GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts, March 14 -- The American Hockey Coaches Association following news release: Eight coaches who enjoyed on-ice success during the 2022-23 season have been named finalists for the CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year Award. The award will be announced on Thursday, March 16. Four of the finalists are former Coach of the Year honorees. They are: Mark Bolding of Yale (2022), Dave Flint of Northeastern (2021), Brad Frost of Minnesota (2013 and 2014) and M  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 15 (TNSfund) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: Case Western Reserve University scientist Christine Duval will investigate novel and more environmentally safe methods to separate so-called "rare-earth elements" used for wind turbines, electric vehicles and smart phones. Duval, an assistant professor of chemical engineering in the Case School of Engineering, was awarded a five-year, $549,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Earl  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 17 (TNSper) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: A veteran of regional career and technical education has been named the new assistant dean of transportation technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Steven P. Keen, most recently director of career and technical education and high school principal in the Jersey Shore Area School District, began his duties at Penn College on March 6. He brings to his new postsecondary p  more

MONT ALTO, Pennsylvania, March 15 (TNSpar) -- Pennsylvania State University's Mont Alto campus issued the following news: Penn State University Libraries is beginning a partnership with the Franklin County Library System and the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library. Library users from any of the county's public libraries may use their existing library card to borrow books from the Mont Alto Campus Library at Penn State Mont Alto and request items from other Penn State University Libraries l  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 15 (TNSsel) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: In late February, President Neeli Bendapudi shared a memo with college and campus leaders detailing Penn State's current financial situation and the challenges facing units across the University as they work through a difficult fiscal environment. Bendapudi urged faculty, staff and administrators to come together to manage costs and run the University more efficiently, while continuing  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 17 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Trait results in roots better able to capture more water and nutrients from soil, need less fertilizer, and withstand drought * * * A new discovery, reported today in a global study that encompassed more than a decade of research, could lead to the breeding of corn crops that can withstand drought and low-nitrogen soil conditions and ultimately ease global food insecurity, accor  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 15 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Globally, wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive, generating a significant amount of smoke that can be transported thousands of miles, driving the need for more accurate air pollution forecasts. A team of Penn State researchers developed a deep learning model that provides improved predictions of air quality in wildfire-prone areas and can differentiate between wildfires an  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 14 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Indicators could be used to watch for future Antarctic ice shelf collapse, according to scientists * * * In 2002, an area of ice about the size of Rhode Island dramatically broke away from Antarctica as the Larsen B ice shelf collapsed. A new study of the conditions that led to the collapse may reveal warning signs to watch for future Antarctic ice shelf retreat, according to a   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 15 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: After leading Penn State through its $2.2 billion fundraising campaign -- "A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence," the most successful and comprehensive fundraising effort in University history -- Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations O. Richard Bundy III has resigned, effective March 20. David Lieb, currently senior associate vice president for development, wil  more

SCHUYKILL HAVEN, Pennsylvania, March 14 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University's Schuykill Campus issued the following news: Three Penn State Schuylkill students presented two of the eight total research posters representing Penn State at the prestigious Undergraduate Research at the Capitol - Pennsylvania event in Harrisburg on March 7. Justice Cappella, a third-year business major, and Zakkary Hozella, a fourth-year cybersecurity analytics and operations major, presented their research, t  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 17 (TNSper) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news on March 16, 2023: Wake Forest University has named Jackie Krasas, Ph.D., as the new Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, effective July 1. A highly-regarded sociology and women's, gender and sexuality studies scholar, Krasas comes to Wake Forest from Lehigh University, where she currently serves as deputy provost for faculty affairs. "Dr. Krasas brings extensive scholars  more