SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 22 (TNSper) -- Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine issued the following news release: Jayant Acharya, MD, DM, has been named the new chair of the Department of Neurology and co-executive director of the Neuroscience Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Acharya joins SIU from Penn State College of Medicine, where he was a tenured professor of neurology, director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, chief of the Division of Epil  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The North Carolina Main Street & Rural Planning Center at the North Carolina Department of Commerce has announced that 46 North Carolina communities have been designated a 2022 Accredited Main Street America(TM) program. This accreditation status is Main Street America's top-tier recognition and signifies a demonstrated commitment to comprehensive commercial district revitalization a  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 24 (TNSpro) -- The Poynter Institute issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: The Poynter Institute is proud to welcome 58 emerging journalists to the fourth year of its prestigious Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship program. The yearlong fellowship kicked off this month and includes a two-day online opening summit. This impressive class of early-career media professionals includes reporters, editors, producers and photojournalists from news o  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Caleb N. Griffin, assistant professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law, involving a hybrid hearing on June 14, 2022, entitled "Considering the Index Fund Voting Process": * * * Index fund voting is a vitally important topic, and I am honored to have been asked to participate. Index funds have come to play a dominant role in the corporate governance ecosystem. In particul  more