ST. JOSEPH, Minnesota, March 4 (TNSRes) -- The College of St. Benedict issued the following news: Two students from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University were able to showcase and present their undergraduate research at the annual Scholars Showcase, sponsored by the Minnesota Private College Council. This year's Scholars Showcase was held on Feb. 22 in a virtual format. Before COVID, this event was held at the Minnesota State Capitol. Students from 13 of Minnesota's privat  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 2 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today announced a $26,806,724 investment that will boost economic development and improve the quality of life for Delta and Alabama Black Belt communities and residents. The investment will be matched by $93 million and will attract an additional $989 million in leveraged private investment (LPI) into the DRA region. The 81 new investment projects  more

BASEL, Switzerland, March 2 -- Hydrobiologia, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the biology of freshwater and marine environments, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 849, No. 7 edition: Primary Research Papers: * Gelatinous and soft-bodied zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Phosphorus content and potential resilience to phosphorus limitation * Nutrient enrichment and altered temperature regime explain litter decomposition in cold-tem  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 1 (TNSOps) -- The Mississippi State University Foundation issued the following news: The use of computing power and big data to bring transformational change in agriculture is the focus of a March inaugural conference co-organized by a Mississippi State faculty member. Alex Thomasson, professor and head of the MSU Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has been working with colleagues from the University of Florida and host site Auburn University   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 4 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve issued the following news: Lundi Gras is officially underway in the city of New Orleans, commemorated by the arrival of Rex and Zulu via the Mississippi River to the city center. Rex is an organization founded in 1872, originally created as an attempt to drive tourism to the city of New Orleans in the years following the American Civil War. The organization's focus revolves around their motto, "Pro Bono Publico," translate  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: In conjunction with its much-anticipated presentation of Afro-Atlantic Histories, today the National Gallery of Art announced an extensive schedule of performances, films, lectures, concerts, and community programs centered on art of the African Diaspora. The exhibition, which will be on view in Washington from April 10 through July 17, 2022, will also be accompanied by educational resources,   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined President Joe Biden at an event at the University of Wisconsin-Superior to highlight how the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act will help fix bridges and boost exports in the Duluth-Superior area. Klobuchar specifically emphasized that the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act will help enable the replacement of the outdated Blatnik Bridge, which connects D  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District employee is named the USACE National Water Safety Employee of the Year. Caitlin Sloan, a natural resource specialist for Bayou Bodcau Dam and Reservoir in Haughton, Louisiana, was selected for her innovation and dedication in promoting water safety. Throughout the pandemic, Sloan used her creativity to develop new   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 1 (TNSJou) -- The Water Institute of the Gulf issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: Coastal Louisiana and Texas landscapes may seem very flat, but a new study shows how subtle elevation changes and historical channels can create large differences in how floodwaters move through them during high water events. The new study, "Tributary channel networks formed by depositional processes," out today in Nature Geoscience takes elevation maps of basins orig  more