WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on April 14, 2025: * * * In re: Delete, Delete, Delete By Jeffrey Westling Introduction and Summary The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a public notice seeking comment on every rule, regulation, or guidance document that the Commission should eliminate for the purpose of alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens.[2] These comments focus on five high-level topics and highlight specific rules and  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 14 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown joins federal lawsuit challenging cuts to U.S. Department of Energy grant funding PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University has joined a federal lawsuit challenging an action announced on Friday, April 11, by the U.S. Department of Energy to limit indirect cost reimbursements to a 15% rate for the agency's research grants to higher education institutions. Brown is a named plaintiff in  more

PASADENA, California, April 14 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Particle Physicists Part of Team Awarded Breakthrough Prize More than 13,500 scientists who have worked on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), based in Geneva, Switzerland, have been awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for "testing the modern theory of particle physics--the Standard Model--and other theories describing physics that might lie beyo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 15 -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release: * * * Meet KBR's Research Engineer Driving Artificial Intelligence Research and Strategy Though he didn't know exactly what kind, Ignacio Lopez-Francos always dreamed of becoming an engineer. Inspired by his early love of science fiction--and following in the footsteps of his grandfather, a respected Spanish automotive engineer--he enrolled in the Industria  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter NASA's Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with an asteroid; this time, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. This upcoming event represents a comprehensive "dress rehearsal" for Lucy's main mission over the next decade: the exploration of multiple Trojan asteroids tha  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Crew Studies Space-Caused Eye Changes as Trio Preps for Departure The Expedition 72 crew began the week exploring what happens to a crew member's eyes after living in space for months or years at a time. The International Space Station residents also kept up a host of other microgravity research, continued servicing spacesuits, and prepared for the departure of three crewmates. Astronauts on future missions to the Moon or   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 14 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * On World Quantum Day, Colorado Announces Nation-Leading Steps to Elevate K-12 Quantum Learning The Polis Administration is charting a path forward to prepare students for great careers in the state's rapidly growing quantum technology economy DENVER - Today, on World Quantum Day, the Polis Administration and Elevate Quantum announced the Blueprint for Advancing K-12 Quantum Information Techn  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 14 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Remote repairs: discovering the longevity of 3D-printed metal parts 3D-printing metal parts could save weeks of downtime, but DARPA wants a way to certify how long they'll last Veera Sundararaghavan and PhD student Michael Pilipchuk observe a 3D printer at U-M, appearing in a reflection. Sundararaghavan is leading a DARPA project to predict the lifetimes of metal parts printed with laser powder bed  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * (Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 3, 2025, Mr. Kiley of California was recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader.) Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight ten ways in which the State of California is currently under Federal   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Here are awards announced by colleges, public policy organizations and government agencies - April 15, 2025: * * * Professional Convention Management Association 2025 Visionary Award The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) announced that Lisa Astorga, CMP, ISTH Director of Meetings, has received the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) 2025 Visionary Award for Business Event Strategist. The Business Event Strategist of the Year a  more