DES MOINES, Iowa, July 11 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 7-state coalition in opposing the illegal attempt by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to regulate cryptocurrencies. SEC's power grab may stop states from protecting their citizens from scams, and it hurts the free market. SEC's policing of cryptocurrency will stifle innovation and devastate the cryptocurrency industry  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 11 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Austin Monthly magazine has named 20 Husch Blackwell attorneys as "Austin's Top Attorneys" for 2024. Austin Monthly's 2024 Top Attorney honorees from Husch Blackwell are: * Lynn Butler - Bankruptcy and Workout * Ellee Cochran - Healthcare * Lauren Collins - Corporate Finance, Mergers, and Acquisitions * Remy Fesquet - Corporate Fina  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 10 -- Nationwide Children's Hospital issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Dr. Krawczeski will continue to serve as Chair of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine * * * Nationwide Children's Hospital announced today that Catherine Krawczeski, MD, the hospital's physician-in-chief since 2022, will now also serve as Nationwide Children's chief medical officer. Dr. Krawczeski will continue in her positions as physician-in-chief and   more

WICHITA, Kansas, July 11 -- Friends University issued the following news: Friends University is thrilled to announce the newest program in our graduate degree pathways: Master of Science in Business Administration. This degree combines technical knowledge from our Management Information Systems program and our business-focused MBA allowing students to take the best of both programs. The Master of Science in Business Administration will be ideal for students who want to work in business roles   more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, July 11 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch Dr. Chris Hall, assistant professor of English at University of the Ozarks, presented research in progress this summer at the Derrida Today conference held in Athens, Greece, June 10-14. The conference is a biennial gathering of scholars writing on the work of philosopher Jacques Derrida and the theory of deconstruction. Hall's paper, titled "Oikonomia, Geschlecht, and the Zone of Ethics,"   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 11 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: Lawrence attorney Emily Hartz has been named executive director of the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program. She succeeds Danielle Hall, who has taken a new role in the Office of Judicial Administration. The Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program provides for identification, peer intervention, counseling, and rehabilitation of Kansas lawyers and law students who are facing personal challenges that affect their abil  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 11 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Suzanne Shontz, University of Kansas School of Engineering associate dean for research and graduate programs, was named the 2024 winner of the James Corones Award in Leadership, Community Building and Communication from the Krell Institute. The award will be presented later this year at the KU Lawrence campus. The Krell Institute is an Iowa-based nonprofit founded in 1997 to serve science, technology and education  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 10 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in opposing the Biden administration's latest overreach into the livelihoods of middle-class Americans. This time, the administration has weaseled its way into laundry rooms in an attempt to further their radical energy policies by implementing harmful and costly standards on w  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 11 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: A Mississippi State faculty member with more than a decade of service to the university is the new head of MSU's Department of Physics and Astronomy. Professor Jeff Winger begins his role as department head July 1. Winger has served as interim department head since last summer. "Dr. Winger is well-equipped for the this role with his past experiences as associate and acting head," said College of Arts a  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 11 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news on July 10, 2024: Panasonic Energy Co. Ltd. (Panasonic Energy) -- a Panasonic Group Company -- and the University of Kansas today announced that they have signed an agreement aimed at promoting the development of next-generation technologies and the cultivation of specialist expertise in the field of lithium-ion batteries. The University of Kansas is a flagship university in the U.S. state of Kansas, where Panasoni  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Solar energy is critical for a clean-energy future. Traditionally, solar energy is harvested using silicon - the same semiconductor material used in everyday electronic devices. But silicon solar panels have drawbacks: For instance, they're expensive and hard to mount on curved surfaces. Researchers have developed alternative materials for solar-energy harvesting to solve such shortcomings. Among the most  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 9, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 26 states that filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to  more

WICHITA, Kansas, July 11 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Textron Aviation today announced the delivery of the first Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine utility turboprop equipped with a Combi interior conversion option. The aircraft was delivered to Everts Air, an Alaskan-based Part 135 operator serving passenger, cargo and charter needs throughout Alaska. Everts also operates Part 121, providing cargo and on-demand charter throughout   more

KENT, Ohio, July 11 (TNSres) -- Wright State University issued the following news: By Bob Mihalek Wright State University will offer undergraduate students cutting-edge research experiences in cybersecurity during a new summer training program supported by the National Science Foundation. The Training Research for Undergraduate Students in Secure and Trusted Systems (TRUST) program will be open to domestic undergraduate students from around the United States. The program is dedicated to "sus  more