MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 11 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Anna Lee Nabors, a senior international studies and French major at Rhodes, has been selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant for the 2019-2020 academic year. She will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Senegal. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the pe  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 12 -- The University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs issued the following news: * * * - Humphrey School hosts conference for current fellows and alumni of the international program * * * A program that began in 1979 with just two dozen people as a tribute to the late Hubert Humphrey has grown into an international network of thousands dedicated to working together for the good of the world. The Hubert H. Humphrey International Fellows  more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- The Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai issued the following news release: Researchers at Mount Sinai have developed a novel approach to cancer immunotherapy, injecting immune stimulants directly into a tumor to teach the immune system to destroy it and other tumor cells throughout the body. The "in situ vaccination" worked so well in patients with advanced-stage lymphoma that it is also undergoing trials in breast and head and neck cancer patients, according to a stu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 8 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release, dated April 5: In the past year, 26 states in the U.S. have adopted legislation to discourage support to the "Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions" (BDS) campaign advocated by Palestinian activists. The campaign aims to pressure Israel to respect Palestinian rights. These laws apply to individuals and business entities, and prevent them from receiving U.S. government contracts. Courts in Kansas and Arizona have struck   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, issued the following op-ed on Taiwan Relations Act, which was submitted to The Hill: In 1979, the cost of a gallon of gas was 86 cents. Atari was the "must-have" electronic system, costing consumers around $200, and my team, the Cincinnati Reds claimed their sixth National League West Division title. In political news, on New Year's Day, before the Reds could even make it to their Spring 1979 opening day, President Jimmy Carter formally cut d  more