WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: Now in its 17th year, the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program aims to stimulate research on college sports by providing financial support to graduate students in social and behavioral science fields. A review panel comprising eight athletics administrators and faculty from NCAA member schools has selected five research proposals to fund in the 2023 cycle of the NCAA Graduate Student Research  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: * * * ARM field campaign will contribute to urban laboratory in Maryland's most populous city * * * An upcoming field campaign supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will study surface-atmosphere interactions around Baltimore, Maryland, to see how they influence the city's climate. Ken Davis, professor of atmospheric and climate science  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: In a disappointing move, the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority last week approved a 4.5% increase to its base power rate. This rate hike will go into effect in just a few weeks and will lead to higher electricity bills throughout the region. Despite the federal utility's efforts to downplay the increase, the rate hike will have a significant negative impact on families a  more

ONEONTA, New York, Sept. 1 -- Hartwick College issued the following news: Two grants totaling almost $75,000 have been awarded to the Hartwick College Center for Craft Food and Beverage (CCFB). The awards include $55,000 from the Virginia Distillers Board and a grant totaling a little over $19,000 from the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development. CCFB Director Harmonie Bettenhausen explains how working on these projects will directly benefit Hartwick. "We have the technology to   more

TYSONS CORNER, Virginia, Aug. 30 -- The Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on health care issues of medically underserved communities from the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 34, No. 3): ACU Column: * Continuing Investment in the National Health Service Corps is Vital for Addressing Workforce Shortages and Improving Diversity Among   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 2 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00264) on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of East Kentucky Network, LLC For The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity To Construct A Replacement Tower In Estill County, Kentucky COMMISSION STAFF'S FIRST REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO EAST KENTUCKY NETWORK, LLC D/B/A APPALACHIAN WIRELESS East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian   more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Aug. 30 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: Teaching is where Patricia Bricker, professor of elementary and middle grades STEM education in Western Carolina University's College of Education and Allied Professions, feels most at home. After serving as associate dean of the college, Bricker is starting her 23rd year at WCU back in the classroom as the Jay M. Robinson Distinguished Professor in Educational Technologies. Her journey to b  more

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Kentucky, Sept. 1 -- Thomas More University issued the following news release: Thomas More's English and Creative Writing Department announces Manuel Iris, poet laureate emeritus of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio (2018-2020), will serve as writer-in-residence for the University during the 2023-24 academic year. Iris will visit the Crestview Hills, Kentucky campus each semester with the first event taking place Sept. 25, 2023. These events offer students, faculty, and staff the op  more

ERIE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and leaders of the Erie County Redevelopment Authority (ECRDA) announced a new $1.5 million grant to further construction on the new Ironworks Square project, located at the former Erie Malleable Iron site in the City of Erie. This announcement comes after Rep. Kelly secured $3 million in Community Project Funding for the project in 2022. The ne  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced a grant of $5 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission and other federal and local sources for the Holly Gray Park Sanitary Sewer Extension project in Flatwoods-Canoe Run Public Service District. This project will provide new wastewater systems to 77 households in Braxton County, including an improved sewer access at the Braxton County Airport. "Refi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $14,860,642 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program for thirteen projects, which will build economic prosperity across West Virginia. The funding will support a variety of local businesses and community initiatives. "Investing in our communities means long-term econo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER VISITS LJUNGSTROM'S WELLSVILLE PLANT AFTER DELIVERING KEY FED $$$ TO POWER COMPANY'S TRANSITION FROM COAL TO CLEAN ENERGY, ANNOUNCES COMPANY ADDING 50+ NEW GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN NEXT YEAR; FOLLOWING ANNIVERSARY OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, SENATOR DETAILS HOW FED INVESTMENTS HE SECURED CAN REVITALIZE UPSTATE NY MANUFACTURING AND STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S CLEAN-ENERG  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and its Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Issues, and Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), (both D-Md.) today announced the inclusion of $34,681,000 in key Senate Committe  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 2 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition as amended (Docket No. 23-00019) on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * In Re: Petition Of Kingsport Power Company dba AEP Appalachian Power For October 2021 Through December, 2022 Annual Recovery Under The Targeted Reliability Plan And Major Storm Rider ("TRP&MS"), Alternative Rate Mechanisms Approved In Docket No. 17-00032 ORDER GRANTING PETITION AS AMENDED This matter came before Chairma  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: A $4 million gift to West Virginia University from Antero Resources and Antero Midstream is expanding educational opportunities at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources to help train the next generation of petroleum and natural gas engineers. Antero's gift -- its largest philanthropic donation to date -- will provide support for undergraduate and graduate students in petrol  more