WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSpp) -- The Association of Research Libraries issued the following news: The ARL Board of Directors has confirmed Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the site for ARL's 2025 Spring Association Meeting. ARL's semiannual Association Meetings bring together ARL member representatives in Canada and the United States, along with other leaders in the research enterprise, to discuss current and future realities of the research and learning ecosystem. A new location is selected each year f  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: As renewable sources of energy such as wind and sun power are being increasingly added to the country's electrical grid, old-fashioned nuclear energy is also being primed for a resurgence. For the past 20 years, fission reactors have produced a nearly unchanging portion of the nation's electricity: around 20%. But that percentage could start increasing soon. The adve  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 23 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: To attract and retain high quality teachers to Pennsylvania classrooms, Sens. Vincent Hughes (D-7) and Ryan Aument (R-36) introduced Senate Bill 300 to create a student teacher stipend program, known as the Educator Pipeline Support Program, to be administered by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). The shortage of teachers in Pennsylvania affects t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 25 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Evan Williams has been named the director of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center at Penn State, effective June 12. Williams is returning to University Park after serving as the inaugural assistant director of Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Student Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg. Prior to his role at the Harrisburg campus, Williams worked in Residence Life at both the Universit  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, May 25 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania College of Technology teams had multiple highlights during their ninth season as a member of the United East Conference and sixth season as a full-fledged member of the NCAA. Included are: Golf - UE champ, three all-conference, UE Coach of the Year, 37th-place finish in the NCAA Division III Championship. Baseball - second in the UE regular season, second in the UE pl  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, May 27 (TNSbook) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Hannah Spector, associate professor of education at Penn State Harrisburg, has published a new book that explores the subject of responsibility through a variety of educational contexts. "In Search of Responsibility as Education: Traversing Banal and Radical Terrains," was published in March. Spector has studied and written about responsibility and education for years. In her new b  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, May 24 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news on May 23, 2023: Last summer, on a sweltering July morning, Penn State Harrisburg environmental engineering professor Shirley Clark and two students worked in the yard of the Middletown Area Historical Society on East Main Street. Using equipment -- moisture sensors, compaction meters and infiltrometers -- they gathered data to help them learn more about how much water the soil can s  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 23 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Lara B. Fowler, teaching professor of law at Penn State Law and researcher with expertise centering on water, energy, agriculture and dispute resolution, has been named director of the Sustainability Institute at Penn State and the University's chief sustainability officer, effective May 15. Fowler has served in both roles on an interim basis since July 1, 2022. Tasked with moving forward  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 24 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * New detailed genetic analysis clarifies the evolutionary relationships among orchids and reveals that the plant's ability to grow on trees evolved independently in several lineages * * * The most extensive study of the genetic relationships among orchids to date reveals that the flower's ability to grow on other plants evolved independently multiple times. A team of researchers, l  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 24 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The tendency of cities to trap heat -- a phenomenon called the "urban heat island," often referred to as the UHI effect -- can lead to dangerous temperatures in the summer months, but new Penn State research suggests that certain urban factors can reduce this effect. The study found that trees had a cooling effect on outdoor air temperature, mean radiant temperature and predicted mean vot  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 23 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Kelly Austin, Penn State vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor, will be leaving the University effective July 10. Austin has accepted a position as the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. A search for a permanent vice president is expected to launch shortly. As chief academic officer for Embry-Riddle,   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 26 (TNSper) -- The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: More than 100 lawyers and judges from across the state have taken leadership roles as 2023-24 chairs of committees and sections of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA). Many of the association's policies and positions prompting development of state laws and actions viewed as beneficial to the legal system, the courts and the public result from actions initiated by t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 27 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news: The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) today announced the opening of the ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot for the 2023 riding season. The 2023 pilot includes more than 400 miles of township roads, 163 miles of state forest roads and trails, and 33 miles of PennDOT-administered roads. New connections for this year's pilot include: * Cross Fork  more

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, May 23 (TNSper) -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University issued the following news: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has named alumnus Dr. Kelly M. Austin ('04) -- a nationally recognized champion for students' academic success -- to serve as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Currently, Austin serves as Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Executive Chancellor at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. In that capacity, he ov  more

FREDONIA, New York, May 23 (TNSper) -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news: The Fredonia School of Music has appointed two new faculty members - Don Marrazzo and Dr. Emily Schaad - that it considers to be exceptional additions to the music faculty. "Professor Marrazzo and Dr. Schaad bring strong credentials, rich experiences and fresh perspectives to their new roles at Fredonia," said School of Music Dean David Stringham. "They will further strengthen our  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * University of Missouri study looks at expanding the history of public relations to include community activism and by extension, attract more diverse practitioners * * * While longtime feminist community activists and writers Grace Lee Boggs and bell hooks never considered themselves public relations practitioners, a new study from the University of Missouri uses t  more