ROLLA, Missouri, March 23 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Twenty-seven years ago, when Radhakant Padhi was in the early stages of his career and working as a national defense scientist in India, he aspired to one day earn a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering in the United States. While searching for the best program, he learned Dr. S.N. Balakrishnan, an aerospace engineering faculty member at Missouri S&T, was recruiting graduate students, which helped h  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 23 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he has launched an investigation into Hazelwood School District after a student was assaulted by another student in broad daylight during school hours. The investigation will focus on how the school district's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs contributed to the incident. "I am launching an inve  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 23 -- The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) has extended the final deadline for the Access Missouri Grant to June 1 due to federal filing technology issues leading to lower-than-expected Missouri filing rates for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). MDHEWD previously announced the priority deadline was e  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 23 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of Pilot Knob to evaluate the city's wastewater system. The grant offers funding to qualified communities to help cover engineering costs for evaluating water and wastewater system improvements. Pilot Knob will use its grant to identify wastewater system improveme  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 23 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on March 22, 2024: In partnership with MoDOT, LTAP is hosting a Local Public Agency (LPA) Basic Training - Person of Responsible Charge Three-Part Series Training, April 23rd (12:30 pm-2:00 pm), April 30th (12:30 pm-3:00 pm), and May 9th (12:30 pm-3:00 pm). Projects administered by local agencies using Title 23 federal funds require the local agency to have a "qualified person of responsib  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 23 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on March 22, 2024: On April 1st, MoDOT will complete an update to Engineering Policy Guide (EPG) 136.4 in regards to the policy on consultants. A summary of these changes are as follows: * An increase to the maximum contract amount for the LPA on-call consultant list from $100,000 to $200,000. Once this update is official, local agencies may use the on-call list to select consultants to wo  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, March 23 -- Southeast Missouri State University issued the following news: Southeast Missouri State University received five silver and gold American Advertising Awards (ADDYs) from the American Advertising Association's (AAA) St. Louis chapter. "Recognition like these awards provide much coveted external unbiased validation of the quality of our Marketing and Graphic Design programs," said Professor of Marketing Dr. Sandipan Sen. "The repeated wins of our students, o  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, March 23 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Dr. J. Michael Pressimone has been named vice president for Advancement at St. Bonaventure University, President Jeff Gingerich announced today. He begins work April 1. Most recently, Pressimone served as president of Notre Dame College in suburban Cleveland (2020-2023) and Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri (2014-2020), but his higher education career spans more than three decades, th  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis' George Warren Brown School issued the following news: Group-based interventions have the potential to address HIV-related stigma among adolescents living with the virus, finds a recent study from researchers at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and Makerere University in Uganda. HIV stigma is a major barrier to all aspects of the HIV care continuum. However, few HIV stigma reduction intervention  more