| Research Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 361 items ) |
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2024 FIATA HQ Meeting: The Standardised Path to Digitalisation
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 26 (TNSres) -- The International Federation of Freight-Forwarders Associations issued the following news release:
FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations is proud to share the release of the Key Trade Documents and Data Elements (KTDDE) report, by the International Chamber of Commerce Digital Standards Initiative (ICC DSI), to which FIATA was a key contributor.
Released today, the KTDDE report collates 36 key trade documents needed to standa
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350.org Launches a Global Search for an Executive Director to Lead the Next Phase of Campaigning for Climate Justice
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 (TNSres) -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
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Executive Director of 350.org, May Boeve, to step down after 15 years of building global activist movement
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After fifteen years of building 350.org, including thirteen as Executive Director, May Boeve has decided it's the right time to move on, having grown 350 from a student-
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A Better Wisconsin Together: ICYMI - Hovde Campaign Bankrolled Largely by Californians, Like Himself
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 26 (TNSres) -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following news release:
According to a recently filed campaign finance report, mega-millionaire Eric Hovde's Wisconsin campaign is funded largely by out-of-state Californians, like himself.
Records show that Hovde, who owns a $7 million mansion in Laguna Beach California and lists his occupation as CEO of his out-of-state bank, lent his campaign $8 mi
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ABTA: Future Travel Coalition Seeks Insight From Member Businesses to Inform Pre-Election Activity
LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- ABTA - The Travel Association issued the following news release:
The Future Travel Coalition (FTC) is seeking feedback from member businesses through its latest state of the industry survey.
With politicians more receptive to arguments and policy ideas backed by evidence from travel businesses, the FTC runs two surveys a year to gain up-to-date insight from travel and tourism companies.
The latest survey is looking to establish the outlook for bookings, u
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ACORE Commends Biden Administration Actions to Accelerate Transmission Development
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following statement on April 25, 2024:
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Following is a statement from the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)'s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Elise Caplan, on the actions announced by the Biden administration today to improve federal transmission permitting processes and accelerate the development of transmission in the United States:
"We are very pleased to see the Department of Energy
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ADB Operations Reach $23.6 Billion in 2023, Achieve Record Climate Finance
MANILA, Philippines, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $23.6 billion from its own resources in 2023, including $9.8 billion for climate action, to help Asia and the Pacific progress on sustainable development.
These figures are among the financial and operational results published today in ADB's Annual Report 2023. The report summarizes how ADB supported its developing member countries (DMCs) to address
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Advanced Mathematical Modeling Research Using Machine Learning Gets Started at Idaho State University
POCATELLO, Idaho, April 26 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news:
Building accurate models relating to climate, machines, or the cosmos requires sophisticated mathematics. That's where folks like Idaho State University Professor Yury Gryazin and his students are stepping in.
Recently, Gryazin, an expert in numerical analysis and scientific computation, and his collaborators at the Berkeley Lab in California and Rice University in Texas started researching novel machine l
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AFL-CIO Releases 2024 Death on the Job Report Ahead of Workers Memorial Day
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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Report finds that workers of color are dying on the job at increasingly higher rates.
Black workers' job fatality rate is the highest it's been in nearly 15 years.
Latino workers continue to face the greatest risk of dying on the job than all other workers.
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Today, ahead of Workers Memorial Day on April 28, the AFL-CIO released our 33rd annual report, Death on the Job: The Toll of
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AFM Resolution Boosted by AI
MATERIALS PARK, Ohio, April 26 (TNSres) -- ASM International posted the following news from Atomic force microscopy:
Atomic force microscopy (AFM), is a widely used technique that can quantitatively map material surfaces in three dimensions, although its accuracy is limited by the size of the microscope's probe. A new artificial intelligence (AI) technique overcomes this limitation and allows microscopes to resolve material features smaller than the probe's tip.
The deep learning algorithm dev
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Afterschool Alliance: Staffing, Costs Remain Major Challenges for Afterschool Programs
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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New Survey: Half Report Waiting Lists & One in Four Not Operating at Pre-Pandemic Levels
With Pandemic Relief Winding Down, Experts Worry Challenges Will Worsen
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As afterschool providers report myriad concerns about young people in their communities, the programs they run are providing children and youth with academic enrichment, time to connect with peers, and opportunities
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Akerman Reports Record Financial Performance
MIAMI, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release:
Akerman today announced its 13th consecutive year of record revenue growth. The firm reported gross revenues of $554.6 million for the 2023 fiscal year, growing by more than 3 percent over 2022. In addition, Akerman had record growth across many other key financial metrics and outperformed the industry growth average in the following categories:
* Profits Per Equity Partner (+10.1%)
* Non-Equity Compe
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Alfred University Professor Co-Authors Paper on Self-Healing Glass
ALFRED, New York, April 25 (TNSres) -- Alfred University issued the following news release:
Myungkoo Kang, assistant professor of ceramic engineering in Alfred University's Inamori School of Engineering, has co-authored a paper on self-healing glasses which can repair themselves from damage caused by exposure to gamma radiation.
The paper, titled "Self-healing mechanisms for Ge-Sb-S chalcogenide glasses upon gamma irradiation," was published April 17 in Material Research Society (MRS) Bulletin
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Alfred Wegener Institute: 100 Excellent International Experts Trained for Global Marine Science
BREMERHAVEN, Germany, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
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The Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography celebrates ten highly successful years at the Alfred Wegener Institute
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A decade of excellence: Over the past ten years 100 scholars from 47 countries to become experts in marine science were trained at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Th
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY: USE OF ACID REFLUX DRUGS LINKED TO HIGHER RISK OF MIGRAINE
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 26 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release:
People who take acid-reducing drugs may have a higher risk of migraine and other severe headache than people who do not take these medications, according to a study published in the April 24, 2024, online issue of Neurology(R)Clinical Practice, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The acid-reducing drugs include proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole and esom
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American Academy of Pediatrics: Most Pregnant and Expectant Moms Interested in RSV Immunization During Pregnancy to Protect Their Babies
ITASCA, Illinois, April 26 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release:
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of infection among infants. Almost all children in the US will contract RSV within the first two years of life, and RSV has a high rate of hospitalization among infants. A new study in the May 2024 Pediatrics (published online April 25), "RSV Vaccination Intention Among People Who Are or Plan to Become Pregnant," finds that most expect
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American Academy of Physician Associates: Annual PA Compensation Continues Rising, Increases 5.8%
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Physician Associates issued the following news release:
Physician associate/physician assistant (PA) base compensation, without bonuses, continued to rise in 2023, increasing 5.8% from $120,000 in 2022 to $127,000 in 2023. The findings were released in the 2024 American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) Digital Salary Report (https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/).
"The demand for PAs has never been higher and it is
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American Association for the Advancement of Science: Clock Gene Can Make High Drug Doses More Toxic to the Liver
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science issued the following news from the staff of its magazine, Science:
By Abigail Eisenstadt
Higher doses of drugs that yield toxic byproducts when broken down by the liver do the most damage to the organ's cells when its circadian clock genes are more active, according to a new study in Science Advances involving an experimental human liver system.
Like their name suggests, circadian clock genes maintain cel
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American College of Surgeons: Type of Surgery and Its Risk Level Has Significant Impact on Complications and Death in Elderly Patients
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 26 (TNSres) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release:
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Study using ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data shows both frailty and type of surgical procedure impact postoperative outcomes among elderly patients, but procedure type and its risk level has a greater effect
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* Frailty and procedure risk are both associated with increased postoperative complications and odds of death. However, certain pat
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American Friends Service Committee: 22,000 Uses of Force
OAKLAND, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release:
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New report finds extremely frequent state violence against people with mental health diagnoses in California prisons
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A new report finds California jails and prisons use force against prisoners to an extraordinary degree, frequently with militarized equipment such as rubber bullets, pepper spray, and tear gas--and the problem is getting worse. The American Friends Se
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American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: Enormous Demand for Weight-Loss Drugs Drives Up Total U.S. Prescription Spending
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 25 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists issued the following news release:
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Hospital Drug Expenditures Dip as COVID Pressures Subside
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Blockbuster growth in weight-loss drugs was the main driver of a 13.5% increase in spending on prescription medications in the U.S. in 2023, according to ASHP's (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) report, National Trends in Prescription Drug Expenditures and Projections for 2024. By cont
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Positive Response to Botox Injection Predicts Better Results of Migraine Surgery
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons issued the following news release:
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Botox test identifies patients with good response to nerve decompression, reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Preoperative Botox injections are a useful test for predicting how well patients with chronic migraine will respond to nerve decompression surgery, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical
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American Sustainable Business Network Releases The Business Case for Safer Alternatives to Fertilizers and Pesticides
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The American Sustainable Business Network issued the following news release:
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Businesses and consumers demand safer and more ethical products, with 75% of U.S. consumers expressing concerns about the environmental impacts of their purchases.
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The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) has unveiled a groundbreaking resource aimed at highlighting the urgent need for safer alternatives to chemical-intensive farming practices. Titled "The Business
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APF Canada Announces 2024-25 John H. McArthur Research Fellows
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada issued the following news release:
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is pleased to announce its two John H. McArthur Research Fellowship recipients for 2024-2025 - Dr. Diana Fu, an Associate Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Political Science (University of Toronto), and Dr. Erik Martinez Kuhonta, an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science
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APF Canada Announces 2024-25 John H. McArthur Research Fellows
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada issued the following news release:
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is pleased to announce its two John H. McArthur Research Fellowship recipients for 2024-2025 - Dr. Diana Fu, an Associate Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Political Science (University of Toronto), and Dr. Erik Martinez Kuhonta, an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science
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April 2024 NFTE Nexus Policy Brief: Unlocking Financial Success Through Entrepreneurship Education
NEW YORK, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news on April 24, 2024:
Over the last few years, there has been a notable increase in state policies focused on enhancing financial literacy across K-12 education. Despite this positive trend, it's crucial to acknowledge that very few of these policies include entrepreneurship education.
At NFTE, we have delved into this issue in our latest policy brief series, NFTE Nexus. In this edition, we examine
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Arbor Day Foundation's 'Canopy Report' Examines How America Sees Trees
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Arbor Day Foundation issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
'The Canopy Report,' a new consumer report from the Arbor Day Foundation, takes a deep dive into how America sees trees.
The findings examine Americans' interactions with green space, their perceptions of the health and environmental benefits of trees, and their feelings about climate change.
"In many ways, the Canopy Report is a resounding affirmation of the power of trees an
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Argonne Plays Critical Role in Consortium to Advance Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer Manufacturing
ARGONNE, Illinois, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Multi-laboratory consortium seeks to advance manufacturing of clean hydrogen technologies to boost industry adoption and slow climate change
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With the goal of advancing clean hydrogen manufacturing technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will play an important role in a new consortium of DOE laboratories form
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Association for Project Management: Global Research Prompts Call for Project Teams to Integrate Sustainability Into Decision-Making
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Association for Project Management issued the following news:
Green Project Management (GPM Global) has published a new report, Insights into Sustainable Project Management 2024, with input from APM, which shows how sustainability is perceived, integrated, and operationalised within organisations globally.
