KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Winter Sport Daktronics Scholar-Athletes Kansas City, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announces the 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for winter sports. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the winter sports who have excelled academically, including men's basketball, women's bas  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Top 10 Poll - No. 1 (February 19) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Bees of SCAD Savannah (Ga.) rise to the top of the first regular season NAIA Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Top 10 Poll of 2025 with seven first-place votes. Lawrence Tech (Mich.) and Cumberlands (Ky.) held strong at second and third, while Reinhardt (Ga.) slid  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Chakraborty, researchers publish findings of time-span of electrons' choral dance in sub-nanometer particles An international research group involving a Northwest Missouri State University physics professor has published its latest research of fullerenes in a prestigious academic journal. Dr. Himadri Chakraborty, a member of the Northwest faculty since 2006, co-authored the research p  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * David Carpenter joined the Missouri S&T faculty in January 2024 as an associate teaching professor of petroleum engineering. Here is a Q&A with Carpenter in commemoration of National Engineers Week 2025. How would you explain what petroleum engineers do? Geologists and geophysicists find oil and gas through exploration. Petroleum engineers move the oil and gas to the surface for sales.   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 19 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF regional government affairs manager's op-ed in Kansas City paper Oklahoma state Rep. and FFRF Regional Government Affairs Manager Mickey Dollens has had an op-ed published in the Kansas City Star newspaper voicing opposition to school chaplains. "State Senate Bills 49 and 118 would require every school board in Missouri to take a vote on employing school cha  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- Missouri State University issued the following news: * * * Missouri State's public health institute receives over half million grant The Ozarks Public Health Institute will support growth of the long-running Community Focus Report. Missouri State University's Ozarks Public Health Institute received a grant of more than half a million dollars to address community health issues in the greater Springfield area. Missouri Foundation for Health granted OPHI $549  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * NAIA Extends Women's Volleyball National Championship Contract KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has extended its agreement with the Tyson Events Center and the City of Sioux City, naming them hosts of the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship through 2028. "As women's athletics continues to   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 19 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: * * * New resource guide equips clinicians to discuss firearm access with patients Thanks to the nonprofit Brady United, doctors are no longer "staying in their lanes" when it comes to gun violence prevention. The organization, dedicated to advocating for gun violence control and prevention, recently published a resource guide featuring practical tips and strategies for tal  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Northwest names Barcus as vice president of culture Northwest Missouri State University has named Krista Barcus as its vice president of culture, removing the interim tag from the role she assumed last spring. Barcus, who previously served as assistant vice president of human resources at Northwest, transitioned into the role on an interim basis after Dr. Clarence Green retired from t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Qualifiers for the 2025 U.S. Marines NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship Open & Relay Events Announced KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The NAIA has announced the official final rosters and entry lists for all 2025 U.S. Marines NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship Open and Relay qualifiers have been announced. Qualifiers by event CLICK HERE  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Single-Day Tickets for 2025 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship on Sale Now KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Get ready for the ultimate basketball showdown! The 2025 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship is just around the corner, and the excitement is about to heat up in Kansas City, Missouri. The action-packed tournament tips off at the iconic M  more