COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 8 -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, is moving forward with plans to build two new electric transmission lines in Delaware and Licking counties to serve growing customer demands for power in the area. Following an extensive public participation effort, company officials refined study segments to identify proposed routes for the power lines. The need for the addition  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Nov. 30 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: AstraZeneca will present new clinical and real-world data in multiple hematological conditions at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, December 9 to 12, 2023 in San Diego, CA. A total of 63 abstracts will feature 14 approved and potential new medicines across the Company's portfolio and pipeline including from Alexion, AstraZeneca's Rare Disease   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: Barnes & Thornburg has added corporate, litigation, intellectual property and unclaimed property attorneys and legal professionals to its Atlanta, Delaware, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Southeast Michigan offices. An associate in the Indianapolis office, Laine Cadwallader's practice focuses on drafting and prosecuting patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on behalf   more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 5 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following opinion (No. 23-IB33) on Dec. 4, 2023: * * * To: Tamara Skis, tamara.mskis@gmail.com RE: FOIA Petition Regarding the Town Council of Ellendale Dear Ms. Skis: We write in response to your correspondence, alleging that the Town Council of Ellendale violated Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. Sec.Sec. 10001-10008 ("FOIA"). We treat this correspondence as a Petition for a determination pursua  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Governor John Carney on Monday released the seventh annual report of the Government Efficiency and Accountability Review (GEAR) Board. Governor Carney established GEAR under Executive Order #4 in February 2017 to identify ways for State government to sustain its culture of continuous improvement by improving the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of public services, w  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 7 -- Delaware State University issued the following news: In acknowledgement of the current nursing and public health practitioner shortages, the Longwood Foundation has awarded the University a $1.75 million grant in support of an expansion of Delaware State University's Nursing Program. The Nursing Program's growth targets include significantly expanding the number of nursing graduates over the next three years through 2026 and then further increasing that through 2030   more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 7 -- Delaware Technical Community College issued the following news: Students in Delaware Technical Community College's chemical process operator program will now be able to practice critical industry safety procedures at the Stanton Campus thanks to a generous donation from Croda, Inc. Croda, a sustainable chemical manufacturer that creates high-performance ingredients and technologies for some of the most successful brands in the world, contributed $10,000 to fund the r  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- DuPont issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced it has received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The results of the 2023-2024 CEI showcase how U.S.-based companies are promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace p  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 5 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Diane N. Ibrahim, senior vice president and managing shareholder of the Delaware office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig's LLP, is the recipient of the Delaware State Bar Association Distinguished Mentoring Award. Honorees will be recognized at a luncheon Dec. 5. According to the Delaware State Bar Association, the award recognizes a "Delaware lawyer or judge who, by distinguished mentoring of  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Grove City College students captured the first and third spots for best undergraduate student research posters at the at the American College of Sports Medicine Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Lancaster, Pa. A group of Grove City College Exercise Science students attended the professional conference, which is held annually and covers a variety of research topics in health and fitness. Fiv  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Nov. 30 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: To honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Delaware County MLK Day Committee and Ohio Wesleyan University will host the 31st annual community celebration at noon Jan. 15, 2024, at the university. "As a nod to 'Embracing Change,' this celebration will continue to raise scholarship money for local graduating students," the committee states. "We are changing the format to an aftern  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Dec. 8, 2023: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the appointment of Ronald Gilliland to serve as an assistant manager for the Delaware Canal State Park Complex in Bucks and Northampton Counties. "Ron's experience with DCNR in a number of roles are a tremendous asset at one of our signature parks," Dunn  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- New York University issued the following news release: NYU's Africa House, on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m., will present a discussion about a developing program that is connecting African-American artists in a small city on the Delaware River with artists and foundational artistic and cultural influences in Ghana. Africa House director and professor Yaw Nyarko will lead Chester, PA, artists Kenneth Hunt, Hayes McLeod, and Devon Walls in a discussion starting at 6 p.m. at 14A  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * UD leaps forward in NSF HERD Survey * * * The University of Delaware's reputation as a research powerhouse just got another big boost. In the latest Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey released by the National Science Foundation, UD ranks 47th out of 626 academic institutions across the United States when comparing non-medical school R&D expenditures. The HERD Survey provide  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * UD leads the conversation about AI in the context of teaching and learning with an interdisciplinary UD working group and other initiatives * * * When ChatGPT burst onto the scene in November 2022, educators across the nation -- and media outlets, too -- quickly recognized that the natural-language chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI) had far-reaching implications for education, as stud  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 2 -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: The University of Delaware will add women's ice hockey as a varsity sport and join College Hockey America (CHA), effective July 1, 2025, Blue Hen Athletics announced Friday. Delaware becomes the 45th college or university nationally to sponsor a Division I women's ice hockey program. A public press conference will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at Fred Rust Arena and streamed live on YouTube. A national sea  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * Two studies look to improve reef resilience by determining how coral species respond to temperature fluctuations * * * As global warming causes temperatures to rise in oceans across the globe, it will be critical to discover novel ways to identify reef corals that are susceptible or tolerant to future heating for those reefs to survive and thrive into the future. Coral reefs provide many benefits   more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following For the Record news wrap up: * * * University of Delaware community reports new presentations, awards and publications * * * For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni. Recent presentations, awards and publications include the following: Presentations On Sunday, Nov. 19, Margaret D. Stetz, Mae and Robert   more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * UD Engineering's Jenni Buckley develops orthopedics curriculum for high school students * * * Orthopedics is one of the least diverse fields of surgical medicine, with individuals identifying as Black or Hispanic making up less than 5% of surgeons and 8.5% who identify as women. Recognizing the need to increase diversity in the field, The Perry Initiative was founded in 2009 by Jenni Buckley, pro  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * UD's Jing Gao receives NSF CAREER award to probe future climate and urbanization * * * As cities grow, they have the potential to make climate extremes, ranging from dangerous heat waves to torrential rainfalls, even worse. And that's a big concern for all of us. Currently, 83% of the U.S. population lives in urban settings, according to the U.S. Census, and some researchers predict that 97% of Am  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 8 -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: By Meghan Keating The University of Delaware welcomed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi to campus on Friday, Dec. 1, and recognized her as the 2023 recipient of the Valerie Biden Owens Woman of Power and Purpose Award. Hundreds gathered at Mitchell Hall in honor of Pelosi and witnessed her engaging conversation with Biden Institute Chair Valerie Biden Owens. The afternoon proved to be a memorable event, not only cele  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * Study shows that planting less water-intensive crops in the western United States would help alleviate water scarcity * * * Across the world, irrigation dominates freshwater consumption, accounting for 88% of all the freshwater consumed on a global scale. In the western United States, this is no different, as irrigated farming is the leading driver of water depletion in the region. In addition, cl  more