RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Amelia Heymann Shawn Utsey, Ph.D., is the 2024 recipient of Virginia Commonwealth University's Riese-Melton Award, which recognizes contributions that advance cross-cultural relations. The announcement was made April 16 at the ceremony for the annual Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment. Utsey is among five PACME honorees for 2024. The PACME program recognizes VCU individuals a  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The School of Architecture has announced that world-renowned engineer Albert Williamson-Taylor, director and co-founder of international engineering firm AKT II, will address graduates at the 2024 Convocation ceremony on May 11 at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Williamson-Taylor grew up in the United Kingdom, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, and built his career in London, initially working for Price & Myers and for Anthony   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 22 -- The American Association of Endodontists issued the following news release: The AAE is announcing the recipients of its prestigious awards, to be formally presented at the Association's annual meeting in Los Angeles today, April 20, 2024. The Edgar D. Coolidge Award for 2024 is awarded to Gerald N. Glickman, D.D.S., M.S., MBA, JD. Dr. Glickman received a scholarship to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY to study aeronautical engineering bu  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Leila Ugincius After the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts graduation ceremony on May 10, Lukas D'Errico is heading to the theater. Immediately. "Literally, as soon as I graduate, I'll be going into opening night for 'Roman a Clef,'" the theatre performance major said. It will be the official world premiere, after two preview performances, of the new work from Richmond playwright C  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSrep) -- The Commerce Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-019-A) on April 8, 2024, entitled "NTIA's Award Processes Leave Tribal Broadband Grants Vulnerable to Fraud and Duplication." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: Alan Davidson, NTIA Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration FROM: Arthur L. Scott Jr., Assistant Inspector General for Audit and Evaluation SUBJECT: NTIA's Award Processes Leave Tribal Broad  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The award recognizes exceptional distinction in teaching, research, and service at MIT. * * * By Sandi Miller, Department of Physics Class of 1958 Career Development Assistant Professor Erin Kara of the Department of Physics has been named as the recipient of the 2023-24 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award. Established in 1982, the award is a tribute to the l  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. State Department posted the following statement by the foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and the U.S. and the High Representative of the European Union: * * * The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union. I. INTRODUCTION As the international comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The General Services Administration Inspector General issued the following memorandum (No. A230067-1) on April 19, 2024, entitled "PBS Southeast Sunbelt Region Job Order Construction Contracts." Here are excerpts: * * * TO: JEFFREY SMITH, REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE (4P) FROM: NICHOLAS PAINTER, REGIONAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDITING, SOUTHEAST SUNBELT REGION AUDIT OFFICE (JA-4) SUBJECT: Assessment of a Hotline Complaint: PBS Southeast Sunbelt Reg  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) paid tribute in Washington, D.C. to three leaders who have dedicated their careers to furthering and supporting the civil rights of the Latino community. "Our 2024 D.C. honorees are together an incredible illustration of all the important advocacy and leadership on behalf of civil rights in the Latino community," said MALD  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Senior Olivia Rosenstein balances cross-country competitions with research in quantum gasses and early-universe radio wave signals. * * * By Sandi Miller, Department of Physics Newton's third law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The basic physics of running involves someone applying a force to the ground in the opposite di  more

LAGUNA BEACH, California, April 22 -- My Hero Project issued the following news release: Nonagenarian philanthropist, Holocaust survivor, and activist, Eva Haller was honored with the Local Luminary Award at the Santa Barbara ILLUMINATE Festival early this month. The award was presented by Santa Barbara artist and activist, Judi Wiesbart. ILLUMINATE is the world's leading film festival for evolutionary cinema. Dedicated to spreading enlightened ideas and pushing humanity forward, ILLUMINATE is  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill The National Endowment for the Humanities on Tuesday announced that it is awarding two grants to projects in the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University One project, "Crafting a Health Humanities Minor," will receive nearly $150,000 in support of a three-year effort to establish a minor in health humanities. It will launch this fall and will focus on unde  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Writing and rhetoric professor Amy Murphy has been awarded a Fulbright to research and teach in Slovakia. The photo is of Murphy during a trip to Slovakia in 2023. She traveled there in search of ancestral information about her great-grandfather. Genealogy websites like Ancestry.com are a popular way for individuals to trace and preserve their family histories. Before this information was widely accessible via the w  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSrep) -- The Small Business Administration Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-14) on April 19, 2024, entitled "Implementation of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Extension Act of 2022." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM To: Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator From: Hannibal "Mike" Ware, Inspector General Subject: SBA's Implementation of the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 (Report 24-14) The   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr., a poet, actor and storyteller and a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow in support of his continued education as he pursues a Master of Fine Arts. Tejan-Thomas, who received a bachelor's degree in mass communications from the Robertson School of Media and Culture at VCU in 2015, said he was eage  more