BOONE, North Carolina, June 8 (TNSres) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: By Jan Todd Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Geography and Planning, led a successful return expedition to Mount Everest this spring, coordinating the maintenance of weather stations on the world's highest mountain. On May 9, the National Geographic Society (NGS) expedition team, in collaboration with a group of elite clim  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The American Physiological Society issued the following news: Arterial stiffness and blood pressure in young, otherwise healthy adults may take as long as six months to improve following a COVID-19 infection, according to research conducted at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. The discovery was made in a follow-up study using longitudinal tracking of people recently infected with COVID-19. The findings are published ahead of print in the Jou  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, June 10 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Appalachian Power today issued two requests for proposals (RFPs) to help the company meet its goals under the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). Under the VCEA, Appalachian Power must meet annual interim requirements as it works toward 100 percent carbon-free energy in its Virginia service territory by 2050. In the first of the two RFPs, the company is seeking  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 10 (TNSpol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Yesterday, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a new enforcement initiative to better protect miners from exposure to dangerous levels of respirable silica dust on the job while the agency continues working on a new rule limiting this exposure. Appalachian Voices is supportive of the measures outlined in the initiative, and we call on the agency to do more  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSper) -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Lindy White, president of Ballad Health's Northwestern Region operations and chief executive officer of Holston Valley Medical Center, announced today she has accepted the opportunity to serve in a national role with a leading healthcare company. She will remain in her current role until Friday, July 1. White's accession to her new position  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 10 -- Freshwater Science, a journal that says it advances understanding and environmental stewardship of inland aquatic ecosystems, including lakes, rivers, streams, reservoirs, subterranean and estuaries, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2022 edition: Perspectives: * Reconceptualizing the hyporheic zone for nonperennial rivers and streams * Our failure to protect the stream and its valley: A call to back off from riparian devel  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 9 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Governor Janet Mills today announced the launch of a $50 million initiative through her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to rebuild infrastructure at State Parks across Maine to make them more enjoyable and accessible for Maine people and visitors. The Governor's significant investment in Maine State Parks comes as a time when they have experienced a record number of visitors. In 2021, Maine's 48   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 7 (TNSpro) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The new undergraduate program in robotics at Michigan Engineering will empower students to practice the full spectrum of robotics--including underwater, wheeled, legged, flying and medical robots--at U-M's 134,000-square-foot Ford Motor Company Robotics Building. Announced today by the U-M Robotics Department, a first among top 10 engineering schools, the program is available for fall 2022 enr  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: Congressman Alex X. Mooney announced over $1.8 million in funding for West Virginia distributed by AmeriCorps. This grant will tackle the challenges of opioid addiction and recovery, as well as community building through national service and volunteering. West Virginia's Second Congressional District will receive grants for drug prevention and enhancing communities through LifeBridge Am  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined gun violence prevention advocates in Hartford to call for action on gun safety legislation following the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Blumenthal and Murphy and their colleagues continue to discuss a path forward on bipartisan gun violence prevention measures following shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, T  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded seven grants totaling $1,154,297 to county governments and airport authorities in Appalachian Ohio. The funds will be used to help make repairs to airports and their critical infrastructure. "Ohio airports are vital infrastructure that support travel and commerce in our   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $14,357,829 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support 10 projects in West Virginia. Specifically, this funding will be used to support rehabilitation and maintenance projects at nine West Virginia airports, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $14,357,829 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support 10 projects in West Virginia. Specifically, this funding will be used to support rehabilitation and maintenance projects at nine West Virginia airports, and make safety improvements al  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 (TNSpro) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Beginning this fall, students in the School of Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech University will be able to get their bachelor's of science in design studies. The existing concentration of housing and design will become architecture and interior design. Merchandising and design will become a fashion merchandising and design concentration within the new degree. "This new degree is one o  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, June 8 (TNSper) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: Ricardo Nazario-Colon, chief diversity officer at Western Carolina University, has taken the oath of office as president of the Appalachian Studies Association for 2022-2023. It marks the first time the membership organization will be led by a Latinx. Headquartered at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, the Appalachian Studies Association was formed in 1977 by a group of   more