DALLAS, Texas, March 7 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: * * * Irregular sleep timing contributed to higher blood pressure even if teens got the recommend total hours of rest, finds new study in Hypertension journal Research Highlights: * A new study found that the link between excess weight and higher blood pressure in adolescents was stronger among those who also had irregular sleep patterns. * Irregular sleep patterns contribut  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 (TNSpp) -- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers issued the following news release: ASHRAE will award a total of $163,000 for 2023-24 academic year to fund 34 projects through ASHRAE Undergraduate Program Equipment Grants. The ASHRAE Undergraduate Program Equipment Grants provides grants to engineering, technical and architectural schools worldwide. Its goal is to increase student knowledge, learning and awareness of the HVAC&R   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023, and letter: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) sent a letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Michael S. Regan, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) to address the concerns of farmers and agricultural producers in and around the Norfolk Southern derailment site in East Palestine.   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo making the case for Pennsylvania as an optimal destination for investments made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act. Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act in 2022 to boost American manufacturing, particularly in the semiconductor industry. As the Commerce Department begins to implement the law and awa  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 8 (TNSgov) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a 7.1% funding increase for Penn State's 2023-24 general support appropriation and for Pennsylvania College of Technology, and a 2% funding increase for Penn State Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension, during his first budget address as governor, which was delivered March 7 during a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Coincidence or Coordinated? The Administration's Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem" at 2 p.m. on march 9, 2023, at 2128 Rayburn House Office Building: Legislation * H.R. ___, the "Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act" (Rep. Emmer) * H.R. ___, the "Financial Technology Protection Act" * H.Res. ___, a Resolution Expr  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following statement by Fleet Reserve Association National Executive Director Christopher J. Slawinski involving a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on March 1, 2023, entitled "Legislative Presentation of the American Legion and Multi VSOs." The VSOs are veterans service organizations. * * * The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) is the oldest and largest organization serving enlisted men and women in t  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Jared Lyon, national president and CEO of the Student Veterans of America, involving a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on March 1, 2023, entitled "Legislative Presentation of the American Legion and Multi VSOs." The VSOs are veterans service organizations. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) We look forward to continued participation in the rulemaking ahead and eager  more

BONN, Germany, March 6 (TNSrep)(TNScapv) -- IZA-Institute of Labor Economics issued the following discussion paper (No. 15982) in March 2023 entitled "Adapting to Climate Risk? Local Population Dynamics in the United States." The discussion paper was written by Agustin Indaco and Francesc Ortega. Here are excerpts: * * * ABSTRACT: Using a new composite climate-risk index, we show that population in high-risk counties has grown disproportionately over the last few decades, even relative to   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on March 6, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) and the DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) today announced $4.5 million in funding for Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to study ways to improve turbine performance and efficiency. This research supports our Nation's efforts to ram  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $4.5 million in funding for Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to study ways to improve turbine performance and efficiency. This research supports our Nation's efforts to ramp up the use of low-carbon fuels--including sustainable aviation fuels and hydrogen f  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 10 (TNSper) -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: ORAU announced the election of new members to its board and to the joint board/nominating committee and welcomed two new institutions to its current 153-member University Consortium. The announcement was made during the ORAU Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions on Monday, March 6, 2023. The following leaders were elected to the ORAU board of directors, represe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Gerard M. Karam, issued the following release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Penn State Health (PSH) has agreed to pay $1,252,662.28 to resolve allegations of civil liability for submitting claims to Medicare for Evaluation & Management (E&M) services that violated Medicare rules and regulations. According to the U.S. Attorney Gerard M. K  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 11 (TNSconf) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The 2022-23 Penn State Forum Speaker Series continues this spring with Sabaah Folayan, award-winning film director of the documentary "Whose Streets?" Folayan will present a talk, "The Art of Alignment: How knowing yourself and having the courage to change course can lead to personal fulfillment and professional success." The talk and buffet-style luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m.   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 8 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * The consequences of disconnecting different classes of natural habitats * * * Habitat split is a common event in the environment that occurs when different classes of natural habitats, such as forests and water, are disconnected. As a consequence, the movement of organisms between these environments is disrupted, which can be particularly harmful to species with both an aquatic a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 7 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Ecological forest management can help * * * Warmer and drier climate conditions in western U.S. forests are making it less likely that trees can regenerate after wildfires, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which includes researchers from Penn State. Importantly, the research shows that ecologically based forest management  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 10 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on March 9, 2023: Tens of thousands of thunderstorms may rumble around the world each day, but accurately predicting the time and location where they will form remains a grand challenge of computer weather modeling. A new technique combining underused satellite and radar data in weather models may improve these predictions, according to a Penn State-led team of scientists. "Thunderstorms  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 9, 2023, on his budget for fiscal 2024: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philadelphia! Now, before I get going -- hey, everybody. How are you? (Applause.) "Moms Demand Action." We're going to get action. Hey, you know, what? His mom is watching -- Tina. Tina, I don't know -- I wish you were here. I could meet you. But they say -- they speak of the -- with a little bit of an accent in southern Delaware.   more

RADFORD, Virginia, March 10 (TNSper) -- Radford University issued the following news release: Bethany McKay Usher, Ph.D., will join Radford University as provost and senior vice president of academic affairs on June 12, 2023. She will take the helm from Marten denBoer, Ph.D., who has served as interim provost since July 1, 2022, and will continue to assist in this role until June 30. Usher is currently associate provost for undergraduate education at George Mason University, where she has serv  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Coquese Washington, head coach at Rutgers University, is the recipient of the 2023 WBCA Carol Eckman Integrity in Coaching Award, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The Carol Eckman Integrity in Coaching Award is named in honor of the late Carol Eckman, the former West Chester State College coach, who is considered the "Mother of the Women's Colle  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, March 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * Earns $598K NSF CAREER Award * * * Research focused on why and how lithium-ion batteries may suddenly fail energetically, causing smoke, fire or even an explosion, a phenomenon called thermal runaway, has earned a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award totaling $598,181. Dr. Guangsheng Zhang, an assistant professor in the D  more

ORONO, Maine, March 9 (TNSper) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: A national study published last week, led by a now University of Maine assistant professor and small business specialist, identifies critical investments needed to build community capacity and improve quality of life in rural America. Results showed a need to increase collaboration, inform decision making through research, involve local underrepresented groups and build climate and economic resilience.   more