WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC) and Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) announced the relaunching of the bipartisan e-Learning Caucus. The nation has emerged from a challenging time when nearly every American had some experience with eLearning. Accordingly, the eLearning Caucus will be a vehicle for Congress to examine successes and failures in eLearning so that federal education funds are used pruden  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America issued the following news: The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the 2023 Individual Scholar All-America team. The CSCAA recognized a total of 2,290 (1,270 women and 1,020 men) swimmers and divers as Scholar All-Americans for the 2022-23 season. The full list of recipients can be found below. "Congratulations to these exceptional student-athletes who have demonstrated ou  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on July 11, 2023: * * * EMSL user Steven Allison uncovers soil microbes and how they change from events like wildfires or drought. * * * On episode five of Bonding Over Science, host Dawn Stringer chats with Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Earth System Science Steven Allison about how he uses Environmental Molecular Sciences Labo  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Hands-on instruction is part of five-day EMSL Summer School * * * Twenty-five PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from around the country were chosen to attend exclusive tutorial sessions at the 2023 EMSL Summer School. These awardees were selected through a competitive application process and will participate in hands-on instruction   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, joined by Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), on Thursday introduced the Organic Science and Research Investment Act. The bill would provide much needed support to the organic farming industry' both through expanded funding for research agencies   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 11 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: * * * Pennington Biomedical researcher Dr. Stephen Hennigar is studying dietary strategies to improve iron status in iron deficient women * * * The presence of iron in blood is crucial for the transport of oxygen throughout the body. Without enough iron, iron deficiency, or the more severe form, iron deficiency anemia develops, resulting in sym  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced more appointees to the bipartisan Growing Michigan Together Council, including representation from the Upper Peninsula, communities of color, and Michiganders under 35. She also announced the council's four workgroups: 1) PreK-12Education, 2) Higher Education, 3) Infrastructure, and 4) Jobs, Talent, and People, and the chairs of those wo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 7 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State students working with the Nittany AI Alliance are sparking innovation at the University by exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can help simplify the application and transfer process. The goal of SmartOCR, a Nittany AI Advance project, is to streamline the task of manually entering transcript information on the Penn State student application. Matt Melvin, vice president   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 12 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Research shows how 'pioneer factors' function as master regulators of genes from yeast to humans * * * Genetic information contained within DNA has to be read by specific proteins that enable the process of gene activation to begin - but in many cases, these proteins can't access their targets because DNA strands are bundled up to control what genes are used in the wide range of different cell types.   more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, July 12 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Amanda Janney Misselhorn has been named Penn State Harrisburg's first field hockey head coach, Director of Athletics Rahsaan Carlton recently announced. Misselhorn will take charge of a Penn State Harrisburg field hockey program set to begin NCAA competition in the fall of 2024. She brings 14 years of Division I coaching experience, having served as head coach at Indiana University  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on July 12, 2023: An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Penn State is part of a project that recently received a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Engines Development Award. The award will fund the development of the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Engine (PAIHE), which will support the manufacture and deployment of bio-based products for application in green building constr  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Practice can cut herbicide use, reduce labor and provide ecosystem services for grape production * * * The perfect pairing for certain fine vines may be grasses. A new study by Penn State researchers shows that in regions with fertile soils that receive plenty of rainfall, growing cover crops under the vines so that the vineyard floor is completely covered with vegetation is a su  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 11 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The College of Health and Human Development has announced that Max Crowley, professor of human development and family studies and public policy, has been appointed director of Penn State's Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC), beginning Aug. 15. Crowley succeeds Stephanie Lanza, professor of biobehavioral health, who has served in that role since 2017. Prevention research  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 12 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * New study shows how the protein adds stability and regulates the synthesis of cellulose, which could aid design of cellulose-rich materials for biofuels. * * * Cellulose -- an integral component of plant cell walls -- is an important source of food, paper, textiles and biofuels, but how its creation is regulated within plant cells has remained unclear. Now, a team led by research  more