SANTA BARBARA, California, Sept. 26 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Direct Relief Tracking Hurricane Nolo's Impacts Across the Pacific * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 615 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories, and to 22 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 10.6 million defined daily doses of medication. This week's shipments included rare disease therapies, vitamins, cardiovascular treatments,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Air Plan Approval; Alabama; Transportation Conformity The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Alabama, through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) on April 7, 2026. The SIP revision replaces the previously approved transportation conformity memorandum of  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 25 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Ranked Best Value in Alabama, Among Nation's Leading Private Universities * Samford University ranks among the top private national universities, according to U.S. News & World Report's list of 2027 Best Colleges. The ranking places Samford 93rd in the nation and among the top three national universities affiliated with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). It is the hi  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 25 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Two-Time Samford Alumnus Wayne Cook Named Alabama Thespians Troupe Director of the Year * Wayne Cook stands with his Cullman High School students after winning one of many trophies they've earned under his leadership. Two-time Samford University alumnus Wayne Cook '90, MDiv '97, was named the Troupe Director of the Year by the Alabama Thespians, one of three awards given each year by the organizati  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 25 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Woodke Examines Eighth Amendment Accountability in New Law Review Article * Lane Hines Woodke, associate professor at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law, published a new article examining how courts determine responsibility when incarcerated individuals suffer serious harm due to prison conditions. In "Deliberate Indifference Reimagined: Towards an Objective Standard for Eighth Amendment   more