WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Federal funding will support research to improve railroads' safety, efficiency, reliability Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey announced that Penn State University is receiving $6,877,761 in new, competitive grant funding to research and develop technologies that improve railroads in rural areas. This federal funding comes from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant p  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: The Dow Jones News Fund today announced veteran journalist, recruiter and educator Walter Middlebrook as the recipient of the 2024 Richard J. Levine Journalism Champion Award. The Journalism Champion Award was established in 2022 to honor those whose work supports the perpetuation of a strong and diverse free press. The award also pays tribute to the late News Fund pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, Oct. 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 48 applicants across the country that will collectively receive nearly $19 million in grants to support states, Tribal Nations and U.S. territories in providing technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. As a result of the investments  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Lycoming College issued the following news: Visiting Scholar, archaeologist, and museum professional James Doyle, Ph.D., will deliver a talk entitled, "Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Mayan Art," on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m., in the Humanities Research Center on the Lycoming College campus. The lecture is a free event and is open to members of the public. "Maya artists depicted the gods at all stages of their lives: in childhood, as adults in   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 31 -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: SFI has consistently nurtured relationships with insightful practitioners and radical innovators. In robust discussions, these leaders have raised provoking questions and offered access to data, while SFI scientists have shared insights and tools to help business leaders tackle real-world problems. Over the past 32 years, many of these partnerships have been organized within SFI's Applied Complexity Network (  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news: * * * NBC Sports' comprehensive 2024-25 schedule is set to feature 16 Associated Press preseason Top 25 teams, including seven men's teams from the Big Ten and BIG EAST, six Big Ten women's teams, and three interconference matchups featuring No. 2 Alabama and No. 10 Arizona on the men's side and No. 6 Notre Dame on the women's schedule. * * * The 2024-25 college basketball season tips off next week as NBC S  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Two UH professors share expert insights on the role of CDR in the energy transition. * * * By Rashda Khan In the global push to address the negative impacts of climate change, carbon dioxide removal has emerged as a key economic and environmental strategy. Methods such as direct air capture, direct ocean capture, bioenergy and soil carbon sequestration may help reduce emissions, particularly in se  more