ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs If one were to throw a dart at a map of the world, there is a good chance it would land in close proximity to an Air Force assignment held by Col. Grant Mizell. Mizell's tours throughout his career have included stints in Texas, Arkansas, California, Korea, the United Kingdom, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Washington, D.C. Add Tennessee to the list.   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: By unraveling vibrational signatures and observing ion exchanges, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory team revealed how chemical species form in a highly reactive molten salt mixture of aluminum chloride and potassium chloride. Mixtures of chloride salts are often used in electrochemical studies essential in understanding battery performance. Determining chloride's bas  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 14 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be in Baseball Village during the College World Series (TM) recruiting and providing information on the dangers of fentanyl and other drugs seen frequently in communities across the nation. The DEA booth is located on the east side of The Bullpen, in front of 1620 The Zone's broadcast location. DE  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on June 13, 2024: * * * Five-day EMSL Summer School focuses on fungal research * * * Twenty-four students were recently selected to attend this year's EMSL Summer School: 1000 Fungal Proteins. The chosen participants include postdoctoral researchers and undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students in the fields of biology, biochemistry, biophysics, and che  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Anuj J. Kapadia, who leads the Advanced Computing in Health Sciences Section at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was named a 2024 Fellow by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, or AAPM. AAPM is one of the world's leading medical physics organizations with a mission to advance medicine through excellence in the science, educatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending June 13, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 229,000. The 4-week moving average was 227,000, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 2  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Stephen J. Baker, DLA Aviation Public Affairs, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Ogden team welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony June 13 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Air Force Brig. Gen. Sean Tyler, DLA Aviation commander, officiated a one-hour ceremony at The Landing base club where roughly 200 attendees  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: When you walk into a building on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory campus, do you think about its stability? Do you consider whether the walls can withstand a tornado? An earthquake? ORNL is home to many buildings that were constructed during the early 1940s, as part of the Manhattan Project. Some people may take for granted that, despite their age, the buildings w  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: Francis M. Hamilton III, U.S. Attorney for the District of Eastern Tennessee, joins national, state, and local leaders in recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on June 15th. Since 2006, WEAAD has been commemorated to promote awareness and increase the understanding of the many forms of elder abuse as well as the resources available to those at r  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: To expand international education opportunities for American students, the U.S. Department of State announced today that 37 grants totaling nearly $1.3 million were awarded to U.S. colleges and universities through the 2024 Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program grant competition. IDEAS grants enable higher education institutions to create and expand study abroad programs that  more