Category: Press Releases
Experts Weigh the Pros and Cons of a $1.7 Billion EPA Cleanup Plan for the Passaic River at an NJIT Forum
Newark, NJ (PRWEB) July 24, 2014 Environmental cleanup experts gathered at NJIT this week for an all-day public forum on a $ 1.7 billion proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to dredge toxic sediment from an eight-mile stretch of the lower Passaic River. The EPA has called the plan, which proposes removing […]
Pat Harrison to Serve as Interim BRIT
Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) August 01, 2014 The Board of Directors of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) today announced the appointment of Patricia Harrison as interim executive director of the Institute. In this capacity, Ms. Harrison will assume the day-to-day leadership role while the board conducts a global search for a new executive […]
Local University Student Wins RJ Young Scholarship
Nashville, Tenn. (PRWEB) July 25, 2014 RJ Young announced that Jordan Kirby, incoming junior at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), is a winner of the 2014-15 John T. Crunk Scholarship, for academic achievement. Jordan is the son of Phil Kirby, a RJ Young Logistics Manager in the Nashville, TN area. “At RJ Young, our […]
July Was Sarcoma Awareness Month!
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 01, 2014 Did you know that July was Sarcoma Awareness Month? The goal of Sarcoma Awareness Month is to raise awareness across the country and to educate people on the symptoms of, and treatment options for, sarcoma. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 5,000 Americans are expected to die […]
Cultural Vistas Welcomes 10 U.K. Higher Education Professionals for Two-Week Program
Washington, DC (PRWEB) August 02, 2014 Cultural Vistas is pleased to welcome 10 accomplished higher education professionals from across the United Kingdom to the United States for a two-week Higher Education Professionals Exchange Program focused on providing a broad overview of U.S. higher and international education, while also aiming to increase the number of U.K […]