MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Feb. 16 (TNSOps) -- West Virginia University issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2022: History buffs statewide will benefit from a $1.4 million estate gift from a late West Virginia University professor to support the West Virginia & Regional History Center at WVU Libraries. Professor Emerita Betty Lou Ramsey of Belington passed away July 19, 2014. Her recently completed trust gift supports a namesake fund she and her late sister, Effie Lucille Ramsey, established   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Feb. 16 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: James L. Adkins is the first director of Clinical Research for the Center of Excellence in Inflammation, Infectious Disease, and Immunity (CIIDI) at East Tennessee State University. The creation of the Clinical Research Office and Adkins' appointment as the new director highlights CIIDI's growth in translational and clinical research activity. "Our clinical research enterprise has expanded   more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Feb. 18 (TNSPer) -- Campbell University issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Rev. Faithe Beam will be the next Vice President for Student Life and Christian Mission at Campbell University, President J. Bradley Creed announced today. The current Vice President for Spiritual Life will succeed Dr. Dennis Bazemore, who announced his retirement after more than 18 years in the cabinet. In her role, Beam will oversee the student experience at Campbell, fro  more

KENT, Ohio, Feb. 19 (TNSPer) -- Wright State University issued the following news: James Denniston, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Appalachian State University, has been named the founding dean of the College of Health, Education and Human Services at Wright State University. Denniston will join Wright State on June 1. Wright State reorganized its health-related and education programs into the College of Health, Education and Human Services with a goal of offering students more educational   more

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Assistant Professor Emily Cohen a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award to lead a five-year research program to help understand the processes that influence the formation of bird communities during spring and fall migration. T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSPol) (TNSCapV) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: A group of more than 20 outdoors advocacy organizations, youth and family interest groups, and businesses are urging members of Congress to pass critical legislation to expand access to the outdoors. The Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK) sent two letters to Capitol Hill on Monday calling for members of Congress to pass the Environmental Justice for All Act and a proposed (https://docs.google.com/documen  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 17 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Appalachian Power today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 150 megawatts (MW) of solar energy resources with the option to include a battery-energy storage system. The company seeks to acquire the solar facilities through one or more purchase and sale agreements from developers who meet certain economic and operational criteria. Project bi  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 17 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2022: A $2 million gift from the C.D. Spangler Foundation has established the Spangler Distinguished Professorship of Early Child Literacy at Appalachian State University, the first named professorship in App State's Reich College of Education. The new professorship is part of an $8 million donation by the Spangler Foundation, divided equally among four University of North Carolina System insti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands issued the following testimony by Andrew Bashaw, executive director of Buckeye Trail Association, involving a remote legislative hearing on Feb. 3, 2022, on the Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 6142): * * * Thank you for the opportunity to express the Buckeye Trail Association's enthusiastic support for H.R. 6142 - The Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Ac  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear delivered $2,495,169 for 17 projects to cities, fiscal courts and water utilities in Rowan, Morgan, Menifee and Montgomery counties to provide cleaner drinking water and improved sewer and wastewater systems. The funding is part of the Better Kentucky Plan's $250 million Cleaner Water Program and is estimated to create approximately 3,800 jobs across the state. In Rowan County, the Gover  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 18 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2022: A collaboration to build a thriving agritech ecosystem in the commonwealth took another major step forward today as Gov. Andy Beshear announced the partnership between governments, universities and companies in Kentucky and the Netherlands added nine new members. Joining the collaborative effort are the Kentucky Horticulture Council, Kentucky State University and Wageningen University & R  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, Feb. 16 (TNSOps) -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Milligan joins in paying tribute to the achievements and contributions of African Americans and their central role in U.S. history. A student panel discussion about Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at an 11 a.m. convocation. Students and staff are invited to tour the Langston Centre on Tuesday, March 1. The Centre is a cultural facility in Johnson City that pr  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Virginia office issued the following news release: A new conservation collaboration in Central Appalachia will soon prove that good things really do come in threes. The three-year Eastern Divide Restoration Project is the third in the commonwealth to receive targeted funding through the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Forest Service to integrate treatments on feder  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2022: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission today awarded $500,000 to the Town of Lebanon for the Russell Theater Restoration Project. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "Today's award by the Appalachian Regional Commission of $500,000 will help to renovate and reopen the Russell Theater in the Town of Lebanon. "Once open, the Russell Theater should create   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2022: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission today awarded $500,000 to the Wise County Public Service Authority for a new sewer system to serve the Hamiltontown community. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "This new sewer system will better serve the residents of Wise County in the Hamiltontown area by replacing aging septic systems. "Today's award by the A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $167,229 in federal funding to expand rural broadband connectivity in Garrett County. The funding comes from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Area Development Program and will go toward deploying six miles of broadband conduit, improving broadband services for hundreds of households  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSRep) -- Resources for the Future issued the following issue brief on Feb. 15, 2022, entitled "Community Hubs to Support Energy Transition". The issue brief was written by senior research associate Wesley Look, Mark Haggerty, and Daniel Mazzone. * * * Introduction The increasing competitiveness of clean energy and growing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are reshaping the US energy economy. For energy communities--cities, towns, and regions with deep ties to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01), and Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) announced the launch of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen hub, funded through $9.5 billion allocated to the U.S. Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $167,229 in federal funding to expand rural broadband connectivity in Garrett County. The funding comes from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Area Development Program and will go toward deploying six miles of broadband conduit, improving broadband services for hundreds of househ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Representative David McKinley (R-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) announced the launch of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen hub, funded through $9.5 billion allocated to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by the b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Representative David McKinley (R-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) announced the launch of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen hub, funded through $9.5 bi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $167,229 in federal funding to expand rural broadband connectivity in Garrett County. The funding comes from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Area Development Program and will go toward deploying six miles of broadband conduit, improving broadband services for hundreds of house  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) today announced $174,458 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to the United Way of Southwest Virginia, Inc. for the Hurley Disaster Recovery Project following the August 30, 2021 flooding in Hurley, Virginia. "The Town of Hurley has been left reeling from catastrophic flooding that   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) today announced $174,458 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to the United Way of Southwest Virginia, Inc. for the Hurley Disaster Recovery Project following the August 30, 2021 flooding in Hurley, Virginia. "The Town of Hurley has been left reeling from catastrophic flooding that to  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 15 (TNSPol) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: Today Chickahominy Pipeline, LLC announced the suspension of its plan to construct an unregulated gas pipeline through five counties in central Virginia. The proposed pipeline would have serviced the as-yet-unbuilt Chickahominy Power Station, a 1,600-megawatt power plant, which was removed from the regional electric grid manager's planning queue after it faile  more