NEW YORK, Aug. 24 -- United Nations Development Programme issued the following news release: Statement by Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on the occasion of the Head of School Seminar Series at the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Thank you for inviting me to address you this afternoon on "A better future for all: why meeting the Millennium Development Goals matters". It is always good to be back at the University o  more

MIAMI, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida issued the following news release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and H. Jeff Radonski, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Law Enforcement, announced that PESCANOVA INC., d/b/a PESCANOVA USA, ("Pescanova"), a Coral Gables-based seafood company, pled guilty today to charges related to the attempted import int  more

MANSFIELD, La., Aug. 24 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Gov. Bobby Jindal joined CQMS Razer General Manager Max Voigt, Mansfield Councilman Troy Terrell, Mansfield Councilman Sonny Hall, DeSoto Parish Police Jury President Dewayne Mitchell and North Louisiana Economic Partnership, or NLEP, Chairman Kyle McDonald to announce that CQMS Razer plans to expand the capabilities and product lines at its facility in Mansfield. CQMS Razer acquired Hendrix Manufactu  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 24 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is sailing around the world with Semester at Sea this fall with more than 600 college students and a 35-member faculty appointed by the University of Virginia. Tutu, 78, serving as senior statesman in residence, will help launch the first Desmond Tutu Distinguished Chair in Global Understanding, a program established to honor his lifelong contribut  more

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 23 -- University of Memphis issued the following news release: The Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities at University of Memphis will present a film screening and discussion, "Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work," Wednesday, Sept. 1, in the University Center Bluff Room. A reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the 52-minute film, brief presentations by Wanda Rushing (sociology), Shelby Crosby (English), and Matthew Lexow (philosophy), and a discussion o  more

NEWBERG, Ore., Aug. 24 -- George Fox University issued the following news release: With more than half of its undergraduates participating in international experiences, George Fox University is a national leader in providing study abroad (http://www.georgefox.edu/college-admissions/academics/study-abroad.html) and international outreach opportunities to its students. Fifty-four percent of the university's traditional undergraduates study abroad before graduation. According to data compiled  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 -- The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued the following news release: The Health Department today urged New Yorkers traveling to tropical settings to take special precautions to avoid dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness that is occurring at high levels in many parts of the world, including the Caribbean and South and Central America. These regions - all common destinations for New York City travelers - have reported more than 1 million clinical c  more

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news release: Amid the splendor and chaos that can be Walt Disney World here, the Air Force Reserve created a weekend here that was relaxing, informative and family-friendly. While Mickey was busy entertaining kids next door at the Magic Kingdom, the Air Force Reserve set up shop at Shades of Green, the Armed Forces resort on the Disney complex, to host a Yellow Ribbon event on August 15. Yellow ribbons ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The White House released the text of the following press briefing: MR. BURTON: Hey, guys. We got some new additions here. Good morning. I'm joined today by John Brennan, who has an announcement to make about our efforts in Iraq. MR. BRENNAN: Thank you, Bill. Good morning, everyone. Today United States forces in Iraq announced that the United States now has less than 50,000 troops in Iraq. This reaches the goal that was set by the President last February as part  more

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 24 -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham issued the following news release: A new chapter has opened in the storied book of the life of 18-year-old Atak Yai. Yai, pronounced "Yie," an incoming freshman and soccer player at UAB, is going to class, making new friends, hanging out at Blazer Hall and practicing with his new teammates, a fairly normal first week at university for a freshman athlete. But in one of those interesting twists on the road of life, Yai s  more

DURANT, Okla., Aug. 24 -- Southeastern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: A milestone was reached with the conclusion of the 2010 summer semester as the Department of Occupational Safety & Health at Southeastern Oklahoma State University exceeded 1,000 graduates. The program began as a traffic and general safety department in the 1960s, but was converted to its present focus of worker safety in the industrial, manufacturing, transportation, insurance and construct  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Conservation International issued the following news release: The smallest frog in the Old World (Asia, Africa and Europe) and one of the world's tiniest was discovered inside and around pitcher plants in the heath forests of the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. The pea-sized amphibian is a species of microhylid, which, as the name suggests, is composed of miniature frogs under 15 millimeters (See link for photos and audio below). The discovery published in the taxo  more