MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 14 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release: Recognizing that child abuse is a persistent and pervasive issue, Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded seven grants totaling nearly $1 million to agencies that serve victims in 16 south Alabama counties. "Children deserve to be raised in nurturing and supportive homes. It is, therefore, critically important that we make resources available to those who have experienced abuse," Gov.   more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Where can faculty and student researchers at Auburn University learn about and perform material characterization, collaborate on interdisciplinary research, like studying membranes for electrochemical applications, discovering how soil and moisture impacts agricultural planters, take a deep dive into the recycling of multi-layer plastics, and even develop and analyze materials for 3D print  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 14 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: The Office of Sustainability will accept applications for its Sustainability Professional Development Sponsorship Program during November. Successful applicants will receive up to $750 to apply toward professional development connected to sustainability and their current job responsibilities. Any current, non-student employees, including TES employees, may apply for funding, which must be used within one year onc  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Nov. 14 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following news release: Boeing [NYSE: BA] has broken ground on a 35,000-square-foot expansion of its Huntsville factory that produces the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seeker. The expansion will enable Boeing to increase annual PAC-3 seeker production by more than 30% to meet increasing air and missile defense needs worldwide. The B  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news: * * * A new paper by a team of Duke researchers examines longstanding environmental justice issues in Lowndes County, Alabama, and presents key findings from an innovative, multi-year collaboration with the local community aimed at addressing and resolving the problems. * * * A new paper by a team of Duke researchers examines longstanding environmental justice issues i  more

TROY, Alabama, Nov. 14 -- Troy University issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2023: Martha Njolomole, a 2017 and 2019 graduate of Troy University from Malawi, has built a successful career as an economist in Minnesota where she draws daily from the concepts she learned as a student at TROY's Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy. After a 30-hour journey, Njolomole arrived in Troy in 2013 with two other women as part of a scholarship program funded by the 100X Development Foundation.  more

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: A team of students from The University of Alabama will compete in a premier national competition to design, build, test and integrate an advanced battery pack into a commercial electric vehicle. UA is one of 12 North American universities selected for the Battery Workforce Challenge collegiate competition. It is managed by Argonne National Laboratory for the United States Department of Energy in partn  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Bill Snyder Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure- reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake, reports a new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Northwestern Medicine and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "In the study, middle age to elderly participants reduced their salt intake by about one teaspoon a day comp  more