AUSTIN, Texas, June 5 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: Dr. Cheasty Anderson has joined the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) as the managing director for the Gulf Coast Region, which includes Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. In this role, Anderson will lead ACS CAN's staff and volunteers in each state as they work to advance legislation and public policies to reduce cancer. "W  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 7 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Ducks Unlimited (DU) is proud to announce full funding for the upcoming Wildcat Marsh project on Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA), 68 miles southeast of Dallas near Richland-Chambers Reservoir. Funding comes from two area foundations and several corporate partners working through the Texas Water Action Collaborative led by Texan by Nature. "The Texas Water Action Collaborative matches funders to proje  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: You can usually expect some chatter from students, or the lecturing of an excited teacher when you enter a classroom. But something you don't always hear is the hum of 3D printers as they turn ideas into a reality. Those are the sounds that filled the classroom during 3D Printing and Design, a free professional development workshop for teachers who want to incorporate this technology into t  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 5 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: While traditional education has been the dominant method of transferring knowledge for the past several decades, more teachers are advocating for immersive environments and experiences. The traditional format is passive learning--the teacher lectures, and the student absorbs. ORAU is encouraging educators to supplement this classic approach of facilitating a classroom with more hands-on oppo  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 5 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: * * * GDIT And The Area Fund Single Grants In New Specialty Areas * * * ORAU has awarded competitive research grants totaling $175,000 to 35 junior faculty from its member institutions. Additionally, General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. [gdit.com] (GDIT) and the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance [thearea.org] (AREA) have partnered with ORAU to fund one award each. The ann  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 5 -- The Mechanical Licensing Collective issued the following news release: The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) announced the expansion of its Distributor Unmatched Recordings Portal (DURP), which now includes over 75 distributors, aggregators and other eligible sound recording distributors, representing over 2.8 million sound recordings. This expansion marks a milestone in The MLC's ongoing mission to support independent music creators and pay rightsholders  more