GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, May 4 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Today, Grove City College launched "Grit and Glory," a podcast highlighting excellence, faith, and character in the wide world of sports. "Grit and Glory" will feature interviews with Grove City College coaches, alumni, students, faculty, and other individuals around the country who embody these characteristics through their participation in or leadership of athletic organizations of all types. The po  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 4 -- The American College of Healthcare Sciences issued the following news release: American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) Associate Professor and Director of Peer Tutoring Lisa Warman was honored with a 2023 Pearson Excellence in Higher Education Award for Championing Student Success. This award TBD...Faculty from American College of Healthcare Sciences, Clemson University, Montgomery College, Texas State University, and University of North Carolina were honored w  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, May 4 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Aviva Abramovsky has been named the new dean of the University of Idaho College of Law. She will take over the role full time on June 10. "I am excited to join University of Idaho as dean of the College of Law and become a part of this inspiring and welcoming academic community -- one well known for its commitment to the highest quality of legal education," Abramovsky said. "For both the law school and universit  more

HAMILTON, New York, May 4 -- Colgate University issued the following news: Jonathan Eaton '24 of Bethel, Conn., is the recipient of the Colgate Alumni Corporation 1819 Award, given each year to the graduating senior whose character, scholarship, and service to others best exemplify the spirit that is Colgate. "[Jon] is, by all accounts, hardworking, active, and possesses a generous and giving spirit," President Brian W. Casey said during the announcement at Colgate's annual awards convocation.  more

EMORY, Virginia, May 6 -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: The 176th commencement ceremony for Emory & Henry College graduating class of 2024 was held at the Fred Selfe Stadium on the Emory campus on Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m. More than 200 graduates walked across the stage and received their diplomas and were the last class to have "College" on their diplomas as Emory & Henry will transition to "University" status this fall. "As we make the transition on August first to univ  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 29 (TNSres) -- Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release: Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the University of Georgia (UGA) hosted nearly 100 researchers on the Emory campus in Atlanta for the 2024 UGA-Winship Cancer Research Summit on April 22. The annual summit highlights strengths and synergies of the two institutions and explores opportunities to collaborate on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment efforts. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNSrep) -- The General Services Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A230032/P/2/R24004) on May 3, 2024, entitled "Building Maintenance Contracts Are Not Complying with Their GSA Contracts Due to Poor Performance and Ineffective Oversight." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Why We Performed This Audit During Fiscal Year 2022, our office received complaints alleging deficiencies in the performance of operations and maintenance (O  more

ADELAIDE, Australia, May 6 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: Two UniSA researchers have made history after being inducted into the Augmented World Expo (AWE) XR Hall of Fame for their groundbreaking work in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) over the course of their career. Professor Mark Billinghurst and Emeritus Professor Bruce Thomas, who are based at UniSA's Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE)  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, May 4 -- Hastings College issued the following news: Two Hastings College students took home awards at the 2024 Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation/Lincoln Industries Student Art Show. Alexis Linnebach of Olathe, Kansas, received the 1st Place 3-D award with her ceramic piece "Treat Yourself Friday," while Ally Stratton of Omaha, Nebraska, received Honorable Mention in 2-D with an untitled linocut piece. More than 120 works by students from CINCF's 13 member  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Last night, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), a former educator, attended President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden's first-ever "Teachers of the Year" State Dinner at the White House. The event honored the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman from Tennessee, and the State Teachers of the Year, including Ryan Hardesty from Pennsylvania. The National Teacher of th  more

NEW YORK, May 4 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Today, May 4, marks one year since Russian theater director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk were arrested. The two women, thrown behind bars on bogus charges of publically "justifying terrorism" and spreading its propaganda over an award-winning play they staged together, are facing up to seven years in prison. Though the case against them was moved to trial in April, the first heari  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-063) on May 2, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Services and Transitional Housing for Trafficking Victims Grants Awarded to the Healing Action Network, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Objectives The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime awarded the Healing Action Network, Inc., (Healing Action) two grants totaling $  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-061) on April 23, 2024, entitled "Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice to Ralston House." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (CDCJ) to make subawards to support victim assistance pro  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 4 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The University of Kansas has awarded 14 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. The University Awards, among the most prestigious awards presented at KU, were established to recognize students who embody service excellence, dedication or whose academic achievements are stellar. Class of 1913 Awards These annual awards go to two graduating students who show evidence of int  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 4 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: A leading voice to eliminate global prejudice and intolerance and a former candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Laura E. Ellsworth, J.D. will be given an honorary degree and be the speaker for Thiel College's 150th Commencement Exercises at 11 a.m. May 12 in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center. The event will be livestreamed. During the Commencement Exercises, Thiel College will grant undergraduate degrees   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 6 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release: Tracy Byrd, a ninth-grade English language arts teacher at Washburn High School in the Minneapolis school district, is the 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Byrd is the 60th recipient of the prestigious award, and the third from the Minneapolis district to be named Minnesota Teacher of the Year. An independent selection committee representing Minnesota leaders in education, business and government chooses th  more

