ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 31 -- Emory University issued the following news release: An Emory University registry that tracks out-of-hospital cardiac arrests nationwide is expanding into eight largely rural states thanks to new grant funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. Emory's nationally distinguished Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) will use the three-year, $899,215 grant to improve cardiac arrest response and survivability in Iowa, Minnesota, Mont  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- Hampshire College issued the following Q&A with Dana Ahern, visiting assistant professor of queer studies: * * * Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a substantial cohort of new professors to campus to support its growing enrollment and incoming fall class. Among the new faculty is Visiting Assistant Professor of Queer Studies Dana Ahern, who comes to us from the University of Nevada, Reno, where most recently he was a postdoctoral fellow in queer and tra  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * The school's many medical residents, faculty physicians, students, and fellows are finding innovative ways to help provide health care resources to Nevada's communities. * * * The campus for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV lies within the burgeoning Las Vegas Medical District, and the school's impact is felt both in this neighborhood and far beyond. The 250   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 29 -- Laramie County Community College issued the following news: The Laramie County Community College Ag & Equine Pathway was selected as the Region I winner of the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE), Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program Award. Region 1 includes Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii. NAAE places high value on continuing education in agriculture. The Outstanding Pos  more

FRISCO, Texas, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Magellan Health issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Magellan Health, Inc., a leader in behavioral health and related services, announced today that its subsidiary, Magellan Healthcare, Inc., has been awarded the care management entity contract by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Child and Family Services. Magellan will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and coordinated approach to care and support for c  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. Attorney General Stein's suggestions include limiting the flavors that draw kids in, reducing nicotine levels to prevent addiction, and protecting  more

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 31 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: The College of Education & Human Development's Raggio Center for Advancement in (STEM)2 received a subaward grant for $280,063 for the STEM and Educator Student Partnership. The million dollar total grant from the U.S. Department of Education is a collaboration between the University of Nevada, Reno; the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The STEM and Educator Student Par  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Peer-reviewed journal Analytical Chemistry publishes paper on the quantification method * * * A new way to evaluate quinones -- a class of compounds found in natural materials such as soil, water, wildfire ashes -- is proposed in a research paper by Engineering grad student Anil Timilsina, Environmental Engineering Professor Frank Yang and their team in the August issue of the peer-reviewed jo  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Engineering Assistant Professor Maryam Sarmazdeh gets NIH grant to purchase BLI Octet R8 * * * Chemical & Materials Engineering Assistant Professor Maryam Raeezadeh Sarmazdeh has received a $312,750 grant from the National Institutes of Health to purchase specialized equipment for use in biomolecular engineering research. Sarmazdeh, whose research interests include protein engineering, direct  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV faculty earned two grants this summer through NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project to enhance STEM curriculum for students and advance promising research. * * * College is a place where students can reach for the stars, so the saying goes. At UNLV, it's not just a phrase - it's a possibility - thanks to a pair of recent grants the university ear  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * A roundup of prominent news stories highlighting university pride, research, and community collaboration. * * * Those final few weeks of summer break are a real doozy, as we pause the pool parties and study season begins anew for thousands of students. While many of us get reacclimated to our books, papers, and backpacks, we're all embracing another successful school ye  more