FORT COLLINS, Colorado, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: CSU civil and environmental engineering Professor Hussam Mahmoud has been awarded a three-year, $2.7 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for his work predicting how wildfires behave where neighborhoods and wildlands meet. Mahmoud's goal is to help communities worldwide become more resilient. He expects the new funding will lead to tools that municipalities, businesses more PR

HUNTINGTON, Indiana, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Huntington University issued the following news release: Huntington University has received a $250,000 planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through phase one of its statewide initiative College and Community Collaboration. The purpose of this initiative is to support universities as they collaborate with other organizations to enhance the quality of life and place in the communities surrounding their campuses. In partnership with the City and Count more PR

GARY, Indiana, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The Indiana University Northwest campus issued the following news: Indiana University Northwest was recently awarded three grants, totaling $39,000, that will help advance learning opportunities for high school students, as well as contribute to technological enhancements to the John W. Anderson Library. With these grants, IU Northwest will help to position the next generation of college students with learning opportunities to help them grow and explore thei more PR

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, July 13 (TNSfund) -- LaGuardia Community College issued the following news: LaGuardia Community College/CUNY has been awarded $350,000 from the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development/ Empire State Development to expand job training for unemployed and underemployed New Yorkers in renewable energy and construction. The grant will enable LaGuardia to install an Offshore Wind Training Tower and new state-of-the-art facilities to boost electrical, plumbi more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A gift from retired Shell engineer and executive Tom Botts and his wife, Shelley, to the University of Wyoming supports the head of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. This gift was matched by the UW Foundation. "Shelley and I are very proud of our Wyoming roots and what the University of Wyoming h more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Missouri State University issued the following news release: Generous donors continued their invaluable support for Missouri State University. Almost 20,000 alumni and friends of the university - an increase of 818 donors - contributed $24,243,093 in gifts to the MSU Foundation in Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023). This is the sixth year in a row that gifts surpassed $20 million. The foundation also recorded an additional $7,670,354 in p more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Montgomery College issued the following news release: A new WDCE scholarship for financially-eligible job seekers, ready to get to work by June 30, 2024, is currently accepting applicants. The Montgomery College Foundation announced the establishment of the Robert I. Schattner Job Training and Certification Scholarship, a one-year opportunity for job training and certification. Scholarships are available for applicants pursuing eligible career path cour more PR

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania, July 12 (TNSfund) -- Northampton Community College issued the following news: English language learners can come to NCC to work on English literacy and prepare to enter the workforce. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) awarded Northampton Community College (NCC) a $213,002 grant to continue to support adult English language learners in the community. The Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) grant, funded federally under the Workforce Inn more PR

CURTIS, Nebraska, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture issued the following news release: The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture has received a $644,489 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide a targeted curriculum to train potential and current employees for the Nebraska meat processing industry. NCTA is partnering with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Animal Science in developing the curriculum in close consultation with  more PR

NIAGARA, New York, July 12 (TNSfund) -- Niagara University issued the following news: Dr. Darren C. Treadway, associate professor in Niagara University's College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management, received a three-year, $205,000 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to extend the strategic development work he has done over the past three years with youth sport organizations (YSO) and to create a pilot program to evaluate best practices for the expansion of the program's cont more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news on July 12, 2023: Pennsylvania College of Technology is the recipient of a $2 million federal grant to enhance infrastructure-related academic and workforce development programs. Awarded by the U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration, the grant aims to attract and upskill the current and future workforce to meet the increasing demand for clean energy, archite more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 12 (TNSfund) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: A $40.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will fund the Asian Cohort for Alzheimer's Disease (ACAD) study at Penn Medicine and 15 other academic research centers across the United States and Canada. Led by Li-San Wang, PhD, the Peter C. Nowell, M.D. Professor of Pathology and Labo more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on July 12, 2023: An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Penn State is part of a project that recently received a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Engines Development Award. The award will fund the development of the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Engine (PAIHE), which will support the manufacture and deployment of bio-based products for application in green building constr more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Health care providers and their patients could know with greater confidence whether pancreatic cysts are benign or potentially malignant, and if surgery is required to remove them, by using a new diagnostic test currently in development. Amplified Sciences, a clinical-stage life sciences diagnostic company that licenses Purdue University innovations, has received a Phase I Small Business Innovati more PR

