NORFOLK, Virginia, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: Old Dominion University has received a three-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will boost efforts to address the underrepresentation of women in science and engineering faculty positions at ODU, Provost Austin O. Agho announced Wednesday. The ADVANCE Adaptation Grant project, "Re-envisioning Inclusive and Sustainable Excellence (RISE): Advancing Women in STEM at Old Dominio more PR

ONEONTA, New York, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Hartwick College issued the following news: Hartwick has received two grants totaling $10,000 from the Community Foundation of Otsego County to expand civic engagement and innovation at the College. The Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity that brings together financial and human resources to address challenges and increase opportunity in Otsego County. Each year, the foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations in the Otsego communi more PR

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Dr. Philip Cole, Chair and Professor of Physics, has been awarded over $300,000 in grant funding to probe the structure of nucleons (protons and neutrons) and to engage undergraduate students in nuclear physics research. The award comes from the National Science Foundation under their Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) initiative which supports the integration of research and undergraduate education.  more PR

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Delaware Valley University issued the following news: Delaware Valley University (DelVal) announced that Mountaire Farms, Inc. has provided the cornerstone gift to fund a new Poultry Science Center on the main campus in Doylestown, PA. The purpose of the new Center is to support the poultry industry by developing a diverse and highly trained workforce with the skills and knowledge needed to move the industry forward in the 21st-century. Mountaire( more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 18 (TNSfund) -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: A business that launched in Mississippi State's Entrepreneurship Center is receiving $250,000 and widespread recognition as one of only 24 companies across North America selected for the award from the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund. Buzzbassador's CEO and co-founder Calvin Waddy, a 2018 MSU College of Business alumnus from Madison, has been identified by Google as a top emerging  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 18 (TNSfund) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: Nutritious meals cooked with locally grown vegetables to combat food insecurity, street cleanup groups that bring neighbors together, and programs for local youth to learn about farming and other nature-based careers are among initiatives funded by Community Green Grants from Penn Medicine as part of the Deeply Rooted Collaborative, which is a joint in more PR

MACON, Georgia, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Middle Georgia State University issued the following news release: Middle Georgia State University (MGA) will use a newly announced $1.2 million grant from the Peyton Anderson Foundation to help fund an intellectual and creative center designed to take on some of the region's most difficult challenges. By leveraging the combined power of community assets and University faculty and staff expertise, the Center for Middle Georgia Studies will aim to address i more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University chemist Han Xiao has won a $3.2 million research project (R01) grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop the first tissue-specific epigenetic inhibitor to treat bone metastasis. Epigenetic inhibitors restrict the activity of certain molecules that influence gene expression without acting directly on DNA. Xiao and his team aim to modify two epigenetic inhibitor drugs - one that is a more PR

KINGSVILLE, Texas, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Kingsville's Office of Student Access has launched its Veterans Upward Bound and is enrolling new participants in the program. Funded by a $1.4M grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the program offers veterans a chance to freshen their skills to prepare for collegiate or vocational opportunities after service. "Our goal is to enroll veterans in the program and to help more PR

GARDEN CITY, New York, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Adelphi University issued the following news: The TD Charitable Foundation grant will support critical mental health services offered by Adelphi's Derner Hempstead Child Clinic. Adelphi University has received a $30,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation in support of new and ongoing mental health services provided by the University's Derner Hempstead Child Clinic. Since 2015, Adelphi's Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology has sponsored the cl more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 18 (TNSfund) -- The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following news on July 17, 2023: Suzan B. Thames was among the supporters of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's of Mississippi when it was a dream on the drawing board of the University of Mississippi Medical Center's first pediatric hematologist-oncologist physician. Today, Thames is still showing her support for the center by making a $1 million donation toward its renovati more PR