KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 3 -- 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 10 (May 2, 2023) Player of the Week: Ari Martinez, Dickinson State (N.D.) Ari Martinez batted .684 with four doubles, a triple, and 10 RBI as DSU went 5-0 on the week to run their win streak to ten games.  more

NORTHFIELD, Illinois, May 4 (TNSsel) -- The College of American Pathologists issued the following news release: The Accreditation Committee at the College of American Pathologists (CAP) awarded accreditation to 290 national laboratories and 24 international laboratories. These accreditations are based on results of a recent on-site inspection conducted by CAP inspectors, consisting of practicing pathology and laboratory medicine professionals. Recognized for rigorous and robust standards, CAP a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 5 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * $20M collaboration brings together AI researchers, social scientists to develop tools for societal challenges * * * Artificial intelligence tools have increasingly aided emergency managers, public health officials and other professionals tasked with making critical and timely decisions that directly impact society. During disasters, AI can help efficiently direct and allocate resources. Li  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 6 (TNSgov) -- Community College of Allegheny County issued the following news: The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) and ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute announced the funding of a CCAC makerspace by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Region's Build Back Better initiative awarded through the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Located at CCAC West Hills Center and scheduled to open this summer, the new CCAC Entrepreneurial Labs & Mak  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Kristen Allen, 55th Wing Public Affairs Offutt Air Force Base is home to one of three Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency labs in the U.S., and one of the things that stands out about the roughly 50 employees is most of the forensic anthropologists are women. DPAA's forensic anthropologists analyze and inventory skeletal remains, identify bones, and determine a biological profil  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 2 -- Hearst issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: Hearst Health, in partnership with the UCLA Center for SMART Health, today announced that the judges for the 2023 Hearst Health Prize will be featured in a panel discussion at UCLA Health Data Day on May 11, 2023. The Hearst Health Prize is an annual award that recognizes data science projects and programs demonstrating improved health outcomes for U.S. populations. The competition attracts a diverse set  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSper) -- Howard University issued the following news release: Ben Vinson III, PhD, an accomplished higher education leader; historian of the African diaspora with a focus on Blacks in Latin America; and the provost, executive vice president, and Hiram C. Haydn professor of history at Case Western Reserve University, has been named the 18th President of Howard University. This marks a return to the Washington, D.C. area for Vinson, who previously served in senior leadership   more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, May 5 (TNSrpt) -- MITRE issued the following news release: * * * New $20M Artificial Intelligence Institute for Societal Decision Making brings together AI researchers, social scientists to develop tools for societal challenges * * * The National Science Foundation awarded a $20 million grant to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to create the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM). MITRE will be a member of the CMU-led multidisciplinary research coalition,   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 4 -- The National Junior College Athletic Association issued the following news release: The 2023 NFL Draft took place from April 27-29 in Kansas City, MO. The NJCAA is highlighting some notable alumni that continued their success to the professional ranks, including more than 15 former student-athletes. The New York Giants selected the most former NJCAA student-athletes with Tre Hawkins III (Trinity Valley, TX) in the sixth round pick 209, Jordan Riley (Garden   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 4 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced that Dr. Paul Tikalsky, dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) at Oklahoma State University has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. As a Fulbright Scholar, Tikalsky will complete a project at Namangan Institute of Engineering and Technology in Uzbekistan that aims to exchange k  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 5 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: State Senators formally recognized the individual and team accomplishments of Pennsylvania's wrestlers during the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships with a Senate Resolution this week. The resolution - sponsored by Senators Scott Martin (R-13), Cris Dush (R-25), Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) and Devlin Robinson (R-37) - honors Penn State for earning the national team championship, as well as  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on May 3, 2023: * * * Research aimed at dealing with catastrophe also shows method to reduce malnutrition * * * When the seeds of plants such as pea and sunflower are biofortified with zinc, the seedlings they quickly produce -- harvested as microgreens -- could both help to mitigate global malnutrition and boost the odds of people surviving a catastrophe. That's the conclusion of a Penn  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 5 (TNSeco) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on May 4, 2023: The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (May 4) approved an expenditure of $70 million to complete the first stage of the Beaver Stadium renovation, which includes priority maintenance projects, winterizing and architectural and design development. The full board will vote on the project tomorrow (May 5). The total project,   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 29 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A new master agreement with ENOWA, a company tasked with pioneering sustainable energy and water innovations, will support Penn State research efforts in sustainable water solutions. The agreement could see up to $6 million invested into developing much-needed zero-waste water solutions. The agreement offers funding for up to 15 projects with five initial projects that will focus on des  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 3 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A new master agreement with ENOWA, a company tasked with pioneering sustainable energy and water innovations, will support Penn State research efforts in sustainable water solutions. The agreement could see up to $6 million invested into developing much-needed zero-waste water solutions. The agreement offers funding for up to 15 projects, with five initial projects that will focus on desa  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 5 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Tonya Peeples, senior associate dean and professor of chemical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been appointed as the interim Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering, effective July 1. Peeples will succeed Anthony Atchley in the role, following his retirement at the end of June. "Since her arrival at Penn State, Tonya has been extraordinarily impactful in helpin  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Growing up in suburban Upper East Tennessee, Layla Marshall didn't see a lot of STEM opportunities for children. "I like encouraging young people to get involved in the kinds of things I've been doing in my career," said Marshall, an electrical engineer in the Enrichment Science and Engineering Division, ESED, of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Isotope Science and Eng  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 5 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Texas A&M University is part of the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM), which is funded by a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Led by Carnegie Mellon University, the collaboration brings together a team of artificial intelligence (AI) researchers and social scientists to develop tools for societal changes. AI-SDM will improve  more

NEW YORK, May 5 (TNSres) -- The Public Relations Society of America issued the following news on May 4, 2023: PRSSA, the foremost organization for students interested in the public relations and communications fields, announced today that The University of Florida was named the winner of the 2023 Bateman Case Study Competition. Earning second place was The University of Colorado Boulder -- The Daily He(a)rd, followed by Louisiana State University in the third-place spot. This year, PRSSA teame  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Three Penn State faculty who have made distinguished contributions to the fields of physics, mathematics and anthropology have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The 269 new members elected in 2023 come from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research and science. They join the more than 13,500 members elected since the academy was founded by John Adams, J  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 5 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on May 4, 2023: For Brigitte Grant, the new vice chancellor for Advancement at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, moving to Memphis has been in some ways a homecoming. Her grandmother, Fanny Higgins grew up in Memphis, where she met and married her grandfather, Jack Detzel, who was in the Navy in Millington. They moved to Central Illinois after her father was born,   more

IRVING, Texas, May 3 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: West Virginia's JJ Wetherholt (player) and Blaine Traxel (co-pitcher and newcomer) plus Texas' Lucas Gordon (co-pitcher) earned Big 12 baseball weekly awards for games ending May 1. The weekly awards included the Conference game played Monday afternoon. Wetherholt returned to the starting lineup for the first time since April 14, helping the Mountaineers to a 4-0 week while maintaining its   more