FARGO, North Dakota, April 11 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: "The North Dakota Democratic-NPL convention was one of unity and inclusion," said Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Goldwyn. The NDGOP affirmed all but one of its controversial resolutions. Leading up to the convention, the North Dakota Republican Party was plagued with infighting members trading homophobic insults. They spent nearly three hours squabbling over blocking their own   more

ITHACA, New York, April 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Wander into one of Cornell Dining's eateries and you'll find flavors and culinary offerings catering to almost every taste. Tuesday nights at Rose House offer a fusion of Mexican and Japanese cuisine in the form of birria ramen. Green curry mussels and Vietnamese Bahn Mi sandwiches are weekly staples at Morrison Dining, while Cook House leans into a theme night that cuts across cultures: cheese. But while chefs have l  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The International Dairy Foods Association issued the following news release: Innovative ice cream and cultured dairy products inspired by bakery specialties and fruity florals were showcased this week at the International Dairy Foods Association's (IDFA) annual Innovative Ice Cream Flavor and Innovative Cultured Dairy Product competitions, co-sponsored by Dairy Foods magazine. The ice cream and cultured dairy product competitions took place during IDFA's annual, co-locat  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a journal that says it deals with chemistry and biochemistry of agriculture and food from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its April 10, 2024, edition (Vol. 72, Issue 14): Viewpoints: * History of the ACS Division of Agrochemicals: 50 Years and Beyond Reviews: * Manganese Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Mechanisms of Influence on Plant Resistance to Stress, and Prospects f  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 11 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on April 10, 2024: The Mills Administration released the following statements today in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) finalized national drinking water standard for PFAS. "PFAS contamination threatens the health of our people, our wildlife, and our environment. My Administration, working closely with the Legislature, has spearheaded one of the strongest efforts in the nation to addres  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Maryland Department of Agriculture today issued an order (https://mda.maryland.gov/Documents/Signed%20Order_Cows_HPAI.pdf) restricting movement of dairy cattle into Maryland from states with confirmed outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in their herds. Last week, USDA announced detections of HPAI in dairy cattle herds in several states including Tex  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- President Biden issued the following statement on the March Consumer Price Index: * * * Today's report shows inflation has fallen more than 60% from its peak, but we have more to do to lower costs for hardworking families. Prices are still too high for housing and groceries, even as prices for key household items like milk and eggs are lower than a year ago. I have a plan to lower costs for housing--by building and renovating more than 2 million homes--and I'm calling   more

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 11 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded University of Idaho more than $11 million toward creating a biomedical research center focused on furthering studies on women's health and nutrition. Shelley McGuire, professor of nutrition and director of the Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS), recently received confirmation of her successful application for the NIH Center of Biom  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Minnesota. *** Digital Sequence Analysis of DNA Methylation ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 9 -- MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, Rochester, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11952633 B2, initially filed Nov. 23, 2020) developed by four inventors David A. Ahlquist, Rochester, Minnesota; William R. Taylor, Lake City, Minnesota; Hongzhi Zou, Middleton, Wisconsin; and Graham P. Lidg  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** Natural Language Processing for Information Extraction ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 9 -- ASAPP, INC., New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11956187 B2, initially filed Feb. 2, 2023) developed by five inventors Joseph Ellsworth Hackman, New York, New York; Christopher David Fox, Mastic, New York; Jonathan David Weese, New York, New York; Satchuthananthavale Rasiah Kuhan Branava  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Wisconsin. *** Digital Sequence Analysis of DNA Methylation ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 9 -- MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, Rochester, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11952633 B2, initially filed Nov. 23, 2020) developed by four inventors David A. Ahlquist, Rochester, Minnesota; William R. Taylor, Lake City, Minnesota; Hongzhi Zou, Middleton, Wisconsin; and Graham P. Lidg  more