PASADENA, California, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: The distinguished geochemist and space scientist brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in academic and government service to JPL. Laurie Leshin, president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has been appointed director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and vice president of Caltech. Leshin will formally assume her position on May 16, 2022, succeeding Michael Watkins, wh more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- Colby College issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: The Board of Governors of the Colby College Museum of Art will have new leadership in 2022, with the appointment of Hilary Barnes Hoopes '89, P'20 as chair and Alice J. Kang P'21 and Richard Blanco, Litt.D '14 as vice chairs, effective July 1. Hoopes, who served as vice chair of the museum's 26-member governing board since 2015, will follow Karen Linde Packman '88, P'21, who will step down  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 27 (TNSPer) -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2022: The Lewis & Clark Board of Trustees announced today it has selected Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan as the institution's 26th president. The appointment of Holmes-Sullivan follows a rigorous nationwide search that attracted a strong pool of over a hundred applicants. A respected higher education leader with three decades of experience at universities and colleges in Oregon and California, Holmes more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 26 (TNSOps) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news release: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected three USC professors to become AAAS fellows in 2021. The council designates members with this distinction whose "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished." AAAS fellows are scientists, engineers, an more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 (TNSPol) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2022: U.S. President Joseph R. Biden visited Carnegie Mellon University's advanced manufacturing research facilities at Mill 19 in Pittsburgh on Friday, where he engaged with faculty and students to learn about projects that will revolutionize industry, and delivered remarks about his administration's efforts to strengthen the nation's supply chains, revitalize American manufacturing a more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 28 (TNSRep) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Even to the day it was reported that Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court, he consistently ranked as the justice whom the fewest Americans know. In results released on Wednesday, Jan. 26, before word of Breyer's plans circulated, the Marquette Law School Poll's Supreme Court Survey found that only 21% of people nationwide said they knew enough about Breyer to have an opin more PR

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Jan. 29 (TNSOps) -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news: A Northwest Missouri State University alumna on Jan. 17 announced the inaugural recipients of three scholarships she established, each valued at $250,000, to support Black students in the pursuit of their college degrees. The Karen L. Daniel Legacy Fund, established by Daniel in 2020 through the Northwest Foundation in support of Northwest's objective to enhance Black students' academic and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: President Biden announces his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve as members on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council: * Stuart Eizenstat, Chair * Allan M. Holt, Vice Chair * Tom A. Bernstein * Abraham H. Foxman * Meryl Frank * Judith Gold * Marsha Z. Laufer * Samuel Lauter * Jeffrey Peck * Leah Pisar * Mark A. Siegel * Susan K. Stern The United States Holocaust Memori more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNSBook) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news on Jan. 25, 2022: "Good citizenship" is often a consequence of political interest, and early adulthood may be the most formative time to develop political passion, according to a new book by Markus Prior, a professor of politics and public affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. As people take a greater interest in politics, they ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 13, 2022: Madam President, on defending democracy--something Leader Reid would have been passionate about, if he were still with us here, and he is telling us that now--over the next few days, the U.S. Senate will face a critical and unavoidable question: Are its Members going to act to protect our democracy and protect voting rights or will i more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 11, 2022: Mr. President, I wanted to come down here, like many of my colleagues today, and talk about a really important topic, and that is the future of the filibuster and the issue of voting rights, both of which are very important to this country. We are going to be focused a lot-perhaps with some major votes, historic votes, in the U.S. Senate thi more ST

SINGAPORE, Jan. 27 -- World Scientific Publishing issued the following news release: Whether you are looking for an easy read or for tips from the pros to bring to life the theories taught in communication classes, COM versations offers a starting point - and an Asian one too. COM versations gives an inside look at how professionals handle the inevitable myriad of variables and unexpected twists and turns in both life and in people. These are lessons in career and life from those who are at th more PR