COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 26 -- Franklin County issued the following news: For almost 30 years, Franklin County residents have benefited from their county government's double Triple-A bond ratings from the ratings firms Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's Global Ratings, making it just one of 2% of the nation's 3,069 counties to enjoy this highest-possible rating. Last week, Moody's updated its credit analysis of Franklin County, retaining the Aaa rating and noting the county's "strong  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- Nationwide Children's Hospital issued the following news release: Predicting clinical recovery of children with concussion is challenging. While concussion symptoms typically resolve within one to three weeks, up to one-third of children develop persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS), including headache, nausea, dizziness, blurred vision and sensitivity to light and/or sound. Compared with children without PPCS, children with PPCS are at increased risk of  more

FINDLAY, Ohio, Oct. 27 (TNSper) -- The University of Findlay issued the following news release: Nikki Hintze has been named Assistant Vice President for Admissions for the University of Findlay beginning Oct. 2022. The Assistant Vice President for Admissions (AVPA) position will provide leadership to the University's Office of Admissions, which includes undergraduate, transfer, graduate, and international recruiting programs in addition to the admissions operations team. The AVPA will have ove  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Mike DeWine, who has long been plagued by questions of pay-to-play misdeeds, has appointed nearly 200 of his campaign donors to various state boards and commissions since his term as governor began in 2019. In total, those donors have given nearly a million dollars to the DeWine-Husted campaign since 2017. It's the latest example of DeWine looking out for his own political interests and the interests of the wealthy   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news on Oct. 26, 2022: * * * Pandemic skeptics more likely to believe in 2020 election fraud * * * Belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax - that its severity was exaggerated or that the virus was deliberately released for sinister reasons - functions as a "gateway" to believing in conspiracy theories generally, new research has found. In the two-survey study, people who reported greater belief in conspiracy  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news on Oct. 25, 2022: SMU is leading a team that includes the Ohio State University, the University of Southern California and Argonne National Laboratory in a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy research project that will address problems in the broad area of computational mathematics for sustainability - such as management of the power grid under intermittent renewable power. SMU professor Harsha Gangamma  more

WOOSTER, Ohio, Oct. 26 (TNSconf) -- The College of Wooster issued the following news: The College of Wooster's Presidential Equity & Excellence Lecture Series will feature social psychologist Geoffrey Cohen on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. Titled for his new book, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides, the lecture will be held in Gault Recital Hall in Scheide Music Center (525 East University Street) and will be followed by a reception and book signing. The talk is fre  more

ALLIANCE, Ohio, Oct. 27 (TNSfund) -- University of Mount Union issued the following news: The Stark Community Foundation (SCF) recently awarded a $100,000 grant to support the Alliance Area Community Learning Center for Adults, Youth and Children. The initiative is being led by Dr. Kristine Still, founding dean of the College of Applied and Social Sciences at the University of Mount Union, and Abby Schroeder, director of Mount Union's Regula Center for Public Service. The Center will be locat  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 27 (TNSconf) -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft associate Michael De Matteis will speak at the International Trade Club, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce's Virtual Trade Mission to the State of Ohio on Nov. 2. De Matteis will present "Legal Issues for Non-U.S. Companies to Consider when Doing Business in the United States" to Edinburgh-based companies who seek to expand or develop new export markets. De Matteis' practice primarily focuses on merger  more