WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: For Black Maternal Health Week 2024, U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, today recognized High-Performing Maternity Care Hospitals' success in supporting Black maternal health. U.S. News' analysis of all High-Performing Maternity Care Hospitals in the U.S. identified 26 hospitals in 13 states ac  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2024, entitled "Inventory Completion: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK." The notice was issued by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Gilcrease Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects an  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 12 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Leaders and educators from the Senate and House Democratic Caucuses are calling on the Legislature to reject State Superintendent Ryan Walters' rules before the 2024 legislative session ends. With about a month and a half left in the session, there's still time for lawmakers to act. "We're hearing from our constituents who are very concerned about this attack on the local control of Oklahoma publi  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Friday, Paul Anthony Thompson, 36, was sentenced for Assault with Intent to Commit Murder in Indian Country and Assault of an Intimate Dating Partner by Strangling and Suffocating, and Attempting to Strangle and Suffocate in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge John D. Russell sentenced Thompson to 216 months imprisonment, f  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 11 -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation has made its second $5 million grant to the Alzheimer's Association to support the Zenith Fellows Awards (https://www.alz.org/research/for_researchers/grants/types-of-grants/the_zenith_fellows_award_program_(zenith)). The contribution brings the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based foundation's funding of the influential research program to $10 million. "Thanks to the generous su  more

NEW YORK, April 12 (TNSres) -- New York University issued the following news release: A composer, a visual artist, and an art historian are among the 188 individuals from 84 academic institutions who have been awarded the prestigious fellowships. A genre-busting composer, a multimedia visual artist whose work ranges from site-specific installations to photography, and an art historian interested in how art shapes human thought are the three NYU faculty awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships. NYU  more

EDMOND, Oklahoma, April 12 -- The University of Central Oklahoma issued the following news release: The Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters (OAB) recently awarded the University of Central Oklahoma's Alexander Taylor, a senior professional media major from Moore, Oklahoma, one of six OAB Education Foundation Scholarships. The winners were formally recognized at the annual OAB Student Day Awards Luncheon April 4, at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "Alex being selected for th  more