WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, April 20 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news on April 19, 2024: Waynesburg University hosted its annual President's Donor and Scholarship Recognition Dinner Saturday, April 13, in the Benedum Dining Hall on campus. During the dinner, Mr. Scott ('73) and Mrs. Kathy Bechtle received the Golden Key Award, Mr. L. Greg West ('82) received the Distinguished Alumni Award and Mr. Kyle Kyper ('10) received the Young Alumni Leadership Award. "For Institutional A  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 20 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: Annoviant Inc. a health technology company and member startup in the Center for MedTech Excellence at Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute, is receiving a $2.99 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to further scale the development and commercialization of its TxGuard(TM) pulmonary-valved conduit for pediatric heart disease. The award follows two Phase I NIH grants the compan  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 20 -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Steven Gagliano Five ceremonies will celebrate 5,850 graduates -- 2,640 bachelor's, 3,010 master's, and 200 doctoral -- completing their degree programs at Georgia Tech May 2 - 4. Addressing the graduates will be Professor Baratunde Cola, Georgia Power CEO Kim Greene, entrepreneur Chris Klaus, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian, and McKinsey & Company Managing Partner Tiffany Burns. Baratunde Cola, Profess  more

HAMILTON, Ontario, April 20 (TNSres) -- McMaster University issued the following news: The federal government announced a historic funding increase to support the robust research and innovation ecosystem at McMaster and other universities, as well as significant boosts for early-career Canadian scholars, and Indigenous research. Federal ministers and MPs visited McMaster Friday afternoon to share the welcome news of $1.8 billion in new funding for Canada's three core federal granting agencies   more

PASADENA, California, April 19 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Three Caltech undergraduates, Jessie Gan, Miguel Liu-Schiaffini, and Sophia Wu, have been awarded the esteemed Goldwater Scholarship for 2024. The scholarship recognizes outstanding students and provides each recipient with $7,500 to cover tuition and expenses for each remaining year of their degree program. Colleges and universities can nominate up to four sophomores or juniors for the award eac  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 20 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news: * * * Do you want to make an impact on climate change? Do you want to find a career that connects your passions with a job after graduation? * * * By Jennifer Woodruff CU Denver continues to expand the fields that study and search for climate change solutions to extend well beyond environmental studies. Students can now use their passion for climate change to develop careers in urban planning, wildfire preve  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 20 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Ryan Messenger, a double major in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS), in Exercise Science and Dietetics, has been selected to attend the Gilman Foreign Policy in Focus: Global Food Security seminar in Washington, DC, this June. In addition to this remarkable achievement, Messenger has been admitted to the combined Dietetic Internship and Master of Science of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Healt  more