SAVANNAH, Georgia, May 9 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The 2024 NAIA Men's Lacrosse National Championship got underway today at Memorial Stadium in Savannah, Ga. with four quarterfinal games being played. All higher seeds advanced to the semifinals tomorrow afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Savannah, Ga. and for the first time in the men's lacrosse tournament history all four teams come from the same conference; the App  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 10 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The NAIA announced the 2024 NAIA Women's Lacrosse All-Americans and Coach and Player of the Year. Coach Roy Reynolds of Reinhardt (Ga.) is the 2024 NAIA Women's Lacrosse Coach of the Year in his eighth season as head coach of the Eagles. Reynolds led his team to the championship game for the first time since women's lacrosse became a championship and ended the season with a  more

NORTHAMPTON, England, May 10 -- Addiction, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society for the Study of Addiction that says it reports on pharmalogical and behavioral addictions, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 119, Issue 3): EDITORIAL: * Moving from feasible to essential: Progress and future directions for promoting the implementation of substance use services for forcibly displaced populations in humanitarian settings REVIEWS: * Birth, cog  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 10 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Weather permitting, Appalachian Power will begin an aerial maintenance program this week. This program is necessary for maintaining the rights-of-way for some power lines in West Virginia, and it will be executed by applying herbicides via helicopter. "The company generally makes aerial maintenance applications only in less populated areas where terrain and accessibili  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 10 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Community members from across Tennessee, along with renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben, showed up to the TVA Board of Directors' listening session on Wednesday. From rural Cheatham County to the city of Memphis, speakers urged TVA to abandon their plans to build costly, polluting gas plants and pipelines throughout the region. A livestream of the listening session can be viewed on the Clea  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded four new grants totaling nearly $1.7 million to develop workforce capacity plans in key industries-- cybersecurity, infrastructure, geographical information systems (GIS) development and housing. The grants, awarded through ARC's Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) funding opportunity, are: * $500,000 to   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 9 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release: More than 100,000 people are currently on the national transplant waiting list for a kidney. While waiting, most must rely upon expensive and invasive dialysis services to remain alive. Sadly, while so many people are waiting for a kidney for transplant, more than 8,500 kidneys donated in the United States each year never reach a recipient and are discarded. On Satur  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- CNN issued the following news on May 6, 2024: Beginning Saturday, May 11, CNN's Champions for Change programming will spotlight the extraordinary stories of pioneers who are driving us towards a brighter future and changing the world. Profiles in grit, creativity and innovation will be highlighted on air and across CNN's digital platforms throughout the week, culminating in an hour-long special hosted by CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Saturday, May 18 at   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences recognized faculty and staff at its 2023-24 college awards ceremony. Laura Belmonte, dean of the college, welcomed award recipients and guests to the April event. Several award recipients -- Sharon Johnson, Aaron Brantly, Dina Smith-Glaviana, Rebecca Hester, and Emily Satterwhite -- spoke about their work. The following faculty and staff received awards: Certificate of Teac  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, May 8 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: * * * By Stephanie Succar EBC is pleased to announce that Josh Bowe, LG, PG, Senior Project Manager - Hydrogeologist at Fuss & O'Neill has joined the Leadership Team of the EBC Emerging Contaminants Working Group. Please join EBC in welcoming Josh to this position. The members of the EBC Emerging Contaminants Working Group Leadership Team meet routinely with the Chair to identify t  more

EMORY, Virginia, May 6 -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: The 176th commencement ceremony for Emory & Henry College graduating class of 2024 was held at the Fred Selfe Stadium on the Emory campus on Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m. More than 200 graduates walked across the stage and received their diplomas and were the last class to have "College" on their diplomas as Emory & Henry will transition to "University" status this fall. "As we make the transition on August first to univ  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 11 -- The Journal of School Health, a peer-reviewed journal from the American School Health Association that says it features health and well-being of school-aged youth, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 94, Issue 4): RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Going the Extra Mile: How High School Staff Use Informal Strategies to Support, Protect, and Care for LGBTQ+ Students * Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Trea  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, May 10 -- Charleston County School District issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Charleston County School District (CCSD) staff members surprised North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary School (NCCAES) teacher McKenna Hakanson today with the announcement that she has been chosen as the 2024 CCSD Teacher of the Year. She is the first-ever Teacher of the Year in school history. "Ms. Hakanson is so deserving of this incredible achievement," said Principa  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Produced water that returns to the surface as wastewater after oil and gas hydraulic fracturing processes in parts of Appalachia can be a source of lithium, a valuable chemical element used in consumer products, according to an important new report from NETL. Lithium is used in rechargeable batteries for products from mobile phones, laptop computers, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release: Two years ago, in one of the first actions of the reignited Biden Cancer Moonshot, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden announced a call to action on cancer screenings. Over the course of the pandemic, Americans collectively missed nearly 10 million recommended cancer screenings. The President and First Lady have made it a priority to increase awareness and utilization of critic  more

RADFORD, Virginia, May 7 -- Radford University issued the following Q&A on May 6, 2024, with Sustainability Manager Aysha Bodenhamer: * * * You may know Aysha Bodenhamer '10 as a Radford University alumna and faculty member in the Department of Sociology. Earlier this year, however, Bodenhamer began a new role, serving as her alma mater's newest sustainability manager. It's a position she said will allow her to do more to "instill a culture of sustainability" in the Highlander community by eng  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 9 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The Clean Up TVA coalition regrets to inform the public that Rally for the Valley has been postponed because of severe weather risk in Nashville today. After months of planning for a robust and impactful event, we are choosing to prioritize public safety in this difficult decision to reschedule the rally for a later date. The Tennessee Valley has experienced a number of extreme weather events in  more

ITHACA, New York, May 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Members of Cornell's Professional Academic Advising Community (PAAC) recognized two of their own for their commitment to providing helpful guidance and sincere care to undergraduates. Lisa Nishii, vice provost for undergraduate education, presented the 2024 Excellence in Professional Staff Undergraduate Academic Advising Awards to Foula Dimopoulos from the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI) and Liane Fitzgera  more