Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina
ADF Commends OCC, Trump Admin for Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Oct. 15 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release:
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ADF commends OCC, Trump admin for guaranteeing fair banking for all Americans
October 14, 2026
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Senior Vice President of the Counter Censorship Task Force Jeremy Tedesco regarding a report the Office of the Comptroller of the Cur
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AG Sunday Takes Action to Ensure Sensitive Consumer Information is Protected in Character.AI Bankruptcy, Potential Sale
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news:
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AG Sunday Takes Action to Ensure Sensitive Consumer Information is Protected in Character.AI Bankruptcy, Potential Sale
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HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. -- the company behind the popular chatbot company Charact
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Alumni Accomplishments
DEKALB, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news:
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Alumni Accomplishments
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Congratulations to these alumni of the NIU College of Education!
George Abbott, M.S.Ed. Special Education-Vision Studies, '93, was appointed to the Braille Institute of America Board of Directors. Abbott's decades of experience in the field span vision rehabilitation, accessible education, workforce development and nonprofit social enterprise, holding senior leadership roles a
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Attorney General Bonta Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy
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OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious c
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Attorney General McCuskey Leads Coalition Backing Pipeline Approval to Keep Gas Moving and Energy Jobs Secure
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 15 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release:
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Attorney General McCuskey Leads Coalition Backing Pipeline Approval to Keep Gas Moving and Energy Jobs Secure
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Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 12-state coalition urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve a proposed natural gas pipeline project in New Mexico and to reject efforts to widen federal environmental review beyond the pipel
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Attorney General Nessel Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Nessel Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that Michigan is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. (PDF), the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies se
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CCU's Joe Winslow named 2026 HTC Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Lecturer
CONWAY, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Coastal Carolina University posted the following news:
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CCU's Joe Winslow named 2026 HTC Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Lecturer
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Joe Winslow, Ph.D., professor of instructional technology, has been awarded the 2026 Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Lecturer (DTSLA) award and will present a lecture titled Algorithms, Avatars, and the Evolution of Pedagogical Agency.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: President Oaks Calls for Peacemaking at G20 Interfaith Forum in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 16 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release:
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President Oaks Calls for Peacemaking at G20 Interfaith Forum in Salt Lake City
"We want to be part of your [peacemaking] efforts and invoke the Lord's blessings on all of us as we go forward," the prophet says
15 October 2026
President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomed religious leaders from around the world to Salt Lake City on T
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City of Aiken, SC Celebrates Opening of Tribute Parkway
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 15 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Benesch, a consulting engineering company, posted the following news:
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City of Aiken, SC Celebrates Opening of Tribute Parkway
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AIKEN, SC - On September 28, the City of Aiken came together to celebrate the opening of the first phase of Tribute Parkway (formerly referred to as the Powderhouse Road Connector), a major infrastructure project set to ease congestion along the busy Whiskey Road corridor. The ribbon cutting ceremony cele
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Clarendon County man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charge
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Clarendon County man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charge
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Clemson posts strong FY26 financial results; continues investment in its mission
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Clemson posts strong FY26 financial results; continues investment in its mission
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Clemson University closed fiscal year 2026 with total revenues increasing to $1.76 billion, up 2.9 percent from the prior year, while expenses declined by $4.2 million, or 0.3 percent. Final results presented at the Clemson University's Board of Trustees Fall Quarterly Meetings reflect revenue growth, campuswide planning an
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Clemson, Hawaii lead research to boost global coffee and cacao productivity, benefit South Carolina
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Clemson, Hawaii lead research to boost global coffee and cacao productivity, benefit South Carolina
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Weather pattern changes, pests and diseases threaten coffee and cacao crops while also straining the global food system. To help farmers adapt at home and abroad, Clemson University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa are uniting in a research initiative to identify stronger crop varieties and farming p
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: New - Inside Elections Shifts Additional Senate Races Towards Democrats, Warn of "Embarrassing" Potential "Blowout" for GOP in Final Stretch
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW: Inside Elections Shifts Additional Senate Races Towards Democrats, Warn of "Embarrassing" Potential "Blowout" for GOP in Final Stretch
Inside Elections shifts Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Florida Senate races towards Democrats
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With under three weeks to go until the midterms, race raters at Inside Elections have shifted five additional Senate races toward D
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Three Weeks Out - Senate Map "Expands" For Democrats as GOP Sees "Rising Threat to the Senate Majority" on "Increasingly Shaky" Battleground
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Oct 14, 2026
THREE WEEKS OUT: Senate Map "Expands" For Democrats as GOP Sees "Rising Threat to the Senate Majority" on "Increasingly Shaky" Battleground
With less than three weeks to go until Election Day, coverage continues to highlight how Democrats are on offense, increasingly competing in "deep in Trump territory" as an "increasingly shaky" Republican Senate map "provide[s] little
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Dorchester County man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Dorchester County man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Daniel Aaron Todd, 23, of Ridgeville, S.C., on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office made
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Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky Help Communities Across the Region Prepare Sites to Boost Economic Development
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 16 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release:
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Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky help communities across the region prepare sites to boost economic development
October 15, 2026
* Duke Energy's Site Readiness Program has enabled evaluation of 44 sites and triggered more than 5,500 new jobs and $3.6 billion in capital investment
* High-potential industrial sites in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Walton, Kentucky, were selected for the 2026 program
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Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Can They Say That? What Employers Can - And Can't - Do About Employee Speech During Election Season
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 16 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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Can They Say That? What Employers Can - and Can't - Do About Employee Speech During Election Season
Oct 15, 2026
With election day nearing, it's inevitable that political conversation may slip into workplace conversation. As an employer, nothing is trickier than figuring out how to navigate employee political activity, especially when it becomes an off-hours protest, heated workplace debate, or vira
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From the desk of the CWO: Clemson's well-being guidelines are here
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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From the desk of the CWO: Clemson's well-being guidelines are here
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I am staring out my window as I write. Slowly, a few of the trees in view are starting to turn orange and yellow, but interestingly, many still look vibrant and green. I am ready for fall, but nature seems to be holding on to the richness of summer. Holding on and letting go seem to be apt metaphors for the work of well-being of late.