NORWICH, England, May 4 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: UEA's Norwich Medical School (MED) this week welcomed a new Dean of Medicine, Professor Kristian Bowles. Kris studied medicine at Guys and St Thomas' Hospital in London. He trained as a junior doctor in London, Kent and Southern Africa before specialising in Haematology in Cambridge and Norwich. While in Cambridge he carried out basic scientific research on haematopoietic stem cells, resulting in the award of a  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 4 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: David Ciesla, D.D.S., M.S., MAS, clinical assistant professor and director of the pediatric dentistry residency program at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, was recently awarded the Ann Page Griffin Humanitarian Award by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. "I am honored to have been selected as the recipient of this reputable award and to be among an excellent class of other awardee  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4500) on May 3, 2024: * * * In the Matter of BF BORGERS CPA PC, and BENJAMIN F. BORGERS, CPA, Respondents. ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, SECTIONS 4C AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING FINDINGS, AN  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: Charles A. Goldfarb, MD, a widely respected hand surgeon, has been named the inaugural Richard H. Gelberman, MD, Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The professorship was established to honor renowned hand specialist Richard H. Gelberman, MD, a former longtime head of the Department of Orthopaedic Su  more

MACAU, China, May 4 -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: Lam Chi Seng, associate professor in the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, the Institute of Microelectronics, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Macau (UM), has been appointed associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. Along   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 4 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Members of the Black-Cheslik family of Kansas City, Missouri, are avid University of Kansas basketball fans and equally passionate about the power of a liberal arts education. Julie Cheslik and her husband, Paul M. Black, provided a $1 million gift through KU Endowment to establish the John P. Black Professorship in History. It was named for their son John Black, of Fairway, who graduated in 2022 with a bachelor's   more

LETHBRIDGE, Canada, May 4 -- The University of Lethbridge issued the following news: The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Lethbridge has chosen former dean Dr. Chris Hosgood as this year's recipient of the Friend of Health Sciences Award, an award he instituted during his time as dean. "We are so pleased to honour Chris with the Friend of Health Sciences Award," says Dr. Jon Doan, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. "His hard work, dedication and leadership skills enabled th  more

LIVERPOOL, England, May 4 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: The University of Liverpool has invested more than pound sterling1m in new state-of-the-art teaching facilities, that are set to give healthcare students unique opportunities to learn. The Florence Nightingale and Rose Thompson Suites in the School of Allied Health Professions and Nursing opened today (Friday 3 May 2024). Named after influential women from the field of healthcare, who als  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 4 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Kate Engel, an experienced leader in university-based research campus operations, has been named executive director of the Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation, effective May 1. NICDC is the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that oversees Nebraska Innovation Campus. Engel assumes the permanent role after serving one year as interim executive director. She succeeds founding   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Plant life first emerged on land about 550 million years ago, and an international research team co-led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln computational biologist Yanbin Yin has cracked the genomic code of its humble beginnings, which made possible all other terrestrial life on Earth, including humans. The team -- about 50 scientists in eight countries - has generated the first geno  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 4 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The prestigious National Academy of Sciences has honored two University of Texas at Austin faculty members. Neuroscience professor Kristen Harris was among 120 newly elected members, and molecular biosciences professor Keiko Torii was among 24 newly elected international members of the NAS. Membership recognizes distinguished and continuing achievements in original research and is considered one of the highest ho  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 4 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Samantha Dunn Scientia Professor Justin Gooding and Professor David Keith have been named among eight new ARC laureates, receiving funding to further their work in wearable electrochemical sensors and ecosystem management respectively. UNSW Sydney has secured two prestigious Industry Laureate Fellowships announced by the Australian Research Council (ARC) for 2024. The fellowships are a key part of the   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 5 -- The Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission issued the following order (No. UE-230482) on May 3, 2024, by Administrative Law Judge James E. Brown II: * * * In the Matter of the Petition of PACIFICORP d/b/a PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Complainant, Petitioner, 2022 Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism Annual Report ORDER 06 APPROVING PROPOSED BUDGET AND FUND GRANT BACKGROUND 1 On June 15, 2023, PacifiCorp d/b/a Pacific Power & Light Company (Pacifi  more