WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: National Defense] -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: Advocates from across the nation brought MOAA's message to Capitol Hill on Wednesday on behalf of not just their fellow MOAA members, but the entire uniformed services community. That message included an ongoing effort to support combat-injured veterans, helping young servicemembers and their families cover housing costs, and protecting the earned TRICARE For Life benefi  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSres) -- The American Foundation for the Blind issued the following news release: After nine years at the helm of AFB's Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB), Sandra Lewis, Ed.D., Florida State University (retired), has expressed her intention to step away from her duties as the journal's editor in chief. Robert Wall Emerson, Ph.D., Western Michigan University, the journal's research editor since 2012, will step into the role in July 2024. "For over nine years  more

KARACHI, Pakistan, April 19 (TNSres) -- Aga Khan University issued the following news: Aga Khan University's Institute for Educational Development, East Africa (AKU-IED EA) is convening its second Foundation for Learning (F4L) Conference on April 17, 2024 in Kampala, Uganda. Themed "Empowering Educators: Building Transformative Ecosystems in East Africa and Beyond", the conference aims to promote holistic strengthening of education systems in the region through partnerships and collaborative e  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development issued the following news release: The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) announces the release of the 2022-2023 Alaska System of Academic Readiness (AK STAR) and Alaska Science assessment results. DEED initiated a multi-year approach to formulate and assess AK STAR, which included the development of Achievement Level Descriptors and a standard-setting process in 2022, followe  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 19 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Retired Arkansas Tech University faculty members Dr. Linda Bean, Dr. Mary B. Gunter and Dr. H. Micheal Tarver received professor emeritus status from the ATU Board of Trustees during its meeting on Thursday, April 18. Requirements for professor emeritus status for faculty members who have retired from Arkansas Tech include 15 or more years of consecutive service and nomination by any member of the universit  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Association for Psychological Science issued the following summaries on April 18, 2024: * * * Crowds Can Effectively Identify Misinformation at Scale (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17456916231190388) Cameron Martel, Jennifer Allen, Gordon Pennycook, and David Rand Identifying successful approaches for reducing the belief and spread of online misinformation is of great importance. Social media companies currently rely largely on professional fac  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Children's Rights Committee has named Berks County attorney Ann Marie Cucinotta, juvenile court hearing officer, Berks County Office of Court Administration, Reading, as its Child Advocate of the Year. Cucinotta will receive the award at a luncheon ceremony during the committee's Current Issues for Child Advocates training on April 26 at the Pennsylva  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 19 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $175,000 grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas to support GoVision AR: Mobile Vision Screening for Underserved Children Across Arkansas. GoVision AR, a project of the UAMS Department of Ophthalmology, aims to address the significant disparities in access to vision care and unmet vision car  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 19 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce that Curator of Geology Peter Roopnarine, PhD, and Morrison Planetarium Senior Director Ryan Wyatt have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS [https://www.aaas.org/fellows]). This honor recognizes Roopnarine and Wyatt's achievements across disciplines, ranging fr  more

LAWTON, Oklahoma, April 19 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: Cameron University senior Kimberly Scalberg, an elementary education major from Elgin, has been named a DaVinci Scholar by The DaVinci Institute, a private partnership of leaders in higher education across Oklahoma. One of three DaVinci Scholars selected in the state, she will receive a monetary award from The DaVinci Institute in her first year of teaching in Oklahoma. The DaVinci Scholar award is designed to   more

