KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: Student-athletes were nominated for their performances and were selected out of a pool of conference and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) award winners. * * * Week 7 (April 11, 2023) Player of the Week: Athena Wheeler, Columbia (Mo.) Wheeler hit a home run in five of six games played, including the game-winner against Cottey (Mo.) to break their 29-game home win   more

TOWSON, Maryland, April 13 (TNSper) -- Towson University issued the following news: Dr. Cynthia Cooper, acting provost, announced that Dr. Aneil Mishra will be joining Towson University as the Dean of the College of Business & Economics. Dr. Mishra was selected as the top candidate after an extensive national search and begins his appointment on July 5, 2023. He will oversee programs that are collectively recognized as critical workforce providers to the greater Mid-Atlantic region and as a nat  more

NEW YORK, April 13 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New research moves us one step closer to early diagnosis and treatment for autism spectrum disorder * * * In a new study, researchers revealed disrupted levels of molecular compounds in maternal blood and cord blood linked to later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Identification of these compounds sheds light on the biological processes that give rise to ASD and c  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 14 (TNSfund) -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: Morgan State University (MSU) has been awarded a $5-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish an integrated field laboratory (IFL) to study climate impacts and adaptations in urban environments. The newly formed IFL, operating as the Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative (BSEC), is a collaborative effort among seven partner universities, government entities and   more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 15 (TNSper) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Jonathan A. Nichols has been hired to serve in a senior administrative post in Financial Operations at Pennsylvania College of Technology. As executive director of finance/controller, Nichols will work closely with Penn College's chief financial officer in establishing and directing financial operations in support of the college's Strategic Plan. He will also serve as chief accoun  more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, April 13 (TNSper) -- Penn State Health issued the following news: Penn State Health has appointed Dr. Kenneth Wood, who currently serves Lifespan Health System in Rhode Island as executive vice president and chief clinical officer, to the position of executive vice president and chief medical officer for Penn State Health. The health system redefined the role of chief clinical officer into a new systemwide leadership position, which is strategically focused on oversight   more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, April 11 (TNSper) -- Penn State Health issued the following news: Penn State Neuroscience Institute has named Alicia Richardson as the Penn State Health system stroke director, effective April 1. She is responsible for ensuring standard processes for stroke care at each hospital in the health system. In addition, Richardson has oversight of regulatory requirements, on-site surveys and administration of quality metric data for stroke care. She also supports stroke coordina  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, April 13 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Penn State Harrisburg has announced that alumna Megan Bennett has been named the college's new associate director of alumni relations. Bennett, who began her role on April 3, brings a decade of hands-on alumni relations experience to the position. She served as the college's assistant director of alumni relations from 2015 until July of 2022, when she became the interim associate   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: A Penn State Abington professor led professional development sessions for teachers at a Philadelphia public elementary school to help them refine their instruction of Ukrainian students who are in the United States due to the war with Russia. Roxanna Senyshyn, associate professor of applied linguistics and communication arts and sciences, worked with teachers at Anne Frank Elementary School  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on April 13, 2023: Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi and Vice Provost for Penn State Global Roger Brindley have been appointed to key roles on an Association of American Universities (AAU) task force focused on the expansion of research and academic partnerships among higher education institutions in the United States and India. AAU created the national task force in coordination with  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 12 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A Penn State-led interdisciplinary team of researchers across six institutions was awarded a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the role that macrobiota, such as clams, salt marshes and seagrasses, play in carbon cycling in estuaries. "Estuaries are highly productive and diverse ecosystems and hence deserve study in their own right," said Raymond Naj  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 12 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: As the world searches for ways to reduce the use of plastics such as single-use plastic bags, a novel study by Penn State researchers demonstrates a process to make paper bags stronger -- especially when they get wet -- to make them a more viable alternative. The study suggests a process for creating paper bags durable enough to be used multiple times and then broken down chemically by   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Artificial intelligence platform quickly designs T-cell-based vaccines that provide broad coverage; may be used to develop seasonal flu and other vaccines. * * * The current COVID-19 vaccines are designed to trigger an antibody response to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which is vulnerable to mutations that could make the vaccine less effective over time. Focusing on the T-cell i  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Loud and deliberate screams in the labor and delivery room could actually be the result of theater-based vocal training that may be used to help women with pain management during childbirth. Researchers at the University of Michigan have been studying the application of the Fitzmaurice vocal technique, originally developed by a U-M alumnus for actors, to help women have a more positive birth  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: In a multisite randomized trial reported in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, completeness of the patient problem list, a pivotal section of the electronic health record (EHR), was improved with automated disease surveillance and suggestions for clinicians to consider adding specific problems that appeared to be missing from the list. Adam Wright, PhD, Dean Sit  more