NIAGARA, New York, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Niagara University issued the following news on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Brian Higgins today announced that Niagara University has been awarded a $1.3 million grant through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to bolster workforce development in Western New York. This investment, which the representatives helped secure for Niagara, will fund the renovation of a more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Seattle University issued the following news: College of Nursing receives $2.5M grant to help expand the number of BIPOC doctoral nursing practitioners and increase outreach to underrepresented populations. A new grant awarded to the College of Nursing will help prepare doctoral nursing students in an effort to increase health care providers in underserved urban and rural areas, while also expanding the diversity of the workforce to include more BIPOC  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news on July 12, 2023: In today's art world, digitization is central to the preservation and durability of artifacts. For this reason, Humanities Texas awarded Texas Southern University $20,000 to support the major project HBCU Art Legacy: Digitizing Texas Southern's Hannah Hall Murals, which is directed by Alvia Wardlaw, Ph.D., professor of art history and museum studies. Funding for the project will support a more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 12 (TNSfund) -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) $1 million to fund outreach for the commission's Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps ensure that households across America have access to broadband internet. The FCC created the Affordable Connectivity Program to help households struggling to pay  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: One challenge of treating cancer is the propensity of tumors to hide. "Tumors are a mixture of tumor cells and supporting tissues, which can conceal them," said Ruogang Zhao, PhD, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University at Buffalo. The tumor stroma, a matrix of proteins and cells including a thick layer of collagen and collagen-producing c more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, July 12 (TNSfund) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: Recognizing mental health support requires more than a "one size fits all" approach, Montclair State University has been awarded an $850,000 grant by the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) to help expand mental health resources for its students. The "Mental Health in Higher Education: Community Provider Partnership and Professional Development Grant" funding allo more PR

JOLIET, Illinois, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The University of St. Francis issued the following news: For over eight years, the University of St. Francis (USF) Business Incubator has supported the economic development of the Will County region by fostering new business development. Now through a $500,000 U.S. Small Business Administration FY23 Congressional Community Project Grant supported by U.S. Congressman Bill Foster (D-Ill.), Joliet's university will create a new USF Small Business Accelerator  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, July 13 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news: A nearly $500,000 grant will help a Utah State University researcher and partners in California develop and test artificial intelligence tools for use in science education. Ha Nguyen, assistant professor in Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences at Utah State University, has been awarded a grant of $499,801 by the National Science Foundation as a co-principal investigator on an Innovative Technology Expe more PR

HENDERSON, Tennessee, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: University of Tennessee Extension Chester County recently received a $150,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture for the construction of a new Chester County Agriculture Center. This state-of-the-art facility will feature indoor meeting spaces as well as a covered arena for hosting educational events, livestock shows, 4-H and Youth Development pro more PR

TYLER, Texas, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler was awarded $211,000 by the National Institutes of Health to help improve blood-clotting medications for treatments in lung disorders and diseases. The project is designed to identify dosing of fibrinolytic, or clot-busting, agents that can be safely and effectively administered to the compartment surrounding the lung to dissolve clots large enough to impa more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The UTHSC Center on Developmental Disabilities has received a five-year, $3.03 million grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living to continue serving as a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Led by Executive Director Bruce Keisling, PhD, the Center on Developmental Disabilities (CDD) is one of 67 UCEDDs across the United States.  more PR

WHEATON, Illinois, July 12 (TNSfund) -- Wheaton College issued the following news on July 11, 2023: Over the course of this 5-year initiative, the Rhythms of Faith project will engage more than 25 camps, 500 congregations, and 10,000 families in learning, training, and mutual support surrounding family faith practices. The project aims to develop and refine strategies for family faith formation to disseminate through various channels, including coursework, graduate education, articles, books, a more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The University of Wisconsin's Milwaukee Campus issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, Zilber Family Foundation presented the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health with a record-breaking $20 million gift to support faculty excellence and student achievement. The funding will continue to advance health equity on behalf of the people of Milwaukee by supporting two endowments: the Zilber Faculty  more PR