RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 16 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Delegation Attends National Security Seminar * Twelve Arkansas Tech University students participated in The Washington Center National Security Seminar in Washington, D.C., at the conclusion of the spring 2026 semester. Alyssa Carrington of Fayetteville, Hayden Danielian of Fort Smith, Fernando Flores of Clarksville, Charlotte Hahn of Barboursville, Va., Eden Lusk of Dover, Jasmin McBride of Gr  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 16 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Upward Bound Student Earns $20,000 Scholarship * Jorge Patricio of Dardanelle, a student in the Arkansas Tech University Upward Bound program, has earned a $20,000 Dell Scholar award from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Dell Scholar applicants must be in a college readiness program, show financial need, be in good academic standing and plan on attending a four-year institution. Only 500   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research note by Gideon Lukens, director of research and data analysis at the Health Policy Team: * * * Analysis Justifying Trump Administration's Medicaid Work Requirement Rule Is Deeply Flawed The 2025 reconciliation law instituted a harmful policy taking Medicaid coverage away from people not meeting a harsh work requirement, and the Trump Administration recently finalized a rule that will make the poli  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 15 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Institute of Food Technologists posted the following news release: * * * College Bowl Finalists to Compete in Food Science Trivia Tournament at IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo * The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), is proud to announce the College Bowl team trivia regional winners who will compete to be champion at IFT F  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Accelerate Energy Projects Stalled By Red Tape * Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 16, 2026 Washington, DC -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) today introduced bipartisan legislation to cut bureaucratic red tape that is often used to unnecessarily delay energy projects. The Fighting for Reliable Energy a  more

EDINBURG, Texas, June 17 -- DHR Health issued the following news: * * * DHR Health Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Kip Owen, Re-Elected to National Sports Medicine Society DHR Health is delighted to announce that orthopaedic surgeon, Kip Owen, MD, FAAOS has been re-elected to the Council of Delegates for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) for a second consecutive, three-year term. The AOSSM is a professional organization dedicated to providing knowledge, skills, and contin  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas awarded $200 million to better protect the Southeast Texas power grid from severe weather Funding from the state's Texas Energy Fund will help provide stronger service reliability at no additional cost to customers THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Entergy Texas has been awarded approximately $200 million through the Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) Outside-ERCOT Grant Program to help streng  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 17 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Gene Shelby, M.D., Receives Distinguished Alumnus Service Award from UAMS College of Medicine Gene Shelby, M.D., an emergency physician with National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas, received the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine's 2026 Distinguished Alumnus Service Award. "This award is truly a highlight of my profession  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Hard Work, Low Pay: Women Are Bearing the Brunt of Trump's Economic Agenda A new fact sheet from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) finds that women make up a majority of the low-paid workforce -defined as working in one of the 40 lowest-paying jobs in the U.S. -and are being hit hardest by the Trump-Vance administration's cuts to basic needs programs. Using the most rec  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Joins Chairman Westerman at Hot Springs National Park to Support the Bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act 250 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) joined House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman, Ranking Member Jared Huffman, and Members of the Committee at the Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, at a Field Hearing to discuss  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Senate Confirms Trump's Personal Lawyer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Today the Senate voted 48-43 to confirm Justin Smith-best known for serving as Donald Trump's personal lawyer in E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump- to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In that case, Mr. Smith fought to have the Supreme Court overturn a sexual assault an  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 17 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Awarded $2.6 million for Joint M.D./Ph.D. program New CREST Program Positions UAMS as Elite Training Center in South - The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help train joint M.D./Ph.D. students to become top-notch clinician-scientists. To be dispersed over five years,   more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, June 16 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Continues Technology Advancements at Lonoke Farm Through Conservation Partnership * The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is making progress at the Pearlie S. Reed/Robert L. Cole Small Farm Outreach Wetlands and Water Management Center located at the UAPB Lonoke Farm, one year after signing a memorandum of understanding with partners focused on advancing conservation and   more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, June 16 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Forestry Expert Shares Advice for Landowners Seeking Healthier Forests * Healthy forests begin with thoughtful planning and long-term management, according to Charley E. Williams, a University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff alumnus and member of UAPB's Keeping it in the Family (KIITF) Sustainable Forestry Program. Williams, a veteran Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) soil   more