DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 7 -- Dayton Public Schools issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Over the last few years, the Dayton Public School District has received COVID-relief funds from the federal government. These funds, often referred to as "ESSER" funds (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) or "ARP" funds (American Rescue Plan), have been used to keep students and staff safe during the pandemic, and to help students catch up academically after a period of disrupted learn more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Wisconsin Attorney General Joshua L. Kaul, co-led a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (VOCA Fund). The VOCA Fund supports essential direct serv more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Joined by a bipartisan coalition of 41 other state attorneys general, Ohio Attorney General Yost is spearheading an effort calling on Congress to authorize much-needed bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (also known as the VOCA Fund). Funding for the victim-service grants is projected to be $700 million lower this fiscal year than in fiscal year 2023 - a 41% decrease, according to the U.S more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2024: A new must-read report from the Associated Press today reveals how Bernie Moreno exploited his "inside" political connections, hefty campaign contributions, and board appointments to secure government contracts that "boosted" his blockchain businesses - leading Moreno to ultimately cash out for "at least $5 million." "Bernie Moreno is the ultimate political insider - using his personal fortune and in more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2024: As the Senate votes on "the most conservative border bill in decades" today, Ohioans need to know that Bernie Moreno is against securing the border. "For the first time in decades, there's a real, bipartisan opportunity to strengthen our border but Bernie Moreno has come out against it. Bernie Moreno likes to talk tough, but when it comes to standing up for the people of Ohio he's nowhere to be found more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The Ohio State University Libraries issued the following news: The Archives at The Ohio State University has announced the 2024-2025 recipient of the $6,000 Archives Research Award. Emily Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Children's Literature at Newcastle University (UK) is the winner of the award. Dr. Murphy was selected from a pool of five applicants. Dr. Murphy will visit the Archives to conduct her research in the spring of 2025. As she stated in her application, Dr. Mu more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The Ohio State University Libraries issued the following news: The Polar Archives at The Ohio State University announced the 2024-2025 recipient of the $6,000 Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program Research Award. Patricia (Trish) Burgess, Adjunct Fellow at the University of New South Wales Canberra, and Annette Carter, College Historian at Radford College (Canberra), are the winners of the award. Burgess and Carter were selected from a pool of five ap more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * New machine learning model can disregard unwelcome sounds * * * Researchers have developed a new deep learning model that promises to significantly improve audio quality in real-world scenarios by taking advantage of a previously underutilized tool: human perception. Researchers found that they could use the subjective ratings of sound quality made by people and combine that with a speech enhancement m more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 5 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * White Americans are most susceptible to psychological distress * * * White Americans are more likely than Black and Hispanic people in the United States to experience "deaths of despair" even though they are less likely to suffer from severe psychological distress, a new study finds. The results suggest that, for some reason, whites are more vulnerable to the damaging effects of psychological distress  more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- Owens Community College issued the following news release: Owens Community College has been awarded $164,782 by the Ohio Department of Higher Education for mental health support funding. The grant will be distributed over two years. The funds will go to achieving four goals: promoting the training and development of master's level counselors in training, providing professional development opportunities, promoting health and wellness as well as continued services such a more PR

KENT, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- Wright State University issued the following news: U.S. News & World Report has named Wright State University's online graduate programs in engineering and business as among the best in the nation for 2024. The Master of Science in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, offered by Wright State's College of Engineering and Computer Science, was ranked 37th out of 108 programs nationally, up from 42nd last year. It was also the second-highest-ranked online graduate engin more PR