GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 1 -- University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications issued the following news release: Nation's first-of-its-kind program named for Frank Karel, UF alumnus and pioneer in the field Ann Christiano, former senior communications officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, NJ, was introduced today as the nation's first recipient of an endowed professorship in Public Interest Communications - the Frank Karel Chair, named for the visiona  more

ARKADELPHIA, Ark., Sept. 1 -- Ouachita Baptist University issued the following news release: Ian Cosh, a longtime administrator at Ouachita Baptist University, has been named vice president for community and international engagement by Ouachita President Rex Horne. Cosh, a 1987 Ouachita graduate, has served since 1998 as assistant to the president for community development, director of the Ben M. Elrod Center for Family & Community and Director of the Daniel & Betty Grant Center for Intern  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 1 -- Drake University issued the following news release: The Drake University football team has a date with history when it will travel to the country of Tanzania in Africa to play the first American football game ever on the continent. Drake will play an all-star team from Mexico, the CONADEIP All-Stars, representing the CONADEIP Conference, in the inaugural Global Kilimanjaro Bowl on May 21, 2011. The game will be held in Moshi, Tanzania, under the shadows of Moun  more

NEW DELHI, Aug. 31 -- The India Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release: Shri Anand Sharma Union Minister of Commerce & Industry during his interaction with Mr. Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, Government of the Republic of South Africa yesterday in Johannesburg, South Africa, stated that, officials from India & SACU will be meeting in the 1st week of October 2010 to discuss pending issues relating to finalization of India-SACU Preferential Trade Agreeme  more

BUIES CREEK, N.C., Sept. 1 -- Campbell University issued the following news release: The Gore Center for Servant Leadership recognized three student pharmacists at Campbell University on August 26 during the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences' (CPHS) opening convocation ceremony. Selected from the CPHS student body, 2011 student pharmacists Tina Lee and Ashley Wensil, and 2013 student pharmacist Erin Dickert, received the Gore Center for Servant Leadership Award for their exceptional se  more

SOMERVILLE, Mass., Sept. 1 -- Tufts University issued the following news release: "Let your life speak," we told the 15,432 applicants to our Class of 2014. And they did. A Southern poet set the standard. "I am the whimsy of cotton candy stranded in the steamy burrows of West Tennessee," she said. Sometimes a few words captured a key idea about identity: "I'm a bit Goth,""I'm a gay Socialist,""I'm a failed environmentalist" and "I was the 6'3" red lobster on the Santa Monica Pier." The rep  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 1 -- Iowa Center for the Arts issued the following news release: "The Made-Up Self: Impersonation in the Personal Essay," by University of Iowa Professor Emeritus Carl H. Klaus, the founding director of the Nonfiction Writing Program, is now available from the UI Press. The book is intended for both readers and writers of the personal essay, an increasingly popular literary form that has a long history. The human presence that animates the personal essay is surely  more

OKMULGEE, Okla., Sept. 1 -- Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee issued the following news release: Gregory W. Engle, former U.S. Ambassador to Togo in Africa, spoke to Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology employees at the Faculty Staff Council breakfast meeting recently. Engle said international students who are studying at OSUIT's campus can be vital links to preparing U.S. students to be globally competitive. "As universities try to develop students with a global perspective,  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 1 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: The beginning of the academic year means thousands of Purdue students will be attending callouts and joining organizations to enhance their leadership skills, so the university is recognizing five students who stand out as examples of young leaders. Purdue Marketing and Media has created a website, which includes photos and biographical information about the students. The webpage can be accessed at http:/  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 1 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news release: Grand Rapids Community College will host the second annual Peace Studies Conference, September 27-29, on the GRCC Campus. The theme for this year's conference is Conflict Resolution: Challenges, Successes and Failures of Supranational and International Organizations. Speakers from Africa, the Middle East, Ireland, and the U.S., as well as local and GRCC experts will share their research and exper  more

CANTON, N.Y., Sept. 1 -- SUNY Canton issued the following news release: The SUNY Canton Office of International Programs at SUNY Canton will be holding a Study Abroad Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 22 on the first floor of the Richard W. Miller Campus Center. Representatives from six SUNY colleges and universities offering study abroad programs will be available to share the opportunities to take courses overseas. For more information, please contact the SUNY Canton Office of Intern  more

NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 1 -- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey issued the following news release: Research assessing the effectiveness of a new diagnostic test for the detection of tuberculosis (TB) is featured in the Sept. 1 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. A rapid automated molecular test, which was developed as a result of a public-private partnership between scientists at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Cepheid and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnos  more

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 1 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: The highly anticipated NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams piece featuring UM alum and Minnesota Viking Madieu Williams (Class of 2003) will air Wednesday, September 8 at 6:30/7 p.m. (check your local listings for time) to coincide with the start of the 2010 NFL regular season. NBC became interested in Madieu's international philanthropic efforts last November when he announced the Madieu Williams  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- World Bank issued the following news release: The World Bank Group and the Republic of Lebanon have finalized a Partnership Strategy that enables the client Government to borrow between US$375 million and US$550 million over four years to finance its economic and social developoment program . The World Bank's Board of Directors, the institution's 24-seat governing body, supported the Strategy at a special meeting in Washongton on Tuesday (August 31). The Country Par  more