The importance of sustainability and responsible management are becoming more emphasised throughout society, with greater pressures being p
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Association for Psychological Science: New Research in Psychological Science
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Association for Psychological Science issued the following summaries on April 24, 2024:
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Oppressed Groups Engender Implicit Positivity: Seven Demonstrations Using Novel and Familiar Targets (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976231194588)
Benedek Kurdi, Amy Krosch, and Melissa Ferguson
Disseminating accurate information about past wrongdoing in intergroup contexts (including discrimination, slavery, or genocide) constitutes an indispensab
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Association of Research Libraries Releases Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Association of Research Libraries issued the following news:
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has issued a set of "Research Libraries Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence." AI technologies, and in particular, generative AI, have significant potential to improve access to information and advance openness in research outputs. AI also has the potential to disrupt information landscapes and the communities that research libraries support and
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Aston University Research Finds That Social Media Can Be Used to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young People
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- Aston University issued the following news:
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* The research team asked one group of participants to follow healthy eating accounts and another to follow interior design accounts
* After just two weeks, participants following healthy eating accounts ate more fruit and vegetables and less junk food
* Even minor tweaks to social media accounts could result in substantial diet improvements in young adults.
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Researchers from Aston University h
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ATD Research: Critical Skills Gaps Still Exist in Organizations
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Association for Talent Development issued the following news release:
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The Association for Talent Development's new data on the skills gaps facing organizations found that most TD professionals expect a future skills gap in their organizations.
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(Alexandria, VA), April 24, 2024--Seventy-four percent of talent development professionals said they had a current skills gap in their organization, and 75 percent said they expected a future s
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Australian Automobile Association: Promise Undelivered as Road Deaths Jump Again
CANBERRA, Australia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Australian Automobile Association issued the following news release:
The nation's peak motoring body says the Government needs to explain its continued refusal to implement the road safety reforms it announced just days before the 2022 Election, as new data shows Australia's road toll continues to climb.
The latest edition of the AAA's Benchmarking the Performance of the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 shows road deaths jumped 8.2 per cent
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Australian Conservation Foundation: Wake Up Woodside - Investors Force Climate Accountability
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
Today marks a turning point in the accountability of the fossil fuel industry in Australia following the 58.36% vote against gas giant Woodside's climate policy at the company's AGM in Perth.
"Today we have witnessed a globally unprecedented vote against a gas giant's climate plan," said the Australian Conservation Foundation's CEO Kelly O'Shanassy.
"This is t
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Australian Scientific Organization: Global Study Finds More Than Half of Branded Plastic Pollution Linked to 56 Companies
CLAYTON, Australia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued the following news release:
An international team of researchers has provided the first ever quantification of products from global plastic producers in the environment.
A new study published in Science Advances found more than half of branded plastic pollution found in the environment was linked to 56 companies.
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, co-authored th
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BASF With Solid Start to the Year: EBITDA Before Special Items in First Quarter of 2024 Slightly Above Analysts' Consensus
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, April 26 (TNSres) -- BASF, a producer of chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas, issued the following news release:
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EBITDA before special items reached Euros2.7 billion (minus 5.3 percent compared with Q1 2023; 5.7 percent above analysts' consensus)
Cash flows from operating activities improved significantly to minus Euros0.5 billion (Q1 2023: minus Euros1.0 billion)
Around 5,000 shareholders expected to attend BASF
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Baylor College of Medicine: Car T Cell Therapy Targeting HER2 Antigen Shows Promise Against Advanced Sarcoma in Phase I Trial
HOUSTON, Texas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news:
Researchers at Texas Children's Cancer Center and the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and Houston Methodist published results of a phase I clinical trial of a novel immunotherapy for high-risk sarcomas in the journal Nature Cancer.
The therapy uses chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells engineered to target the HER2 protein, which is overexpr
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Baylor College of Medicine: Scientists Unveil Genetics Behind Development of Gliding
HOUSTON, Texas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news:
People say "When pigs fly" to describe the impossible. But even if most mammals are landlubbers, the ability to glide or fly has evolved again and again during mammalian evolution, in species ranging from bats to flying squirrels. How did that come about? In a study published in the journal Nature this week, a team of researchers led by Princeton University and Baylor College of Medicine explains the
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Baylor College of Medicine: Using AI to Improve Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Disorders
HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on April 25, 2024:
Diagnosing rare Mendelian disorders is a labor-intensive task, even for experienced geneticists. Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine are trying to make the process more efficient using artificial intelligence. The team developed a machine learning system called AI-MARRVEL (AIM) to help prioritize potentially causative variants for Mendelian disorders. The study is published t
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BCS: Deepfakes a Major Risk for the General Election, According to Research With the Tech Profession
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, issued the following news release:
The influence of AI deepfakes on the UK General Election is a concern for most tech experts, according to a new survey.
Some 65% of IT professionals polled said they feared AI generated fakes would affect the result - and are calling for technical and policy solutions.
And 92% of technologists said political parties should agree to publicise when and how they are using AI in their cam
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Binghamton University: Biomedical Engineering Department Celebrates Research Expo, Other Spring 2024 Successes
BINGHAMTON, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
By Chris Kocher
The spring semester at Binghamton University is nearly over, and Commencement ceremonies in May will celebrate this year's graduates. The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science continued to excel in education and research during the 2023-24 academic year.
Research Expo
The BME Department organized another successful Resea
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Biologists to Begin 2024 Grizzly and Black Bear Captures for Research Purposes in Yellowstone National Park
BOZEMAN, Montana, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Park Service Yellowstone National Park issued the following news release:
As part of ongoing grizzly bear and black bear research and management efforts and as required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the U.S. Geological Survey, in conjunction with the National Park Service, is working to inform the public that scientific capture operations are once again about to begin within Ye
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BirdLife International: European Parliament's Reckless Vote Pushes Farmers Further Into the Abyss by Scrapping CAP's Green Architecture
CAMBRIDGE, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- BirdLife International issued the following research news on April 24, 2024:
Moments ago, Members of the European Parliament voted to strip away the already weak environmental measures from the EU's Common Agriculture Policy (CAP). With a shocking 425 votes in favour and 130 votes against, the Parliament has agreed to weaken the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAECs). The GAECs are meant to safeguard biodiversity and soil health - both cr
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BLS: Labor Force Participation Increased by Education Level for Americans Born From 1980 to 1984
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 25, 2024, from Economics Daily:
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Individuals born in the early 1980s were employed for 76 percent of all the weeks from ages 18 to 36. They were unemployed for 5 percent of those weeks and not in the labor force (neither working nor seeking work) for 19 percent. As a group, individuals with higher educational attainment were employed for a larger percentage of
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Bond University: Pass the Potassium and Shake Up Your Health
ROBINA QUEENSLAND, Australia, April 25 (TNSres) -- Bond University issued the following news:
Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute decreases the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by about 17 percent, a new study has found.
Cardiovascular disease accounts for about one-third of all deaths globally and high salt intake accounts for 10 percent of all cardiovascular deaths.
Even though international bodies such as the World Health Organisation and the National Academies of Scienc
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Bristol Spin-Out Dynamic Therapeutics Wins Prestigious Blavatnik Prize for U-RHYTHM Technology
BRISTOL, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release:
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Dynamic Therapeutics, a University of Bristol spin-out, has today [25 April] been awarded a prestigious Blavatnik Prize by QantX, a leading venture capital firm, for its pioneering U-RHYTHM technology. The award recognises the scientific advances and future potential of the UK's most innovative scientists and engineers.
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Hormones play a crucial role in many aspects of our health fro
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British Antarctic Survey: Emperor Penguin Colonies in Antarctica Suffer as Sea-Ice Diminishes
CAMBRIDGE, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The British Antarctic Survey issued the following news release:
Record low levels of Antarctic sea-ice in late 2023 resulted in breeding failures in a fifth of the continent's emperor penguin colonies, according to a new study from British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
With 14 of 66 colonies and tens of thousands of penguins affected, the finding is not as severe as the 2022 season, in which 19 colonies -- almost 30% -- were impacted, but there is an increasi
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British Natural History Museum: Vast DNA Tree of Life for Plants Revealed by Global Team of Scientists
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The British Natural History Museum issued the following news release:
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DNA from of over 9,500 living, endangered, and extinct flowering plants from around the world sequenced to produce groundbreaking tree of life
* DNA from of over 9,500 plants sequenced to produce groundbreaking tree of life
* 1.8 billion letters of genetic code used to build a 'periodic table' of plants
* The tree can inform plant classification, discovery of new medicines and
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Brock University: Goodman Prof Ranked Most Productive Marketing Journal Author
ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, April 26 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news:
By Cathy Majtenyi
A Brock University researcher has ranked first on a global list of the most productive authors appearing in American Marketing Association (AMA) journals.
Professor of Marketing V. Kumar, who is also the Goodman Academic Industry Partnership Professor, published the highest number of papers -- 23 in total - in the Journal of Marketing and the Journal of Marketing Research from 2014 to 2
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Brookhaven National Laboratory: High-Resolution Lidar Sees Birth Zone of Cloud Droplets
UPTON, New York, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Technique enables remote monitoring of cloud properties important to effects on climate
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A team led by atmospheric scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has demonstrated the first-ever remote observations of the fine-scale structure at the base of clouds. The results, just published in the Nature publication
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BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER: INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION TEAM AUTHOR ARTICLE ON THE REFORM OF THE ENGLISH ARBITRATION ACT
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 25 (TNSres) -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news:
BCLP Partner and Global Co-Leader of International Arbitration, George Burn, together with Senior Associate Nadia Hubbuck, have had an article published in the March 2024 Issue of the Transatlantic Law Journal. The article covers Reform of the English Arbitration Act 1996 - The Aggregation of Marginal Gains or a Missed Opportunity?
The article examines the main amendments proposed in t
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BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FACT SHEET: DNA CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT FOR BACKLOG REDUCTION PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance issued the following fact sheet on April 1, 2024:
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DNA CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT FOR BACKLOG REDUCTION PROGRAM
Formula Program Summary
The overarching goal of the DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Formula Program is to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, t
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BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FACT SHEET: MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance issued the following fact sheet on April 1, 2024:
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MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS PROGRAM
Program Summary According to the Justice Department's National Institute of Justice's, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Program database, over 600,000 individuals go missing in the United States every year. In addition, it is e
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BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FACT SHEET: PROSECUTING COLD CASES USING DNA
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance issued the following fact sheet on April 1, 2024:
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PROSECUTING COLD CASES USING DNA
Program Summary
Designed to aid prosecutors, the Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program provides funding to support agencies in the resolution of violent cold case crimes.
