KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 2 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell continues its strategic national growth efforts with the addition of energy partner Carrie Collier-Brown. She joins from Locke Lord where she was a partner. Based in Austin, Texas, Collier-Brown focuses her practice on energy regulation and administrative litigation in the Texas energy market, including before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT. She advises clients in a  more

MARSHALL, Missouri, May 1 (TNSres) -- Missouri Valley College issued the following news: More than 150 students presented Monday at Missouri Valley College's Spring 2024 Student Research Symposium, setting a record for participation. The symposium, now in its 8th year, featured academic, creative and professional student work. The event culminated with the presentation of four $500 scholarships to the Excellence in Student Research Winners. They are: Best Poster: Kilee Bradley Robinson for "T  more

SIKESTON, Missouri, May 2 -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission issued the following news on May 1, 2024: The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its regular meeting on May 1. Contracts included concrete and asphalt repairs, guardrail and guard cable repairs, turn lanes, erosion control, signing and pavement markings, bridge replacements, pavement improvements and sidewalk improvements. Contracts included the foll  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, May 2 -- Ozarks Technical Community College issued the following news release: The 2024 Ozarks Technical Community College commencement will be historic. The May 16 graduation ceremony at Great Southern Bank Arena will be the first time in the state's history that a community college confers bachelor's degrees. Three OTC students will receive a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy. "This is a point of pride for OTC," said Dr. Hal Higdon, OTC chancellor. "When the s  more

ROLLA, Missouri, May 2 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Eleven Ph.D. students at Missouri S&T received dean's honors from the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) during a campus ceremony held in late April. Seven students received the Dean's Ph.D. Scholar Award, which recognizes scholarly contributions among the most productive Ph.D. students. Three students received the Dean's Graduate Educator Award, which recognizes excellence in teaching by  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a multistate coalition including Louisiana, Missouri, and Utah to sue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF") of the U.S. Department of Justice for unlawfully attempting to abridge Americans' constitutional right to privately buy and sell firearms. The ATF's regulatory restrictions go beyond the authority granted to the  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * The latest innovation from Mizzou engineer Zheng Yan and team is a soft, self-charging material that is battery free. * * * Zheng Yan and a team of researchers at the University of Missouri have made a significant breakthrough in their ongoing development of an on-skin wearable bioelectronic device. Yan's lab, which specializes in soft bioelectronics, recently added an important componen  more