VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District received a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission assignment to perform pump assessments at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant in Ridgeland, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2022, to support the Jackson water crisis. USACE Vicksburg District engineers were on site that afternoon after receiving the mission a  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Lock and Dam 10, in Guttenberg, Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 24, in conjunction with the 31st annual GermanFest. The lock, located at 5 Lock and Dam Lane, in Guttenberg, will be open to the public from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. GermanFest is held annually in Guttenberg to celebrate the community's German heritage.  more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Once widespread across the eastern U.S. and Upper Midwest, the number of rusty patched bumble bees has plummeted nearly 90% since the 1990s. Researchers at Iowa State University are part of a multi-state effort to map out where the federally endangered pollinator lives, identify what habitat it prefers and collect clues about the population's genetic diversity and overall health. The findings could help wi  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 8 (TNSfund) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona will establish a new Center for East Asian Studies that will join three other longstanding international centers on campus. The four centers will receive a combined $5.9 million in federal Title VI grant funding over the next four years. The funding, given as Title VI grants from the U.S. Department of Education, will support teaching, research and outreach programs and   more