RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 4 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Two Arkansas Tech University senior administrators will be recognized for their contributions to higher education and their support of student success during the 2024 NASPA Region IV-West Conference. Dr. Russell Jones, ATU president, is the 2024 NASPA Region IV-West Presidential Excellence Award winner. Dr. Keegan Nichols, ATU vice president for student affairs, is the 2024 NASPA Region IV-West James J. Rhat  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 21 other states in putting Nasdaq on notice for its discriminatory gender, sexuality, and race-based quotas for its directors. In December 2020, Nasdaq announced its new quotas mandating that most Nasdaq-listed companies have at least two directors who self-identify as females, racial minorities, and LGBTQ+. Companies that do not meet the   more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: A team of Kansas State University researchers has identified silage as a significant yet overlooked source of nitrous oxide emissions, while simultaneously developing methods to dramatically reduce these greenhouse gases from agriculture. Agriculture is the largest source of nitrous-oxide, or N2O, emissions in the U.S., with N2O being the third-most impactful greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that more than $6.8 million in federal funds will be directed to nine new locations selected for the state's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula program. These new direct current (DC) fast-charging stations add to Kansas' existing electronic vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, forming a more complete statewide EV charging network. "  more