ITHACA, New York, April 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Growing up as a Black girl in Alabama, Riche Richardson said country music and the predominantly white country aesthetic saturated popular culture. But even with few highly visible Black artists, Richardson - who loved Olivia Newton John and the 1980 film "Coal Miner's Daughter" - felt the genre of country influenced her and belonged to her, too. Richardson, professor of Africana studies in the College of Arts and Scie  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 25 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: University of Idaho has chosen "The Anthropocene Reviewed" by John Green as its Common Read for 2024-25. "The Common Read committee, composed of students, faculty and community members, felt this selection was a perfect choice to accentuate the scholastic strengths of the institution, explore the current issues facing our planet and develop balance in our global view of the world," said Dean Panttaja, U of I'  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 26 -- The University of California issued the following news release: Five UCLA faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies. Ann Carlson, Jason Cong, Tyrone Howard, Thomas Smith and Paul Taylor are among 250 artists, scholars, scientists and leaders in the public, nonprofit and private sectors chosen for membership this year. The academy serves as an independent research c  more

LONDON, England, April 26 -- ABTA - The Travel Association issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: The Government has today announced its plans to introduce a mandate for 10% of jet fuel to be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in all UK outbound flights by 2030. ABTA says it is good the Government shares the industry's ambition in shifting to SAF as part of aviation's plans to decarbonise, and that for the mandate to become reality the Government needs to put the right infrastructur  more

LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- ABTA - The Travel Association issued the following news release: The Future Travel Coalition (FTC) is seeking feedback from member businesses through its latest state of the industry survey. With politicians more receptive to arguments and policy ideas backed by evidence from travel businesses, the FTC runs two surveys a year to gain up-to-date insight from travel and tourism companies. The latest survey is looking to establish the outlook for bookings, u  more

ITHACA, New York, April 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Apps that use artificial intelligence to help with tutoring, labeling medical images and perfecting your form while exercising, websites that address social issues with technology, and a robot that may one day colonize Mars all won awards at the annual Bits On Our Minds (BOOM) student technology showcase. Nearly 120 students presented 44 innovative technology projects to crowds of Cornell students, faculty and staff,   more

BREMERHAVEN, Germany, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: * * * The Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography celebrates ten highly successful years at the Alfred Wegener Institute * * * A decade of excellence: Over the past ten years 100 scholars from 47 countries to become experts in marine science were trained at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Th  more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada issued the following news release: The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is pleased to announce its two John H. McArthur Research Fellowship recipients for 2024-2025 - Dr. Diana Fu, an Associate Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Political Science (University of Toronto), and Dr. Erik Martinez Kuhonta, an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science   more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada issued the following news release: The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is pleased to announce its two John H. McArthur Research Fellowship recipients for 2024-2025 - Dr. Diana Fu, an Associate Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Political Science (University of Toronto), and Dr. Erik Martinez Kuhonta, an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma released a statement on today's vote on HB 2677: "I am deeply disappointed. As I have said before, Democrats apparently believe that abortions should occur with no limits and no regulations. "We should not have rushed this bill through the legislative process. The pre-Roe law has been on the books for decades and was readopted in 1977 by Democrat  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Australian Automobile Association issued the following news release: The nation's peak motoring body says the Government needs to explain its continued refusal to implement the road safety reforms it announced just days before the 2022 Election, as new data shows Australia's road toll continues to climb. The latest edition of the AAA's Benchmarking the Performance of the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 shows road deaths jumped 8.2 per cent   more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Dawsonville bookstore on Wednesday, May 1st. The new Barnes & Noble is located in the Dawson Marketplace (136 Marketplace Parkway, Dawsonville, GA 30534) in the space formerly occupied by Tuesday Morning, next to Torrid and near Marshalls and Hobby Lobby. The bookstore will offic  more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Dubuque bookstore on Wednesday, May 1st. The new Barnes & Noble is located in the Asbury Plaza (2531 Northwest Arterial, Dubuque, IA 52002) in the space formerly occupied by Pier 1, next to Famous Footwear, Five Below and Petco. The bookstore will officially open to the public at  more

LONDON, England, April 25 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release: The BFI has opened funding for applications to the BFI National Lottery Short Form Animation Fund which aims to provide support for higher- budget animated short films. Funding for projects will range from pound sterling30,000 to pound sterling120,000 per project. The fund will support short form animated work, continuing the BFI Filmmaking Fund's commitment to animation as an artform. Projects that are   more

