WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 22 (TNSper) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news on July 21, 2022: After three years of dedicated service to Wake Forest University, Jane Aiken will step away from her role as Dean of the School of Law on July 31. Aiken will take a research leave to work on issues of the criminalization of the exercise of reproductive rights as consulting counsel with National Advocates for Pregnant Women. Following her research leave, Aiken plans to return to  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 23 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Atrium Health has received the American Heart Association's "Get With The Guidelines(R)-Stroke" Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award at 12 facilities across North Carolina and Georgia. The designation honors Atrium Health for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Atrium Health str  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 20 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has received a two-year $380,000 grant from Teen Cancer America and First Citizens Bank to support programs for teens and young adults with cancer. The grant enables Wake Forest Baptist to develop an oncology program specifically for adolescents and young adults (AYA) undergoing cancer treatment at their NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 19, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced seven new Biden-Harris Administration appointees joining the Department to work with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm to pursue President Biden's ambitious clean energy goals and transition to a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. With these new hires and recent promotions, DOE appointees continue making up an historically div  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 20 (TNSper) -- Feed the Children issued the following news release: Feed the Children, a leading nonprofit focused on alleviating childhood hunger, is continuing its forward momentum into its next generation of growth and development with the promotion of Bregeita "Bre" Jefferson to President of FEED International as well as the addition of Colleen Finn Ridenhour as its new Chief Growth and Strategy Officer (CGSO). These additions will allow Feed the Children to b  more

HANCOCK, Michigan, July 19 (TNSper) -- Finlandia University issued the following news: Michael Weathers ('83) of Jacksonville, Fla. has joined Finlandia University's Board of Trustees after being sworn in at the Board's May 2022 meeting. Weathers is the finance & legal manager of the firm Bankruptcy Auto Advisors, LLC in Jacksonville. According to a company press release, "His vast experience, success and unique leadership with over 20+ years experience in the Credit, Finance and Legal arena,   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 23 (TNSbook) -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: Robert M. West, interim head of Mississippi State's Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures and professor of English, has published the first book dedicated to poet, short story writer and novelist Robert Morgan. West's book, "Robert Morgan: Essays on the Life and Work," published this summer by McFarland and Co., was co-edited by Jesse Graves, professor of English at   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letters: Ways and Means Committee Republican Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) has introduced the Protecting Endowments from our Adversaries Act (PEOAA) to pressure large university endowments to purge their investment portfolios of Chinese entities deemed a threat to U.S. national security. If passed, the bill would impose a 50% excise tax on such investments when they're acquired, and a 100  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The excitement watching a basketball player sprint down the court, leap into the air, and slam dunk the ball is like no other. But from the athlete's point of view, especially those who just returned from an injury, the question is often how might this damage their knee? How likely is it that they are going to tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) again? These types of questions are addressed in a recent p  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 22 (TNSper) -- The Wake Forest University Schools of Business issued the following news release: Norma Ramirez Montague has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the American Accounting Association (AAA), the largest community of accountants in academia. Montague, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs and an Associate Professor of Accounting at the Wake Forest University School of Business, will begin serving a three-year term in August as  more