CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Aug. 31 -- The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill issued the following news release: The FedEx Global Education Center at the University at North Carolina at Chapel Hill will feature the challenging and striking work of artist and UNC professor elin o'Hara slavick Sept. 15 through Nov. 11. The exhibition, "AFTERMATH," will showcase selections from two bodies of her work: "Hiroshima: After Aftermath" and "Protesting Cartography: Places the U.S. Has Bombed." Both exa  more

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 31 -- The University of Nebraska-Omaha issued the following news release: Maverick Productions at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) will sponsor a speaker on the BP oil spill at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, in the Milo Bail Student Center Nebraska Room. Mike Shiley, producer/director of Shidog Films, is a photographer, filmmaker and freelance journalist. He has was in Iraq for two months, developing exclusive stories for ABC World News Tonight, Nightline and Good Mo  more

POTSDAM, N.Y., Aug. 31 -- Clarkson University issued the following news release: Clarkson University School of Business Professor Mary E. Graham and Julie L. Hotchkiss, research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, recently received a 2010 Emerald Literati "Highly Commended" Award for Excellence at the 2010 Academy of Management Meetings in Montreal, Canada. Awardees are chosen by journal editorial advisory board members based upon criteria such as contribution of something ne  more

TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 30 -- The Kansas Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Pressures on Kansas' transportation infrastructure caused by growth in agriculture, energy production and military expansion cannot be eased simply by building more roads. "Solving our rural capacity challenges must also include non-highway modes, including aviation, public transit and rail," Kansas Transportation Secretary Deb Miller said Monday in Wichita. Secretary Miller, along with K  more

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 31 -- The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources 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 the N.C. Arts   more

CHADRON, Neb., Aug. 31 -- Chadron State College issued the following news release: The cover story for the summer issue of the International Tube Euphonium Association Journal is an interview with Dr. William Winkle, who was the band director and a music professor at Chadron State College for 34 years before retiring at the end of the 2004-05 school year. Winkle and his wife, Carola, who also was on the CSC music faculty and founded the Bordeaux Community Band in Chadron, now live in Boise  more

OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 31 -- The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: By Kari Neumeyer Treaty tribes in western Washington are having a bountiful Fraser River sockeye fishery this season, with at least three times the number of fish returning as expected. More than 30 million sockeye are estimated to return to the Fraser River in British Columbia this year - the highest run size recorded since 1913. View photos of the fishery in the San Juan Islands on   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release: Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 37.6 percent higher in June 2010 than in June 2009, reaching $69.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1). BTS, a part of the Research a  more

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Richard T. Lowry, of Akron, has been promoted to area supervisor of state boating programs for a portion of northeast Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Watercraft. He will continue working out of the Akron area office located at 2756 S. Arlington Road. In his new position as Akron area supervisor, Lowry is responsible for coordinating law enforce  more

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 31 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2010-2011 late waterfowl hunting seasons. "Public comment and input from Governor Martin O'Malley's Wildlife Advisory Commission strongly supported the proposed seasons and bag-limits, including a 60-day duck season and 45-day migratory Canada goose season," said Paul Peditto, Director of DNR's Wildlife and Heritag  more

TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 31 -- Washburn University issued the following news release: Fifteen new faculty members and one visiting associate professor have joined Washburn University this fall. Jane Brown, lecturer, School of Nursing. Brown earned an undergraduate nursing degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha; a master's degree in nursing from Montana State University, Bozeman; and a doctorate in health sciences at Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, Calif. She most r  more

OLIVET, Mich., Aug. 31 -- Olivet College issued the following news release: The Olivet College Betsy Dole Women's Resource Center will host Ben Atherton-Zeman, spokesperson for the National Organization for Men Against Sexism and author of the one-man play, "Voices of Men," Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 1:30 p.m. in Mott Auditorium. The college received support from the NCAA Educational Affairs Grant Fund to host the speaker. Atherton-Zeman has worked as a prevention educator for rape crisis cent  more

MORRIS, Minn., Aug. 31 -- University of Minnesota Morris issued the following news release: The University of Minnesota, Morris has received a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board for the 2010-2011 Performing Arts Series. The grant will help bring a variety of fine arts performances, for the campus and the community, to the Student Center's Edson Auditorium: Cantus--an acclaimed men's a cappella ensemble, Wailin' Jennys--one of Canada's "hottest folk bands," Buckets & Tap Shoes--a unique  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Slow Cookers Units: About 25,000 Importer/Distributor: S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: Travelers still looking for a short cruise getaway this autumn only need to look to Smithsonian Journeys for two special opportunities. The Smithsonian's educational travel program has new availability for two distinctive cruises close to home at significant savings. Due to high demand, Smithsonian Journeys announces a new departure of its popular "Voyage in the Wake of Lewis and Clark" (Oct. 24-30) with   more

FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 30 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: The HBO movie, "Temple Grandin," which illustrates the life story of Temple Grandin, Colorado State University animal scientist and renowned animal behaviorist, received a total of seven Emmy Awards - five of which were handed out last night during a primetime broadcast on NBC. The film swept the major awards including Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries   more

BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 31 -- The State University of New York at Buffalo issued the following news release: The University at Buffalo will host this area's first conference designed to find solutions to the far-reaching and elusive health care problems for Native American and indigenous people Sept. 8 to 10 in the Crowne Plaza Fallsview in Niagara Falls., Ontario. In collaboration with UB's Native American Center for Wellness Research in the School of Social Work, the conference is the first   more

PULLMAN, Wash., Aug. 31 -- Washington State University issued the following news release: Students at Washington State University will welcome a new and alternative means of transportation on Sept. 1 with the addition of 32 bicycles to the free Wellbeing Green Bike program. Cougars will be the first in the nation to experience the unique system in a University setting thanks to a project moved and funded by students. Using an automated check-out system, students will be able to rent bikes   more

CHICAGO, Aug. 31 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: For more than three-quarters of a century, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has been committed to celebrating the achievements of academic and research librarians through the presentation of awards, grants and fellowships. With almost $37,000 donated annually by corporate sponsors, ACRL has and will continue to nominate, select and honor the very best in academic librarianship. M  more

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 31 -- The Pennsylvania Game Commission issued the following news release: With thousands of Pennsylvania hunters heading off to hunt big game in other states and Canadian provinces, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminds hunters that, in an effort to prevent the introduction of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) into the Commonwealth, the agency prohibits hunters from importing specific carcass parts from members of the deer family - including mul  more

BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 31 -- The State University of New York at Buffalo issued the following news release: The University at Buffalo will host this area's first conference designed to find solutions to the far-reaching and elusive health care problems for Native American and indigenous people Sept. 8 to 10 in the Crowne Plaza Fallsview in Niagara Falls., Ontario. In collaboration with UB's Native American Center for Wellness Research in the School of Social Work, the conference is the first   more