BINGHAMTON, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: By Chris Kocher The spring semester at Binghamton University is nearly over, and Commencement ceremonies in May will celebrate this year's graduates. The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science continued to excel in education and research during the 2023-24 academic year. Research Expo The BME Department organized another successful Resea  more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, a provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset managers and corporate issuers, issued the following news release: Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE: BR) has launched two solutions on the Salesforce AppExchange, a leading enterprise marketplace for partner apps and experts. Broadridge's Securities Based Lending and AdvisorStream Digital Marketing solutions, which empower customers  more

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, April 26 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news: By Cathy Majtenyi A Brock University researcher has ranked first on a global list of the most productive authors appearing in American Marketing Association (AMA) journals. Professor of Marketing V. Kumar, who is also the Goodman Academic Industry Partnership Professor, published the highest number of papers -- 23 in total - in the Journal of Marketing and the Journal of Marketing Research from 2014 to 2  more

VALENCIA, California, April 26 -- California Institute of the Arts issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: The Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) announced the appointment of Katy Dammers as Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Performing Arts after an extensive international search. Dammers begins her work as a key member of REDCAT's leadership and creative team on May 1. A curator of dance, theater, music, performance, and digital experiences, Dammers has worked across t  more

FULLERTON, California, April 26 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: As a Cal State Fullerton undergraduate student, Melanie Garcia struggled with her academic and career path in biology. Garcia decided to take one last biological science course before giving up. By chance, Garcia ended up in an introductory genetics course taught by Parvin Shahrestani, associate professor of biological science, who helped her stay on track to graduate with a bac  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: "I graduated in 1992 with a journalism major and political science minor, although several of us liked to say that we really majored in CM LIFE," said author Colleen Newvine of her time at Central Michigan University. In 2017 she was inducted into the CMU Media Hall of Fame, an institution that recognizes those who have made a difference in the world, who have remained true to the ethics and e  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today sent a letter to the CEO of Novo Nordisk, launching an investigation into the outrageously high prices his pharmaceutical company is charging for Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States. In his letter, Chairman Sanders wrote, "The scientists at Novo Nordisk deserve great cr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Chicago Public Schools issued the following news release: Chicago Public Schools (CPS), in collaboration with many community partners, is honored to announce the creation of a science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) programming in North Lawndale for the 2024-25 School Year. The partnership involves three current CPS schools; Chalmers School of Excellence, Johnson School of Excellence, and The Collins Academy High School, and promises to provide st  more

LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- City, University of London issued the following news: Dr Stephanie Alice Baker, Reader in Sociology at City, University of London, writes for The Conversation UK based on her research on networks of disinformation, online cults, social media and wellness. There's been an increase in content posted on TikTok and Instagram recently discussing the alleged dangers of birth control. Content creators have shared concerns about the pill's side-effects ranging fro  more

LONDON, England, April 24 -- Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Direct, continuous pricing streams are slowly but surely reshaping how U.S. Treasuries are traded. The majority of the U.S. Treasury market is traded electronically. In 2023, 64% of the $755 billion average daily notional volume (ADNV) was executed via a combination of central limit order books (CLOB), request for quote (RFQ) and direct, continuous pricing streams. For r  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, April 25 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: Laura Senturia, a fourth-grade teacher at Colin Powell Elementary School, has been named the 2024 Washington Post Teacher of the Year. This recognition is for educators who have exemplified excellence in their profession by inspiring learning, encouraging individual growth, demonstrating subject matter expertise, fostering collaboration, and leading by example. She was selected from a group of 19 finali  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Copyright Alliance issued the following news statement on April 25, 2024: * * * On April 26, 2024, the Copyright Alliance will celebrate World IP Day (WIPD) as a reminder of intellectual property's critical role in encouraging creativity and innovation. The 2024 WIPD theme, as determined by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is IP and the SDGs: Building Our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity. In honor of World IP Day, Copyright Alliance K  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 25 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: Daniel James Brown, the author of "Boys in the Boat," the story of the 1936 University of Washington men's rowing team, will deliver the 2024 Commencement address for the 149th ceremony, which takes place June 8 at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. The feature film based on Brown's 2014 bestseller, "Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics," w  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 25 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the oldest scholarly honor society in the United States, has elected President Sian Leah Beilock as a member. President Beilock, a renowned cognitive scientist and one of the leading experts on the brain and body factors that influence learning and performance, was elected for her contributions to the social and behavioral sciences. She is one of 250 scholars and practi  more