BATHURST, Australia, April 19 -- The Charles Sturt University issued the following news: * * * * A new agreement offers paid placements for final-year Charles Sturt University initial teacher education (ITE) students wanting to teach in ACT government schools * This initiative ensures final-year ITE students can fully engage in their teaching practicum without the burden of financial strain * 'Placement poverty' has become a growing concern in Australia, affecting university students pursuin  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina, April 19 -- Charleston County School District issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Millibeth Currie, a seventh-grade science teacher and department chair at Moultrie Middle School, was named South Carolina's STEM teacher of the year through the South Carolina Coalition for Mathematics and Science. Currie was recognized in Columbia on STEM Day, April 10, 2024, at the State Capitol and received a $2,500 award. The purpose of the coalition is to ins  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Chicago Teachers Pension Fund issued the following news: The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund (CTPF) announced the release of its 2024 Economic Impact Statement. CTPF made $1.5 billion in direct payments to annuitants living in Illinois in 2023. Those payments had a $2.1 billion impact on the Illinois economy, supporting more than 11,592 jobs in the State. The Buck Stays Here: Understanding the Economic Impact of CTPF Benefit Payments on the State of Il  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 19 -- Clark University issued the following news: A longtime international partnership is being strengthened through the renewal of a 10-year agreement between Clark University and Hefei University of Technology (HFUT) in China. Faculty and administrators from HFUT recently visited the Clark campus to connect with their colleagues in Worcester. Under the partnership, six to eight Clark faculty teach each semester at HFUT, which is a public university located in   more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Imagine conducting an ensemble, summoning a symphony with a flick of your wrist, creating a bridge between musicians' talents and an audience's imagination. Hidden are not just musical notes, but the precision, the training, and the hours of practice that create a performance - you can't see them but they're there, all coming to fruition in the form of shared musical experience. Now imagine being a student learning the  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 19 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Arizona's Apache Junction Unified School District (AJUSD) today announced a new collaboration with global edtech leader Discovery Education supporting innovative teaching and learning in the district. In this new phase of partnership, teachers and students in grades K-12 will receive access to a dynamic new digital resource that brings science   more

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina, April 18 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: With the help of Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) engineers, teams of Eastern North Carolina high school students geared up for the 2024 Ultimate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UUAV) Competition April 13 in Newport. FRCE's STEM Outreach Team joined forces with Craven Community College and North Carolina State University to host the third UUAV Competition at the C  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 19 -- Grand Canyon University issued the following news release: In light of the disturbing and defamatory public comments made by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona last week during a House Appropriations Committee hearing, Grand Canyon University is providing the following statement. This response is prefaced with the comment that our disagreements with the Department of Education (ED) are not politically motivated. We are not anti-government and ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, is introducing bipartisan legislation to respond to the shortage of child care availability in the Granite State, including at military installations. This bill proposes a first-of-its-kind Department of Defense-led pilot program to support workforce development opportunities for child care providers and to a  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his legislation to clarify that Illinois' child pornography laws apply to images and videos created by artificial intelligence (AI) technology was passed by the House of Representatives. The measure builds on the work being done by Attorney General Raoul's office, in collaboration with state and federal law enforcement agencie  more

ROMEOVILLE, Illinois, April 19 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: As part of the larger effort to eliminate the teacher shortage in Illinois, State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is encouraging local high schools to apply for the CTE Education Career Pathway Grants, which prepares students for a career in education. "There is an urgent need to address the teacher shortage in Illinois, and one thing is fundamentally clear -- we must do more to invest in our future educato  more

ASHLAND, Ohio, April 19 (TNSres) -- Ashland University issued the following news: Dan Hogan is excited to start his in-person classes this summer at Ashland University. "I'm registering for some really interesting classes on Race and the 14th Amendment and From the Schoolhouse to the Courthouse," said Hogan, who will be working toward a Master of American History and Government (MAHG) degree. "I'm excited to see what other course offerings are available in upcoming semesters." Hogan, a high s  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro joined Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin at Northgate School District in Allegheny County to announce changes to the state's system of school assessments that will reduce the amount of time students spend taking standardized tests, mitigate stress and anxiety around testing by adopting question types that match how students learn, he  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, April 19 (TNSres) -- Linfield University issued the following news: Linfield University's Ivan Galicia Sixto has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. As a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, he will support the teaching of English in Peru during the 2024-25 academic year. The Linfield student will earn his bachelor's degree from Linfield in May 2024. He is majoring in Spanish and sec  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 19 -- Marian University issued the following news: For Marian University's Saint Joseph College students, it was a dawn of new opportunities and a day of transformative journeys. The two-year college offered them a chance to earn an associate degree in business or liberal arts, a feat that would be accompanied by invaluable work experience with Indianapolis business partners. This unique 'Earn and Learn' program not only enriched their academic knowledge, but also e  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: QUEENS, NY - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today encouraged local high school students to enter her annual congressional district art contest, a competition where teens compete to have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Meng's contest, which consists of entries from students in her congressional district in Queens, is part of "An Artistic Discovery," the national art contest held each year by th  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, April 19 -- Milligan College issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Milligan University held its annual Awards Convocation today, Thursday, April 21, to celebrate many of the university's students and their accomplishments. The faculty and administration announced nearly 100 awards and scholarships during this year's ceremony. Evan Magness, of Johnson City, Tennessee, received Milligan's most distinguished student honor, the Ivor Jones Outstanding Senior Awar  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, April 19 -- The Mississippi State Board of Education issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to hire Ginger Tedder as the executive director of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). Tedder has been serving as the MSMS interim executive director since September 2023. Tedder is a lifelong educator, administrator, and supporter of teacher leadership. She is the former Project Manager  more