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Program Objectives
* Prosecution of cold cases involving violent crime where susp
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BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FACT SHEET: SECOND CHANCE FELLOWS
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance issued the following fact sheet on April 1, 2024:
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SECOND CHANCE FELLOWS
ABOUT THE VISITING FELLOWS PROGRAM
The Office of Justice Program's (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Visiting Fellows Program invests in future and current leaders in the criminal justice field to advance priority national policy issues. The purpose of each fellowship
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BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FACT SHEET: STRENGTHENING THE MEDICAL EXAMINER-CORONER SYSTEM PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance issued the following fact sheet on April 1, 2024:
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STRENGTHENING THE MEDICAL EXAMINER-CORONER SYSTEM PROGRAM
Program Summary
The medicolegal death investigation (MDI) workforce is experiencing a national shortage of practicing, board- certified forensic pathologists. Furthermore, there is variability in the practice of death investigation across
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California State University-Bakersfield: CERC Hosts Third Carbon Management and Energy Innovation Technical Symposium
BAKERSFIELD, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news:
The California Energy Research Center (CERC) at California State University, Bakersfield once again welcomed experts from academia, industry and regulating agencies for its third annual Carbon Management and Energy Innovation Technical Symposium.
Around 180 people gathered in the CSUB Student Recreation Center gymnasium on April 12 for the symposium, which was organized by CERC part
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CALSTART Applauds Biden Administration on First-Ever National Goal of Zero-Emission Freight Sector
PASADENA, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release:
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Several zero-emission transition funding programs totaling $1.5 billion are now available.
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CALSTART, a global clean transportation nonprofit, is celebrating the Biden-Harris Administration for creating a first-time national goal to transition to a zero-emission freight sector for trucks, rail, av
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CalState-Fullerton: Expanded Investment Research Center to Prepare Business and Economics Students for Wall Street Success
FULLERTON, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release:
The world-class Titan Capital Management program at Cal State Fullerton's College of Business and Economics has an expanded home in 2024, the brand-new Investment Research Center.
On April 26, alumni, faculty and friends will gather to dedicate the nearly 2,000-square-foot space, which will give investment-focused students access to state-of-the-art Bloomberg terminals, t
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Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health: Partnering for Results 2023-2024 Annual Report
OTTAWA, Ontario, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health issued the following statement on April 25, 2024:
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A Statement From Suzanne McGurn, President and CEO, CADTH
On behalf of the organization and our Board of Directors, I'm pleased to share the Annual Report for 2023-2024 (https://www.cadth.ca/2023-2024-annual-report-stronger-together).
The theme this year, Partnering for Results, aligns with our Strategic Plan and demonstrates how meaningful p
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Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Business Barometer - Small Business Confidence Takes a Nosedive in April
TORONTO, Ontario, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Canadian Federation of Independent Business issued the following news:
The long-term confidence index for the next 12 months dropped 5.4 points down to 47.5. This indicator decreased for a second consecutive month, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer(R).
Most provinces lost ground or remained constant. Ontario (-6.7 index points to 49.2) and Saskatchewan (-7.0 to 47.6) lost most of their optimi
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Cardiff University: Finding Bat Roosts No Longer Like Searching for 'A Needle in a Haystack'
CARDIFF, Wales, April 25 (TNSres) -- Cardiff University issued the following news:
A new algorithm is making it easier for ecologists and conservationists to find bat roost locations - reducing search areas by nearly 375 times their previous size.
The technology combines microphone detector data with a bat movement model to identify optimal searching regions and predict roost locations.
The team, from Cardiff University and the University of Sussex, says their method can reduce vast search ar
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CARE Internationa Calls for Urgent Action for Women and Girls Facing Hunger Crisis
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 26 (TNSres) -- CARE International issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Today's release of the Global Report on Food Crises marks another in a series of grave milestones in the fight against hunger: there are more people facing the worst forms of starvation today than there have been in this report's 8-year history.
These burdens of the global hunger crisis are not shared equally. In fact, a 2023 CARE study found that gender inequality is a key driver
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Cedars-Sinai: Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment May Help Some Middle-Aged Women
LOS ANGELES, California, April 26 (TNSres)-- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, issued the following news:
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Study Shows Lowering Blood Pressure to 120 Lessens Heart Disease Risk in Women With Type 2 Diabetes, Early-Onset Hypertension
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Investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and colleagues report that women with Type 2 diabetes diagnosed with hypertension before age 50 may benefit from intensive blood pressure treatment.
The findings, pub
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Center for a Humane Economy: Spate of Cockfighting Arrests, Investigations Point to Need for Congress to Pass Federal FIGHT Act
WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release on April 23, 2024:
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Cockfighters continue to act with an impunity, raising millions of birds and staging fights throughout the U.S.
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After a recent nationwide surge of busts and other police responses related to cockfighting, animal-welfare groups today highlighted their call for passage of the FIGHT Act as a tool to eradicate animal fighting in the United States.
The pending legisla
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Central Michigan University: MITTEN-CI Project Unravels Dynamics of Thunderstorm Formation in Western Michigan
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news:
By Robert Wang
A groundbreaking research initiative known as MITTEN-CI, short for Maritime to Inland Transitions Towards ENvironments for Convection Initiation, is set to shed light on the intricate mechanisms behind thunderstorm formation in Western Michigan. Spearheaded by a team of distinguished scientists from Central Michigan University, the University of Illinois, Texas Tech, CU Boulder,
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Central Michigan University: Scientist Developing Modeling Tool to Track Carbon Emissions
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news:
By Robert Wang
Dr. Tao Zheng, a professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Center Michigan University has been developing modeling tools to track carbon emissions with his collaborators. Their research in developing global online chemical transport model MPAS-CO2 system was funded by NASA's Carbon Monitoring System program.
Now with both the forward and adjoint models MPAS-CO2 develo
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Central Michigan University: Your Mini Sabbatical - Quit Your Life - Temporarily
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news:
"I graduated in 1992 with a journalism major and political science minor, although several of us liked to say that we really majored in CM LIFE," said author Colleen Newvine of her time at Central Michigan University.
In 2017 she was inducted into the CMU Media Hall of Fame, an institution that recognizes those who have made a difference in the world, who have remained true to the ethics and e
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Ceres: New Power Plant Pollution Standards Will Bolster U.S. Momentum in Clean Energy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release:
Ceres celebrates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's newly released power plant standards as a key policy that will ensure the nation is powered by abundant, reliable, affordable low-carbon energy.
"By redu
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CHOP Researchers Discover Underlying Biology Behind Fontan-Associated Liver Disease
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 25 (TNSres) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news on April 24, 2024:
As patients with congenital heart diseases live longer, researchers are attempting to understand some of the other complications they may face as they age. In a new study, a team from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) used state-of-the-art technologies to understand the underlying biology of Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD).
The findings, published to
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CIFAR: Beyond Privacy - It's Time for a Rights-Based Approach to Regulating AI for Children
TORONTO, Ontario, April 25 (TNSres) -- CIFAR, a research organization that says it brings together teams of top researchers from around the world to address important and complex questions, issued the following news:
New CIFAR AI Insights report proposes tools for policymakers that extend beyond standard privacy-driven strategies for digital regulation.
As any parent of an iPad-obsessed tween can attest, AI technologies have become deeply enmeshed in our children's lives and imaginations. Exam
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City, University of London: Food Policy Expert Gives Evidence to the House of Lords
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- City, University of London issued the following news:
By Mr George Wigmore, Senior Communications Officer
Professor Christina Vogel, Director of the Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London, gave evidence to the House of Lords' Food, Diet and Obesity Committee on 21 March as part of its inquiry into the impact of ultra-processed food on obesity.
During the session, Professor Vogel, who is also a registered nutritionist, discussed a wide range
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City, University of London: Refugees at Greater Risk of Harm Following Rwanda Bill, Says Dr Alice Mesnard
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- City, University of London issued the following news:
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Economics expert Dr Alice Mesnard reacts to the new controversial British immigration law known as the Rwanda Bill. She believes refugees will be at risk of greater harm, irregular migrants are unlikely to be deterred from entering the UK, and UK taxpayers will ultimately foot the bill.
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By Eve Lacroix, Senior Communications Officer
The "Safety of Rwanda" bill is costly, unethical and like
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City, University of London: TikTok and Instagram are Full of Misleading Information About Birth Control - And Wellness Influencers are Helping Drive These Narratives
LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- City, University of London issued the following news:
Dr Stephanie Alice Baker, Reader in Sociology at City, University of London, writes for The Conversation UK based on her research on networks of disinformation, online cults, social media and wellness.
There's been an increase in content posted on TikTok and Instagram recently discussing the alleged dangers of birth control. Content creators have shared concerns about the pill's side-effects ranging fro
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College of William & Mary: WMSURE Conference Highlights Self-Evolution Through Research
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news:
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More than 30 undergraduate presenters highlighted the role of mentored research in inspiring and driving their self-evolution, the theme of this year's conference.
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By Rin Braxton '26, WMSURE Student Fellow
With a message centered on trust, determination and the transformational role research experiences have played in her life, keynote speaker Raven Pierce '23 opened the fourt
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Colo. House Democrats: Bipartisan Lukens Bill to Improve Access to Safe Housing Passes
DENVER, Colorado, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
The House today passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Representative Meghan Lukens to improve access to housing for survivors of domestic violence. HB24-1431 passed by a vote of 54-8.
"Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness, especially for women and children, and it's critical that they have a safe place to call home when they leave their abuser," said Rep
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Colo. House Democrats: House Passes Bills to Support Colorado's Educators
DENVER, Colorado, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
The House today passed two bills to support Colorado's educators.
The 2024 School Finance Act (SB24-188), sponsored by Representatives Barbara McLachlan and Shannon Bird, would fully fund Colorado's public schools and increase per pupil funding to record-levels. HB24-1320, sponsored by Representatives Meghan Lukens and Elizabeth Velasco, seeks to improve educator safety in c
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Consumer Reports Applauds FCC Vote to Restore Net Neutrality Rules
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release:
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 in favor of restoring open internet rules and the agency's Title II authority for broadband. This rule was first adopted in 2015 and removed in 2018.
Consumer Reports has long supported rules to ensure that internet users can access the websites, apps, and other online content they choose, without their internet service providers (ISPs) playing gatekeepers. Under
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COPD Foundation: Plant-Based Diet Decreases Risk of Developing Emphysema
MIAMI, Florida, April 26 (TNSres) -- The COPD Foundation issued the following news release:
People with a history of smoking who follow a nutritionally rich, plant-centered diet have a reduced risk of developing radiographic emphysema later in life, regardless of smoking history, according to a new study. The study is published in the March 2024 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open access journal.
