COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has scheduled a quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday, April 30. The call will be broadcast live over the internet at http://www.aep.com/webcasts. The webcast will include audio of the call as well as visuals of charts and graphics referred to by AEP management during the call. The call will be archived on http://www.aep.  more

OXFORD, Ohio, April 30 -- Miami University issued the following news: The Butler County Board of Commissioners awarded Miami University $10 million to support the establishment of an advanced manufacturing workforce and innovation hub during its meeting today. With the funding, Miami will acquire the property at 101 Knightsbridge Drive in Hamilton to house the new hub. Butler County Commissioners Cindy Carpenter, Donald Dixon, and T.C. Rogers announced the approval of the funding, which is ma  more

BEREA, Ohio, April 30 -- Baldwin Wallace University issued the following news: Students are landing competitive agency jobs prior to graduation with real-world experience that embraces the rapid adoption of AI in marketing communications. The competition was stiff when Anna Wolfinger '24 applied for a new role at the digital marketing and advertising agency Fathom. But Wolfinger stood out. After the company narrowed the large field of applicants from dozens of other universities, Wolfinger bo  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, April 30 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: By Sarah Mummert Staying on the cutting edge, Cedarville University is launching a new concentration in the Master of Arts in Innovation beginning in August. The new health care innovation program is not yet widely offered at other universities, but it is in increasingly high demand. The program was created to meet a growing demand for solving health care problems. This program connects creativity with problem-sol  more

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, April 30 -- Clark State College issued the following news: Clark State College will celebrate the accomplishments of 536 graduates during two Commencement ceremonies on May 11 at Kuss Auditorium, 300 S. Fountain Ave. in Springfield. Students will be recognized for completion of academic programs, including 16 bachelor's degrees, 475 associate degrees, 61 certificates and 50 high school students who participated in the College Credit Plus program, earning both high school dipl  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30 -- Nationwide Children's Hospital issued the following news release: Joanne Turner, PhD, BSc, is returning to Columbus, Ohio, to serve as the chief scientific officer at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Dr. Turner was the executive vice president for research and a professor at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to that role, she was on the faculty at The Ohio State University for 14 years, rising  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: The Ohio Democratic Party is gifting Bernie Moreno a 2017 Buick Envision manual and "Made in China" stickers to remind Moreno he still owes Ohioans answers about why he lied (https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/04/08/bernie-moreno-ohio-senate-general-motors-buick-china) about selling the Chinese-made Buick Envision that workers have said contributed to "Ohio jobs being shipped overseas (https://www.mahoningm  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, April 30 (TNSres) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Ohio Wesleyan Senior Earns Grant to Spend Nine Months Studying Medical Delivery in India * * * Ohio Wesleyan University senior Mayukha Dyta of Powell, Ohio, has earned a highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program grant to spend nine months in India studying the country's medical diagnostic and treatment delivery methods in urban versus rural areas. Specifically, Dyta has earned a Fu  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 30 -- Owens Community College issued the following news release: The 5-Star quality-rated Owens Community College Early Learning Center will feature new equipment benefiting the children it serves thanks to a $10,000 Handbags that Help Women's Giving Circle grant from the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation. The grant, presented to Owens Community College and three other organizations at a ceremony at Findlay Country Club, will lead a multi-year effort to upgrade th  more

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, April 30 -- Progressive Insurance issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: To help support several years of continued year-over-year growth, today, Progressive Insurance announced plans to hire thousands of job seekers for numerous roles across the country in 2024. Available positions will be a mix of in-office, remote and hybrid workplace roles across claims, customer care, IT and analyst, legal, and corporate functions. Over the past decade, the organizati  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 30 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is adding Seth Walters - a media executive with more than a decade of streaming TV experience - to its sales leadership team as head of CTV sales, effective April 29. Walters will lead Scripps' digital go-to-market strategy and help drive long-term CTV revenue growth across Scripps' dynamic portfolio of premium brands including Scripps Sports, ION, S  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 30 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Scripps News, the national network owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), was honored with three 2024 National Headliner Awards, including a first-place award for its documentary on U.S.-Mexico border patrols, and third-place wins for reporting on Ukraine's stolen orphans and an investigation on Russia's ghost fleet. Headliner medallions are presented annually to outstanding writ  more

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, April 30 -- Shawnee State University issued the following news: In a celebration held on campus in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, President Braun was sworn in by university Board of Trustees Chairperson Scott Evans. The ceremony also included the presentation of several community, faculty, and student awards celebrating the inaugural theme of Innovation, Collaboration, and Learning. "I share the opinion that guided earlier generations that Shawnee State is critical to th  more

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, April 30 -- Shawnee State University issued the following news: Graduating from Shawnee State University in 2009 with a degree focused on Visual Communications, Sam Bowman has continuously moved his career up in the marketing world. "I quickly moved into the brand management side of my industry just because I love the creativeness through marketing," said Bowman. "It made perfect sense." With many years of experience in the industry, Bowman is now the Senior Vice President o  more

DAYTON, Ohio, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD In the News wrap up: Regional and local media highlighted an agreement to reduce UD's carbon footprint by 71%, partnerships to create education and career opportunities for area students, and Flyer Pitch winners. The Conversation and ABC News featured faculty expertise. * * * Reducing UD's carbon footprint: New project to turn waste heat into power (https://www.diigo.com/user/udnews?query=%23waste_heat_project  more

FINDLAY, Ohio, April 30 -- The University of Findlay issued the following news release: University of Findlay's associate vice president for learning and innovation, Christine Denecker, Ph.D., was awarded the 2024 CCCC Outstanding Book Award in the Edited Collection category by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Denecker co-edited "The Dual Enrollment Kaleidoscope: Reconfiguring Perceptions of First-Year Writing and Composition Studies" in 2022. The book serves as a  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, April 30 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: A University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering student team recently placed second in the Sumo Robot category of the National Robotics Challenge. The competition was held in Marion, Ohio, on April 18-20. Mechanical engineering majors Kobi Menser, Trey Owens, Emmalee McClain, Vero Vargas Salinas, Luke Bryant, Ped  more