KEENE, New Hampshire, Nov. 11 (TNSAwa) -- Antioch University New England issued the following news release: Dr. William Ketterer (Antioch University New England, PsyD '10) received notice in October that he had won the APA 2021 Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training Award, one of the highest honors awarded by the American Psychological Association. The award, which comes with a $1,000 prize, is one of four given annually by the APA's Board of Educati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 12: Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced that Brandon McBride will join the Agency as ARC's Executive Director. As the Executive Director, McBride will lead the administrative, programmatic, and fiscal management of ARC to ensure that the organization's structure, budget, and programs support the Commission's strategic investment plan, as well as the Executive branch and St  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 11 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: With the close of a public comment period yesterday, the U.S. Forest Service has received more than 1,800 personal comments and approximately 6,000 comments through organizational petitions from groups urging the agency to drop its plans to allow the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline to cut through the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia's mountains. The agency proposes changing 11 of its own environ  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 10 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals today sided with conservation groups and issued an immediate stay of Mountain Valley Pipeline's stream and wetland crossing permits in southern West Virginia and Virginia. The groups, noting the company's stated rush to resume construction and the serious environmental harms likely to result, had asked the court for the stay while it considered the merits of their challenge o  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 12 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Nov. 11: As of 6 pm today, the roughly $175 million allocated for Governor Roy Cooper's HOPE program -- which has provided financial relief for renters unable to pay their rent or utility bills -- will have run out after less than a month since being announced. To date, the program has received nearly 40,000 applications to help households maintain electric, gas and water service and make rent payments. W  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 10 (TNSRep) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Nov. 9: The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals today sided with conservation groups and issued an immediate stay of Mountain Valley Pipeline's stream and wetland crossing permits in southern West Virginia and Virginia. The groups, noting the company's stated rush to resume construction and the serious environmental harms likely to result, had asked the court for the stay while it consider  more

EOLIA, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on Nov. 13: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chairman Kimberly A. Reed yesterday presented an EXIM 2020 Exporter of the Year award to American Botanicals and toured the company's facilities in Eolia, Missouri. American Botanicals, which has used EXIM's export credit insurance to support its international sales since 2010, also was honored virtually during EXIM's 2020 Ann  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 13 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: Three conservation groups have asked a federal judge to halt Central Maine Power's (CMP) premature plans to begin construction on its controversial transmission line. The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), and Sierra Club Maine filed a motion for preliminary injunction to prevent work beginning on the CMP corridor until the court can fully consider a law  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 05-RC-266799) by Region 5 Director Sean R. Marshall: HBC MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.,/1 Employer, and INTERNATIONAL UNION, SECURITY, POLICE AND FIRE PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA (SPFPA), Petitioner, and LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SECURITY UNIONS (LEOSU-DC) A DIVISION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SECURITY UNIONS (LEOSU) AFFILIATED WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SECURITY & POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 10 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a 501(c)3 non-profit and nonpartisan state policy research institute, issued the following joint statement by Senior Researcher Amanda Woodrum with Keystone Research Center Executive Director Stephen Herzenberg, co-directors of ReImagine Appalachia: In the wake of the announcement of final results in the 2020 presidential race, Amanda Woodrum, senior researcher at Policy Matters Ohio and Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of Keystone Research   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 12 -- West Virginia University issued the following story: Gordon Gee needed a winner-take-all strategy that would buffet the Mountain State to the top of a 17-state heap of contenders for a futuristic project that pursues rapid transportation. And as he looked at the playing field, as well as the Virgin Hyperloop prize, the West Virginia University president's piece de resistance might seem unusual: collaboration; however, it was one of the tickets that Richard  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire has been awarded $467,410 from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the state's outdoor recreation and forest economie  more

MARYVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10: The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee today unveiled legislation sponsored by subcommittee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) that includes the sixth consecutive year of record funding for the Office of Science - the most important U.S. Department of Energy program that supports work at our 17 national laboratories, including Oak Rid  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Nov. 10: U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), today released the fiscal year 2021 Labor/HHS funding bill. "This year's bill targets funding toward some of the most important programs affecting the lives of nearly every American - educating our students, improving health care and paving the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 10: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee and chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today made a statement on the release of the Chairman's Marks of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 appropriations bills. The 12 bills and reports that direct funding for the federal government did not undergo the regular appropriations pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire has been awarded $467,410 from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the state's outdoor recreation and forest econo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New Hampshire has been awarded $467,410 from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the state's outdoor recreation and forest econo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on Nov. 10: * * * U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today unveiled all twelve Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) funding measures and the FY21 subcommittee allocations. Senator Shelby issued the following statement regarding the legislation: "By and large, these bills are the product of bipartisan cooperation among members of the committee. As negotiations with th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 11: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding for significant Maryland priorities within the proposed Appropriations bill texts released by the Committee Republican leadership. In his role on the Committee, Senator Van Hollen was successful in securing a number of Maryland wins, despite the partisan nature of the process. While the Se  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 14 (TNSCon) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The Tennessee Institute of Public Health (TNIPH) at the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health has been awarded a second grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to further expand the Correctional Career Pathways program in Appalachian Tennessee. The first of its kind in the state, and possibly nationally, the Correctional Career Pathways (CCP) program began in   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news: The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has received a $1.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health to create a Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) to help under-represented minority or disabled college-graduates better prepare for entrance into biomedical science doctoral programs. The UC PREP program will accept 23 scholars into the program during the next five   more