ERLANGER, Kentucky, Dec. 5 -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: Permanently inked on the inside of Joe Smarro's upper right arm is a Latin phrase: "amor fati." "Love your fate." For Smarro, the founder of a business aimed at saving lives through crisis intervention, it's become easier to embrace fate--even the parts he says he wished never happened--because ultimately, it's led him to a fulfilling, meaningful career. And that career made him the 2024 recipient of DAV's Art  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Dec. 6 -- Bellarmine University issued the following news: Thanks to the leadership of a group of literacy faculty in Bellarmine's School of Education, the Kentucky English Bulletin, an online peer-reviewed journal, recently surpassed 1,000 downloads. The Bulletin, which is the official journal of the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (KCTE), features scholarly works, opinion and literary pieces written by and for English teachers and students K-20.   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Last week, the National Science Foundation confirmed LSU's record research expenditures of $488 million in fiscal year 2023. This historic growth of 14% compared to 2022 was previously announced by LSU and represents top performance alongside research university peers such as the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee. The growth reflects increased research activity across th  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 6 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * Regents approve emeritus appointments * * * The Robert and Mary Tincher Charitable Foundation Inc. presented Western Kentucky University with a $2 million gift during the calendar year's final quarterly meeting of the WKU Board of Regents today (Thursday). The donation established two new endowed scholarships: the Robert and Mary Tincher Housing Scholarship and the Robert and Mary Tincher Lady Top  more