JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, South Carolina, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: Medical professionals from the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine are training medics here on the use of the Transport Isolation System to move patients affected by COVID-19 aboard military cargo aircraft. The TIS is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize risk to aircrew and medical attendants, while  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 4 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: An accomplished materials engineer and experienced administrator will become the next dean of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University. Matthew J. O'Keefe, executive director of the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence and professor of chemical engineering at the University of Mississippi, has been appointed to the post by K-State Provost Charles Taber following a nati  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week Portman worked to help Ohio during this coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, he worked to help UC Health secure a cobas 6800 - a new, state-of-the-art testing machine capable of conducting nearly one thousand diagnostic tests a day. This will exponentially increase COVID-19 testing capacity in southwest Ohio. The Cincinnati Enquirer published a piece on Thursday detailing Portman's behind-the-scenes eff  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: Telework capabilities are expanding offering much relief for Wright-Patt personnel who are currently working from home due to COVID-19. The Department of Defense is providing a temporary collaboration of capabilities for at home workers through the Commercial Virtual Remote environment. Without requiring Virtual Private Network connections, CVR provides commercially accessible   more