LONDON, England, April 13 -- English PEN issued the following news on April 12, 2024: Today, Friday 12 April 2024, on the eve of the 85th anniversary of the poet's birth, English PEN, together with Irish PEN/PEN na hEireann and the Estate of Seamus Heaney launch a new annual prize, the PEN Heaney Prize. The prize will recognise a single volume of poetry by one author, published in the UK or Ireland, of outstanding literary merit that engages with the impact of cultural or political events on hu  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, April 11 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: By Ethan Knox For only the second time, a team in New York state has won the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) Nationals. "This is a huge win for our debate team as a whole," said Joe Schatz, the director of Binghamton University's speech and debate program. "It shows off the strength of our current program and works as a strong incentive for future high school debaters to come here, ensuring the stre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 10 -- The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2023: The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, has hired Nathan A. Finn, Ph.D., to serve as a senior fellow with an emphasis on matters related to religious liberty. Finn is a professor of faith and culture at North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina, where he also serves as executive dire  more

PASADENA, California, April 10 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Professor of Biology Henry Lester has been named the 2024 recipient of the Langley Award for Basic Research on Nicotine and Tobacco from the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT). The Langley Award Honors scientists who have made groundbreaking advances in basic nicotine research in the areas of pharmacology, neuroscience, and/or genetics. "Nicotine has served as a model for neurosci  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 10 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: University of Kansas Debate Team members Graham Revare, junior from Shawnee, and William Soper, senior from Bucyrus, took second place in the country at the 78th National Debate Tournament, held from April 4 to 9 at Emory University in Atlanta. They advanced to the championship debate, losing to this year's national champions from the University of Michigan. The KU team of sophomores John Marshall, from Lawrence,  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 10 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Falk School of Medicine professor Dr. Balint Kacsoh is this year's recipient of the Joe and Jean Hendricks Excellence in Teaching Award, which will be presented at Mercer University's medical school commencement on May 4. The annual Hendricks Award recognizes a full-time teacher who best exemplifies the qualities that distinguished siblings Joe and Jean Hendricks as teachers and mentors to generations of M  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, April 10 -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Milligan University will host the 23rd annual Stone-Campbell Journal Conference, which provides a scholarly platform for the Stone-Campbell Movement. The conference will take place on Friday, April 12, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday, April 13, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., on the university's main campus. "Milligan and Emmanuel have always had a strong presence at the Stone-Campbell Journal Conference, so we are excited to hos  more

HELENA, Montana, April 13 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte announced the following appointments: Board of Veterans' Affairs * Chauncey Parker, Box Elder: A veteran of the Montana Army National Guard and a Carroll College graduate, Parker serves as the Executive Director of the Great Plains Veterans Services Center and is the Post Commander for American Legion Post 67. His term will run through August 1, 2025  more

NEW YORK, April 12 (TNSres) -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Researchers at the newly formed Optimal Aging Institute at NYU Langone Health have been awarded $31 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a diverse, 10-university cohort to study how vascular risk factors contribute to dementia and other age-related disorders in those over the age of 85, building upon existing re  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 10 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: U-M 2024 debate team. Image courtesy: Aaron Kall After finishing runner-up seven times, the University of Michigan debate team has finally clinched its first national championship. U-M Debate, which began in 1903 as one of the oldest debate programs in the United States, secured the championship trophy at the 2024 National Debate Tournament in Atlanta thanks to debaters Kelly Phil and Bennett Dombcik. They   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 13 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the appointments of three distinguished professionals to pivotal positions within the Commonwealth. This series of appointments continues the administration's focus on attracting experienced leaders with proven talent. The commitment to join the administration underscores a shared dedication to serving Virginia. "It's remarkable to welco  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 9 -- The Wake Forest University Schools of Business issued the following news release: The Wake Forest University School of Business Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is once again recognized among the best programs in the country, ranking at No. 21 among part-time programs nationwide and No. 1 among North Carolina programs, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Graduate Schools list. For 15 consecutive years, Wake Forest has held   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 11 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Racial discrimination experienced during midlife is associated with Alzheimer's disease pathology, according to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Georgia. The findings appear online today in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association (https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 11 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following WFU in the News wrap up: * * * FEATURED NEWS How going back to the SAT could set back college student diversity (https://theconversation.com/how-going-back-to-the-sat-could-set-back-college-student-diversity-224233) By Joseph Soares | The Conversation Earlier this year, a number of colleges announced they were going back to using the SAT and the ACT. Sociology professor Joseph Soares, an expert   more