IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 8 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * 13 CLAS students earn prestigious Fulbright awards for 2026-27 * Thirteen University of Iowa students have been selected from more than 10,000 applicants nationwide to receive Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2026-27 academic year. The recipients will represent the U.S. Department of State around the world, teaching English, serving in community organizations  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 8 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * 2026 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Teaching Excellence Awards * LAWRENCE -Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the Wolfe Teaching Excellence Award this spring. "Great teachers change lives," said Rick Ginsberg, dean of the University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences. "The Wolfe Award is significant since the awardees are nominated by former studen  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Preliminary Injunction Protecting USDA Funding * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 attorneys general secured a preliminary injunction on Friday temporarily blocking the Trump administration from enforcing certain conditions on funding received through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements and mutual in  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, June 8 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * AI, virtual reality give students a taste of study abroad experiences * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -In an innovative food science course at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, students wandered through street markets in Veracruz, Mexico, and Taipei, Taiwan ; and toured a coffee plantation and artisanal chocolate factory in a mountain village -all without leaving the Illinois campu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 8 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release: * * * AMA adopts new policies to improve affordable access to obesity treatments * CHICAGO -Physicians and medical students convened for the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association's (AMA) House of Delegates today and adopted new policies aimed at improving patient access to evidence-based obesity treatments while advancing broader efforts to address prescription dr  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Associate Dean Daryl Lim invited by Korea High IP High Court to discuss global IP litigation * CARLISLE, PA- Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and associate dean for research and strategic partnerships, will participate as the special guest in the IP High Court of Korea's International Intellectual Property Law Research Center 2026 Special Seminar on June 18,   more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Associate Dean Daryl Lim presents at LG AI Research-Yulchon Seminar * CARLISLE, PA-H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships Daryl Lim will present "The Hidden Copyright Risk in AI Training" at the LG AI Research | Yulchon LLC Joint Seminar, "The Hidden Legal Risks of AI Training Data: Strategies for Licensing, Copyright  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Waves the Red Flag on Youth Exposure to Tobacco Marketing in Formula 1 * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a letter to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 (F1) regarding tobacco industry and nicotine sponsorship. Despite F1's 2006 policy prohibiting cigaret  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 8 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Leads Multistate Effort Urging Formula 1 To End Tobacco and Nicotine Product Sponsorships * Attorney General Charity Clark today led a coalition of attorneys general from 18 other states and jurisdictions in calling on the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nicotine products, including n  more

ALBANY, New York, June 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Case Protecting Immigrant Workers * June 8, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today won her lawsuit against the Trump administration for imposing an illegal $100,000 fee on all new applicants for H-1B visas, a critical program that allows highly-trained immigrants to temporarily work in the United States. H-1B recipients fill essenti  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FORMULA 1 TO END TOBACCO AND NICOTINE PRODUCT SPONSORSHIPS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in calling on the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nicotine products, including nicotine pouches, and terminate all existing sponsorsh  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 8 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Cancer pathology AI company takes first at 2026 Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge * Judges and investors awarded a total of $2.1 million to 10 finalists at the 30th annual Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge on June 4. This year's winner, Slideflow Labs, was awarded the Rattan L. Khosa First Place Prize of $575,000. The competition is hosted by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship   more

