SALINA, Kansas, March 28 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University continues to adapt to meet the needs of the next generation of pilots, mechanics and other aeronautical engineering positions, with more than $33 million in new federal funding for Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus set to expand programming to support learners and industry partners. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran today announced a transformational federal grant to   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading a 27-state comment letter opposing a proposal from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would unduly burden state and national meat and poultry producers and illegally expand the EPA's regulatory authority: "The EPA wants to impose illegal and crippling regulations on meat and poultry   more

WICHITA, Kansas, March 28 -- Friends University issued the following news: Friends University announces it has once again been named as a 2024-2025 Military Friendly School. This designation provides a comprehensive guide for veterans and their families using data sources from federal agencies and proprietary survey information from participating organizations. To see Friends University's page on the Military Friendly site, visit https://www.militaryfriendly.com/friends-university/. Friends Un  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is pushing back against a recent proposal from the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that seeks to impose, for the first time ever, new pollution limits and pretreatment standards on meat and poultry processors. Currently, the EPA regulates roughly 150 meat processing facilities in the U.S. With this proposed rule, the EPA would sweep into i  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 28 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University's Technology Development Institute and agronomy department have collaborated to manufacture sampling devices that maximize farmers' profitability by minimizing nitrogen losses. The Technology Development Institute, or TDI, helped the agronomy department optimize designs and create 3D-printed parts for passive samplers that measure nitrogen losses due to ammonia volatilizat  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 27 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 26, 2024: * * * 24-TRAM-5064-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 03/26/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-584-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of American Warrior Inc Date Filed: 03/26/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-624-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matt  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 28 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Kansas Supreme Court is accepting public comment on proposed updates to child support guidelines that took effect January 1. The Supreme Court will accept comment through an online survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CSG2024) until 5 p.m. Friday, April 26. A strikethrough version of the guidelines (https://www.kscourts.org/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Child%20Support%20Guidelines/Propos  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The KU Life Span Institute will welcome more than 350 scientists, graduate students and practitioners from the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities to the 56th annual Gatlinburg Conference, which will take place April 17-19 in Kansas City, Missouri. Registration for the conference is open and ranges from $475 for academic professionals to $200 for self-advocates, early career researchers  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 28 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: Nine teams from five Southern California universities pitched solutions to water-related problems for nearly $40,000 in prizes during the 2024 Chinyeh Hostler Social Venture Challenge, hosted by the San Diego State University Zahn Innovation Platform (ZIP) Launchpad. An SDSU team of three female engineers took home the grand prize of $15,000 as well as additional cash prizes in the March 15 event. "The Soc  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, March 28 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news release: A pioneer in the development of sustainable solutions for the packaging industry, Sun Chemical will unveil its latest innovations at INFOFLEX 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. Under the theme "Experience. Transformation.," Sun Chemical will demonstrate its commitment to sustainability by showcasing a comprehensive portfolio of inks, coatings, and adhesives designed to meet the evolving needs of i  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- The University of California issued the following news release: UCLA Library will welcome 20 top managers of academic libraries from across the nation for its 2024 UCLA Library Senior Fellows program. The biennial residential program, held in July, combines management perspectives, strategic thinking and practical and theoretical approaches to the issues confronting academic libraries, preparing fellows to pursue advanced leadership roles in the field. "As   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: A new study gives clues as to why anger is so pervasive in political discussions on social media. The desire to express political anger seems so strong that it overrides the instinct, found in older research, to control one's anger in public, according to a new paper co-written by a University of Kansas associate professor of communication studies. In "Emotion Work on Social Media: Differences in Public  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 28 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on March 27, 2024: This month, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that they filed a lawsuit to block a devastating new air quality rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would raise costs on Utah manufacturers, utilities, and families. AG Reyes and 23 other attorneys general jo  more