COLCHESTER, Vt., Aug. 23 -- St. Michael's College issued the following news release: Saint Michael's Colleges welcomes the class of 2014 with new student orientation beginning Thursday, August 26. Returning students will ring bells, blow whistles and wave signs of greeting at the entrance to the campus along Route 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as families arrive on campus with their students, and proceed to register in the Ross Sports Center. The day's festivities including registration and mov  more

MOUNT BERRY, Ga., Aug. 23 -- Berry College issued the following news release: Berry College celebrated the end of a blistering hot summer by welcoming nearly 700 first-year students and transfers for the first day of classes Monday, Aug. 23. Combined with a strong group of returning students, the new class is expected to push Berry's total undergraduate population to approximately 1,900 students when enrollment numbers are finalized. Joining them will be more than 140 additional students who   more

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 23 -- The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources' Arts Council issued the following news release: Eighteen artists in North Carolina are recipients of the 2010-2011 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Awards in the categories of choreography, craft, film and video and visual arts. Artists receive a $10,000 fellowship. "Fellowships provide financial support for artists during a crucial point in their careers," said Mary B. Regan, executive director of   more

LANGLEY AFB, Va., Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following news release: Representatives from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps, as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Japan and many more partner nations, recently participated in the annual Empire Challenge 10 at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and at locations worldwide simultaneously. The exercise, which ran July 26 through Aug. 13, was an annual joint and coalition intelligence, su  more

WINDSOR, Conn., Aug. 23 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Managers for financial services' contact centers used to pick up the phone to place a newspaper ad when they needed new staff. Now, managers rely on employee referrals, Internet job postings and their company Web site as the top places to recruit candidates, according to a new LIMRA study on contact center staffing practices within the financial services industry. "Not only is the employee referral the number one recruitin  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news release: The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today announced the finalists in the sixth annual MIXX Awards, which now join a prestigious list of marketers and agencies who have already been recognized by the most sought-after honor in interactive advertising and marketing. The MIXX Awards are the only accolade that recognizes creativity and impact. "This year's finalists are an extraordinary testament to  more

MORRIS, Minn., Aug. 23 -- University of Minnesota Morris issued the following news release: The University of Minnesota, Morris Alumni Association (UMMAA) Board of Directors announces that Dennis Anderson '73 is a 2010 recipient of the University of Minnesota, Morris Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award. The award honors alumni who have made noteworthy contributions in their professional lives, in public service, or in service to the University of Minnesota. Susan Jackson '74 has als  more

MADISON, Wis., Aug. 23 -- The Crop Science Society of America issued the following news release: A team of government and university crop scientists from across Canada has developed a scientific framework for monitoring the release of second-generation genetically modified crops. The framework is designed to assess the risks of novel genes entering wild populations. First-generation genetically modified (GM)/transgenic crops with novel traits have been grown in a number of countries since   more

LAWRENCE, Kan., Aug. 23 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news release: "Rewarding ... exhilarating ... sometimes exasperating." That's how University of Kansas geography professor Jerry Dobson describes his year in Washington, D.C. Dobson -- internationally known for his pioneering work on geographic information systems, landmines, human geography and global population geography -- has served in the U.S. Department of State since last fall as one of 10 Jefferson Science Fe  more

MACON, Ga., Aug. 23 -- Mercer University issued the following news release: Classes haven't even begun, but freshmen at Mercer University have a memory to last a lifetime. Students and advisers from the first-year class set the world record Saturday for the largest game of tag. Pending review by the Guinness Book of World Records, the students should go into the next record book. The previous record for the popular playground game was 465 people, set at an event organized by Marcia LeVatte  more

HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 23 -- The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the dates for the 2010-2011 migratory bird hunting seasons, which include seasons for hunting ducks, geese, woodcock, snipe, and rails. Specific details on season dates, bag limits, regulations, and other reminders are published in the 2010-2011 Migratory Bird Hunting Guide, which will be available fr  more

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Aug. 23 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 10-11 beginning Wednesday night in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C. The exercise is comprised of a series of training flights held in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the Nati  more

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Aug. 23 -- Syracuse University issued the following news release: Kola Owolabi, Syracuse University organist and assistant professor in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (http://vpa.syr.edu/) (VPA), will present an organ recital Tuesday, Sept. 7, and Wednesday, Sept. 8, on the historic Holtkamp organ in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. Both concerts will be held at 8 p.m. and are free   more

BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 23 -- The city of Bellevue issued the following news release: While the City Council plans for a wave of mass-produced electric cars expected to zap Bellevue soon, an employee with the Parks & Community Services Department already commutes to City Hall in one. Jim Bennett has been driving to work in an electric car ever since sockets for them were installed in the parking garage in January. Video (http://bellevue.granicus.com/ASX.php?publish_id=762&sn=bellevue.granicus.c  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The city of Round Rock issued the following news release: The Round Rock Fire Department's Firefighter Combat Challenge Team competed in the Lubbock Combat Challenge competition on Aug. 6-7, 2010. Firefighter Steven Peters placed 23rd in the individual relay competition. His teammate, Capt. Steven Jewell, placed 44th. There were 76 total competitors in the male individual category. The tandem team of Peters and Jewell completed the relay in one minute thirt  more

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited SeaWorld of Florida LLC (http://www.osha.gov/dep/citations/seaworld-citation-notification-of-penalty.pdf) for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, following the death of an animal trainer in February. The total penalty is $75,000. "SeaWorld re  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release: (ACM Association for Computing Machinery) has named two distinguished leaders of the human computer interaction (HCI) community as co-editors of interactions, its bi-monthly publication. Ron Wakkary of Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and Erik Stolterman of Indiana University will bring to interactions their vision of how and why human beings interact with the designed world of technolog  more

SIGGUK BLOCK, Baffin Bay, Aug. 23 -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release: The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has arrived in the icy waters of the Arctic to confront a British company's dangerous deepwater oil drilling operation in one of the most fragile environments on earth. Greenpeace has singled out Cairn Energy, which is currently drilling two wells off the West coast of Greenland in an area known as 'iceberg alley'. If Cairn is successful the Arctic could be flo  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news release: The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today announced the finalists in the sixth annual MIXX Awards, which now join a prestigious list of marketers and agencies who have already been recognized by the most sought-after honor in interactive advertising and marketing. The MIXX Awards are the only accolade that recognizes creativity and impact. "This year's finalists are an extraordinary testament to  more

LAS CRUCES, N.M., Aug. 23 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: Travelers in New Mexico who drive across bridges have good reason to be assured of their safety: the state's bridges are routinely inspected by engineers who have been trained by nationally renowned experts from New Mexico State University's Bridge Inspection Program. In fact, many bridges throughout the United States have been inspected by transportation professionals who have been trained at NMSU.   more

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Aug. 23 -- Syracuse University issued the following news release: Kola Owolabi, Syracuse University organist and assistant professor in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (http://vpa.syr.edu/) (VPA), will present an organ recital Tuesday, Sept. 7, and Wednesday, Sept. 8, on the historic Holtkamp organ in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. Both concerts will be held at 8 p.m. and are free   more

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom, Aug. 23 -- The United Nations Environmental Programme issued the following news release: Ocean sponges from shallower waters have already been shown to be valuable sources for new medicinal drugs to treat cancers and for antibiotics, and it is expected that deepwater sponges will be equally valuable, if not more so. A groundbreaking new report, Deep-sea Sponge Grounds: Reservoirs of Biodiversity, which consolidates knowledge on the biology and ecology of deep-wa  more