DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Delaware State University issued the following news: A partnership between Delaware State University and Xiamen University of China has led to the establishment of a Chinese Language and Cultural Research (CLCR) Center at DSU Downtown. The officials from both institutions jointly dedicated CLCR Center during a Sept. 22 ceremony at the DSU International Affairs House on N. State Street, where it will be based. Dr. Fengshan Liu, DSU Associate Vice President  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 28 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: As Delaware becomes the newest state to enact updated data privacy laws, Sarah Rugnetta was quoted by Bloomberg Law in an article discussing what's included in the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act. Rugnetta noted that Delaware is joining other states in adding non-profit entities onto the list of organizations who need to ensure compliance with data privacy laws. "We do work wi  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 28 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Attorney General Jennings yesterday joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other state attorneys general to sue Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon's actions allow it  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 29 -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin has named Steve Williams as new director to lead the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship. Williams has served his entire career with the Department, most recently as administrator for the DNREC's Watershed and Wetlands Assessment and Monitoring programs, watershed planning and i  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 27 -- Delaware State University issued the following news: The University has named Chief James T. Overton to head the DSU Police Department for the second time in his career, this time succeeding Chief Bobby Cummings who retired at the end of May. He began that first tenure with DSU as Deputy Chief of Police in 2000, and then served as the University's Chief of Police from 2005 until 2011. During that initial tenure, the International Association of Campus Law Enforcem  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 26 -- Delaware Technical Community College issued the following news: More than 400 runners and walkers participated in the 10th annual Run, White & Blue 5K run and 1-Mile walk on Thursday, Sept. 7 at Delaware Technical Community College's Owens Campus in Georgetown. This year's event raised over $22,000, which will go toward scholarships for veterans and first responders. Since 2014, the event has raised over $180,000 through sponsorships and race participation. The po  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 27 -- Delaware Technical Community College issued the following news: When Delaware Tech's softball team takes the field this spring to defend its region and district championships, there will be two new faces helping lead the team in new assistant coaches Sami Mumford and Kylie Kruger. "They are both great people and they were both great players," Head Coach Guy Wilkins said. "I'm hoping they will be able to pass along both of those qualities to the student-athletes tha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Extreme MAGA House Republicans are continuing to push the country to the brink of a government shutdown by putting political stunts and partisan wishlists over the needs of the American people. The looming Republican shutdown could be devastating for millions of families and communities across the country. In Alabama: Alabama Political Reporter: Sewell: Republican government shutdown would harm famili  more

NIAGARA, New York, Sept. 27 -- Niagara University issued the following news: Industry leaders across the retail food and service sectors came together at the 2023 Niagara University Food Industry Center of Excellence Summit on Sept. 21, 2023, to discuss the ways in which they can change and adapt to meet the expectations of both staff and consumers. Jamie Obletz, president of Delaware North Sportservice; Josh Halpern, CEO of Big Chicken; and Rebecca Brady, founder and CEO of Top Seedz, were th  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: A new comprehensive review published in the peer-reviewed journal Industrial Biotechnology examines how industrial biotechnology and biopharmaceutical manufacturing utilize the same framework for efficient biochemical production, which can be leveraged in current and future collaborations to enable rapid innovation. Click here (https://email.liebertpub.com/c/166wr5K8VaLjT9Ie) to read the articl  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has relocated its expanding Delaware office to the Brandywine Building in the heart of downtown Wilmington. With close proximity to clients and courthouses, McDermott's new Wilmington office is ideally located and provides a space designed for collaboration and innovation. This office move is part of the Firm's larger overall design approach and   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a report examining demographic, economic and quality of living trends in 10 rural counties in New York state. Most of the counties had population losses, aging residents, a shrinking labor force, as well as challenges with housing availability and access to health care, food and broadband. The count  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University is on a mission to identify and eliminate impediments to students remaining enrolled and persisting to graduation. Two years into the all-hands-on-deck initiative, OWU is seeing its highest retention numbers in 14 years. "Our first-to-second-year retention rate is 84.3% for the class that entered in fall 2022," President Matt vandenBerg, Ed.D., announced. "That is 2.5 percentage poi  more