NEW YORK, April 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: In a historic judgment published on April 22, the Dominica High Court decriminalized consensual same-sex relations. Dominica becomes the fourth Eastern Caribbean country to strike down discriminatory legal provisions and decriminalize gay sex, following Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Barbados. Dominica's Sexual Offences Act had punished "buggery" with up to 10 years' imprisonment and   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- Clark Atlanta University issued the following news: Clark Atlanta University has announced that Dr. Daniel Black, a 1988 graduate of Clark College (a parent institution of the university), author and a veteran professor of African American Studies at the university, will deliver the address during its 35th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, 2023, at 8 a.m., at the Clark Atlanta University Panther Stadium. Black has written seven novels, including The Comi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Shanda H. Blackmon, renowned in the field of thoracic surgery, specializing in minimally invasive lung segmentectomy and complex thoracic surgery, has been named director of the Lung Institute at Baylor Medicine. She joins the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine in the David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery. "We are thrilled to have Dr. Blackmon   more

RICHMOND, Kentucky, April 26 -- Eastern Kentucky University issued the following story: Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) made a groundbreaking announcement in April 2023, expanding its free textbook initiative and saving students a staggering $43 million. This move is a game-changer considering that the average undergraduate spends over $1,200 annually on books and materials, a cost that often influences students' degree choices. Traditionally, high textbook expenses have steered students awa  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 24 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Four University of Michigan faculty members have been selected to join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for their significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields. The academy has announced that James Joyce, Webb Keane, Alexandra Killewald and John Vandermeer--all affiliated with U-M's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts--are among this year's new members. "I am so honored to  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Dena Reddick A Florida State University associate professor of history has earned a competitive humanities award for the 2024-25 academic year in support of a book project on the Ottoman Empire. Nilay Ozok-Gundogan, an associate professor in the Department of History, was elected a fellow of the Stanford Humanities Center in support of her book tentatively titled "Forging Empire: Mineral Extracti  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Georgetown University Law Center issued the following news: Having beat out some 70 competitors, four finalists faced a panel of real-life judges and practitioners as they made their arguments in the last round of the 73rd annual Robert J. Beaudry Moot Court Competition on April 3. The competition is held each spring and offers first-year students the chance to practice their written and oral advocacy skills -- with top performers earning an invitation to join the Appell  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet issued the following written testimony by Sandra Aistars, a professor at the George Mason University, involving a hearing on April 10, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet issued the following written testimony by Kristelia Garcia, a professor of law at Georgetown University, involving a hearing on April 10, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to test  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following fact sheet on on April 24, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * Ryan Walters on X - A Platform for Hate, Ignorance, and Self-Indulgence Overview of Posts Since the start of 2024, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Education Ryan Walters has used his platform on X (formally known as Twitter) as a space to promote himself and bully folks who don't align with his discriminatory and inflammatory views. Though Okl  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on April 24, 2024, involving Regional Office of Education No. 24 covering Grundy and Kendall Counties. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS DELAY OF AUDIT The Regional Office of Education #24 (ROE) did not provide completed financial statements in an auditable form by the August 31, 2023 deadline. The preliminary draft was provided to the auditors on November 2  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 26 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Tuesday (April 23), the Federal Trade Commission finalized a new rule to promote competition by banning most noncompete agreements, which are used to restrict employees from leaving one company to work for another competing company. This will grant more American workers the freedom to pursue employment that pays and treats them the best. State Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D-Fish  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Tyrell Cage, 29, and Jayla Deane, 36, of Indianapolis have been sentenced to federal prison for a series of armed robberies of Indianapolis businesses in 2021. Cage was sentenced to forty years in federal prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of interference with commerce by robbery, four counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of v  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, April 26 -- The International Society of Automation issued the following news release: The International Society of Automation (ISA) - the leading professional society for automation - will celebrate its third annual International Automation Professionals Day on 28 April 2024. The digital event will recognize automation professionals around the world for their efforts in the fields of manufacturing, engineering, cybersecurity, supply chain operations and  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled, "An Anatomy of a Political Prosecution: The Manhattan District Attorney's Office's Vendetta Against President Donald J. Trump." The report reveals how the New York County District Attorney's Office's (DANY) investigation and prosecution of President Trump is the product of pr  more

