EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 26 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Past and present, history and myth, reality and spectacle are conflated and distorted in Federico Solmi's "The Great Farce" (2017), a monumental media work in the collection of Northwestern University's Block Museum of Art, on view now through Dec. 1. The exhibition is the first time The Block Museum has mounted the full presentation of Solmi's installation "The Great Farce." The immersive eight-minute i  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 26 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Past and present, history and myth, reality and spectacle are conflated and distorted in Federico Solmi's "The Great Farce" (2017), a monumental media work in the collection of Northwestern University's Block Museum of Art, on view now through Dec. 1. The exhibition is the first time The Block Museum has mounted the full presentation of Solmi's installation "The Great Farce." The immersive eight-minute i  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 27 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and a coalition of 20 state attorneys general are putting the American Academy of Pediatrics on notice for possible violations of state consumer protection laws over the AAP's recommendation that puberty blockers are safe and reversible for children. The letter, led by Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, demands that the AAP retract a policy statement that c  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 27 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order (No. 25-CONS-3042-CPEN) on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * In the matter of the failure of Elk Energy Holdings, LLC (Operator) to comply with K.A.R. 82-3-111 at the F & J Farms #1-18 well in Thomas County, Kansas. PRESIDING OFFICER ORDER CLOSING DOCKET On August 6, 2024, the Commission issued a Penalty Order against Operator in this docket. On September 3, 2024, Operator requested a hearing, but today Operator wi  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 27 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order (No. 25-CONS-3087-CPEN) on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * In the matter of the failure of Mark L. Haas (Operator) to comply with K.A.R. 82-3-120. ORDER DESIGNATING PRESIDING OFFICER AND SETTING PREHEARING CONFERENCE The Commission rules as follows: 1. On September 10, 2024, the Commission issued a Penalty Order in this docket against Operator for violation of K.A.R. 82-3-120. On September 20, 2024, Operator req  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 27 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order (No. 25-CONS-3085-CSHO) on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * In the matter of whether the Robert Ledom and Gailyn Ledom Revocable Trust should be found responsible for reimbursing the Commission for plugging wells pursuant to K.S.A. 55-179. PRESIDING OFFICER ORDER REGARDING ELECTRONIC SERVICE All parties have consented to the electronic service of all documents/1 and orders./2 Accordingly, the Presiding Officer rul  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 27 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order (No. 25-CONS-3036-CPEN) on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * In the matter of the failure of SNR Operating, LLC (Operator) to comply with K.A.R. 82-3-407 at the Muhlenbruch SWD #1-5 well in Sumner County, Kansas. PRESIDING OFFICER ORDER REGARDING ELECTRONIC SERVICE All parties have consented to the electronic service of all documents/1 and orders./2 Accordingly, the Presiding Officer rules as follows: 1. Service o  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded the Kansas Department of Commerce a $450,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant for potential or current exporting businesses in Kansas. These funds will further elevate the state's robust export sector, which hit an all-time high of $14.08 billion in 2023. "The production and expo  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly joined the Kansas Office of Veterans Services today to honor more than 6,500 fallen Kansan service members and their families. "For our Gold Star Families, there are no words or gestures that can ease the pain of such a loss or fill the void left in their homes and in their hearts. That will never go away," Governor Laura Kelly said. "Gold Star Mothers and Family's   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 27 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador in a 20-state coalition to put the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on notice for possible violations of state consumer protection statutes over its evidence free standards on gender dysphoria care for minors. As confirmed by the Cass Report as well as recent disclosures by WPATH, AAP's guidance is based more  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 27 -- PBS issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger announced the results of the recent PBS Board election, in which five individuals were elected to serve three-year terms as Professional Directors on the Board. Shae Hopkins, Executive Director & CEO of KET (Kentucky Educational Television); Amy Shaw, President and CEO of Nine PBS; Jayme Swain, President and CEO of VPM and the Virginia Foundation for Public Media;  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 27 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Calling all musicians across the state of Kansas: Kansas Public Radio invites you to submit your music to be considered for the broadcast of the station's newest program, "105 Live." "105 Live" is a contemporary music show, showcasing new and noteworthy music from all 105 counties in Kansas, Allen through Wyandotte. Celebrating and promoting music made right here in Kansas, each show will include an in-studio ses  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 27 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The University of Kansas School of Business Walter S. Sutton Ethics Lecture Series will feature Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times and bestselling author, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. The lecture, which will be in the Dicus Family Auditorium, 1111 Capitol Federal Hall, is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Roose, an award-winning columnist, writes about technolo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group issued the following news release: * * * Agreement Allows Each Company to Grow Their Respective Core Business * * * Safeco Insurance, a Liberty Mutual company and a leading provider of personal lines insurance solutions, has entered into a book transfer agreement with Columbia Insurance Group (Columbia), a Central and Midwest regional carrier. Under the agreement, Columbia will transfer its entire personal lines auto and umbre  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: As the old saying goes, bad news travels fast. Research shows that saying holds true when it comes to young men discussing HIV on social media. An analysis of viral tweets from young men and adolescents, the most at-risk group for new infections in the United States, revealed a wider propagation and greater audience engagement for tweets entailing a negative message -- particularly, tweets using humor to   more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * MED6-189 is effective against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains of human malaria parasites * * * In 2022, nearly 619,000 global deaths due to malaria were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent, prevalent, and deadly human malaria parasite. For decades, the parasite's resistance to all antimalarial drugs has posed a big challenge for researchers worki  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 26 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Richard "Dick" Phillips G'63, G'65, dean emeritus of Hendricks Chapel who led the chapel through the 1980s and 1990s, died July 10 in Colorado. He was 90. A native of Missouri, Phillips earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Northwest Missouri State University in 1957. He earned a master's degree in theology from Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado, in 1960 and became a Methodist minister. Phillips  more