RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 28 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Penny Willmering, retired program director and current adjunct faculty member in the Arkansas Tech University rehabilitation science program, received the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA) National Citation Award during a conference in Little Rock on Sept. 21. According to information provided by NRCA, the organization's National Citation Award was established "to recognize meritorio  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 28 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is commended in the Financial Times Europe Innovative Lawyers Awards 2023, which celebrates innovation in the legal industry. The awards highlights include: digitization, the client experience, and the most innovative law firms and individuals. "The case studies feature law firms changing how they manage their people and how they are reinventing services and delivery   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Sept. 28 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Shay Dawson, faculty member in the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services Administration, was awarded the 2023 Marcia Carter Scholarly Manuscript of the Year from the National Academy of Recreational Therapists and Sagamore-Venture Publishing. Shay and his team received the award at the American Therapeutic Recreation Association Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, for their paper entitled  more

FOREST, Illinois, Sept. 28 -- Concordia University Chicago issued the following news: Concordia University Chicago has launched an entirely new brand strategy and enrollment recruitment campaign, the culmination of more than a year and half of work comprising in-depth research involving students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the University. The new strategy is built around both CUC's unique position as a Christian institution of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod and the values that d  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Brandi Maiorino has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate, Development & Construction industry group. Maiorino is based in the firm's virtual Link office and is a resident of Nashville, Tennessee. She is part of the firm's rapidly growing presence in the Nashville area and becomes the tenth attorney based in the area practicing in Husch Blackwe  more

HILLSBORO, Missouri, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- St. Louis University issued the following news: In two recent papers, Saint Louis University researchers report finding high concentrations of microplastics present in a Missouri cave system that had been closed to human visitors for 30 years. Elizabeth Hasenmueller, Ph.D., associate professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and associate director of the WATER Institute at SLU, and her team published findings in the journals, Science of the Total Env  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28 -- The Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Every September, the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) observes Life Insurance Awareness Month to encourage Missourians to consider the impact of life insurance in assuring financial security for the loved ones they leave behind. According to the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (LIMRA), 41 percent of Americans say they don't hav  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on Sept. 27, 2023: The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will hold an open-house style public meeting to share data from the Route 67 Road Safety Assessment (RSA) on Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The public meeting will be held at the West Alton City Hall, 111 Richard Dr., West Alton, MO 63386. In anticipation of upcoming corridor maintenance activities, MoDOT is investi  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: From October 7 - 12, Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson will travel to Japan for an international Trade Mission. Japan is a top source of foreign direct investment and key trade partner for Missouri, with more than $455 million in exports in 2022. Consistent with Governor Parson's infrastructure and economic development priorities, the goal of the Trade Mission is to build r  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a total of $37.8 million in financial assistance to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for upgrades to its wastewater collection and treatment systems. Collection system improvements are estimated to total $11 million and be completed by May 2025, while the treatment system upgrades are estimated at a total of $33.1  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Sonobiopsies generate genetic, molecular data to inform treatment decisions for brain diseases * * * The blood-brain barrier, the body's way of shielding sensitive brain tissue from viruses, toxins and other harmful substances in the blood, can pose a problem for physicians caring for patients with suspected brain diseases such as cancer. Molecular and gen  more