Lincoln * "Adam Gray has earned the Central Valley's trust by working across party lines to lower costs, protect water and agriculture, strengthen public safety, and deliver real results. Kevin Lincoln represents exactly the kind of partisan politics voters are tired of: putting Washington Republicans and his own political ambition ahead of the people he wants  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Mariannette Miller-Meeks * "Mariannette Miller-Meeks doesn't represent the people of Iowa, she represents the Washington special interests who cut her campaign checks. At every opportunity, she sides with them over Iowans: falling in line to rubber stamp policies that are raising costs on Iowans while enriching the drug and insurance companies with billions in speci  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Tom Kean Jr. * "Self-serving career politician Tom Kean Jr. has completely betrayed New Jersey by putting himself, Donald Trump, and his D.C. party bosses ahead of his own community. Kean Jr. promised one thing on the campaign trail to get elected, but has instead come to embody the very same Washington corruption that he once swore he'd fight against. New Jersey de  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Zach Nunn * "Whether it's as an ally to Kim Reynolds, or a 'yes-man' to his Washington bosses, Zach Nunn has 'gone Washington' - trading on special interest cash and political favors to further his political career at the expense of Iowa families. Nunn claimed it was a 'myth' his Medicaid cuts would close down rural health care clinics - and now Iowans are dealing w  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * Tracing America's Cultural and Political Chasm to the 1600s * Long before the United States existed, debates over freedom, equality, and belonging were already taking shape in the British colonies. In a widely heralded new book, Two Ships: Jamestown 1619, Plymouth 1620, and the Struggle for the Soul of America, Distinguished Professor David S. Reynolds, a noted literary critic and historian,   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: May 2026 By Sean Hagewood, University Communication and Marketing Research and innovation from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources made national headlines in May. The stories were among 30-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, administrators, students, centers and programs during the month. * IANR recent  more