SAN MARCOS, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Brian McCall, chancellor of the Texas State University System, will deliver the keynote address at one of three commencement ceremonies to be held Friday, Aug. 13, at Texas State University-San Marcos. McCall will address degree candidates from the Texas State colleges of Fine Arts and Communication and Health Professions at a ceremony to be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Strahan Coliseum on campus. Candid  more

OXFORD, Miss., Aug. 9 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: Leigh Cummins of Clinton, a senior at the University of Mississippi, returns to the Oxford campus this fall after spending the spring semester traveling to several countries, making new friends from around the world, becoming fluent in Spanish and earning 16 credit hours toward her bachelor's degree. Cummins accomplished it all while enrolled at the Universidad Católica de Córdoba in Argentina, made  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily appointment list: SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON 3:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton delivers a statement on the relief workers killed in Afghanistan, at the Department of State. (OPEN PRESS COVERAGE) Pre-set time for video cameras: 2:10 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance. Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 2:45 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance. 5:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton attends  more

ELON, N.C., Aug. 9 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Paul Parsons, dean of the School of Communications, formally became president of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC) at a national conference in Denver, Colo., on Aug. 6. Parsons was nationally elected as vice president in 2008, served as president-elect in 2009-10, and automatically became ASJMC president for 2010-11. ASJMC is comprised of more than 200 deans, directors and depa  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- United Nations issued the following news release: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a new High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability that brings together some of the world's leading policymakers and thinkers to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable growth and low-carbon prosperity for all on a planet under increasing strain, not least from climate change. The Secretary-General said he has instructed the 21-person Panel to "think big, to be b  more

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Aug. 9 -- The University of Florida issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Florida and two other institutions $2.7 million to conduct a global inventory of the largest order of freshwater fishes, including some of the most commercially important fish worldwide. The four-year grant is part of the NSF Planetary Biodiversity Inventory initiative, which began in 2003 and aims to identify and catalogue every species on  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Joseph Cao, R-La. (2nd CD), issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao (LA-02) announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of New Orleans (UNO) a $60,000 grant to hold an academic workshop on biological diversity next year in the west central African nation of Gabon. Cao said, "We extend our congratulations to Dr. Nicola Anthony, the UNO biology professor whose proposal merited this grant and who will be   more

ROCHESTER, Mich., Aug. 9 -- Oakland University issued the following news release: Oakland University's soccer fields were graced with players from two of Europe's oldest and most successful soccer clubs last week, in preparation for their match at the Silverdome last Friday. AC Milan is one of the oldest European club soccer teams in the world and earned a shootout victory over Panathinaikos in front of over 30,000 spectators in the Clash of Titans match at the Silverdome. Both Panathinaik  more