KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 27 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * 'Rhody Phage Cocktail' aims to help control 'superbugs' * KINGSTON, R.I. -July 27, 2026 -The discovery of antibiotics transformed modern medicine, turning once-deadly infections into treatable conditions and saving millions of lives. But decades of overuse and misuse have accelerated the rise of antibiotic resistance, allowing certain bacteria to evolve into dangerous "superbugs" that evade eve  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 27 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown biologist Tyler Kartzinel on how to fight the spotted lanternfly invasion * They're baaack! Spotted lanternflies have been detected in New England once again.  In a brief video interview, Brown University biologist Tyler Kartzinel explains why these bugs are bad news for plants and trees and why eliminating one may not be enough. The spotted lanternfly, which is native to parts of Asia and India,   more

SYRACUSE, New York, July 27 -- Le Moyne College issued the following news release: * * * Finding Meaningful Work in the Life of the Mind: Meet Emily Powers '13 * As a student at Le Moyne, Emily Powers '13 spent hours in the cafeteria and in dorm rooms with her friends, arguing about the characters in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and teasing out what William Wordsworth and Ralph Walso Emerson sought to convey in their poetry. It was a gift to spend such formative years that way, she says.  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Jeremy Villanueva, associate legislative director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from a July 13, 2026, hearing entitled "PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effective Technology." The PACT Act is the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act. * * * Chairman Barrett, Ranking Member Budzinski, and members of the subcommittee, Paral  more

AKWESASNE, New York, July 28 -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: * * * Akwesasne Art Market Brings Artists, Culture, and Community Together On Saturday, July 18, Akwesasne's Generations Park was the place to be as community members, visitors, and art enthusiasts gathered for the 2026 Art Market. The annual event brought together Akwesasne's most talented artisans and community members to bask in the resilience of Mohawk cultu  more