CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 15 -- Clemson University issued the following news: Sez Atamturktur Russcher has been appointed associate vice president for the Charleston-area Innovation Centers at the Clemson University Restoration Institute (CURI). Russcher serves as the principal providing strategic leadership of the three units in this new role: the Dominion Energy Innovation Center, the Zucker Family Graduate Education Center, and the Warren Lasch Conservation Center. Responsible for staff  more

BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman last week wrapped up a busy swing through central and northeastern Pennsylvania, holding multiple events throughout the Commonwealth to meet with constituents. Sen. Fetterman on Wednesday visited Penn State University's Agriculture Progress Days to meet with advocates and speak about agriculture and farming. Sen. Fetterman delivere  more

MONROVIA, Calif., Aug. 19 -- AeroVironment issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that Mary Beth Long has been nominated to serve as a Class II director on the company's Board of Directors. Elections will take place at AeroVironment's Annual Shareholder meeting planned for September 29. Ms. Long has been nominated to fill the board position that will be vacated by Catharine Marigold. The election of Ms. Long would maintain the boar  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: NASA recently announced the selection of seven teams as part of its Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR) program. Kevin Stevenson, an astrophysicist from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, will lead one of them, focusing on the habitability of rocky planets around small red stars called M dwarfs. "The team   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: * * * Army, Marine Corps have fellowship programs that are offered online in partnership with World Campus * * * U.S. Army Sgt. Major Chris Nelson and his wife unexpectedly lost their 3-year-old daughter last year, and, he said, he hopes to teach others how to process grief from similar experiences, once he retires. To help accomplish this goal, Nelson has completed a master's degr  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding called today for proposals for $500,000 in PA Farm Bill Agriculture & Youth Grants from organizations whose projects are aimed at preparing youth to succeed in Pennsylvania's $132.5 billion agriculture industry. "To meet increasingly complex challenges tied to climate and marketplace changes, and rapidly evolving technology, Pennsylvania'  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Michele Tantardini, assistant professor of public administration in Penn State Harrisburg's School of Public Affairs, has co-authored a new book that explores the influence of religions on the functioning of public administrative systems across the globe. "Religion and Public Administration: An Introduction" was published in June. Tantardini said the book was sparked by conversatio  more

FRISCO, Texas, Aug. 15 -- The Professional Golfers Association of America issued the following news release: PGA REACH, the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America, has awarded scholarships to 21 students at 12 colleges through the PGA WORKS John & Tamara Lundgren Scholars Program for the 2023-2024 academic school year. With the generous support of the Lundgrens, the $8,000 scholarships were presented to talented and motivated students from diverse backgrounds who are working towa  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi has accepted the recommendations of the panel appointed to advise how to best reunite the university's two separately accredited law schools, Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law, into a singularly accredited law school. The single law school will be called Penn State Dickinson Law and its primary location will be in Carlisle with a substantial presence  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Findings could help better predict toxic algal blooms * * * A microscopic species of algae is causing toxic algal blooms around the world, affecting two dozen states in the U.S., especially Texas. New research into the genetic diversity of the responsible organism, Prymnesium parvum, could help authorities predict when blooms will occur. Prymnesium blooms every winter in Texas, leading th  more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Congresswoman Susan Wild applauds the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) designation application filed today by a cross-sector consortium of partners across the Lehigh Valley, reaffirming her push to bring this investment in American technology and innovation to PA-07. Led by the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC), the consortium comprised   more