LANSING, Michigan, July 7 (TNSres) -- The Arts Council of Greater Lansing podcast the following news: Welcome to Episode 18 of Arts Roll Call--a podcast for the arts curious. In this episode, host Robin Miner-Swartz talks with REACH Studio Art Center's founder and executive director, Alice Brinkman, along with incoming executive director, Melissa Keeley. Together they paint a picture of REACH's past and share a vision for what's ahead as Alice prepares to pass the leadership torch after more th  more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, July 6 (TNSper) -- Bard College issued the following news release: Bard College is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Topcik as dean and director of libraries. In this role, she will be responsible for developing, articulating and implementing a vision for expanding collaboration among all of the libraries across the Bard network. She will also continue to serve as director of research collections at Bard Graduate Center (BGC) and will be dividing her   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 6 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks on July 5, 2023, by Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius on proposals for a more sustainable use of plant and soil natural resources: * * * Executive Vice-President Timmermans: Almost two years ago, we presented Fit for 55 package to implement the climate pillar of the Green Deal. Today, we complement the proposals underpinning the nature pillar. The Commission is de  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 6 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Today, the Commission adopted a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources, which will also strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming. A soil monitoring law will put the EU on a pathway to healthy soils by 2050, by gathering data on the health of soils and making it available to farmers and other soil managers. The law also makes sustainable soil manage  more

LONDON, England, July 4 -- The Journal of Design History, a peer-reviewed journal from the Design History Society that says it embraces the history of design-related subjects, from furniture to product design, graphic design, craft, fashion, textiles, architectural interiors and exhibitions, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2023 edition: Articles: * Balenciaga, licensee of Maison Vionnet * P. Morton Shand and the Promotion of Alvar Aalto * Marie Neurath: Desig  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on July 6, 2023: NETL researchers have developed a biocatalyst with 99% efficiency that can convert carbon dioxide (CO2), a waste product of fossil energy industries that warms the planet and causes climate change, into acetate -- an ingredient used in many products like cleaning supplies, textiles, and as a potential feedstock for biofuels. Deployment of  more