WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- American University issued the following news: American University has bestowed the 2018 Cyrus A. Ansary Medal upon Ambassador Susan E. Rice for leadership and service. She will receive this top honor at AU's 37th Annual President's Circle Celebration on Thursday, October 18. The Cyrus A. Ansary Medal is awarded to members of the American University community who have displayed extraordinary commitment and leadership, both within the university and within their professio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Council on Foreign Relations issued the following news release: America under President Donald J. Trump is abdicating its important leadership role in the current world order, write Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay in their new book, The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership. "Trump's first year and a half in office sent an unmistakable message. He had no interest in leading America's friends and allies. He was looking to beat them," they write.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Public health and information technology expert Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., MSc, has received one of the nation's highest honors in health and medicine by being inducted as a member of the National Academy of Medicine at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. In addition to being a professor in the departments of Internal Medicine and Population Health at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, D  more

CLINTON, New York, Oct. 16 -- Hamilton College issued the following news: The Right Honourable David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010-2016), participated in a question-and-answer session with Hamilton College President David Wippman on Oct. 15 for the 2018 Sacerdote Great Names series. Mr. Cameron, who, after Margaret Thatcher, is the second British Prime Minister to speak in the series, spent the evening discussing his time as Prime Minister and current political issu  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- Ned Lamont, a Democrat running for Connecticut Governor, issued the following campaign news release: Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz, Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, today unveiled their plan to ensure access to affordable health care for all Connecticut residents. They were joined at health care forums in Bridgeport and New Haven by Andy Slavitt, who helped turn around healthcare.gov and served as the acting administrator of the Cent  more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Oct. 16 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: Recognizing the work of this biology alumna and her students over a 33-year career. Dr. Teresa Woodruff '85 has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, an independent organization of professionals from the fields of health and medicine and natural, social and behavioral sciences. She is an alumna of the Department of Biological Sciences at Olivet Nazarene University. Currently, Dr. Woodruff is th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, issued the following statement after attending a meeting in the White House with President Trump to support the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project: "I was grateful for the opportunity to join my colleagues Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, as well as Governor Henry McMaster and Attorney General Alan Wilson, to explain to President Donald Trump why the Department of Energy should keep its promise to the people of South Car  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) applauded a Presidential Memorandum that moves up the schedule for the new court-mandated Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Biological Opinion from 2021 to 2020 while mandating increased collaboration among federal agencies. "I've led on legislation to protect the Columbia and Snake River System and encoura  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) applauded a Presidential Memorandum that moves up the schedule for the new court-mandated Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Biological Opinion from 2021 to 2020 while mandating increased collaboration among federal agencies. "I've led on legislation to protect the Columbia and Snake River System and encourage widespr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 115-346) on legislation (H.R. 2196) to amend title 5, U.S., to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients. The report was advanced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, on Oct. 11. Excerpts of the report follow: I. Purpose and Summary The purpose of H.R. 2196 is to add a Federal employee's supervisor and chain-of-command to the list of individuals that he or she i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Radio Television Digital News Association issued the following news release: The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced the final three presenters for the 2018 Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala, to be held Monday, October 22 at Gotham Hall in New York City. A sold-out crowd of nearly 500 news leaders will gather for the annual black-tie event to honor the world's finest broadcast and digital journalists. These 2018 presenters, along with Steven Portnoy -   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national movement to limit terms for elected officials, today praised Illinois U.S. house candidate and St. Clair County state's attorney, Brendan Kelly (CD-12), for signing its congressional term limits pledge. View video of Mr. Kelly signing the pledge. Currently, U.S. Term Limits has nearly 60 pledge signers in Congress. USTL President Philip Blumel commented on Kelly's pled  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release: Working to further the understanding of how the brain processes information, Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has been awarded a three-year, $1.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies(R) (BRAIN) Initiative. It is Dragoi's third award from  more