WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Gerontological Society of America issued the following news release: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has named 49 exemplary professionals as its newest fellows. Fellow status is peer recognition for outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology and represents the highest category of GSA membership. This distinction comes at varying points in a person's  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSper) -- The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) announced today that Justin Monk has been named director of student and institutional aid policy. Monk joins NAICU from the KIPP Foundation, where he was the director of government affairs. "I am pleased to welcome Justin to NAICU where he will be an integral part of our go  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on June 27, 2023: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, has introduced the Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act (PEOAA). The measure aims at pressuring large university endowments to purge their investment portfolios of Chinese entities deemed a threat to U.S. national security. The bill imposes a 50% excise tax on such investments when a  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, June 28 (TNSsel) -- The University of the Cumberlands issued the following news release: Physician assistant (PA) students at University of the Cumberlands Northern Kentucky (NKY) Campus had a strong showing this spring. Not only did every graduate from Cohort 2 of the PA program in NKY successfully pass the PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination) this spring, but, in addition, PA students placed 3rd in the AAPA National Medical Challenge Bowl. In sh  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 29 (TNSawa) -- The Wake Forest University Schools of Business issued the following news release: Wake Forest University School of Business and graduate program student services team members were recently recognized as recipients of the 2023 "Promising Practices in Graduate & Professional Student Services Award," presented in April during the 2023 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) annual conference. The team received recognition  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 29 (TNSjou) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Flash droughts are extreme drought events where conditions deteriorate rapidly, such as when temperatures spike during a period of scarce rainfall, desiccating the soil. They can materialize in as little as five days and last for weeks or even a few months. "Flash droughts are of concern because they happen with little forewarning for farmers and land managers to prepare," says Wake Forest Univ  more