LANCASTER, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: The journey into the Jukebox generation has begun as part of Lancaster University's family-friendly research festival, campus in the city. Lancaster-based arts and heritage charity, Mirador, launched their latest project 'Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution' as part of campus in the city, alongside Lancaster University's Library. Events at More Music in Morecambe, The Storey and Lancaster Library saw visitors  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Jennifer Raff is on a mission to make genetic research on human evolution something everyone can understand. Raff, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas, was recently awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for her work on the history of human populations through sequencing the genomes of contemporary peoples and their ancestors. The fellowship will allow Raff to work on he  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 24 -- Le Moyne College issued the following news release: Norrell Edwards, Ph.D., assistant professor of English and the 75th Anniversary Endowed Professor of Humanities, has been awarded a $60,000 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education program. The two-year grant represents the maximum award possible under this highly competitive program; in this round of competition, the NEH received n  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- Lycoming College issued the following news: About composing music for poetry, saxophonist and composer Benjamin Boone says, "Sometimes if you force music upon something that's already beautiful, you detract from that beauty. The combination is not better. If one and one don't equal three, why do it? That's my philosophy." The Summer 2024 issue of Brilliant Corners features an interview with Boone, focusing largely on his four collaborations with  more

SINGAPORE, April 25 (TNSres) --Marriott Bonvoy, a subsidiary of Marriott International, issued the following news: A survey by Marriott Bonvoy, the award-winning travel program of Marriott International, has found that a majority of Gen Zs and Millennials in Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) prefer the simplicity of belonging to one comprehensive loyalty travel program. While 60% of APEC Gen Zs and Millennials are actively subscribed to loyalty programs, the challenge of juggling several loy  more

OXFORD, Ohio, April 25 -- Miami University issued the following news: Miami University Faculty Scholar Awards for 2024 have been presented to Katie Johnson, professor of English; John Bowblis, professor of Economics and research fellow of Scripps Gerontology Center, and Michele Navakas, professor of English. University Faculty Scholar Awards honor faculty whose sustained excellence in research or other creative activity has brought them prominence in their fields. Miami University Junior Facu  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 26 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: Rhonda Yantiss, M.D., and Elizabeth Montgomery, M.D., faculty members of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, were honored at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology's (USCAP) annual meeting in March. Dr. Yantiss, professor and co-chief of the Division of Anatomic Pathology and director of the Surgical Pathol  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 25 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: * * * Here's What You Need to Know: * * * Important Gun Safety Laws Are Currently Advancing Through the Colorado Legislature; Here's What You Need to Know: In the last couple of days, Colorado lawmakers have advanced multiple critical gun safety bills. Here's this week's legislative advancement: - Today, House Bill 24-1270, a firearm insurance bill, whi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 24 (TNSres) -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: New Jersey's bonded debt is at its lowest level in a decade, according to the Fiscal Year 2023 Debt Report, released this week by the Department of the Treasury. The report, which outlines the State's outstanding debt obligations, showed that overall state debt declined $38.1 billion since 2018, from $239 billion to $200.9 billion in 2023. Bonded debt was reduced to $4  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture issued the following news: The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture will open a new space in its Rhimes Family Foundation Visual Arts Gallery. "Reclaiming My Time," the first exhibition in the space devoted to contemporary Black designers, will open Friday, May 31. "Reclaiming My Time" will feature chairs and other work by designers who engage with ideas related to   more

LOS GATOS, California, April 26 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * Writer, Director: Chris Columbus * Producers: Jennifer Todd * Executive Producers: Holly Bario, Jeb Brody and Eleanor Columbus * Cast: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ben Kingsley * Logline: The story follows a group of friends in a retirement home who gather to solve murders for fun, but find themselves caught in a real case. Mirren will play ex-spy Elizabeth, Kingsley wi  more

ITHACA, New York, April 24 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Narges Mohammedi, a journalist and women's rights activist, smuggled her Nobel Peace Prize speech out of an Iranian jail so her 15-year-old twins, whom she has not seen for 10 years, could give it for her. Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, a nonprofit whose goal is to raise awareness for the protection of free expression, was at the December 2023 award ceremony in Oslo to witness it. "To contemplate the sacrifice   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a member of the House Agriculture Committee and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, applauded new action by the Biden-Harris Administration to promote the health of America's children through school meals. Notably, the new standards allow schools to require fresh foods to be locally grown, raised, or caught when making purchases for school meals  more