Emphysema is caused by irrevers
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Corus International: Battling Malaria - IMA World Health's Dedicated Efforts in the DRC
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Corus International, a non-governmental humanitarian organization, issued the following agency statement on April 24, 2024:
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According to the World Health Organization's World Malaria Report for 2023 (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240086173), there were approximately 249 billion cases of malaria reported worldwide in 2022. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accounted for 12 percent of global malaria cases and 11 percent o
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CRISIL: Benign Costs to Prop Up Cement Industry Profitability on-Year
MUMBAI, India, April 24 (TNSres) -- CRISIL, an S&P Global company, issued the following news release:
Cement volume growth recovered to a healthy 7-8% on-year in the last quarter of fiscal 2024, on aggressive volume push, after growing ~15% on-year in the first half and logging a moderate slowdown in the third quarter due to regional hindrances.
This ensured the third straight year of healthy demand growth at ~11% in fiscal 2024 to ~441 million tonne (MT). On this high base, CRISIL MI&A Resear
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Dartmouth College: Hurricanes Jeopardize Carbon-Storing New England Forests
HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 25 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Study finds carbon-offset programs insufficiently account for future storm risks.
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As American companies and public policies strive to mitigate their carbon dioxide emissions, many are relying on carbon offsets to reduce their carbon footprint, especially organizations that have pledged to achieve "net-zero emissions."
Sequestering carbon in forests is an example of a nature-based solution t
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Deakin University: Forgotten Force - Australia's Maligned War Workers
GEELONG, Australia, April 24 (TNSres) -- Deakin University issued the following news release:
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Anzac Day serves to honour Australia and New Zealand's war heroes, especially those who died fighting overseas.
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But according to Deakin University historian Dr Bart Ziino the wartime contributions of one group of Australians consistently overlooked are men and women who served in reserved occupations and protected industries in World War II.
These Australians worked in industries includ
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Decker College Showcases Innovative Research During Binghamton University Research Days Event
BINGHAMTON, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
By Natalie Blando-George
Binghamton University Research Days is an annual, week-long series of events that present research from across the University. Faculty and students from Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences participated in the University's celebration April 15-19, and, for the first time, Decker College held additional programs during the week to highlight the work of its researchers.
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DOD Releases the Calendar Year 2022 Annual Report on Civilian Casualties in Connection With U.S. Military Operations
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Today, the Department of Defense released the Calendar Year 2022 Annual Report on Civilian Casualties in Connection with United States Military Operations.
The release of this report complies with Section 1057 of the FY18 National Defense Appropriations Act, which requires the Department to complete an annual report on civilian casualties in connection with U.S. military operati
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DOE Argonne National Laboratory: Same City, But Not the Same Weather for Chicago Baseball Fans
ARGONNE, Illinois, April 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Just like the neighborhoods around them, Chicago stadiums are impacted by weather differently
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It has long been understood that when it comes to the game of baseball, weather can be both a welcome and unwelcome member of the roster. Baseball teams are reliant upon accurate weather predictions to not only play a game but also properly train players.
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Dr. Beverly Clark III of Red Rocks Community College Selected for the Aspen Institute's Rising Presidents Fellowship
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, April 26 (TNSres) -- Red Rocks Community College issued the following news release:
The Aspen Institute of College Excellence Program (Aspen) recently announced that Dr. Beverly Clark III, Vice President of Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer at Red Rocks Community College, is one of 40 leaders selected for the 2024-25 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship (link is external). Applying lessons from over a dozen years researching exceptional community colleges, the Aspen fell
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Earthjustice Applauds DOE for Accelerating Transmission Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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New rule will help ensure our power system can support a clean energy future
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final rule implementing section 216(h) of the Federal Power Act (https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/CITAPFinalRuleDOE.pdf) to accelerate the approval of interstate electric transmission projects. The new rule is expected to cut the average
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Eastman Announces 1Q 2024 Financial Results
KINGSPORT, Tennessee, April 26 (TNSres) -- Eastman Chemical issued the following news release:
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced its first-quarter 2024 financial results.
* Delivered strong sequential increase in sales volume/mix and earnings driven by reconnection to primary demand for many of our specialty products in Advanced Materials and Additives & Functional Products.
* Achieved on spec production and revenue generation at our Kingsport methanolysis facility.
* Pathway to
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Eindhoven University of Technology: 'Looking Together at How We Spend Our Money Smartly'
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, April 25 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news:
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TU/e has grown considerably in recent years and wants to continue to grow to 15,000 students in 2027. This requires additional investments for more space, especially laboratories for education and research.
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TU/e has doubled in student numbers over the past decade, and that growth will continue through to 15,000 students in 2027. "Growth is also accompanied by growing pai
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Environmental Working Group: Bold New Water, Hazardous Substance Rules Boost Biden PFAS Action Plan
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release:
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EPA rules mark leap forward in tackling 'forever chemicals'
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The Environmental Protection Agency's recent release of two landmark rules addressing the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS adds to the Biden administration's momentum in completing long-overdue PFAS actions. The Environmental Working Group tracks these actions in its just-updated report card (https://www.ewg.org/research/
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Esteemed Research Centre Which Predicts Election Results Now Part of the University of Exeter
EXETER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news:
The esteemed Elections Centre - known for predicting election results and providing crucial data on votes for the past four decades - is now part of the University of Exeter.
The centre is widely recognised as the resource for local level elections data, expertise and research in Britain. It is relied upon by many organisations, including the BBC, Sky News, ITV News and PA Media (the Press Association), t
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European Commission's Joint Research Center: Alarming Number of People Worldwide Suffer High Levels of Acute Food Insecurity
ISPRA, Italy, April 25 (TNSres) -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center issued the following news:
The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024 identifies armed conflicts as the major driver of food insecurity, and the food crisis in the Gaza Strip as the worst in eight years.
The number of people battling acute hunger and suffering from malnutrition is at alarming levels one more year. Economic shocks, weather extremes and armed conflicts, in combination with factors of structural
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European Committee of the Regions: Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform - Joint Efforts to Tackle Pollution Must Continue After EU Elections
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 25 (TNSres) -- The European Committee of the Regions issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
The Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform - a joint initiative of the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions bringing together experts and key stakeholders - met on 18 April to discuss the next steps on the EU's zero-pollution agenda and the importance of continuing the joint efforts to reach the 2030 targets on improving air, water and soil qua
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European Parliament: EU Health Data Space - More Efficient Treatments and Life-Saving Research
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 25 (TNSres) -- The European Parliament issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
MEPs approved the creation of a European Health Data Space, improving citizens' access to their personal health data and boosting secure sharing in the public interest.
On Wednesday, MEPs voted with 445 in favour and 142 against (39 abstentions) to approve the inter-institutional agreement on establishing a European Health Data Space. It will empower patients to access their hea
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Declares a 7.35% Dividend for First Quarter 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on April 25, 2024:
The board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) today approved a first quarter 2024 cash dividend at an annualized rate of 7.35 percent.
"We are pleased with our strong financial performance during the first quarter of the year," said FHLBank Atlanta Chair of the Board, Thornwell Dunlap
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines: First Quarter 2024 Dividend & Earnings Release
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on April 25, 2024:
The Board of Directors approved a first quarter 2024 dividend to be paid at an annualized rate of 9.25 percent on average activity-based stock, an increase of 0.25 percent from the prior quarter, and 6.00 percent on average membership stock, an increase of 2.45 percent from the prior quarter. The Federal Home Loan Ban
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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Announces First Quarter 2024 Operating Highlights
NEW YORK, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") today released its unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
"Throughout the first quarter of 2024, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York successfully executed on our foundational liquidity mission, as reflected in our strong results for the
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Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Announces First Quarter 2024 Operating Results
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (Bank) today announced its unaudited first quarter 2024 operating results. Net income for the first quarter of 2024 was $124 million, a decrease of $71 million compared with net income of $195 million for the first quarter of 2023. Net income for the first quarter of 2023 included $4
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FHLBank Pittsburgh Announces First Quarter 2024 Operating Highlights
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) announced today unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2024.
Financial Highlights:
* First quarter net income of $154.0 million
* First quarter net interest income of $195.7 million
* Declared a first quarter dividend on activity stoc
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Food & Water Watch: Iowa Fertilizer Spill Threatens Mississippi River
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on April 25, 2024:
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Latest spill comes amidst mounting calls for state and federal action on Iowa's agricultural water pollution crisis, linked to high cancer rates
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On Wednesday, Iowa DNR reported that they were investigating a truck spill in the City of Burlington which released up to 700 gallons of ammonium phosphate on Monday, contaminating Hawkeye Creek, a tributary of the Mississippi Rive
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Ford School of Public Policy: State Bans on 'Divisive Concepts' Could Stifle Population Health Research
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
Ten states have passed legislation that prohibits teaching and mandatory training for students, faculty, and staff in public higher education on specified 'divisive concepts' related to race and sex. In four of these states, the bans extend to all public employees.
In a new Milbank Quarterly Opinion, Ford School health policy professor Paula Lantz and graduating master
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Four Macalester Students and One Recent Graduate Receive 2024 Fulbright Awards
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 26 (TNSres) -- Macalester College issued the following college news:
Four Macalester seniors Jane Skjonsby '24, Zoe Scheuerman '24, Rio Osorio Nava '24, and Carly Carte '24, as well as recent graduate Ronan Wallace '22, have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
As Fulbright participants, all recipients will study, conduct research, and teach abroa
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Francis Crick Institute: Vitamin D Alters Mouse Gut Bacteria to Give Better Cancer Immunity
LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Francis Crick Institute issued the following news on April 25, 2024:
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Aalborg University in Denmark, have found that vitamin D encourages the growth of a type of gut bacteria in mice which improves immunity to cancer.
Reported today in Science, the researchers found that mice given a diet rich in vitamin D had better immune
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FSB Introduces New Global Standard to Support the Orderly Resolution of a Central Counterparty
BASEL, Switzerland, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Financial Stability Board issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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* New standard aims to ensure that resolution authorities have ready access to a set of resolution-specific financial resources and tools, as well as any unused recovery resources, to support the orderly resolution of a central counterparty (CCP).
* Standard requires that adequate liquidity, loss-absorbing, and recapitalisation resources and tools are available to
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FSU Historian Named Stanford Humanities Center Fellow
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news:
By Dena Reddick
A Florida State University associate professor of history has earned a competitive humanities award for the 2024-25 academic year in support of a book project on the Ottoman Empire.
Nilay Ozok-Gundogan, an associate professor in the Department of History, was elected a fellow of the Stanford Humanities Center in support of her book tentatively titled "Forging Empire: Mineral Extracti
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FSU Names Four Faculty Distinguished Research Professor
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 26 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news:
By Kathleen Haughney
Florida State University has bestowed the title of Distinguished Research Professor on four outstanding faculty members for their exemplary research productivity and contributions to their fields.
