WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of State announced numerous International Visitor Leadership Programs to augment the Biden-Harris Administration's broader efforts to combat the illicit synthetic drug trade by bringing together international professional experts in the government, health care, law enforcement, and judicial sectors with their American counterparts. This comes on the heels of Secretary of   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency's Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement.  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on May 9, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the United States Senate passed legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the next five years. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 passed the Senate by a vote of 88 to 4. Rounds supported this legislation which includes several provisions to benefit South Dakota airports and airline cus  more