AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- Hampshire College issued the following news: Victor Fresco and Scott Gortikov didn't plan to concentrate their Hampshire studies on US foreign policy. Then they took a course with Professor Carollee Bengelsdorf, and they were hooked. A professor of politics who joined the faculty in 1973, three years before Gortikov and Fresco arrived, Bengelsdorf peppered her teaching with stories and anecdotes drawn from her experiences participating in the anti-Vietnam War  more

MUNCIE, Indiana, Sept. 24 -- Ball State University issued the following news: Ball State dedicates the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Center to Kent C. "Oz" Nelson, retired UPS CEO and Ball State alumnus. Ball State dedicated the Kent C. "Oz" Nelson Logistics and Supply Chain Management Center Friday, Sept. 21, to honor the 1969 graduate for his remarkable career, and lasting impact on the University and the Miller College of Business. Mr. Nelson graduated from Ball State with a bachel  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 27 -- Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams issued the following news release: Today, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams launched a campaign to rename the Brooklyn Municipal Building, an historic edifice in Downtown Brooklyn that houses a number of City offices, after Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a native of Flatbush and noted civil rights champion who is celebrating her 25th year as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He activated an online petit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Armed Services Committee issued the following testimony by William Inboden, executive director and chair of the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin, at a hearing entitled "Impact of National Defense on the Economy, Diplomacy, and International Order": I. "Chairman Thornberry, Ranking Member Smith, and other Distinguished Members of the Committee, it is an honor to be here with you today to assess this strategic and timely  more

GREENCASTLE, Indiana, Sept. 24 -- DePauw University issued the following news: Derek R. Ford, assistant professor of education studies at DePauw University, will be among the presenters at the 2018 Global Peace Forum on Korea (GPFK). The event, which takes place at Columbia University in New York on September 29 - 30, has a theme of "Peace and Prosperity for Korea and the World." Other speakers at the event will include former president Jimmy Carter, who will present a congratulatory opening a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Dave Brat, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: This morning, Reps. Dave Brat (VA-07) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) introduced a bill titled the "Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2018." The bill would reauthorize Congress' only charity for 5 more years through October 1, 2023. The program was previously set to end on October 1, 2018. "Goal-setting and achieving those goals is an essential experience for American teenagers," said Rep. Dave   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 26 -- Albany Medical Center issued the following news release: Three visionary scientists whose work has led to a revolutionary new way to treat cancer and other diseases were presented with the 2018 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research today during an awards ceremony in Albany, New York. Their insights into the immune system and their work on what is known as immunotherapy have led to innovative new drugs for cancer, HIV and other diseases, wi  more