BELLEVUE, Washington, June 8 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA ADDS CHICAGO WHITE SOX TO 'DON'T FEED THEM' LIST * BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has added the Chicago White Sox to its list of businesses and entities on the "Don't Feed the Gun Prohibitionists" list for supporting gun control organizations. In a message posted on "X" June 5, the White S  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 8 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * Composer Oswald Huynh Named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow * When Oswald Huynh BA '19 composes, he often begins with the stuff of memory: a fragment of language, a family story, a cultural inheritance, a sound that seems to hold more than one meaning at once. That approach has helped make Huynh a closely watched young voice in contemporary classical music. Now it has earned him one of the nation's most prestigiou  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide. - The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized revisions to a federal air quality plan governing nitrogen oxide emissions at U.S. Steel's Keetac taconite facility in Keewatin, Minnesota, establishing updated emission limits for the plant's indurating furnace under Best Available Retrofit Technology requirements for regional haze control. The final rule, effective July 8, 2026, modifies portions of the 2013 Federal Implementation Plan that applies to taconit  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. The NCUA Board is adopting an interim final rule to clarify federal credit unions' (FCUs) power to charge non-interest charges and fees includes the power to assess, collect, impose, levy, receive, reserve, take, or otherwise obtain non-interest charges and fees, including interchange fees from credit and debit card operations. Further, the interim final rule explains that  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 8 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU names Kirk Foster dean of the College of Social Work * Florida State University has named nationally recognized scholar and academic leader Kirk A. Foster as the next dean of the College of Social Work. Foster currently serves as dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington and will begin his role at Florida State on Aug. 17. With more than two decades of experience   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 9 (TNSxrep) -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: * * * Global Toy Market Hits $123B as 'Play' Expands Across Ages and Markets Adults, emerging markets, and digital behaviors are shaping the industry's future - PARIS - The global toy industry is not only growing but transforming. According to Circana LLC's newly released 2026 Global Toy Report, the industry reached $123 billi  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ LEADS MULTISTATE EFFORT URGING FORMULA 1 TO END TOBACCO AND NICOTINE PRODUCT SPONSORSHIPS Attorney General Anne Lopez today announced Hawaii is co-leading a coalition of attorneys general from 18 states and jurisdictions in calling on the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nic  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * IFPA Litigation Co-Plaintiffs on NCUA Interim Final Rule Affirming Federal Preemption * WASHINGTON - The Illinois Bankers Association, Illinois Credit Union League, American Bankers Association and America's Credit Unions issued the following statement in response to the National Credit Union Administration's issuance of an interim final rule clarifying federal credi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 9 (TNSrep) -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pritzker can create new pathway to beauty careers by signing apprenticeship bill Illinois is one of only five states without beauty apprenticeships for barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians and hair braiders - A new report finds that Illinois is one of five states to offer only one pathway to licensure for barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians and hair braiders. Aspirin  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood Congratulates Gregory Gilmore as New U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) released the following statement in reaction to the swearing in of Gregory Gilmore as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of Illinois. "Throughout his career, Gregory Gilmore has displayed tremendous integrity, professionalism, and commitment t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Materials lab in national program to develop wearable eye health system * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded up to $75.8 million to four research teams through its Ocular Laboratory for Analysis of Biomarkers ( OCULAB ) program. Researchers from Penn State will  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Effort Urging Formula 1 to End Tobacco and Nicotine Product Sponsorships Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of attorneys general from 19 states and jurisdictions in calling on the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nicotine prod  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport Leads Comment Letter to EPA on Microplastics States Urge More Research, Action to Understand Health Effects - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today led a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applauding the addition of microplastics to a list of contaminants in drinking water prioritized for research, and also calling for EPA to f  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 8 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Fraternal Order of Police posted the following news release: * * * National FOP President Urges Swift House Action on Reconciliation Bill * Washington, DC - In a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives, Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), urged the House to bring an end to the months-long partisan gridlock and pass the reconciliation bill, S. 2, the "Save Amer  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 8 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * NMMA Applauds Interior's New Mapping Milestone to Improve Public Access to Outdoor Recreation * The National Marine Manufacturers Association is applauding the U.S. Department of the Interior's latest step to make outdoor recreation information easier for Americans to find and use. On May 28, Interior announced progress in implementing the Modernizing Acc  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 9 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Jumping spiders inspire ultra-efficient 3D camera SpiderCam produces real-time 3D maps using less than a watt of power * With poppy seed-sized brains, jumping spiders compute distances in a highly efficient manner * Their eyes contain multiple retinal layers, each focused at a different depth * By comparing differences in sharpness, they estimate distance * New camera mimics this strategy while   more