HOOVER, Alabama, April 19 -- The National Association of School Resource Officers issued the following school resource officer success story: The 16-year-old Pennsylvania high school student was determined to harm another student. She was so fixed on her goal that she didn't end the attempt until two police officers took her to the floor and handcuffed her. School resource officer Mary Novak of the Horsham Township Police Department was in her office in the school when the incident began on a   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Multifamily Housing Council issued the following news release: Apartment market conditions continued to weaken in the National Multifamily Housing Council's (NMHC's) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions (https://www.nmhc.org/research-insight/quarterly-survey/) for April 2024. With the exception of Sales Volume (52), which turned positive this quarter, the Market Tightness (41), Equity Financing (49), and Debt Financing (44) indexes all came in bel  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 19 -- The National Science Board issued the following news: The National Science Board is thrilled to recognize a pair of innovators and an organization dedicated to inventors for their extraordinary efforts to increase participation and diversity in the science and engineering fields and honor and support inventors, respectively. The Board chose Sheri McGuffin and Eric Wooldridge for their successful effort to support and encourage people in Kentucky to join the ST  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 19 (TNSres) -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: Discovery Education--the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital resources nurture student curiosity and drive deeper engagement in instruction--presents educators a wide array of new, free digital resources designed to nurture student curiosity about the natural world on Earth Day and beyond. The Earth Day resources from Discovery Educ  more

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The New York City Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently joined Trout Unlimited and 30 students from Westlake High School in upstate Mount Pleasant to release juvenile trout that the students have raised in their classrooms since October of last year. Sixteen fingerlings were released into the Cross River where it passes through the Ward Pound Ridge   more

SALEM, Oregon, April 19 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: The Coalition of Oregon School Administrators has awarded Jerome "Jerry" Colonna its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Colonna is the award's first recipient, and it will be named the COSA Jerome Colonna Lifetime Achievement Award. Colonna is a former superintendent of the Redmond and Beaverton school districts and a former member of the Oregon State Board of Education. He was named the 2001 Oregon Supe  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday presented Baron Braswell and Gwendolyn Martinez -- the parents of Baron P. "Deuce" Braswell II -- with the "Suzanne McDaniel Memorial Award for Public Awareness" for their work to prevent teen violence in Virginia through the "Baron P. 'Deuce' Braswell Run Against Teen Violence." The Baron P. "Deuce" Braswell Run Against Teen Violence -- now in its 19  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: At a House Financial Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chair of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, voiced support for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recently finalized climate disclosure rule. "The SEC's climate rule is about standardizing the climate related disclosures publicly traded companies must make so  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), combat veteran and member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (GVPTF), held a press conference alongside Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, GVPTF Chair Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), survivors of gun violence, and leaders from gun violence prevention organizations ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Columbine   more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 19 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: RIT College of Science Dean Andre Hudson has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), as announced by the organization's council. Hudson was honored for "distinguished contributions to the field of amino acid biochemistry and for incorporating principles of DEI into research practices to advance pluralism in STEM education through particip  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 19 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Nir Eyal Named First Bergen Chair in Biomedical Ethics The Rutgers Board of Governors appointed Nir Eyal, a bioethicist whose renowned work in population-level bioethics focuses on health inequalities, health promotion, and research ethics, as the first holder of the Dr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Bergen Jr. Chair in Biomedical Ethics. In his research, Eyal, director of the Center for Population-Level Bioethi  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, April 18 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: Close to 600 students from around the region showed their skills developing underwater robotics during the annual New Jersey/ New York Regional SeaPerch Program competition at the Neptune Aquatic Center on April 13. The competition was led by Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst and supported by Neptune High School, Navy Talent Acquisition Gr  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE for a higher-resolution photo Click HERE to watch or HERE to download video of the students performing for Senator Collins Senator Susan Collins spoke with a group of Westbrook High School students, parents, and teachers who traveled to D.C. for scheduled singing performances and to take part in cultural and educational opportunities. The students are members of the Westbrook High School Cham  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Armed Services and Appropriations Committees and Chair of the Small Business Committee, is introducing bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to respond to the shortage of child care availability across the country, including for military families. This bill proposes a first-of-its-kind Department of Defense-l  more

