LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The public is invited to the summer semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 7 p.m. June 21, one day after the summer solstice. The garden, situated just east of the Lawrence Municipal Airport (http://nativeplants.ku.edu/public-gardens-2/medicinal-plant-garden), includes research plantings, a large native plant demonstration garden and the KU Community Garden.   more

LOWELL, Arkansas, June 18 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news: The Arvest Opportunity Fund, a wholly owned, non-bank subsidiary of Arvest Bank, has established a new advisory board to support the subsidiary's mission of providing products, services and financial education opportunities to underbanked communities. The new board is made up of six members across the bank's four-state footprint. Hillis Schild, Little Rock-based executive director of the Arvest Opportunity Fund, serves as boar  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 18 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: Forvis Mazars, LLP, ranked among the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, is pleased to announce the election of 39 new partners, as well as the promotion of 11 new managing directors, effective June 1. The group is among the first class of newly promoted leaders within the Forvis Mazars global network, which officially launched this month. Forvis Ma  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The late 18th to the mid-19th century was the golden age of public speaking. Part education, part entertainment, being a good orator was critical -- particularly in certain social circles. For writer and reformer Frederick Douglass, public speaking was among the vehicles he used to tell his story of enslavement, to call for abolition and to defend Black Americans' rights. A new scholarly article from La  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 19 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news on June 17, 2024: Story by: Krithika Selvarajoo Kansas City's research university is known for being innovative and future-forward. As artificial intelligence engrains itself into our everyday lives, many faculty have been on the leading edge of using this technology in the classroom and in their respective fields. Here's what professors campuswide are doing to keep up with AI. School of   more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, June 19 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: A Kansas State University engineer is developing an automated tool to detect security issues in computer hardware without human effort or specialized knowledge. Xiaolong Guo, assistant professor in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a $490,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, known as a CAREER award, to develop the too  more

SALINA, Kansas, June 19 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: The next generation of Kansas scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians needs quality experiences and knowledgeable teachers, and Kansas State University Salina has helped lead the way through several recent STEM educational opportunities to support K-12 educators. One outreach project consisted of a drone racing competition designed for middle school students. K-State Salina's Applied Aviation   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 18 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on June 17, 2024: * * * 24-EKCE-870-COC Docket Type: COC - Certificate of Convenience Docket Description: Application for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. . Date Filed: 06/17/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-871-UCR Docket Type: UCR - UCR Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Jacks Transportation LLC Date Filed: 06/17/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-872-UCR Docket Type: UCR - UCR Penalty   more

NEW YORK, June 19 -- Newmark Group issued the following news release: Newmark announces that Oklahoma-based retailer Bob Mills Furniture has signed a new 114,396-square-foot lease at Schertz Corporate Center in Schertz, Texas. The tenant secured the long-term lease for the entire multifaceted facility at 17975 IH-35 N, which will serve as a both a distribution warehouse and a retail showroom for the company. Newmark Managing Directors Stewart Skloss and Eva Horton represented the tenant in the  more

SEATTLE, Washington, June 18 -- Carlyle Group issued the following news release: Following the completion of a final Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Ownership Group of Seattle Sounders FC and global investment firm Carlyle have come together to invest in and operate leading National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC. This blockbuster agreement unites the topflight teams in women's and men's professional soccer for the first time in Seattle history, keeping the club firmly rooted in t  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The United States is experiencing a housing shortage. At least, that is the case according to common belief -- and is even the basis for national policy, as the Biden administration has stated plans to address the housing supply shortfall. But new research from the University of Kansas finds that most of the nation's markets have ample housing in total, but nearly all lack enough units affordable to very  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A new study led by the Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reveals that market-ready steers can maintain meat quality and yield even when fed lower-cost, low-input maintenance diets for longer periods than previously understood. The finding is especially useful to cattle producers and feedlot operators during times of market unpredictability and processing slowdowns such as those experienced during t  more