WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSFR) -- Ball State University is preparing to repatriate two sacred objects to the Modoc Nation, fulfilling its obligations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. These cultural items described as a woven basket with a lid and another without were donated to the university by a private individual in 1989 and 1990, respectively. Records indicate the 1989 basket originated from the Northwest Coast and the 1990 basket from the Klamath River region  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 26 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Advance Efforts to Create 'Virtual Cell Lab' As Testing Ground for Future Research with Live Cells Using mathematical analysis of patterns of human and animal cell behavior, scientists say they have developed a computer program that mimics the behavior of such cells in any part of the body. Led by investigators at Indiana University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, the University of Mar more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 26 -- Portland Community College issued the following news: * * * Board Chair Tiffani Penson provides statement concerning recent media on program cuts Statement By Tiffani Penson, Board Chair. In response to recent comments in Willamette Week, other media coverage, and ongoing public discussion about Portland Community College's financial sustainability and program review process, PCC Board Chair Tiffani Penson wishes to offer the following clarification: "The Board  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSFR) -- The Yurok Tribe has submitted a Tribal Resource Management Plan to the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that outlines harvest and monitoring activities for tribal fisheries, specifically those affecting Endangered Species Act-listed Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon. NOAA has prepared a proposed evaluation and pending determination to assess whether implementing the TRMP will appreciably reduce the lik more PR