WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2023: * * * Data demonstrated effective control of intravascular and extravascular hemolysis through 48 weeks Results showed increase in mean hemoglobin levels were maintained through 48 weeks * * * Positive results from the 24-week and long-term extension (LTE) period of the pivotal ALPHA Phase III trial showed danicopan as add-on to standard of care C5 inhibito  more

MEDIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 -- The Pennsylvania State University Brandywine Campus issued the following news: Students in a Penn State Brandywine engineering course are helping their local community through their educational experiences. Led by Lecturer Megann Hedgecock, Cornerstone Engineering Design (EDSGN 100) works with members of the community, whether on or off campus, on engineering design challenges. In Fall 2022, a group of students in Hedgecock's class worked with the Delaware Valle  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 12 -- Delaware Technical Community College issued the following news: In response to some self-reflection, Chef Joe Sakers made the decision to use his experience and talents in the kitchen to create and support a food-focused community service event. The result was the creation of the Thanksgiving Project, which resulted in nearly 30 local families receiving fully prepared Thanksgiving meals that were delivered the morning of the holiday. "After a conversation with my so  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 12 -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news on Dec. 11, 2023: The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that two vital dredging projects in southern Delaware are set to begin around the new year. Dredging is to start at the southern end of the Assawoman Canal, and when the canal portion is completed (anticipated for early February 2024), DNREC-contracted dredge crews will mo  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 16 -- Delaware State University issued the following news: Prior to the start of the fall 2023 semester, Delaware State University was already the only institution of higher education in the First State to offer associate, bachelor and master's degree programs in the social work discipline. "Social Work is the most versatile degree that you can get," said Dr. Ezekiel Ette, Chair of the Department of Social Work. "Everywhere you go there is misery, and there is work for so  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Delaware State University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded two DSU researchers a three-year just under $300,000 grant for a project that could leverage the properties of microalgae toward energy and cancer treatment purposes. The research is being led by Dr. Ali Parsaeimehr, Principal Investigator (PI) and DSU Postdoctoral Researcher, and Dr. Gulnihal Ozbay, Co-PI and Professor of Natural Resources and Associate  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Delaware State University issued the following news: Dr. Dorothy Dillard, Director of the DSU Center for Neighborhood Revitalization and Research, recently released the findings of her research on "Gun Possession among young African American men in Wilmington, Del." The study was funded by a $1 million grant by the National Collaborative of Gun Violence Research. The funding went to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which in turn distributed it to researc  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 14 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Dec. 13, 2023: * * * To: Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, New York State Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350 RE: Case 23-V-0552 - Petition of DTC Cable, Inc. for a Certificate of Confirmation for its Franchise with the Town of Harpersfield, Delaware County. Dear Secretary Phillips: Attached is the filing of a Short Environment  more

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: On Sunday, December 10, 2023, excessive rain carried approximately 200 gallons of used motor oil from a facility near Mill Creek in Penndel Borough into storm drains. These storm drains exit into a tributary of Mill Creek and eventually flow into the Delaware River. A resident reported the incident when they smelled oil in the area and saw it leaking i  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 15 -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: The University of Delaware community came together for GivingTuesday, Nov. 28, and once again broke fundraising records, with nearly 2,300 alumni, friends, faculty, staff, parents and students contributing over $297,000 to support UD programs, teams, organizations and other causes. The number of fundraising projects featured on HenFunder, UD's crowdfunding platform, more than doubled from GivingTuesday 2022. Don  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 15 -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: As he sat in class listening to the lecture, Nicholai Williamson was taken aback. The native of Jamaica had been drawn to the University of Delaware in part because of the strength of its entrepreneurship programs, and now his entrepreneurship instructor was saying that the sooner he failed, the better. He quickly came to see the wisdom in this lesson, though, and is now deep in a project to launch a new venture  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * UD research finds light pollution is a top predictor for where migrating birds stop and rest * * * Billions of migrating birds take flight across North America each fall and spring, heading south to their wintering grounds or north to their breeding grounds. Most of these birds are songbirds and they're on the move at night. At times during their long migration, they need to stop, rest and refu  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * UD experts help drive new electric vehicle standards * * * America's highways and byways would be a wild west if we didn't have automotive standards. So, give some serious respect, please, to these massive documents filled with painstaking technical specifications. After all, they determine how your car operates, its safety features, what parts it can use, and how it fuels or recharges -- and tha  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 13 -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: Joseph Fox, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Delaware, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He is among 162 academic inventors named to the 2023 Class of Fellows, the NAI announced on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Selection for NAI fellow status is the highest professional distinction awarded exclusively to academic inventors. It is reserved for individuals who demonst  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 14 -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: What lies behind a smiling face? Hikmatullah Kharoti's photography exhibition, "Afghan Faces," depicts smiling faces -- from two boys with impish grins and battered plastic buckets in hand to a girl smiling shyly as she balances a basket on her head. But these images also capture the stories behind the smiles, such as a girl's sagging shoulders or a certain hesitancy in a child's eyes. Kharoti, an Artist Protec  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 13 -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: Planning is underway for the University of Delaware's celebrations of the achievements of the Class of 2024, with festivities scheduled from Tuesday, May 21, through Saturday, May 25. The University-wide Commencement ceremony is scheduled at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 25, in Delaware Stadium. President Dennis Assanis will preside over this event, featuring a Commencement speaker to be announced later this spring an  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 15 -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: Heidi I. Sarver is one of the University of Delaware's most influential professors of the last 30 years, but she is rarely found in a classroom. Instead, the director of UD's Marching Band (UDMB) is most often found on a tower next to a football field, giving directions to her students through a sound system. Sarver, who came to UD in 1995, is retiring at the end of the academic year, making 2023 her final seaso  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * 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 Farley Grubb, professor of economics, presented his research paper "Chronic   more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * Gore lecture features emerging research * * * Does it matter where your prescription drugs are made? This question was at the heart of John Gray's presentation about generic drugs at the annual W.L. Gore Lecture Series in Management Science, hosted by the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics. His answer was an emphatic yes. Gray, a professor of operations a  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * Two grants featuring UD faculty look to better assess community impacts of offshore wind development * * * As the United States grapples with how to best integrate offshore wind facilities into future energy plans, gauging how those coastal communities perceive offshore wind is going to be critical in order to better understand their concerns, preferences and values. Two separate grants totaling   more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * Two grants featuring UD faculty look to better assess community impacts of offshore wind development * * * As the United States grapples with how to best integrate offshore wind facilities into future energy plans, gauging how those coastal communities perceive offshore wind is going to be critical in order to better understand their concerns, preferences and values. Two separate grants totaling   more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * Plasma physicist recognized for 'breakthroughs and sustained impact' * * * It's a great thing to make breakthrough discoveries in science, providing new insight into how the world works and why. To be recognized for "sustained impact" is a whole 'nother level of scientific prowess. The American Geophysical Union, the largest Earth and space sciences association in the world, has recognized Unive  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: A researcher with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has been appointed to a regional evaluation and training center addressing diseases spread by vectors like insects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $7.1 million over five years for the creation of the new Vector-Borne Disease Regional Training and Evaluation Center,  more