MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 12 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Thanks to a cooperative research project that provides state-of-the-art technology equipment, Kansas State University students will use virtual reality to advance their communication and presentation skills to prepare for careers after graduation. K-State's College of Health and Human Sciences and Salina campus have been selected for the Soft Skills Education Research Project for Business and Healthcare S  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 12 (TNSres) -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: Clemson University's Office of the Provost and the College of Agriculture Forestry and Life Sciences are proud to host Jagger Harvey as a Provost Distinguished Lecturer on Monday, April 8. Harvey is a research professor at Kansas State University in the Department of Plant Pathology and the director of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate Resilient Cereals. He will addr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * On Monday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 16 state Attorneys General in raising concerns over proposed legislation in Maine that would interfere with other states enforcing their state laws restricting childhood gender transition if those laws differed from Maine law. "We have enough disagreement in America these days without state government  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 12 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Mun Choi, president of the University of Missouri, Matthew Martens, interim provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Missouri, and Steve Sowers, chief executive officer of Commerce Bank's Missouri community markets, today awarded a 2024 William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence to Jason Furrer. Furrer is an associate teaching professor  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 12 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraskans know wind. The Plains region is known for the fierce spirit of its winds, from ceaseless high-plains howlers to rampaging tornadoes to dangerous snow-blown whiteouts. Now, a new wind climatology tool available online (https://hprcc.unl.edu/windclim/) from the High Plains Regional Climate Center provides detailed wind data for any location in Nebraska, as well as the center's s  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 12 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Twenty-one students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications won awards for outstanding creative work during the American Advertising Federation's annual Creative Nebraska Awards on Feb. 23. The students earned a gold award, seven silvers and two special judge's citations. Creative work is entered in one of two categories: professional or st  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on March 11, 2024: COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team won the 2024 Big Ten championship, winning the team's eighth conference crown since the arrival of head coach Cael Sanderson. Five Nittany Lion wrestlers won individual Big Ten titles as well. Penn State won the team race with a school record 170.5 points, far outdistancing second place Michigan's 123.5. Penn State   more