SURREY, England, April 26 -- The Police Federation of England and Wales issued the following news: April is an important month when it comes to the fight against testicular cancer. The importance of self-checking and demystifying the disease was front and centre at the latest Men's Health Webinar run by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW). Webinars are open to all PFEW members, and each session focuses on both men's physical and mental wellbeing. As the month of April is dedicat  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: After two decades working as a chemical engineer for commercial energy companies prior to joining the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Praveen Cheekatamarla has experienced firsthand the complexities, roadblocks and challenges that can arise when trying to bring new technologies to the marketplace. He has celebrated breakthrough success and also  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Inter-American Foundation issued the following Q&A on April 24, 2024, with Raquel Gomes, managing director of learning and impact: * * * When did the IAF start offering fellowships and why? The IAF has a long-standing tradition of fellowships, providing the first ones soon after its creation in 1969. The goals of these programs have changed over time. Early on, it was all about providing opportunities for promising students from the region to study in the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news: On April 17, 2024, the Roosevelt University Center for New Deal Studies was pleased to welcome historian Dr. Daryl Michael Scott to the Gage Gallery for a lecture entitled, "The New Deal and the Transformation of Black Life in America." Dr. Scott is a professor of United States history at Morgan State University, and the chair of the Department of History, Geography and Museum Studies. He was invited to speak by form  more

THOUSAND OAKS, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- SAGE Publishing issued the following news release: Sage and Technology from Sage, a provider of innovative library technology solutions, has launched a free online course to develop users' proficiency in ChatGPT. The Art of ChatGPT Interactions is taught by Dr. Leo S. Lo, Dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. In the course, Dr. Lo provides comprehensive instruction on AI prompting and   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 26 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: Daniel C. Dennett, one of the most influential and provocative philosophers of our times, passed away on April 19 at the age of 82 in Portland, Maine. At the time of his passing, Dennett held the position of External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He had recently left Santa Fe, having attended the late-March "Investigating Reality - A Philosophical, Mathematical, and Scientific Exploration" wo  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 26 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: Standard economic theory is struggling. It relies on faulty assumptions about the world, and it hasn't done the best job predicting the economic impact of major world events, including the global COVID pandemic, argues SFI External Professor Doyne Farmer (University of Oxford) in a new book. But in Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/284357/  more

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Swarthmore College issued the following news: During Swarthmore College's 152nd Commencement ceremony on May 26, Co-Acting Presidents Tomoko Sakomura and Robert Goldberg will award honorary degrees to three distinguished individuals: a Doctor of Arts to Joseph Altuzarra '05, founder and creative director of the Altuzarra and Altu fashion brands; a Doctor of Arts to Louis Massiah, documentary filmmaker and founder and executive director of Scribe Video Cente  more

ITHACA, New York, April 24 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Beyond Cornell's main campus, thousands of students can be found serving others in the Ithaca area, from tutoring in schools to assisting in animal shelters to language translation and interpretation. The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement helps Cornellians make a positive impact both locally and globally - through learning courses, research and student programs. To celebrate National Volunteer Week, a few students  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The State University of New York's University at Albany issued the following news: The annual Terra Awards, which honor students, faculty and staff who have demonstrated a commitment to sustainability on campus, were handed out Monday in the sun-filled atrium of the Science Library. Monday was Earth Day, and the event included informational tables, games and giveaways -- including potted pansies from the University Libraries. Aviva Bower and Nyssa Knvarik, both in  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: This spring, 25 senior marketing majors enrolled in "MKT 441: Marketing Management" functioned as a nonprofit marketing agency, working with local businesses in New Bedford through the NB100! program to create marketing plans for organizations without much of a budget or personnel for advertising. "I wanted to connect our exceptional marketing students here at UMass Dartmou  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 26 -- The University of North Carolina's School of the Arts issued the following news release: UNCSA has named alumnus John Langs, artistic director of the ACT Contemporary Theatre in Seattle since 2016, the next dean of the School of Drama, effective July 1. Langs will lead the conservatory's highly ranked Drama program with a focus on interdisciplinary work, new technologies, inclusion in the arts and a focus on student well-being while preparing students   more

