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State Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Tuesday April 02, 2024 ( 12 items )  

A.T. Still University Recognized for Commitment to Social Mission
KIRKSVILLE, Missouri, April 2 -- A.T. Still University issued the following news: Reaffirming A.T. Still University's commitment to health equity and underserved populations, ATSU was recently recognized as an inaugural supporter of the Social Mission Alliance's (SMA) Social Mission Metrics Initiative. This recognition honors educational programs that are committed to establishing social mission baselines and improvement, and ATSU is among the first institutions to have earned this badge. "  more

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER RECOGNIZED AS A LEADING TRADEMARK GROUP BY WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 2 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP is once again recognized as a top global trademark firm by The World Trademark Review, highlighting nine attorneys in its an annual guide as top trademark professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe. The ranking established through the guide's World Trademark Review 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals (WTR 1000) focuses exclusively on trademark practice and has firmly e  more

Evergy Plan Maintains Lowest-Cost Approach to Meeting Growing Customer Electricity Demand, Maintaining Reliability and Advancing Sustainability
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 2 -- Energy Inc., a company that says it focuses on producing, transmitting and delivering energy for the benefit of stakeholders, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG) today filed its triennial Integrated Resource Plan with the Missouri Public Service Commission. This outlines the plan to meet customer electricity needs over the next 20 years. It includes additional renewable and dispatchable generation to meet growing cust  more

Husch Blackwell Continues Expansion of Commercial Litigation Practice With Addition of 4 Attorney Team in Denver
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 2 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell continued its strategic national growth efforts with the addition of a team of complex commercial litigators that includes Denver-based partners Scott Browning, Jessica Fuller, Stephen Steele, and senior associate Megan Fugier. The group, which comes from Lewis Roca, joins the firm's Commercial Litigation and Nonprofit Organizations & Religious Institutions practices. Led by Browni  more

Missouri State-West Plains: Agriculture Program Topic of April Friends of the Garnett Library Meeting
WEST PLAINS, Missouri, April 2 -- Missouri State University's West Plains Campus issued the following news release: Missouri State University-West Plains' (MSU-WP) agriculture program will be the topic of the Friends of the Garnett Library meeting on April 12. The group will gather from noon to 1 p.m. in rooms 104 and 105 of the Lybyer Technology Center. Parking is available in the lot on the north side of the building just off Cass Avenue. MSU-WP Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Dr. Micha  more

Mo. Gov. Parson Grants Eight Pardons for Month of March
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 2 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: For the month of March 2024, Governor Mike Parson granted eight pardons pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals. In addition to granting eight pardons, Governor Parson denied 33 clemency applications in March. The Gove  more

Mo. Transportation Dept.: Missouri Regional Bridge Program Tentative Construction Projects - Calendar Year 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 2 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news: The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is making available for our industry partners a list of local bridges anticipated to progress to the construction phase within this calendar year. These projects were awarded through the Regional Bridge Program which replaces the previous off-system local bridge replacement program (BRO) and is federally funded using BRO funds and new funds  more

MoDOT to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Route K Corridor in Cape Girardeau County
SIKESTON, Missouri, April 2 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on April 1, 2024: The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18 to discuss plans to improve the Route K corridor in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The meeting will be held at Notre Dame High School, located at 265 Notre Dame Dr. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. A traffic study was completed in 2022 that looked at Route K from County Road 319 to 0.  more

Ruopeng An Showcases the Power of AI to the St. Louis Community
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 2 -- The Washington University St. Louis' George Warren Brown School issued the following news: By Tim Poor A Brown School professor is joining forces with St. Louis community leaders to teach the rudiments of Artificial Intelligence to a wide array of local audiences with a variety of interests. He discovered just how varied the appetite for AI is when a dozen students from the Missouri School for the Blind showed up to participate in a session he led at a branch of  more

University of Missouri: Seven Things to Do at Show Me Research Week
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: The explorations, discoveries and creations of University of Missouri students and postdoctoral fellows are in the spotlight with the return of Show Me Research Week April 8-12. The second annual weeklong celebration of Mizzou undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral research and creative achievement includes three days of poster presentations, along with student art showcases, fashion exhibit  more

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Forest Service Program Brings Hands-On Learning to Classrooms
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 2 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Whether it is watering a seedling or acting out a tree's search for resources, a new program for elementary school students is connecting kids to their environment through interactive classroom activities. Trees in the Classroom, a partnership between the Nebraska Forest Service and the Lower Platte South and Papio Missouri River natural resources districts, helps Nebraska teachers with e  more

Washington University St. Louis' George Warren Brown School: Age - An Overlooked Factor in Higher Education DEI Initiatives
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis' George Warren Brown School issued the following news: By Neil Schoenherr As universities around the world strive to cultivate diverse and equitable communities, a recent study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis highlights the necessity of recognizing age as a fundamental dimension of diversity. "Age as an identity factor is not given much attention in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in  more