BRUNSWICK, Maine, Aug. 1 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Tracking Marine Life: Students Showcase Summer Research at Schiller By Tom Porter Bowdoin students have been based at Schiller Coastal Studies Center over the summer break pursuing a variety of research projects. From sea snails to lobsters to sea stars (a.k.a. "starfish"), a number of undergraduates (plus one recent graduate) have been making full use of the center's facilities, including dry labs and the seawater  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Building energy security through more sustainable batteries PhD student Hugh Smith works to develop sodium-ion batteries, whose components are more abundant and accessible than those of conventional lithium-ion technology. - For Hugh Smith, the challenge of building an energy-secure future isn't about creating the world's "best" battery. It's about designing the right battery for   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Nonprofits Sue to Block New USDA Rules That Force Them to Change or Abandon Food-Access Work * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Five nonprofit organizations working to build a more just food system filed suit today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to challenge unlawful terms and conditions that USDA is imposing on new grants. These  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * Nonprofits Sue to Block New USDA Rules That Force Them to Change or Abandon Food Access Work Plaintiff groups seek stay and preliminary ruling to stop potential grantees from facing vague anti-DEI terms and serious threats for failure to comply - Seattle, WA -- Five nonprofit organizations working to build a more just food system filed suit late yesterday in the U.S. District Court fo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Senator Coons, colleagues launch investigation into Trump administration's campaign to kill offshore wind projects "Administration's actions will kill more than 30,000 jobs and raise energy costs" - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Angus King (I-Maine), and Martin Heinrich (D-M.N.) launched an investi  more