GREENVILLE, North Carolina, April 13 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: The East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Nicole Bromfield as dean of the College of Health and Human Performance and Dr. Debra L. Jackson as dean of the Graduate School during its meeting April 12. Dr. Nicole Bromfield Bromfield has been appointed dean of the ECU College of Health and Human Performance, effective July 1. In addition to extensive internatio  more

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, April 13 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: In a polarized world, Sen. Michael Bennet and former Sen. Cory Gardner are living proof that people from across the aisle can work together. During an upcoming conversation at Colorado State University, the two will discuss the importance of finding compromise, ways to find common ground and the power - and fragility - of democracy. The free public event -- "Building Bridges: Bipartisan Perspective  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R46674) on April 11, 2024, entitled "Lunar New Year" by senior knowledge management librarian Kelly M. Hoffman: * * * Introduction The Lunar New Year is a holiday celebrated in many parts of Asia and in Asian communities around the world. It marks the beginning of the year using the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Typically, Lunar New Year is observed in late January or early February of th  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, April 13 -- Pace University Haub School of Law issued the following news: On Friday, April 5, 2024, Pace Law Review (PLR) presented its triennial Symposium and Haub Law's annual Dyson Lecture, attracting over 100 attendees. The theme of the symposium was Bioethics After Dobbs. The Dyson Lecture, entitled The Alabama Embryo Decision in Ethics, Law and Politics, was delivered by Professor I. Glenn Cohen, the James A. Atwood & Leslie Williams Professor of Law and Deputy Dea  more

EMORY, Virginia, April 13 -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: By Billy Chandler A best-selling author who serves as interim president and CEO of Philander Smith University will deliver the annual commencement address May 4 at Emory & Henry College. Dr. Cynthia A. Bond Hopson will be a part of ceremonies that will award degrees to nearly 200 undergraduate students and graduate students. The commencement program will begin at 10 a.m. at Fred Selfe Stadium on the E&H campus.   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2024-R03, an approximately $628 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae's third CAS REMIC transaction of the year. CAS is Fannie Mae's benchmark issuance program designed to share credit risk on its single-family conventional guaranty book of business. Year to date, Fannie Mae has issued approximately $2.2 billion of notes und  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 13 -- The Nieman Foundation issued the following news: Jerry Mitchell, director and co-founder of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting (MCIR), has been selected as the winner of the 2024 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence in recognition of his exemplary body of work and lifelong commitment to investigative journalism. For the past four decades, his hard-hitting stories have exposed injustices, corruption and abuse of power in the Americ  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and -- as President Biden would call it -- malarkey. In case you missed it: Donald Trump bragged about being "proudly responsible" for every abortion ban across the country; Trump said states will decide if women and doctors are punished for performing abortions; women in Arizona are facing a near-total abortion ban f  more

HAMILTON, Ontario, April 13 -- McMaster University issued the following Q&A on April 12, 2024, with Jaclyn Desforges, award-winning Hamilton writer and the 2023-2024 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence: By Sara Laux Jaclyn Desforges, an award-winning Hamilton writer and the 2023-2024 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence, will be wrapping up her residency at the end of April. The Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence program is an annual partnership between the Faculty of Humanities' depar  more

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Indiana, April 13 -- The U.S. Air Force's 434th Air Refueling Wing issued the following news on April 12, 2024: By Senior Airman Alexis Morris During the February unit training assembly, the Hoosier Wing participated in a number of events and ceremonies. Between a change of command that welcomed Col. Van Thai as the wing commander and a base visit by Fourth Air Force's command team, the Public Affairs team at Grissom wanted to ensure that one celebration that took pla  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) this week introduced a resolution calling out the attacks on LGBTQI+ students in schools and urging communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunities, basic civil rights, and freedom from erasure for all students in K-12 schools. "Every child deserves to feel safe at school," said Senator Schatz. "As attacks against LGBTQI+ students are on the rise acr  more

ROSWELL, Georgia, April 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law issued the following testimony by Latysha Odom, a tenant at Heritage Heights in Griffin, at a field hearing on March 4, 2024, entitled "Human Rights in Housing": * * * Hello, my name is Latysha Odom. I am a 39-year-old single mother of four. I am so very grateful and thankful to be here and to be heard. I am here to testify on my experience living in Heritage Heights in Griffin, Georgia. My kids and I   more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- The Skin Cancer Foundation issued the following news release: The Skin Cancer Foundation will launch its annual mobile education and screening program, Destination Healthy Skin, on Sunday, April 21, in Kansas City, Kansas. The program serves the Foundation's mission to save and improve lives by educating the public about the importance of skin cancer early detection and effective sun protection. Inside the Destination Healthy Skin RV, local volunteer dermatologists provide  more

AUBURN, Alabama, April 13 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Twenty-two Auburn University faculty and staff were recognized at the 2024 Auburn Author Awards ceremony on April 10 in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library's Caroline Marshall Draughon Auditorium. The Auburn Author Awards program, co-sponsored by Auburn University Libraries and the Graduate School, recognizes faculty and staff who publish a book-length scholarly work during the previous calendar year. This awards  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 13 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: Avanti Kollaram Yamamoto, a mathematics teacher at Hanover County Public Schools' Atlee High School, has been named the 2025 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 1) by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Yamamoto has served as a teacher and mentor for more than 10 years, eight of which have been at Atlee High School. "Mrs. Yamamoto challenges every one of her students to no  more