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Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation: Sarah Rogers
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation: Sarah Rogers
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Sarah Rogers is aware how challenging it can be to navigate higher education. As a first-generation college student, it took her nine years to complete her bachelor's degree. Now, as a senior instructor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, that experience has shaped her teaching philosophy to prioritize empathy and
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Gospel Concert featuring Kelontae Gavin set for SC State Homecoming on Sunday
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news:
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Gospel Concert featuring Kelontae Gavin set for SC State Homecoming on Sunday
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Free admission for SC State students; concert tickets required for public admission
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- South Carolina State University will feature gospel recording artist Kelontae Gavin in its Homecoming Gospel Concert on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium.
The concert will
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Homecoming Week 2026 celebrates Clemson traditions through "Flight 1889" theme
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Homecoming Week 2026 celebrates Clemson traditions through "Flight 1889" theme
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Clemson's annual Homecoming Week festivities will run from Oct. 16-24, featuring longstanding traditions for students, staff, alumni, and community members to enjoy. The festivities will culminate with a football game against the Hokies of Virginia Tech in Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 24.
The week features classic even
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How Taxpayers Fund Political Activism in Higher Education
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news:
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How Taxpayers Fund Political Activism in Higher Education
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Americans already know that college professors lean left. What they do not realize is how lopsided the professoriate has become.
In a recent survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Americans estimated that liberal professors outnumber conservatives by roughly two to one. FIRE's national benchmark puts t
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Ingenuity at any age: What winners of the Mott Million Dollar Challenge learned about entrepreneurship
FLINT, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation posted the following news:
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Ingenuity at any age: What winners of the Mott Million Dollar Challenge learned about entrepreneurship
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Months after the Mott Million Dollar Challenge concluded, Kayley Xu is still testing her winning solution and thinking about how to bring it to market. The STEM-loving teen pitched a wearable medical device she designed to improve respiratory diagnostics.
"I'm really grateful for experiences
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 6 Florida Candidates Running for Election
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees posted the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 6 Florida Candidates Running for Election
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Join the 150,000 AFGE members who have already made the switch to E-Dues.
Contact:
Tim Kauffman
202-374-6491
tim.kauffman@afge.org
RIVERDALE, Ga. -- The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of six candidates running to represent F
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Partner Sara Olschewske Joins Barnes & Thornburg's Esteemed Labor and Employment Practice
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Partner Sara Olschewske Joins Barnes & Thornburg's Esteemed Labor and Employment Practice
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Veteran labor lawyer brings NLRB and union avoidance experience to firm
Olschewske concentrates her practice primarily on traditional labor relations, including representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). She has successfully represented em
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SC State connects students with undergraduate research opportunities
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news:
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SC State connects students with undergraduate research opportunities
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BECT Institute, Undergraduate Research Office partnership helps students explore research interests and collaborate with faculty
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- South Carolina State University is connecting undergraduate students with faculty research opportunities through a new partnership designed to encourage collaboration acro
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SC State emphasizes residence hall safety, campus access guidelines during Homecoming
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news:
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SC State emphasizes residence hall safety, campus access guidelines during Homecoming
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- As South Carolina State University prepares to welcome thousands of alumni and visitors for Homecoming 2026, the university is taking additional steps to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for students, alumni and guests.
As part of those efforts, access to campus residential a
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SC State requires students, employees and contractors to wear or carry university IDs at all times on campus
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 13 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news:
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SC State requires students, employees and contractors to wear or carry university IDs at all times on campus
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- South Carolina State University is implementing an immediate requirement that all students, faculty, staff and contractors wear or carry their university-issued identification badges at all times while on campus.
