UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A nationwide team of agricultural scientists, including researchers at Penn State, has launched a decision aid that provides an unbiased, science-based interpretation of soil test phosphorus and potassium values for crop fertilization. The Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool -- referred to as FRST -- represents a significant advancement in soil testing for phosphorus and potassium, according   more

READING, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- Alvernia University issued the following news: Alvernia officially installs Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., as its eighth president in the institution's history during an inauguration ceremony on Friday afternoon at the university's Physical Education Center. "This is indeed a great day for the university," said Alvernia University Board of Trustees Chairperson Gregory J. Shemanski. "For only the eighth time in our 65-year history, we observe the installation o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 13 (TNSres) -- Boston University's Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * A new study shows how a "near-peer" approach that includes college students serving as co-teachers can be effective * * * By Cara Mattaliano Doctoral student Cliff Freeman, who is also the director of STEM Programs at the Young People's Project (YPP), and Eli Tucker-Raymond, a research associate professor at BU Wheelock, are working to build ma  more

FULTON, Missouri, April 13 -- William Woods University issued the following news release: Dr. Jeremy Moreland, President of William Wood University(WWU), today announced the appointment of Ted Blashak, Ed.D., as the new University Provost at the institution. Currently serving as the Vice-President and Chief Student Experience Officer at WWU, Dr. Blashak will succeed Dr. Aimee Sapp, who accepted the position as President of Meredith University on March 27. "I am pleased to announce the appointm  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 13 -- Howard Community College issued the following news release: Howard Community College (HCC) was announced this week as one of eight institutions to join the Achieving the Dream (ATD) Network, a national organization seeking reforms in higher education to expand student success. HCC is one of two Maryland community colleges named to this year's cohort. The colleges will all begin membership in a three-year program to build campus capacity in student support, leade  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, April 13 -- Hudson County Community College issued the following news: Thousands of community colleges across the United States are members of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), and each has many talented and dedicated faculty members who make a transformational difference in the lives of their students. Each year, one of these faculty members is awarded the national association's prestigious "Faculty Member of the Year" Award. This year, Hudson Coun  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, April 13 -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Performances by femme-fronted punk-rock bands Sleater-Kinney and The Linda Lindas, as well as a keynote address from Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author Carl Bernstein, will be part of this summer's Granfalloon festival, an annual celebration of art, ideas and community inspired by Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Now in its fifth year, Granfalloon will kick off the Bloomington summer  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 13 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: On March 30-31, two University of Kansas Law students competed in the William & Mary Colonial Cup Transactional Law Competition in Williamsburg, Virginia. Third-year law student Matthew Firnhaber, from Olathe, and second-year law student Amanda Brauninger, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, beat out teams from across the country, taking home the award for "best draft." This win marks the 3rd first-place finish at a transaction  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development recently received a grant from the National Park Service to launch the Protected Areas Research Collaborative (PARC) Listening Lab. It is the sole lab assisting the National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division with inventorying and monitoring sounds collected in na  more

DAYTON, Ohio, April 13 -- Sinclair Community College issued the following news release: Sinclair Community College recognized and celebrated the 72 College Credit Plus (CCP) students who are graduating next month with Sinclair associate degrees while still in high school. The students were recognized on Thursday, April 11, 2024, during a special graduation ceremony held at Sinclair's downtown Dayton campus. Approximately 9,977 students, a record number, enrolled in CCP at Sinclair for the 202  more

KENT, Ohio, April 13 -- Wright State University issued the following news: By Seth Bauguess Wright State University, in collaboration with the Montgomery County Educational Service Center and Learn to Earn Dayton, received a $230,364 grant from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to empower local educators and enhance educational opportunities for students across the Dayton region. Wright State will use the grant to fund a new initiative to enable more area teachers to earn valuabl  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 13 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: Newcastle University's museum and art gallery have received funding to support their important work with researchers. Leading edge research Research England has awarded the Great North Museum: Hancock pound sterling235,000 and the Hatton Gallery pound sterling80,000 from its Higher Education Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund over the next five years. Professor Vee Pollock, Dean of Culture and Crea  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 13 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: University representatives from across UK gathered in Liverpool to share their experiences and celebrate two years of the twinning programme. The twinning initiative was launched in March 2022, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, to support the Ukrainian Higher Education (HE) sector. It is coordinated by the Cormack Consultancy Group, with support from Universities UK International, the President  more

