ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) joined forces with its Army and Navy counterparts at the Southern Regional meeting for the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 20 to share best practices for better engagement with the Department of Defense basic research enterprise. This outreach event supported t  more

NORTON, Virginia, March 3 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on March 2: The Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for partnership in the Southwest Virginia 2020 Residential Solarize Program. This program will provide solar installation services for homeowners, small businesses, and farms in the seven-county coalfield region of Southwest Virginia. The workgroup is facilitating this program as part of its mission to utilize the developm  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced Tuesday he secured President Donald Trump's support for legislation to provide full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and address the $12 billion maintenance backlog in our national parks. What conservation leaders are saying about Senator Gardner's successful efforts to secure full and permanent funding for the LWCF: "This com  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * - Dem Primary Winners In NC-02 And NC-06 Will Head To Congress * * * As polls close in North Carolina, Democrats have flipped the first two seats of the 2020 cycle. The winners of the Democratic primaries in NC-02 and NC-06 will be Members of Congress. Last December, North Carolina Republicans were forced to draw a new Congressional map following a court's ruling that the Republic  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 4 -- Freshwater Biology, a journal that focuses on the ecology of inland surface waters, including connected ground waters, flood plains and freshwater wetlands, micro-organisms, algae and macrophytes, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * Assessing the effect of landscape features on pond colonisation by an elusive amphibian invader using environmental DNA * Beavers alter stream macroinvertebrate communities in north-easter  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 3 -- Freshwater Science, a journal that says it advances understanding and environmental stewardship of inland aquatic ecosystems, including lakes, rivers, streams, reservoirs, subterranean and estuaries, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * Biological traits of macroinvertebrates from Puna peatbogs: Patterns along spatial environmental gradients * Comparison of the detection of 3 endangered frog species by eDNA and acoustic   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 6 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by American Electric Power Company, Inc. ("AEP") of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, Series K, due 2030 and $400 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, Series L, due 2050. AEP, based in Columbus, Ohio, operates and maintains the nation's largest electricity transmission system and more than 227,000 miles o  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 3 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * - Projects will update parks, repair waterlines and flood damage * * * Gov. Andy Beshear, in collaboration with the Department for Local Government (DLG) and the Transportation Cabinet, announced more than $2 million for projects in Pikeville and Whitesburg. Gov. Beshear made the announcements on a multi-stop trip through Eastern Kentucky where he discussed key issues affecting Kentucky families   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Eliot L. Engel said a report released by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Inspector General (IG) revealing that the NRC failed to properly analyze the safety risks posed by a natural gas pipeline expansion project near the Indian Point Energy Center is a problem for the community. "I am deeply troubled by the serious irregularities that the IG found in the NRC's risk assessment," said E  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan announced a $2.1 million partnership between BRITE Energy Innovators in Warren, Ohio, Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI) in Youngstown, Ohio and Wright State Applied Research Corporation (WSARC) in Dayton, Ohio. The contract supports the Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment (APEX), a five-year Partnership Intermediary Agreement program of the United States Air Force (USAF). Congressman R  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 1 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Appalachian State University issued the following university news release: Research conducted by Amelia Bruce '19 while a graduate student at Appalachian State University suggests ankle injuries can be better treated by targeting the brain. The results of this groundbreaking study have been published in the February issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. Bruce,  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * - Book Provides a Step-By-Step Guide to Receiving Federal and State Grants * * * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand unveiled a new guidebook to help agriculture and rural development organizations access federal and state grant money. Through Senator Gillibrand's guidebook, agriculture and rural development organizations can access critical information to help them navigate the grant application  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-West Virginia, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee about the Administration's budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2021. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Ranking Member of the Committee, highlighted the importance of his comprehensive Am  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 1 -- Appalachian State University issued the following university news release: Appalachian State University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) to support scholarships for education-focused community college transfer students. Appalachian and East Carolina University (ECU) were the only universities in the state selected to receive funding. The funds granted to Appalachian are for students who are maj  more