"Outstanding national and international scholarly output and creativity is a cornerstone of a thriving research enterprise," said Vice President for Research Stacey S. Patterson. "I am
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FSU Research Team Receives $1 Million Grant to Develop AI-Powered Tool to Help Improve Understanding of Lab Test Results
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news:
By Jenny Ralph
A team of researchers at Florida State University has received a $1 million grant to develop a tool to help older patients better understand the results of medical lab health tests.
"LabGenie" will use artificial intelligence to provide contextualized information about lab test results and to generate questions patients can use to discuss their results with their doctors.
Led by two
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Global Environment Facility: First-of-Its-Kind Study Definitively Shows That Conservation Actions are Effective at Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Global Environment Facility posted the following news release on April 25, 2024:
A new study published online today, April 25, in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is nature conservation successful, but that scaling conservation interventions up would be transformational for halting and reversing biodiversity loss--a crisis that can lead to ecosystem collapses and a planet less able to support life--and redu
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Health Industry Distributors Association: Resiliency Road Map Advocates Medical Supply Chain Collaboration
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Health Industry Distributors Association issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
The Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) today released the Supply Chain Resiliency Road Map - Leading Future Preparedness & Response Initiatives. The Road Map was created in consultation with industry supply chain leaders to share learnings from past public health events and provide a foundation for future public health responses.
"When it com
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Health Researchers Can Now Use SAS to Analyze One of the World's Most Diverse Biomedical Data Sets
CARY, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSres) -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release:
Public health researchers have a new, powerful tool from data and AI provider SAS to analyze the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program's large and diverse data set. The NIH has added SAS Analytics Pro on SAS(R) Viya(R) to the All of Us Researcher Workbench, the cloud-based platform that allows registered researchers to study data
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Heidelberg University: 'Tree of Life' for Flowering Plants
HEIDELBERG, Germany, April 25 (TNSres) -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release:
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Heidelberg bioscientists have contributed research knowledge on the evolution of cruciferous plants
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With their own botanical collection material and their research knowledge on the evolution of cruciferous plants, i.e. plants of the cabbage family, bioscientists at Heidelberg University have contributed to a large-scale international study that has produced a comprehensive "tree of
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Human Animal Bond Research Institute: New Research to Examine the Role of Pet Dogs for the Resilience and Wellbeing of Military Adolescents
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Human Animal Bond Research Institute issued the following news release:
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HABRI Awards Grant to Florida Atlantic University
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The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) today announced a new grant for research that investigates the contribution of pet dog ownership to resilience and well-being in adolescent children of military families. This grant was awarded to a team of researchers at Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College
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Human Rights Campaign Fact Sheet: Ryan Walters on X - A Platform for Hate, Ignorance, and Self-Indulgence
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following fact sheet on on April 24, 2024:
Here are excerpts:
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Ryan Walters on X - A Platform for Hate, Ignorance, and Self-Indulgence
Overview of Posts
Since the start of 2024, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Education Ryan Walters has used his platform on X (formally known as Twitter) as a space to promote himself and bully folks who don't align with his discriminatory and inflammatory views.
Though Okl
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Human Rights Campaign: Ryan Walters Faces Another Public Meeting Thursday as Oklahomans Prepare to Demand Answers on Abuses of Power and Mismanagement of Funds
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release:
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Supt. Walters leads a weakened Oklahoma Department of Education heading into Thursday's monthly Board of Education meeting
To questions about his department's dysfunction, staff departures, and mishandling of grants, Walters can only muster: "There are two genders."
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As advocates, educators, students, and parents prepare for another contentious Board of Education meeting at
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ICC Digital Standards Initiative Launches Complete Framework for Supply Chain Digitalisation
PARIS, France, April 25 (TNSres) -- The International Chamber of Commerce issued the following news:
The Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched a complete framework for end-to-end supply chain digitalisation, based on its 18-month analysis covering all 36 key trade documents.
The report, together with its interactive Key Trade Data Glossary, marks a breakthrough in digital trade bringing together all key trade documents in a single integr
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ICS Publications Releases Fifth Edition of 'Shipping and the Environment: A Guide to Environmental Compliance'
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The International Chamber of Shipping issued the following news release:
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Publications announces the launch of the fifth edition of 'Shipping and the Environment: A Guide to Environmental Compliance'. This latest edition offers comprehensive updates and expanded insights into the intricate relationship between shipping operations and environmental protection.
The fifth edition is a definitive guide, providing a holist
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IEEFA: Tidal Wave of New LNG Supply to Flood Market Amid Demand Uncertainty
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release:
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Key Takeaways:
Lackluster demand growth combined with a massive wave of new export capacity is poised to send global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets into oversupply within two years.
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LNG demand in Japan, South Korea, and Europe--which together account for more than half of the world's LNG imports--is expected to fall through 2030.
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Ifo Institute: German Export Expectations Fall (April 2024)
MUNICH, Germany, April 26 (TNSres) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release:
Sentiment in the German export industry has clouded over a little. The ifo Export Expectations fell to -2.0 points in April, down from -1.2 points in March. "The mood is somewhat subdued," says Klaus Wohlrabe, Head of Surveys at ifo. "The export economy lacks momentum at present. While the global economy offers many good prospects for growth, these aren't yet being reflected in additional orders."
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Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales: Business Confidence Hits 2-Year High But Investment Outlook Remains Weak
LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
Business confidence in the UK has more than tripled as economic conditions improved, surpassing the pre-pandemic average for the first time in two years, a survey of business leaders published today (Wednesday 24 April) has found.
Sentiment tracked by ICAEW's Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) - one of the largest and most comprehensive quarterly
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International Finance Corp.: New Sustainable Banking and Finance Network Research Reveals Rapid Policy Reforms as Catalyst for Expanding Sustainable Finance in Emerging Markets
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release:
The IFC-facilitated Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) has unveiled its 2024 Global Progress Brief and launched the innovative SBFN Data Portal, offering the most comprehensive benchmarking of sustainable finance trends and initiatives across sixty-six Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs).
The 2024 Global Progress Brief highlights key a
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International Press Institute: Spotlight - Press Freedom in Senegal in 2024
VIENNA, Austria, April 26 (TNSres) -- The International Press Institute issued the following news:
This International Press Institute (IPI) briefing highlights current press freedom challenges in Senegal. Additionally, it sets forth high-level recommendations on promoting and protecting press freedom and journalist safety.
In recent decades, Senegal has enjoyed a relatively high level of press freedom, serving as a model for other countries in Africa, and West Africa in particular. However, in
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International Spa Association: "Big" News for U.S. Spa Revenue Growth
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, April 25 (TNSres) -- The International Spa Association issued the following news release:
The International SPA Association (ISPA) released the "Big Five" statistics from the 2024 ISPA U.S. Spa Industry Study, which show increases in all spa industry benchmark figures. Key findings included new records set for both overall revenue and average revenue per visit in 2023.
The ISPA Foundation commissions PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct the annual U.S. Spa Industry Stud
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Iowa A.G. Bird's Office Concludes Fort Dodge Law Enforcement Acted With Legal Justification in Shooting
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General's Office has concluded that the March 16, 2024, fatal shooting of Tyler Stansberry by Fort Dodge Police Department officers was legally justified. Stansberry charged at the officers from a hiding place a few feet away with a knife in each hand before the officers fired in self-defense.
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Iowa State Experts Offer Insight on 2024 Planting Season
AMES, Iowa, April 26 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
As corn and soybean farmers in Iowa begin spring planting, drought remains a concern and market conditions suggest profits will be tight. Iowa State University agricultural experts are available for media interviews on a variety of issues. Here's what three of them are thinking about the 2024 growing season:
Chad Hart, professor of economics and ISU Extension and Outreach grain markets specialist
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IRS Independent Office of Appeals Forms Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Management Office
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
The Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals today announced the formation of a new Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Management Office. This office will collaborate with the IRS Business Operating Divisions to help taxpayers resolve tax disputes earlier and more efficiently.
"This new office will revitalize existing programs an
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ISC2 Research Finds Some Progress, But More Needs to Be Done to Support Women in Cybersecurity
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 26 (TNSres) -- ISC2, a member organization for cybersecurity professionals, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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Women make up a larger percentage of new entrants to the field and are taking leadership positions and hiring roles, but challenges like pay disparity and discrimination persist
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ISC2 - the world's leading nonprofit member organization for cybersecurity professionals - today published its latest research, Women in Cybersecurit
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IWF Applauds Senator Cruz's Investigation Into Eventbrite, Bonterra--And Other Big Tech Companies' Anti-Woman Censorship, Bigotry, And Discrimination
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Independent Women's Forum issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Today, Independent Women's Forum (IWF) applauds U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz's investigation into several Big Tech companies' viewpoint discrimination and the silencing of women, citing instances where Independent Women's Forum and Independent Women's Network (IWN) have been wrongfully censored and "canceled" by Eventbrite and Bonterra platforms.
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JAL Selected as a Newly Established 'SX Brands 2024'
TOKYO, Japan, April 24 (TNSres) -- JAL Group, an airline company, issued the following news release:
JAL has been selected as one of the newly established "SX (Sustainability Transformation) Brands 2024" (*1) by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The JAL Group has placed ESG strategies at the top of its Medium Term Management Plan-Rolling Plan. In order to achieve JAL Vision 2030, the JAL Group is committed to enhancing the sustainability of its business and
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Joint Genome Institute: Getting to the Bottom of Fungal Functions Across Earth's Forests
WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute issued the following news release:
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Across four forests, researchers have leveraged data from the 1000 Fungal Genomes project to form new connections between fungal guilds, genes and function.
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If a tree falls in the forest -- whether or not anyone registers the sound -- one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest's soil, hundreds of species decompose debris, mobilize nu
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Jukebox Journeys Begin as Part of Lancaster University Campus in the City
LANCASTER, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news:
The journey into the Jukebox generation has begun as part of Lancaster University's family-friendly research festival, campus in the city.
Lancaster-based arts and heritage charity, Mirador, launched their latest project 'Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution' as part of campus in the city, alongside Lancaster University's Library.
Events at More Music in Morecambe, The Storey and Lancaster Library saw visitors
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Kansas State University: Johnson Cancer Research Center Supports Next-Gen Student Research With New Award
MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 26 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release:
Kansas State University's Johnson Cancer Research Center is endorsing the next generation of cancer researchers and supporting cutting-edge research in the field with its new Graduate Cancer Research Scholarship and Support Award.
The center has selected two outstanding graduate students to receive this esteemed award: Grant Brooke, doctoral student in microbiology, Topeka; and Ramona Weber, doct
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KFF: Donor Government Funding for Global Family Planning Declines to Lowest Level Since 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release:
A new KFF analysis (https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/report/donor-government-funding-for-family-planning-in-2022) finds donor government funding for family planning efforts in low- and middle-income countries totaled US$1.35 billion in 2022, a decline of 9% (US$129 million) compared to 2021 ($1.48 billion). This figure marks the lowest level of f
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KU Announces New 2024-2028 Self Graduate Fellows
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
Fifteen doctoral students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas' prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year, marking the 35th anniversary of the program since its establishment in 1989. This incoming group of fellows matches the largest cohort, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to over 200 students throughout program's history. In fall 2
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KU Professor of Anthropology Receives Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to Work on 2nd Book
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
Jennifer Raff is on a mission to make genetic research on human evolution something everyone can understand.
