EMPORIA, Kansas, Dec. 15 (TNSPer) -- The Emporia State University Foundation issued the following news: Seven Emporia State alumni and a longtime professor are new trustees on the 49-member board for the Emporia State University Foundation. Ross Bjork of College Station, Texas, is director of athletics for Texas A&M University. A native of Dodge City, Kansas, Bjork played on the Hornet football team and was a two-year starter at fullback. He received the ESU Distinguished Alumni award in 2017.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: David McComas, the Princeton University vice president for the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and a professor of astrophysical sciences at the University, will receive the European Geosciences Union's prestigious (EGU) 2022 Hannes Alfven Medal for his space plasma physics research. McComas has led or participated in dozens of NASA missions invest  more

CLAREMONT, California, Dec. 14 (TNSOps) -- Claremont Graduate University issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2021: Claremont Graduate University (CGU) announces that lead gifts have been secured for a fund to create the Ellis Cumberbatch Professorship, which will support a faculty position in mathematics in CGU's Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMS). With gifts and commitments of well over $200,000 each from IMS alumni and faculty--specifically Daniel Pick (MS, Mathematics, '95), Haishen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending November 26, 2021 Plutonium Facility-Safety Basis: Triad is developing a safety basis addendum to support a future campaign for receipt and processing of additional heat source plutonium m  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 16 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: New Mexico Economic Development (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes said the latest county-by-county economic data shows strong economic growth in most industries across the state, but continued investment is needed to create jobs and broaden employment opportunities. The county reports data is gathered quarterly by EDD economists and publishedon the agency's website. The d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature: By Christina Nunez Scorchingly hot granite deep underground can be tapped for energy by opening up cracks in the rock. This potential resource, known as enhanced geothermal energy, requires a clear sense of changes happening in the rock over time--a complex picture that can be difficult to capture. A team led by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Labor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The White House issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021: President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Caroline Kennedy, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Commonwealth of Australia * Michelle Kwan, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belize * Robert Wood, Nominee for Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Aff  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: Leaders from key EM sites speaking at the 2021 National Cleanup Workshop detailed achievements over the past several months, highlighting a new phase of progress in the cleanup program. Speakers from Oak Ridge, Portsmouth, the Savannah River Site (SRS) and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) outlined activities that they said are enabling both shor  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Dec. 16 (TNSRes) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: The sight of the stars the first time he peered into a telescope floored Danny Milisavljevic. There, right before his eyes, was an entire universe full of planets and details, unexplored and unexpected. Now, as an assistant professor of physics and astronomy in Purdue University's College of Science, Milisavljevic (pronounced milli-sahv-la-vich) is helping bring details from the world's newest and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) secured major wins in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) that support New Mexico's men and women in uniform, military installations, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and job-creating initiatives throughout the state. The Senate passed the NDAA on a vote of 89 to 10. The legislation has passed both chambers of Congress with strong  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) are welcoming the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. The defense bill has passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan support and now heads to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law  more