SEWELL, New Jersey, April 13 -- Rowan College of South Jersey issued the following news release: Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) and Rutgers University-Newark participated in a transfer partnership agreement ceremony to affirm their new relationship. This event took place on April 10 at the Guaracini Center, located on the College's Cumberland campus. State officials, administrators, and educators from both colleges were present and combined with RCSJ students, faculty, and staff to celeb  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 13 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: A new edition of the Rochester History Journal revisits the mid-sized American city and considers the past while looking into the future. Published by RIT Press, in partnership with the RIT Department of History and the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, Rochester History Vol 81, No. 2 (spring 2024) is a peer-reviewed biannual journal that explores local issues within a n  more

STONY BROOK, New York, April 13 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: The US Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have selected Stony Brook University Professor Kenneth Lanzetta, PhD, in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as a Fulbright US Scholar for 2024-2025. Professor Lanzetta will spend the next academic year in Chile, where he will collaborate with the Astronomy Department at the University  more

LAREDO, Texas, April 13 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Texas A&M International University's (TAMIU) Office of Continuing Education will present the Texas Certified Public Manager(R) Program (CPM) to the public in the Fall 2024. Registration opens in July 2024 with the first class scheduled Saturday, September 21, 2024. TAMIU created the CPM Program with Texas State University in 2019. The  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 11 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Kayleigh Sandford and Stephanie Spicciati have worked so long and so closely together that they almost finish each other's sentences. Central New York school districts are lucky to be able to tap their experience and skills, two members of a team of 12 who work for the Mid-State Regional Partnership Center (RPC), which provides support for K-12 students with disabilities as part of Syracuse University School of Educa  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 13 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC) will hold an all-day perinatal quality improvement workshop April 24 in Little Rock. This workshop is organized in partnership with the Perinatal Outcomes Workgroup Through Education and Research (POWER), a part of the High-Risk Pregnancy Program at UAMS's Institute fo  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 13 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: Psychiatrists from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson are launching the Arizona Pediatric Psychiatry Access Line, a consultation service for Arizona health care providers who care for children and adolescents experiencing mental illness. The Arizona Pediatric Psychiatry Access Line, or APAL, is funded through a $1.9 million grant from the Arizona Health Care Cost Con  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, April 13 -- The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith issued the following news: By Rachel Putman The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, in partnership with the United States Department of Homeland Security's Center for Countering Human Trafficking, Homeland Security Investigations, and the UAFS Department of Criminal Justice will host a symposium titled "Human Trafficking: Hear, Learn, Share" on Thursday, April 18. This no-cost, one-day event is aimed at elevating awarene  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Join us on April 18 at 5:30 p.m. for a virtual science cafe as part of the Nebraska Science Festival. Regina Idoate, PhD, and Aislinn Rookwood, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will present "Indigenous Cancer Research Education for Environmental Justice." This cafe will share how a National Cancer Institute-funded research education program centers Indigenous STEM ped  more

PORTSMOUTH, England, April 13 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: The University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice has signed a new partnership agreement with STADIO Higher Education in South Africa. STADIO is a registered private higher education institution, offering over 50 undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications via contact learning and distance learning to over 20,000 students. This agreement marks the start of a collaboration, which includes the d  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin Charles A. Dana Center issued the following news: By Tammi Perez-Rice A new Statistics Resources Toolkit is now available to help postsecondary mathematics departments and institutional systems develop and implement statistics pathways. As states nationwide begin to adopt and/or revise legislation regarding corequisite supports and math pathways, the Statistics Resources Toolkit (https://dcmathpathways.org/sites/default/fil  more