ITASCA, Illinois, June 8 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * NSC Awards Grants to Advance Workplace Fatigue Prevention * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Safety Council has awarded more than $60,000 through the Work to Zero Workplace Fatigue Pilot Grant to help organizations test innovative technologies aimed at reducing fatigue-related incidents and fatalities. Launched by Work to Zero, in partnership with McElhattan Foundation, the gran  more

ITASCA, Illinois, June 8 [Category: Medical] -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: * * * Rotavirus Vaccination in NICU Could Remove Some Barriers to Care * A study of nearly 25,000 infants over a decade found that administering rotavirus vaccinations to patients in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) may offer more benefits than risk of viral spread. The study, "Rotavirus Vaccine Coverage and Potential Barriers Among US Children Born From 2007-2024," publi  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:26-cv-6696; N.D. Ill. filed June 5, 2026) involving Sterling Capital LLC: * * * On June 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged John Sterling Myers and his two companies, Sterling Capital, LLC ("Sterling Capital") and Sterling Capital Management, LLC ("SCM"), with allegedly engaging in a multi-year fraud. According to the SEC's complaint, from January 2022 through at le  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, June 8 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Shiga-producing E. coli infections becoming more resistant to antibiotics, study finds * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Resistance to antimicrobial agents is rising among human infections with Escherichia coli bacteria that produce the Shiga toxin, according to a study analyzing data from nearly 2,000 infections in the United States between 2010 and 2021. The increase in resistance points t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 9 (TNSxrep) -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: * * * Soccer Fever Fuels Global Surge in Toys and Collectibles, Circana Reports Global sales of soccer-related toys soar 160% as fan enthusiasm accelerates across key markets - Enthusiasm for soccer/football is translating into sales for the global toy industry. New data from Circana, LLC shows soccer-related toy sales are sur  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 8 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus issued the following news: * * * Study links toxic waste sites to marginalized communities * A new nationwide study led by a University of Illinois Springfield faculty member finds that people in lower-income communities and communities of color are more likely to live near sites where industries dispose of cancer-causing chemicals. The research was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Inst  more

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, June 8 -- Indiana State University issued the following news: * * * Sycamore Athletes Score High in 2025-2026 Missouri Valley Conference Academic Awards * Indiana State University student-athletes continued their tradition of academic excellence during the 2025-26 academic year, earning a third-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference Academic Award standings with a cumulative grade point average of 3.507. Among the Conference's member institutions, only Illinoi  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters Authorize Strike at Ascend Wellness * Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org (BARRY, Ill.) - Members of Teamsters Local 916 at Ascend Wellness in Barry, Ill., have voted by a 92 percent margin to authorize a strike as they fight for their first contract. The workers cultivate, process, package, and distribute cann  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 9 -- The U.S. Soccer Federation issued the following news: * * * U.S. Soccer and Leading Streetwear Brands Celebrate Soccer's Expanding Cultural Influence Across America Collaborations with leading designers and streetwear brands place soccer at the center of American culture ahead of 2026 * ATLANTA -- U.S. Soccer today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration bringing together 11 influential streetwear brands across all 11 FIFA World Cup host cities in the United  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, June 9 -- The University of Minnesota Duluth Campus issued the following news: * * * Neutrinos 101 Understanding the universe's smallest particles. Alex Messenger Every moment of your entire life, billions of particles called neutrinos have been flying through your body. You can't see them and can't feel them. In fact they are so miniscule that they almost never interact with the atoms that make up your cells and tissues, the atoms that make up the screen you're reading t  more

MACOMB, Illinois, June 8 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * WIU Earns Top 10 National Ranking for Affordable Online Graduate Education * MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - Western Illinois University has been recognized by OnlineU as one of the nation's most affordable options for online graduate education, earning the No. 8 spot on OnlineU's 2026 ranking of the Most Affordable Online Master's Programs. The ranking highlights WIU's commitment to providing accessible,   more