LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 17 (TNSPer) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Dr. Emily Jean Hood will join the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the fall as the new assistant professor of art education. "We're looking forward to welcoming Dr. Hood to the Department of Art and Design," Chair Thomas Clifton said. "Art education is an active program with a significant number of students and a substantial employment success rate for our graduates. I'm sure Dr. Hood's ext  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 18 (TNSsro) -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. H047748): THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. IAN CZIRBAN, Defendant and Appellant. Appellant Ian Czirban was charged with a number of regulatory crimes following a fatal July 2016 accident involving his bulldozer, which had been assisting the California Department of Forestry and Fire (Cal Fire) at a wildfire in Monterey County. After a bench trial, the trial court convicted C  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear joined former Kentucky First Lady Judi Patton, former Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton (served 1995-2003), WestCare Kentucky leaders, state legislators and local leaders to celebrate the grand opening of the new Judi Patton Center for Families (JPCF), a substance use disorder residential treatment facility for women in Pike County. "We know the road to recovery from addiction is one of the hard  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University's Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (iCenter), part of the Lewis College of Business, recently hosted its partners from the EdVenture Group, the West Virginia Department of Education, and the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics to kick off the Simulated Workplace Entrepreneurship Pathway, which will be piloted this fall. The Ent  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is catalyzing economic growth and job creation in energy communities across the nation through the establishment of the NETL-led Carbon Ore, Rare Earth and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) initiative. The initiative will help to secure a domestic supply of rare earth elements (REEs) and critical Minerals (CMs), which are crucial to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 25-RC-277802) by Region 25 Director Patricia K. Nachand: HACIENDA LANDSCAPING INC., Employer, and PRODUCTION WORKERS UNION OF CHICAGO & VICINITY, LOCAL 707, NPWU, Petitioner and INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL UNION 150, AFL-CIO, Intervenor and CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CHICAGO & VICINITY AND LABORERS' LOCAL 1, Intervenor and CEMENT MASONS UNION LOCAL 5  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards. This year's winning projects represent the Nation's highest achievements in Abandoned Mine Land (AML) reclamation, demonstrating innovative reclamation techniques and outstanding results in restorin  more

WEST SUSSEX, England, Aug. 18 -- Palaeontology, a journal that says it covers palaeozoology, palaeobotany, palaeoecology, micropalaeontology, palaeobiogeography, functional morphology, stratigraphy, taxonomy, taphonomy, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, palaeoclimate analysis and biomineralization studies from the Palaeontological Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2021 edition: Rapid Communication: * Discovery of proteinaceous moietie  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 17 (TNSPol) -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following news release: An appeal brought by unemployed Ohio workers seeking to reinstate the federal $300-a-week unemployment benefit cut off by Gov. Mike DeWine should be granted, according to a friend-of-the-court brief filed by Policy Matters Ohio and national leaders in legal and public advocacy for an equitable economy. "There is no justification for terminating Federal Pandemic U  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2021: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) visited the Hunter Wright Stadium, home to the Kingsport Axmen Minor League team, to discuss the Minor League Baseball Relief Act. Senator Blackburn introduced this legislation along with Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.) to provid  more

DAHLONEGA, Georgia, Aug. 17 (TNSOps) -- The University of North Georgia issued the following news release: In University of North Georgia (UNG) President Bonita Jacobs' State of the University speech on Aug. 16, she pointed to Olympic competitors in Tokyo helping each other as inspirational reminders of how serving each other is important, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. "As we gear up for fall, know that we have persevered and succeeded as Nighthawks Together. Our success on  more