TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A St. Francis, Minnesota, man was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment Tuesday for his role in an international drug trafficking ring that resulted in the death of a man, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector-in-Charge Mona Hernandez, Houston Division. Christopher Louis Bass, 46, was sentenced by U.S. Dis  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: The U.S. Census Bureau has appointed five new members to its Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC). The committee provides advice and recommendations on the design and implementation of Census Bureau programs and surveys. The new CSAC members are: Kristine J. Ajrouch, research professor, Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Sara Curran, professor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation and The Lemelson Foundation have awarded funding through the NSF Research in the Formation of Engineers program for five projects to integrate sustainability topics into engineering curricula. Supported in part by a $3 million, three-year investment from The Lemelson Foundation, this partnership aims to prepare future engineers to address critical challenges li  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas issued the following news release: United States Attorney Leigha Simonton will resign from the Department of Justice effective Jan. 19, the office announced today. "I began my career in this office as a summer intern after my first year of law school," said Ms. Simonton. "It was love at first sight. Every day after that internship, I was figuring out how to become an Assistant U.S. Attorney here. I go  more