MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 11 (TNSPer) -- Cardinal Stritch University issued the following news: Cardinal Stritch University has announced the appointment of Marc R. Barbeau as Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Relations. "With more than two decades of higher education leadership and fundraising experience, Marc's passion for advancing mission is contagious," said Stritch Interim President Dr. Dan Scholz. "He is a proven leader who will ensure generations of students w  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 (TNSPer) -- Geisinger Health issued the following news release: Darrell McBride, II, DO, has been appointed to the position of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) regional assistant dean for student affairs at the Central Campus. Dr. McBride will also retain his role as attending physician in Geisinger's Division of Infectious Disease. William B. Jeffries, PhD, GCSOM's vice dean for medical education and vice president for academic affairs, made  more

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Sept. 11 (TNSRes) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news: Improving the Great Lakes Operational Forecast System by creating a data assimilation and model adjustment loop. Though the Great Lakes are called lakes, because of their sheer size they are truly inland seas. They affect regional weather patterns, provide drinking water to millions of people and drive the economies of several states. Forecasting the water levels, temperatures and currents of  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 9: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today welcomed a new ice breaking tugboat designated to work in the Niagara River to help alleviate shoreline flooding and reduce the likelihood of ice limiting the power production at large hydro plants along the Niagara River. The "Breaker II" joins a fleet of three boats that work every winter to install the Lake Erie - Niagara River Ice Boom - a series of 22 sp  more