Raff, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas, was recently awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for her work on the history of human populations through sequencing the genomes of contemporary peoples and their ancestors.
The fellowship will allow Raff to work on he
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Kyoto University: Photographs of the University Museum's Egyptian Collection Available in the Research Resource Archive
KYOTO, Japan, April 25 (TNSres) -- Kyoto University issued the following news:
Kyoto University's Research Resource Archive, or KURRA, takes materials produced or obtained by KyotoU researchers in the course of their work and makes these permanently available for use at and outside the institution.
As part of these efforts, KURRA has recently published 'Photographs of the Egyptian Collection in the Kyoto University Museum' as archival materials left by photographer Shigeru Jufuku.
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Lancaster University: Laser Technology Offers Breakthrough in Detecting Illegal Ivory
LANCASTER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news:
A new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory could prove critical to fighting the illegal ivory trade. A laser-based approach developed by scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Lancaster, could be used by customs worldwide to aid in the enforcement of illegal ivory from being traded under the guise of legal ivory. Results from the study are publishe
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Going With the Flow - Research Dives Into Electrodes on Energy Storage Batteries
LIVERMORE, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
As a grid-scale energy storage system, flow batteries have gained increasing attention as a means to address the challenges associated with fluctuations and intermittency in renewable energy sources.
Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) have emerged as promising solutions for stationary grid energy storage due to their high efficiency, scalability, safe
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Leeds Beckett Researchers Lead Initiative to Boost Girls' Participation in Sports and Elevate Female Coaches Across Europe
LEEDS, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- Leeds Beckett University issued the following news:
With girls in Europe four times less likely than boys to engage in organised sport, the new initiative ICOACHGIRLS (ICG), led by researchers from Leeds Beckett University, aims to promote physical activity and sport amongst primary school-age girls.
Co-funded by the European Union, with Leeds Beckett University's Dr. Ruth Brazier managing the programme, ICG is focused on increasing physical activity and sp
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LLNL Pandora SmallSat Mission Clears Major NASA Milestone on the Path Toward Launch
LIVERMORE, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Pandora SmallSat mission recently passed NASA's critical design review: a major milestone for the mission to continue its journey toward launch. The Pandora SmallSat mission will study planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets, and their stars.
"This is a major milestone for the mission and a hu
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LLNL Team Accelerates Multi-Physics Simulations With El Capitan Predecessor Systems
LIVERMORE, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have achieved a milestone in accelerating and adding features to complex multi-physics simulations run on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), a development that could advance high performance computing and engineering.
As LLNL readies for El Capitan, the National Nuclear Security Administration's
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London School of Hygiene: Expert Comment - First Country Rolls Out 5-in-1 Vaccine Against Meningitis
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine issued the following news:
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To mark the beginning of World Immunization Week, LSHTM experts comment on the news that Nigeria has launched a campaign to administer the Men5CV vaccine
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The rollout of Men5CV, a 5-in-1 vaccine to protect against five strains of meningitis, has started in Nigeria, according to an announcement made by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Meningitis is a serious infe
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Loughborough University: A Quarter of Blind and Partially Sighted People Miss Out on Their Disability Benefits
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, April 24 (TNSres) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release:
New research from the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, produced for RNIB, reveals that more than one in four blind and partially sighted people (83,000) miss-out on the disability benefits they're entitled to.
Applications being refused and issues with submitting applications were key factors in the substantial deficit in the take-up of disability benefits amon
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Lycoming College: Saxophonist and Poet Collaborator Interviewed in Next Issue of Brilliant Corners
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- Lycoming College issued the following news:
About composing music for poetry, saxophonist and composer Benjamin Boone says, "Sometimes if you force music upon something that's already beautiful, you detract from that beauty. The combination is not better. If one and one don't equal three, why do it? That's my philosophy."
The Summer 2024 issue of Brilliant Corners features an interview with Boone, focusing largely on his four collaborations with
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Lynn University: Student Research Symposium Highlights Student Achievements
BOCA RATON, Florida, April 26 (TNSres) -- Lynn University issued the following news:
The College of Arts and Sciences hosted the 2024 Lynn University Student Research Symposium. Congratulations to all the award winners:
Presentation awards
* Best oral presentation: "AI's Carbon Shadow: An Exploration of the Energy Dilemma and Earth's Future," by Olga Roussos. Faculty mentor: Ellen Ramsey, associate professor.
* Best overall poster presentation: "Emotional Eating, Self-Esteem, and Resilience
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Manufacturing Sentiment Improves in April - CBI Industrial Trends Survey
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Confederation of British Industry issued the following news release:
Sentiment within the manufacturing sector improved in April and output expectations were the strongest for six months, according to the CBI's latest quarterly Industrial Trends Survey.
Output volumes were broadly stable in the three months to April, following strong declines in output over the first quarter of 2024. Manufacturers expect output to rise over the next three months, with
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Marine Mammal Center: 30 Percent of Patients in 2023 Experienced Some Form of Human or Dog Disturbance
SAUSALITO, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Marine Mammal Center issued the following news release:
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Behavior change needed: 30 percent of marine mammal patients rescued by The Marine Mammal Center in 2023 experienced some form of human or dog disturbance
The Center reports that year over year data highlights these interactions are both a tourist and a local issue according to beach survey data conducted by experts.
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The Marine Mammal Center, the world's largest marine mammal
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Marriott Bonvoy: Asia Pacific Gen-Zs and Millenials Seek to Unlock Value and Maximize Travel Experience With One Loyalty Program
SINGAPORE, April 25 (TNSres) --Marriott Bonvoy, a subsidiary of Marriott International, issued the following news:
A survey by Marriott Bonvoy, the award-winning travel program of Marriott International, has found that a majority of Gen Zs and Millennials in Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) prefer the simplicity of belonging to one comprehensive loyalty travel program.
While 60% of APEC Gen Zs and Millennials are actively subscribed to loyalty programs, the challenge of juggling several loy
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Mass General: Trials Reveal That Internet-Based Conversations Help Sustain Brain Function in Older Adults
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 (TNSres) -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release:
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* In a clinical trial including patients aged 75 years and older with normal cognition or mild cognitive impairment, frequent internet/webcam-based conversations with trained interviewers led to better scores on tests that assessed various brain functions
* Results from the trial, which was conducted by a team including researchers from Massachusetts General Hospi
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MASSPIRG: New Report - 300-Plus Food Recalls in 2023, Highest Since 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release:
In the last six months, lead-tainted applesauce has sickened at least 500 children nationwide and cantaloupe contaminated with Salmonella has led to 400 illnesses and six deaths. These are just two among hundreds of food items recalled last year. A new report released Thursday by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, "Food for Thought 2024," found that food and beverage recall
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Max Planck Society: Food in Sight
MUNICH, Germany, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news:
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Adapting sugar metabolism starts in the brain
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What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few minutes. Stimulated by the activation of a group of nerve cells in the brain, the mitochondria of the
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Mayo Clinic: Global Consortium to Study Pick's Disease, Rare Form of Early-Onset Dementia
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release:
Pick's disease, a neurodegenerative disease of unknown genetic origin, is a rare type of frontotemporal dementia that affects people under the age of 65. The condition causes changes in personality, behavior and sometimes language impairment. In patients with the disease, tau proteins build up and form abnormal clumps called Pick bodies, which restrict nutrients to the brain and cause neurodegeneratio
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MD Anderson Research Highlights for April 24, 2024
HOUSTON, Texas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release:
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Featuring treatment advances for rare cancers, biomarkers for pancreatic and lung cancers, a new resource for studying prostate cancer, and a therapeutic target for AML
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through se
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Miami Presents 'Your Voice. Your Miami' Climate Survey Results During Week of April 29
OXFORD, Ohio, April 25 (TNSres) -- Miami University issued the following news:
Miamians will have a chance to see the results from the "Your Voice. Your Miami" campus climate survey during the week of April 29.
Cristina Alcalde, vice president, Office of Transformational and Inclusive Excellence, will present the survey results during open forums on April 30, May 1, and May 2. Dates and times for the forums are:
* April 30, 2-3:30 p.m., King Library 320, Oxford campus
* May 1, 9-10:30 a.m.,
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Mich. A.G. Nessel Rejects Call From Conspiracist Legislators for Renewed 2020 Election Investigation
LANSING, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel declined a request from Michigan State Representatives Neil Friske (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/April/Response-to-Friske.pdf?rev=a85fb89b90564b8096894e55f66f5610&hash=AEF3A6F6B744E4A8CAED1CF74FD0BFFB), James DeSana (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/
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Migration Policy Institute: New Report Highlights Vital Role of Immigrant-Origin Workers in Meeting Future U.S. Workforce Needs
WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following news release on April 23, 2024:
Despite provocative debates about the value of higher education, recent employment projections show that U.S. demand for well-educated workers will continue to grow. While 62 percent of U.S. adults had a post-secondary education in 2023, 72 percent of U.S. jobs will require it in 2031.
The change witnessed over recent decades, when the U.S. economy shifted from being heavily ind
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Migration Policy Institute: New Report Sketches Changing Face of Global Human Mobility Amid Rebound From Pandemic, Climate and Displacement Shocks & More
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following news release:
Human mobility has fully rebounded from the sharp downturns seen during the COVID-19 pandemic -- demonstrating its resilience and inevitability -- and is undergoing significant shifts across world regions, according to a report released today by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Migration Policy Institute (MPI).
The study marks the first attempt to bring together regiona
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Minn. Pollution Control Agency Charts How to Prevent and Manage PFAS Pollution After Tracking Its Movement
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news:
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exist just about everywhere due to their extensive use in many products and manufacturing processes. To determine exactly how PFAS pollution becomes so widespread in Minnesota, the MPCA spent the last two years looking for the "forever chemicals" in groundwater near landfills, downstream of factories, and even in snow on rooftops.
The agency's r
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Moscow Mechanism Experts Present Report on Ukraine to OSCE Permanent Council
VIENNA, Austria, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
The OSCE Moscow Mechanism mission of experts undertaken by Professor Veronika Bilkova, Dr. Cecilie Hellestveit and Dr. Elina Steinerte presented their findings to the OSCE Permanent Council on 25 April 2024, collected in the report entitled 'Report on Violations and Abuses of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, War Crimes and Crimes Aga
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Mount Sinai Researchers the First to Apply Single-Cell Analysis to Reveal Mechanisms of a Common Complication of Crohn's Disease
NEW YORK, April 26 (TNSres) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release:
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Study identifies key pathways underlying perianal fistula, a complication that is more prevalent and severe in African American populations
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Mount Sinai researchers have published the first study to use single-cell analysis in identifying several pathophysiological mechanisms of abnormal passageways in the digestive system known as perianal fistulae, a common complication of Crohn's disease
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N.C. State: 'Sunny Day Flooding' Increases Fecal Contamination of Coastal Waters
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
A new study finds that "sunny day flooding," which occurs during high tides, increases the levels of fecal bacteria in coastal waters. While the elevated bacteria levels in the coastal waters tend to dissipate quickly, the findings suggest policymakers and public health officials should be aware of potential risks associated with tidal flooding.
