SURREY, British Columbia, May 18 (TNSper) -- Kwantlen Polytechnic University issued the following news release: Textiles design expert Stephanie Phillips has been appointed to the second of two newly created Sherman Jen Research Chair positions at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. KPU created the two Sherman Jen Research Chairs to conduct research that supports its polytechnic mandate through a generous donation from the Dr. Sherman Jen Education Foundation endowed through the KPU Foundation. B  more

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, an inter-governmental forum that says it aims to support sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the 21 member countries, issued the following news release: A new study by the APEC Policy Support Unit revealed that foreign direct investment provides an important pathway to global value chain participation, showing that participation develops as investments accumulate. "When member economies hold a central positi  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSRep) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following 17-page report on April 28, 2022, entitled "U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement: The Economic Case": The report was written by Tori K. Smith, Gabriella Beaumont-Smith and Rachael Wolpert. * * * KEY TAKEAWAYS 1. Taiwan is a vital security and economic partner for the United States, which would benefit from deepening ties on both fronts. 2. A free trade agreement with Taiwan would increase trade for both countries, incre  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies issued the following statement by National Gallery of Art Director Kaywin Feldman involving a hearing on May 12, 2022, on the fiscal 2023 budget request: * * * It is my pleasure to talk to you about the National Gallery of Art and our fiscal year 2023 federal budget request and to thank you for the fiscal year 2022 enacted budget which provided the funds necessary as we reopened to an audi  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following Q&A with scientist Deepika Awasthi: * * * What if there were a way to take greenhouse gases - gases such as carbon dioxide and methane which are warming our planet - and not only capture them but also then convert them into a useful product? Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientist Deepika Awasthi has a project aiming to do just that. By bioengineeri  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 19 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: Governor Janet Mills today underscored the importance of expanding child care in Maine during a visit to Creative Explorations Child Development Center in Windham. The Maine Department of Labor has identified the lack of affordable child care as a barrier that prevents parents from entering and staying in the workforce. To tackle the problem, Governor Mills is investing $25 million through h  more