“Advancing America’s Research Enterprise” finds 47 HBCUs and PBIs already generate $843M+ in annual federal R&D funding – and identifies targeted investments to unlock exponentially greater national returns NEW ORLEANS, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR Annual Summit, hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) at
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By The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is cooperating with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after being issued a subpoena. Uthmeier sent the subpoena to the NFL on May 13 as his office investigates whether the league has committed potential civil rights violations related to the Rooney Rule and the
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Courtesy of Delaware State University Sitting in the cockpit and operating the controls, Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators. “I’ve always been interested in military aviation,” sophomore Aaron Goines said. “I did research and found the program at Delaware State.” Goines
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Alcorn State University in Mississippi has formed a new partnership with Getty Images to preserve its institutional archives featuring materials from throughout the HBCU’s 155-year history. “Alcorn State University’s legacy of educational excellence and impact establishes it as a powerful addition to the Getty Images HBCU Program,” said Cassandra Illidge, vice president of partnerships and
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By Andrew Greif Seventeen different teams — more than half of the NBA — have made it to the NBA Finals this century, a level of parity never before seen in the league’s history. Yet one notable franchise remained watching the championship round from home every spring. The New York Knicks. That drought emphatically ended Monday.
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By Ryan J. Reilly and Kyla Guilfoil The Justice Department has removed press releases detailing the charges against hundreds of individuals who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from its website, the department confirmed Friday. “Nothing ‘quiet’ about it,” the DOJ Rapid Response X account said in a post replying to allegations that the Justice Department had deleted
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North Carolina Central University is facing growing financial pressure as UNC System leaders continue lobbying state lawmakers for enrollment funding during ongoing budget negotiations, according to reporting from WUNC News. NCCU Chancellor Karrie Dixon told the UNC Board of Governors this week that additional state support is critical as the Durham-based HBCU works to strengthen
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The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced the first milestones of its $50 million, 10-year scholarship initiative, reporting that more than $4.2 million has been dispersed to approximately 600 students at Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Launched in October 2025, the program provides targeted gap funding to students in their junior and senior years.
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By Alexandra Marquez, Keir Simmons, Julie Tsirkin, Kyla Guilfoil and Freddie Clayton President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will not “rush into a deal” to end the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, after senior Republican lawmakers warned it could be a “disastrous mistake.” “Time is on our side,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social, a step back from earlier
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By Mary Clare Jalonick Senate Republican leaders are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom on Thursday after members of their own party questioned the timing and the lack of detail in the Secret Service request. Pressured by the White House, Republicans have
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