EXETER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A complete collection of poems written during the historic cotton famine of the 19th century and rediscovered after more than 150 years has been published for the first time. The work of William Cunliffe, a Burnley blacksmith who wrote under the pen name of Williffe Cunliam, has been released in its entirety after being found in the holdings of the town's Central Library. Cunliffe was among scores of Lan  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Four University of Kansas students received honors during the 21st annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka on March 22. Annie Chuning, Kara Hageman, Natalie Lind and Luke Parker were each honored for their exceptional research and presentations at an event that assembles the top graduate student researchers in the state of Kansas. Food insecurity, health and BMI Annie Chuning, doctoral student  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Anti-vaccine sentiments are not new. But in recent years, attitudes toward vaccines have increasingly become more politicized along partisan lines. Accompanying such hesitancy is escalating distrust of China, which is where the COVID-19 epidemic originated. A new study titled "The politics of flu vaccines: international collaboration and political partisanship" examines the influence of international co  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: By any measure, the 2016 general election campaigns got ugly, with rhetorical mudslinging from both sides. But it was a conversation after the election that spurred new research questions for University of Nebraska-Lincoln political scientist Elizabeth Theiss-Morse and her University of North Carolina colleague, Jeff Spinner-Halev. "I can't respect anyone who voted for..." was   more

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: A fascinating new exhibition starting next month will look at Salford throughout its redevelopment phase during the 1960s and 70s. 'Invisible Cities: Salford before, during and after redevelopment, 1952 to 1974' focuses on the transformation of the city when terraced houses and neighbourhoods were being replaced with modern architecture. The exhibition, at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery,   more

WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, April 26 -- The University of the Cumberlands issued the following news: Every on-campus student who is graduating from University of the Cumberlands this spring can honestly say they never had to pay for college textbooks. This is the fourth year the university's free textbook program has operated for on-campus undergraduate students. On-campus and online students at University of the Cumberlands saved a total of 6.1 million dollars during the 2023-2024 academic year   more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, April 26 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: The Rev. Elana Keppel Levy, co-pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Bixby, Okla., will visit campus on the week of April 29 through May 3 as part of the University of the Ozarks' Struthers Visiting Pastoral Study Leave Program. She will lead the University's weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30. From a very young age, Keppel Levy was drawn to study the Holocaust, particularly thos  more

WESTCHESTER, England, April 25 -- The University of Winchester issued the following news release: The University of Winchester has announced the appointment of three new Pro-Chancellors who bring with them an array of experience and achievements in the fields of commerce, the media, history and the military. The new Pro-Chancellors are Honorary University Fellow and Winchester property developer Mohamed Bakhaty, soldier and royal commentator Major-General Alastair Bruce, and businesswoman and   more

WINDSOR, Ontario, April 25 (TNSres) -- University of Windsor issued the following news: Jade Wallace (MA 2021), recipient of the Governor General's Gold Medal for academic excellence at the graduate level, has partnered with Palimpsest Press to publish the novel, Anomia. The work is one Wallace, who uses they-them pronouns, wrote and defended as their creative writing thesis in September 2021. Wallace says the inspiration for the novel started several years prior, as they became fixated on the  more

WHITEWATER, Wisconsin, April 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Whitewater campus issued the following news release: Growing up in Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code, Crystal McClain knew firsthand that not everyone had the strong and supportive middle-class family she did -- one that provided her with the foundation and encouragement needed to pursue her dreams. In 2003, McClain graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. Her experiences on campus ulti  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 25 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Upstate Medical University will award 430 degrees, certificates during Commencement May 5. The event will be held at the SRC Arena and Events Center, 4585 W Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and ceremony starts at 10 a.m. Live stream of the Commencement will be available here (https://youtube.com/live/E-hUT_GehYs?feature=share%20). Upstate Medical Univ  more

LONDON, England, April 25 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Jemperli (dostarlimab) in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) to expand treatment to all adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. This wou  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 26 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen A new book edited by Utah State faculty, Teaching and Generative AI, seeks to provide educators with guidance and resources for navigating the possibilities and challenges of teaching in an AI era. The book is the fifth installment in the Empower Teaching Open Access Book Series from the Center for Empowering Teaching Excellence at USU. The book, which was released April 18, is titled Teaching   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: Jacquin D. Bierman Professor in Taxation Anne Alstott '87 has been elected to the 2024 class of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. This year, the 250 members elected to the Academy come from 31 areas of expertise, spanning the physical and biological sciences, arts and humanities, social sciences, and more. "We honor these artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, nonprofit, and private sector  more

YORK, England, April 26 -- York St John University issued the following news: Spiritual orientation, climate chaos and reconnecting with nature will all be under the microscope in the first Ebor Lecture of 2024. Professor Rupert Read, Co-Director of the Climate Majority Project and Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, will share his thoughts on eco-spirituality in his Ebor Spring lecture, Earth-Hope, at York St John University on Wednesday 8 May. Professor Read has been a spok  more