GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 2 -- The University of Florida issued the following news release: Ants are not out of their weight class when defending trees from the appetite of nature's heavyweight, the African elephant, a new University of Florida study finds. Columns of angered ants will crawl up into elephant trunks to repel the ravenous beasts from devouring tree cover throughout drought-plagued East African savannas, playing a potentially important role in regulating carbon sequestration i  more

ORANGE CITY, Iowa, Sept. 2 -- Northwestern College issued the following news release: Dr. J. Todd Billings, associate professor of Reformed theology at Western Theological Seminary and winner of the 2009 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, will speak at Northwestern College Sept. 16 and 17 through the Ronald R. Nelson Scholars and Artists in Residence Program. Billings will speak on "Salvation as Adoption: An Antidote to Today's Distant yet Convenient Deity" in a lecture at 4 p.m  more

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky., Sept. 2 -- Campbellsville University issued the following news release: Dr. John D. Stempel, senior professor of international relations at the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, will speak at Campbellsville University Thursday, Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. in the Banquet Hall of the Badgett Academic Support Center, 110 University Drive, Campbellsville. Stempel will speak on "The State of the United Nations: The Relevancy of its Ro  more

LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The City of London issued the following news release: As part of European Mobility Week (16 - 22 September), the City of London Corporation is calling on City managers to get on their bikes and raise money for the charity Re~Cycle by taking part in the City Cycle Challenge. Participants in the City Cycle Challenge are being asked to commit to at least one sponsored cycle ride during the course of European Mobility Week in order to raise awareness of cycling as a viable   more

FROSTBURG, Md., Sept. 2 -- Frostburg State University issued the following news release: The Frostburg State University Cultural Events Series' 2010-2011 season begins on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 9 p.m. with Step Afrika!, the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. The group will perform in the Drama Theatre of the Performing Arts Center. The program is being presented with the Black Student Alliance and University Programming Council. Founded in Decem  more

NEW DELHI, Sept. 2 -- The government of India issued the following news release from the Ministry of Culture: The Government of India in April, 2006, constituted a Gandhi Heritage Sites (GHS) Panel, with eminent Gandhians. It submitted its Report on 26th November, 2008. The Panel was chaired by Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the then Governor of West Bengal, with eminent Gandhians as Members like Ms. Nirmala Deshpande, Shri B.R. Nanda, Shri. Narain Desai, Shri Ranesh Ray and Shri Ramachandra Guha   more

BALDWIN CITY, Kan., Sept. 1 -- Baker University issued the following news release: Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy and the Packers organization have partnered to make a $100,000 donation to Baker University in Baldwin City, Kan., it was announced Wednesday. This is the third year McCarthy and the Packers have made a donation to the university. "My experiences at Baker University were very meaningful to me, both on and off the field," said McCarthy. "I feel privileged to be able   more

NEW DELHI, Sept. 2 -- The Confederation of Indian Industry issued the following news release: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & Indicus Analytics has released India Health Report 2010 today. This report provides a broad direction for India's Health sector in the coming years & discusses whole range of issues pertaining to health sector. Prepared by a leading think tank Indicus Analytics, The India Health Report 2010 was released by the Minister of State for Health, Mr. Dinesh Trive  more

GREENSBORO, N.C., Sept. 2 -- Guilford College issued the following news release: A new mural in King Hall celebrates Guilford's long-standing commitment to service learning, with scenes of students and alumni volunteering locally and internationally. Kathleen Kennedy '10 spent two years researching the work that current and past students did through the Bonner Scholars program (http://www.guilford.edu/about_guilford/services_and_administration/bonner/) and other campus service initiatives.  more

ROTA, Spain, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, ended the 2010 Critical Days of Summer Campaign by holding a safety standdown Sept. 1. Rota's standdown was part of a region-wide Labor Day weekend safety standdown for Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (EURAFSWA). EURAFSWA saw trends in sexual assaults, drug use, driving under the influence incidents and motor vehicle accidents and decided these issues needed to be addr  more

GENEVA, Sept. 1 -- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey issued the following news release: A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine today reports that a new molecular tuberculosis (TB) test, Xpert® MTB/RIF, provides highly sensitive detection of tuberculosis and drug resistance in low resource settings more easily and in significantly less time than any current, widely used diagnostic. The study, conducted by the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND),  more

GOSHEN, Ind., Sept. 2 -- Goshen College issued the following news release: The book Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History was first published in 1996 by Herald Press and presented the Mennonite faith story within the sweep of church history for youth and adults wanting to learn more about the denomination or their heritage. Fourteen years later it needed to be revised and updated to be more globally and ethnically inclusive. As a co-author of the original with Harry Loewen,  more

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Wheat Associates issued the following news release: U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has promoted Shannon Schlecht to Director of Policy. He will direct the organization's trade policy development aimed at increasing overseas market access for U.S. wheat producers. Critical issues include working toward ratification of free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, easing trade restrictions with Cuba, and representing wheat producer interests in mu  more

LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The Urban Land Institute issued the following news release: William P. Kistler, president of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), is leaving the post after more than six years of building a strong foundation for the Institute's expansion into those areas of the globe. ULI, established in Washington, D.C. in 1936, is an interdisciplinary, nonprofit education and research institute devoted to the responsible use of land. Kistler, 55, was na  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 2 -- Iowa Center for the Arts issued the following news release: The second week of the 2010 University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP) will include five free public events: --Sept. 7: IWP participants from Poland and Pakistan will read from their work at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. in downtown Iowa City, streamed live on the Writing University website, http://www.writinguniversity.org. --Sept. 9: Irish poets Cashman and McBreen at 7 p.  more

SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 2 -- The University of Scranton issued the following news release: The University of Scranton's Weinberg Memorial Library will host an international traveling exhibit that profiles one of South Africa's most vociferous and energetic opponents of apartheid. The "Helen Suzman: Fighter for Human Rights" exhibit will be on display in the fifth-floor Heritage Room from Aug. 31 to Oct. 25. The exhibit, which features 29 hanging panels utilizing photographs, personal letters,  more