The requirement is part of the university's ong
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Science of Precision Supporting Safe SRS Operations
AIKEN, South Carolina, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release:
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The science of precision supporting safe SRS operations
October 15, 2026
AIKEN, S.C. - Since the early 1950s, the Standards Laboratory has been a quiet powerhouse behind the Savannah River Site's (SRS) success by delivering precision, protecting people, and ensuring mission readiness. For more than seven decades, this team has safeguarded the accuracy of the instrument
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Sen. Tim Scott celebrates opening day of the South Carolina State Fair
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Tim Scott celebrates opening day of the South Carolina State Fair
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today released the following statement celebrating the opening day of the South Carolina State Fair:
"The South Carolina State Fair celebrates so much of what makes South Carolina special, from our rich agricultural history and local arts to delicious food and southern hosp
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Southern California Braces for Peak Fire Risk as Santa Ana Winds Arrive
SANTA BARBARA, California, Oct. 15 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news:
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Southern California Braces for Peak Fire Risk as Santa Ana Winds Arrive
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Two GSSM Seniors Earn Perfect ACT Scores
HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 16 -- The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics issued the following news release:
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Two GSSM seniors earn perfect ACT scores
October 15, 2026
HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Two seniors at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics have achieved perfect composite scores of 36 on the ACT, a significant academic accomplishment that places them among a select group of students nationwide.
Lucas Scheer of Columbia and Julia
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UAMS' Schmieding Center to Host Oct. 29 Dementia Conference for Family Caregivers
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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UAMS' Schmieding Center to Host Oct. 29 Dementia Conference for Family Caregivers
Oct. 15, 2026 | FAYETTEVILLE -- Family members and others caring for a loved one with dementia are invited to a free Dementia Conference for Caregivers on Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education, 2422 N. Thompson St., in Springdale.
The conference runs fr
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UGA Awarded $8M NOAA Grant to Restore Salt Marsh in the Southeast
ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 16 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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UGA awarded $8M NOAA grant to restore salt marsh in the Southeast
Oct 15, 2026
By Emily Kenworthy
The project is one of 16 selected from more than 300 nationwide proposals
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The University of Georgia has been awarded an $8 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries to lead a three-year regional initiative to restore salt marsh habitat across the South Atlantic from
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UH Manoa, Clemson University, to Lead Federal Program to Boost U.S., Global Coffee, Cacao Production
MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 15 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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UH Manoa, Clemson University, to lead federal program to boost U.S., global coffee, cacao production
Oct 15, 2026
The University of Hawaii at Manoa has been awarded an agreement of up to five years, with an initial obligation of $8 million for the first year, from the U.S. Department of State to host and lead a new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Coffee and Cacao (CCIL). Clemson Univer
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Virginia Tech: Teaching Scholar Award Comes Full Circle Through Connections Beyond the Classroom
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Teaching Scholar Award comes full circle through connections beyond the classroom
Angela Anderson received the 2025 Large Class Teaching Award for face-to-face, community-building instruction and experiential learning that strengthen students' engagement, and success.
By Emily Alberts
15 Oct 2026
Before class begins, Angela Anderson poses a question that has nothing to do with physiology, nutrition, or exercis
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Volvo Cars and NVIDIA Expand Partnership to Advance Safe Automated Driving
GOTEBORG, Sweden, Oct. 16 -- Volvo Cars issued the following news release:
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Volvo Cars and NVIDIA expand partnership to advance safe automated driving
15 Oct 2026
Volvo Cars today announced it is expanding its partnership with NVIDIA to unlock new levels of safety in automated driving technology in future cars from Volvo, building on the companies' decade-long collaboration.
Guided by Volvo Cars' pioneering safety knowledge and powered by the NVIDIA Hyperion sensor and compute architec
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Why do we like being scared? The science behind Halloween
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Why do we like being scared? The science behind Halloween
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As Halloween approaches, haunted houses, horror movies and jump scares are taking center stage. While some people eagerly seek out frightening experiences, others would rather avoid them altogether. So why do so many people enjoy being scared?
According to Clemson University psychology professor Cynthia Pury, who studies courage, fear and anxiet
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Why higher education is essential to America's next 250 years
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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Why higher education is essential to America's next 250 years
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As our nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of our founding, colleges and universities should take this opportunity to reflect on a question that is important to our republic: What is the enduring purpose of higher education in a free society?
The University of South Carolina, where I serve as chair emeritus of the board
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Will McPhail uses opportunities to open doors for others
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Will McPhail uses opportunities to open doors for others
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When Will McPhail '27 found his community at Clemson University, he set out to create opportunities for others. A financial management and marketing double major from Stow, Massachusetts, Will has invested in the people and organizations around him through mentorship and stepping into leadership roles. His approach is grounded in a simple principl
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