"Historically we see the highest leve
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N.J. GOV. MURPHY: ICYMI - TREASURY RELEASES FISCAL YEAR 2023 DEBT REPORT
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 24 (TNSres) -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024:
New Jersey's bonded debt is at its lowest level in a decade, according to the Fiscal Year 2023 Debt Report, released this week by the Department of the Treasury.
The report, which outlines the State's outstanding debt obligations, showed that overall state debt declined $38.1 billion since 2018, from $239 billion to $200.9 billion in 2023. Bonded debt was reduced to $4
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N.Y. Gov. Hochul Announces MTA Climate Resilience Roadmap to Safeguard New York's Transit System Against Climate-Related Threats
ALBANY, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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Plan Demonstrates Urgency to Strengthen Region's Transportation Network for the Future
Outlines Up To $6 Billion In Needs to Make the System More Resilient Over Next Decade
See the Full Report Here (https://new.mta.info/document/136871)
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled its Climate Resilience Roadm
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NABP Report Explores How Illegal Online Sellers Exploit Consumer Demand for Weight Loss Drugs
MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy issued the following news release:
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) released a new RogueRx Activity Report, Injectable Weight Loss Drugs: How Illegal Online Drug Sellers Are Taking Advantage of Patients, which explores how bad actors are taking advantage of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 agonist) medications "going viral." This class of drugs, including semaglutide
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Nacha: Same Day ACH and B2B Propel ACH Network Growth in the First Quarter
HERNDON, Virginia, April 24 (TNSres) -- Nacha - The Electronic Payments Association issued the following news release:
A 47% increase in Same Day ACH volume helped lead the way as the ACH Network began 2024 by handling 8.2 billion payments in the first quarter.
There were 273.7 million Same Day ACH payments in the first quarter. The value of those payments was $719 billion, up 27.2% from a year earlier. Same Day ACH volume in March 2024 was 95.6 million, averaging more than 4.5 million payment
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Nanyang Technological University: Study Successfully Replaces Fishmeal With Microbial Protein Cultivated From Soybean Processing Wastewater
SINGAPORE, April 26 (TNSres) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news:
Scientists from NTU and Temasek Polytechnic have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed Asian seabass with a 'single cell protein' cultivated from microbes in soybean processing wastewater, paving the way for more sustainable fish farming practices.
The use of a cultivated protein is new to aquaculture production, say the scientists from the Singapore Centre for Enviro
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National Aquarium Releases 2023 Impact Report and Reimagined Mission
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Aquarium issued the following news release:
In recognition of Earth Day, the National Aquarium is proud to unveil its 2023 Impact Report (https://aqua.org/about/reports-and-financials/mission-impact), highlighting a year of remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, animal welfare, conservation education and community engagement.
"The accomplishments highlighted in our 2023 Impact Report tell the story of an organization committ
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National Association of State Boards of Education: States Increase Focus on Critical Media Literacy Skills
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Boards of Education issued the following news release:
Smartphone and screen media usage among adolescents accelerated during the pandemic, increasing concerns about media exposure's harms to their physical, mental, and social well-being. More states are taking action to ensure students can analyze and navigate the complex media landscape. According to a new NASBE analysis, 19 states have enacted laws on education to a
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH: ASIAN MONSOON LOFTS OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES TO STRATOSPHERE
BOULDER, Colorado, April 24 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release:
Powerful monsoon winds, strengthened by a warming climate, are lofting unexpectedly large quantities of ozone-depleting substances high into the atmosphere over East Asia, new research shows.
The study, led by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) and NASA, found that the East Asian Monsoon delivers more than twice the concen
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National Fair Housing Alliance: New Report Outlines Method for Improving Mortgage Fairness
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Fair Housing Alliance issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
Algorithmic fairness techniques can eliminate bias in mortgage underwriting without compromising accuracy, according to a new report by the National Fair Housing Alliance(TM) (NFHA) and Los Angeles-based fairness-as-a-service fintech company FairPlay AI.
"Disparity in mortgage approval rate persists despite decades of legislation and policy actions aimed at eliminating it. A
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National Geographic Society: New Study - 21 Global Water Scarcity Hotspots Identified, Classified Into 7 Hotspot 'Clusters' With Shared Water Challenges
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Geographic Society issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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New research from Utrecht University, supported by the National Geographic Society's World Water Map and Freshwater Initiative, found common drivers of water scarcity can help inform common solutions
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A new study released today identifies 21 global water scarcity "hotspots," where there is a significant "water gap" between human demand for water and renewable avail
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National Wildlife Federation: Updated Mercury, Air Toxics Standards Will Protect People, Wildlife
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release:
Newly strengthened mercury and air toxics standards that reduce dangerous pollutants such as mercury, soot, and arsenic will ensure cleaner air and water and protect people and wildlife alike. The new rule, announced by the Environmental Protection Agency, would reduce the emissions of toxic metals by 67 percent from coal-fired plants and 70 percent from lignite-fired plants, which contain more
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National Wildlife Refuge Association Fact Sheet: Refuge System Funding & Staffing Challenges
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Wildlife Refuge Association issued the following fact sheet on April 25, 2024:
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Refuge System Funding & Staffing Challenges
An Eroding Refuge System
Our national wildlife refuges are essential for protecting biodiversity and climate resilient habitats, providing community-driven conservation, and expanding wildlife dependent recreational opportunities nationwide. However, increased funding needs paired with a stagnant budget has led to a Re
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NetApp's 2024 Cloud Complexity Report Reveals AI Disrupt or Die Era Unfolding Globally
SAN JOSE, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024:
NetApp(R) (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today released its second annual Cloud Complexity Report. The report analyzes the experiences of global technology decision makers deploying AI at scale and shows a stark contrast between AI leaders and AI laggards. This year's report provides global in
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NETL AI/ML Research Featured in Federal News Network Podcast
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news:
NETL's research in how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies can be used in the changing energy landscape to address climate change while powering the modern economy was featured in a recent podcast episode.
In a recent episode of "Federal Insights," a Federal News Network podcast, Kelly Rose, senior fellow for Computation
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NEW BATTLEGROUND SURVEY: VOTERS STRONGLY SUPPORT PROVIDING LONG-SETTLED IMMIGRATION HUB: UNDOCUMENTED DREAMERS, CAREGIVERS, AND U.S. CITIZEN SPOUSES A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP, OPPOSE TRUMP POLICIES
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release:
Today, as first reported by POLITICO, the Immigration Hub released the results of a new poll conducted by Global Strategy Group (GSG) and BSP Research that surveyed voters in key battleground states (AZ, GA, MI, NV, NC, PA, WI). Results demonstrate that voters overwhelmingly support President Biden taking executive action to provide paths to citizenship and legal status for long-settled undocumented immigran
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New Cancer Research Made Possible as Surrey Scientists Study Lipids Cell by Cell
GUILFORD, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release:
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Imagine being able to look inside a cancer cell and see how it communicates with its neighbours.
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Scientists are celebrating a new technique that lets them study the fatty contents of cancer cells, one by one.
A study led by the University of Surrey has sampled single live cancer cells and measured the fatty lipid compounds inside them. Working with partners at GSK and UCL, and de
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New center supported by NSF will catalyze data-driven insights in molecular and cellular biosciences
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:
The U.S. National Science Foundation has made a $20 million award to support the creation of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS). The center will combine vast amounts of available data on molecular and cellular systems with diverse research expertise and computational resources to understand how and why new properties and phenomena emerge in
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New Centre for Applied Excellence in Skin and Allergy Research at Bristol
BRISTOL, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release:
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A new Centre for Applied Excellence in Skin and Allergy Research (CAESAR) is to be set up at Bristol.
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Led by Matthew Ridd, GP and Professor of Primary Health Care, the Centre seeks to improve the diagnosis and treatment of common skin and allergy problems in primary care.
The majority of people with skin and allergy conditions are looked after by their GP. However, there are many
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New Free Press Analysis: Latest Pledges From Tech Platforms Fail to Sufficiently Protect Elections in 2024
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
On Thursday, Free Press released Democracy Deferred: Social-Media Companies' Meager Commitments to Election Integrity in 2024, an analysis of 12 major technology companies' readiness to address political disinformation, manipulation and hate on their networks. The analysis is based on the companies' responses to six spe
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New Tennessee Law Will Help People With Criminal Records Find Work
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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IJ is a public interest law firm. We represent clients free of charge in cutting-edge litigation defending vital constitutional rights. You can join us by supporting our work here: ij.org/support
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On Tuesday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed HB 1859, a bill preventing licensing boards from using vague terms to deny an applicant a license.
Occupational licenses a
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Newcastle University: New pound sterling12 Million Research Centre to Improve Studies of Rare Disease
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news:
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A new pound sterling12 million research centre has been launched to improve clinical trials for patients with rare diseases.
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Globally, there are more than 300 million people living with rare diseases, yet clinical trials for them are often challenging and can be a major limiting step in getting new treatments to patients.
Now experts from the universities of Newcastle, Birmingham a
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NMA Slams Illegal, Irresponsible Powerplant Rules
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Mining Association issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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With Zero Analysis of the Collective Impact on Grid Reliability, EPA Imposes Suite of Rules Targeting Coal
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The National Mining Association (NMA) today slammed the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) suite of rules specifically designed to force the closure of well-operating coal plants - plants that are the primary source of generation i
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NMSU Researchers Contribute to Understanding Flowering Plant 'Tree of Life'
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 26 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
Two New Mexico State University professors are among a group of scientists from around the world to use a breakthrough DNA-sequencing toolkit, involving 138 organizations internationally and contributing to a major milestone for plant science built on 15 times more data than any comparable studies of the flowering plant tree of life.
Donovan Bailey, NMSU biology professor, and Zachary Ro
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NOAA Partners to Remove Kellogg Dam, Providing Passage for Threatened Chinook, Coho, and Steelhead
WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following feature story:
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This project will benefit migratory fish, increase the safety and resiliency of transportation infrastructure, and create educational and recreational opportunities for the community in Milwaukie, Oregon.