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Sikh Coalition issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, the Sikh Coalition reveals the organization's landmark study: Where Are You Really From: A National Sikh School Climate Report. The report is available online here, with key findings and other resources consolidated at thesikh.co/WAYRF. The new report is the Sikh Coalition's first comprehensive report on the experiences of Sikh youth since the organization's 2014 report Go Home, Terro  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- TEACHER CREATED MATERIALS, Huntington Beach, California, won a federal contract award for $63,455 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The document states about the contract: summer scholars kits for tuba city boarding school. Contract Award Number: 140A2324P0275; ueiSAM: CURLNMAG8MG7; NAICS Code: 513130 ; Product Service Code (PSC): 7610; Solicitation Number: 140A2324P0275  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: Two University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to an April 18 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 502 newly elected fellows from around the world, who are recognized for their "scientifically and socially distinguished achievements" in science and engineering. A tradition dating back to 1874, election as   more

MACAU, China, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: To enhance Macao secondary school students' understanding of health sciences and improve their scientific literacy, the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Macau (UM) organised the eighth session of the science outreach activity 'The Pursuit of Research'. Through a series of hands-on experiments, students discovered the fascination of health sciences, which stimulated their interest i  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 19 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: Teacher education stands as the cornerstone of any reputable University, and the University of Birmingham takes immense pride in its longstanding tradition of delivering excellence in this field. Since the launch of our Dubai campus in 2018, the University has been instrumental in extending its mission to encompass teacher education across various specializations including primary, secondary, special educat  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: For the past 17 years, Terry Hejny has regularly traveled Nebraska, from the Missouri River to the Panhandle, on an important mission. As director of the Nebraska LEAD Program, he spearheads activities and experiences that help LEAD fellows understand the breadth of the state, preparing them for future leadership in agriculture and agribusiness. "I always say that LEAD is a transformatio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 19 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Sonny Perdue today named USG's Chief Operating Officer Teresa MacCartney as interim president of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), upon the departure of President Neal Weaver this May. Weaver announced he would be stepping down May 10 after nearly seven years. He was named president of Stephen F. Austin University in Texas   more

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, April 19 -- The University of Prince Edward Island issued the following news release: Dr. Angelina Weenie, from Sweetgrass Nation, Saskatchewan, has been appointed dean of the UPEI Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS) for a five-year term effective July 1, 2024. Dr. Angelina Weenie, who is Cree (nehiyaw) and speaks Cree (y) dialect fluently, is a tenured associate professor at the First Nations University of Can  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news on April 18, 2024: University of Pennsylvania Interim President J. Larry Jameson today announced the recipients of the 2024 President's Engagement and Innovation Prizes. Awarded annually, the Prizes empower Penn undergraduate students to design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world. Each Prize-winning project will rec  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 19 -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: The pulsating heart of innovation beat loud and clear at the recent Robotics Open House 2024, where technological robotic marvels were showcased at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. The event, hosted by the USC Viterbi K-12 STEM Center, was a celebration of 2024 National Robotics Week, putting USC's cutting-edge labs on display while igniting a fervor for r  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, April 19 -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: The University of South Carolina Aiken celebrated excellence in faculty teaching, advising, scholarship, and service during its annual Celebration of Excellence event on April 15 in the university's Etherredge Center. Top award recipients included those faculty recognized for excellence in teaching, part-time teaching, advising, scholarly achievement, university service, and community  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 18 -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Alicia Richmond Students with refugee backgrounds and faculty members from the University of Utah and Utah State University recently celebrated the installation of five cosmic ray detectors in Salt Lake City. The event, hosted at the Utah Refugee Center in Salt Lake City on April 9, was the culmination of a three-year research project that began with an after-school STEM program where refugee students and faculty con  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, the Virginia Department of Education announced that Em Cooper has been named its Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. "The addition of Ms. Cooper to the Virginia Department of Education is a big win for us and a big win for the Commonwealth," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons. "Her proven experience in public education, track record of s  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: Candace Nichole Carrier, a career and technical education - agricultural education teacher at Montgomery County Public Schools' Blacksburg High School, has been named the 2025 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 6) by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Carrier has been a teacher and a mentor for 20 years. "Mrs. Carrier provides hands-on opportunities for students to learn  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: Andy Holmes, a band director at Smyth County Public Schools' Marion Senior High School and Marion Middle School, has been named the 2025 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 7) by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Holmes has been a teacher and a mentor for two years. "Mr. Holmes has transformed the band program into a vibrant part of both Marion Middle School and Marion S  more