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Long-time NOAA partner American Rivers is leading a project team to remove the Kellogg Dam at the mouth of the Kellogg Creek,
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NOAA: North Pacific Fisheries Commission Takes Steps to Improve Fisheries Management, Labor Standards, and Illegal Fishing
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce issued the following feature story:
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Members adopted a revised compliance monitoring scheme and a U.S. proposal to promote labor protections for fishing vessel crews. Other decisions strengthen monitoring of fishing vessels and make progress on protecting deep-sea ecosystems.
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The United States continued to advance its objectives to improve int
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University: University of Minnesota, A&T Kick Off Research Partnership Program
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news:
University of Minnesota (UMN) officials have announced a new research partnership program with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, the largest of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities.
"Solving complex grand challenge problems requires research universities like ours to actively seek out collaborators and talent to pu
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NUJ Disabled Members' Council Endorses UN Criticism of UK Human Rights Failures
LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Union of Journalists issued the following news:
The NUJ Disabled Members' Council has supported calls for the UK government to take action to address human rights violations against disabled people.
The UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled People published a damning report on April 24 outlining the retrogression of disabled people's rights in the UK. The report concluded that the UK government "has failed to take all appropriate measures to
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NYU: Understaffed Nursing Homes in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods More Likely to Overuse Antipsychotics
NEW YORK, April 25 (TNSres) -- New York University issued the following news release:
Nursing homes in disadvantaged communities are more likely to overmedicate residents with antipsychotics, especially homes that are understaffed, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.
"The neighborhood in which a nursing home is located seems to influence how widely antipsychotics are used, even when they may not be indicated," said Jasmine Travers, assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers C
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Ohio State: A University Lecture, With a Dash of Jumping Jacks
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 26 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news:
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Study finds possible value in class exercise breaks
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A university professor has found a way to help students - and himself - power through long lecture classes: exercise breaks.
In a new study, a professor at The Ohio State University showed that five-minute exercise sessions during lectures were feasible and that students reported positive impacts on their attention and motivation, engagement w
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Ohio State: After Spinal Cord Injury, Neurons Wreak Havoc on Metabolism
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 25 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news on April 24, 2024:
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Mouse study finds common drug prevents injury effects on fat tissue
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Conditions such as diabetes, heart attack and vascular diseases commonly diagnosed in people with spinal cord injuries can be traced to abnormal post-injury neuronal activity that causes abdominal fat tissue compounds to leak and pool in the liver and other organs, a new animal study has found.
After discover
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Ohio State: Job Losses Help Explain Increase in Drug Deaths Among Black Americans
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 26 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news:
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Study finds link between employment growth, lower mortality
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New research points to an economic factor that might be overlooked when considering why drug-related deaths among Black Americans increased significantly after 2010 in U.S. regions reporting heightened fentanyl activity: job losses that followed the Great Recession.
Researchers analyzed data on employment, demographics, drug seizures
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Optica: Airborne Single-Photon Lidar System Achieves High-Resolution 3D Imaging
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release:
Researchers have developed a compact and lightweight single-photon airborne lidar system that can acquire high-resolution 3D images with a low-power laser. This advance could make single-photon lidar practical for air and space applications such as environmental monitoring, 3D terrain mapping and object identification.
Single-photon lidar uses single-photon detection techniques to measure
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Outstanding HKU PhD Student Dengping LYU Selected as Schmidt Science Fellow 2024, Pioneering Intelligent Materials Engineering
HONG KONG, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release:
A PhD student, Dengping LYU, in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has been selected as a Schmidt Science Fellow, one of the most prestigious postdoctoral fellowships highly regarded in the global scientific community. Among the elite group of 32 exceptional early-career scientists worldwide, she is recognised for her outstanding academic achievements, leadership, collab
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Over 60 Alvernia University Students Present Research at HECBC Conference
READING, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- Alvernia University issued the following news:
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Students work individually and in groups alongside faculty mentors to prepare presentations
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By Julia Beaven
Over 60 Alvernia students presented their research at the Higher Education Council of Berks County (HECBC) Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference hosted at Albright College.
"Our students had stellar research presentations at the HECBC conference and I am grateful that I g
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Pa. Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 25 Counties
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 44 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Crawford, Elks, Fayette, Franklin, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Luzerne, McKean, Mercer, Monroe, Northampton, Potter, Schuylkill, Westmo
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Pa. House Democrats: Matzie Urges Local Governments, Nonprofits and Service Providers to Participate in Broadband Survey
AMBRIDGE, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release:
With more than $1 billion coming to expand high-speed internet in Pennsylvania, state Rep. Robert Matzie is urging local governments, nonprofit organizations and internet service providers to participate in a critical survey to ensure those dollars reach their intended targets.
Matzie - a board member on the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority and majority chairman of the H
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Pennsylvania College of Technology: Nursing Students' Capstones Present Clinical Research
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news:
Penn College nursing students presented their capstone projects on Tuesday, researching a variety of health conditions they saw while completing clinical education experiences in area hospitals, and exploring ways to improve a process they witnessed.
The 23 students - all preparing to complete their bachelor's degrees after final exams next week - are enrolled in three courses tha
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Pfeiffer University: 20th Annual Symposium Highlights Student Research
MISENHEIMER, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSres) -- Pfeiffer University issued the following news:
Pfeiffer University's Department of Natural and Health Sciences, in partnership with the Milton Rose Research Fellows Program and the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation, hosted the 20th annual George Pfeiffer Research Symposium on Friday, April 12th. Each year, the symposium, named in honor of George R. Pfeiffer - former University trustee and past president of the Pfeiffer Foundation
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research: Securing Competitiveness of Energy-Intensive Industries Through Structural Change - The Pulling Power of Renewables
POTSDAM, Germany, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release:
Countries with limited potential for renewables could save up to 20 percent of costs for green steel and up to 40 percent for green chemicals from green hydrogen if they relocated their energy-intensive production and would import from countries where renewable energy is cheaper, finds a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). This 'renewables
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Q&A: UW Research Shows Neural Connection Between Learning a Second Language and Learning to Code
SEATTLE, Washington, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following Q&A on April 23, 2024, with psychology professor Chantel Prat and psychology student Chu-Hsuan (Iris) Kuo:
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As computer programming becomes an increasingly valued skill in the workforce, there is a greater need to understand how people learn to code most effectively.
Statistics show that up to 50% of students who enroll in introductory programming courses in the United States eventually drop out,
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Q2 2024 Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Snapshot Now Available
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation issued the following news release:
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released the Q2 2024 Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Snapshot, an indispensable information resource for industry participants. Designed for use in executive briefings and presentations, the presentation slide deck summarizes the current conditions and projections for the U.S. economy and equipment finance industry with clear, easy-
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Queen Mary University of London: New Study Reveals How Parasites Shape Complex Food Webs
LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news on April 25, 2024:
A new study published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B sheds light on how parasites influence the intricate relationships between predator and prey populations.
Researchers from the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Queen Mary University of London have developed a novel analysis to explore how factors like parasite virulence and infection probability affect the coex
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Queensland University of Technology: Preventing High Rate of Chronic Lung Disease in World's Indigenous Peoples Begins at Pre-Conception
BRISBANE, Australia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news:
Public health strategies must begin at pre-conception and early childhood to attain optimum lung function for the world's Indigenous Peoples who bear a higher burden of chronic respiratory disease, say an international research team in a review published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
* Indigenous Peoples bear higher burden of chronic respiratory disease
* Respiratory-related hospital
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Record Number of Applicants for the New University of Helsinki Doctoral Researcher Positions
HELSINKI, Finland, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release:
Over 1,300 applications were received for the 236 doctoral researcher positions available in the doctoral education pilot at the University of Helsinki. The most applications were received by the field-specific education pilot Precision Cancer Medicine.
The application period for the three-year doctoral researcher positions funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture ended at the Universit
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Relaunching the IAF Fellowship Program: An Interview With Raquel Gomes, IAF Managing Director of Learning & Impact
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Inter-American Foundation issued the following Q&A on April 24, 2024, with Raquel Gomes, managing director of learning and impact:
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When did the IAF start offering fellowships and why?
The IAF has a long-standing tradition of fellowships, providing the first ones soon after its creation in 1969. The goals of these programs have changed over time. Early on, it was all about providing opportunities for promising students from the region to study in the
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Ritsumeikan University Researchers Win 2024 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Commendation for Science and Technology
KYOTO, Japan, April 25 (TNSres)-- Ritsumeikan University issued the following news:
Visiting Professor Michio Kumagai and Professor Tomoko Hasegawa, both of the Research Organization of Science and Engineering at Ritsumeikan University, received the 2024 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Commendation for Science and Technology for their outstanding achievements in science and technology research and development and for promoting the understanding of the field. The
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Roosevelt Institute: Report - Civil Rights Struggle for True Full Employment
NEW YORK, April 26 (TNSres) -- Roosevelt Institute, an organization that focuses on corporate and public power, labor and wages and the economics of race and gender inequality, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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New Roosevelt Institute brief argues that erosion of the definition of true full employment, the result of a long-standing conflict between two opposing definitions of "full employment," has kept Black Americans out of the economy.
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The concept of full em
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Royal Society of Chemistry: 33 Projects Awarded Grants to Cut Environmental Footprint of Labs
LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Royal Society of Chemistry issued the following news:
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the first projects funded by our new Sustainable Laboratories Grants, which are designed to help improve the environmental footprint of chemistry research.
The grants, a new scheme developed and shaped with input from members of the RSC's Science Subject Community Councils, will support initiatives that make research more sustainable.
The projects selec
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Royal Society of New Zealand: Stepping Forward - Introducing New Managing Editors and Associate Editors at NZ Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Royal Society of New Zealand issued the following agency statement:
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We are delighted to announce that Dr Fran Doerflinger and Dr Brendon Malcolm will assume new positions as Managing Editors of the New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science (NZJCHS) supporting Dr Kevin Davies FRSNZ, who will continue serving as the Editor-in-Chief.
Dr Kevin Davies, Editor-in-Chief
In 2023, NZJCHS received 356 submissions from authors in 47 co
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Rutgers: Three-Quarters of New Jerseyans Familiar With Proper Guidelines to Store and Dispose of Medications, Opioids and Edibles
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 26 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Three in 10 say they or a family member has been prescribed opioid as pain medication
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A majority of New Jerseyans are at least "somewhat" familiar with storage and disposal of opioids and other medications, and less than 3 in 10 report that they or a loved one has been prescribed an opioid as pain medication in the past two years, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll collaborati
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S.C. Independent Colleges & Universities: Federal Update - New Title IX Regulations Released by U.S. Department of Education
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 26 (TNSres) -- The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday, April 19 released its new version of the Title IX regulations on sexual discrimination, harassment, and assault.
The effective date of the new rules is August 1 of this year. In addition to releasing the final rules, the department has issued a fact sheet, a summary (https://www.naicu.edu/getmedi
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Sage Launches Free Course in ChatGPT Literacy
THOUSAND OAKS, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- SAGE Publishing issued the following news release:
Sage and Technology from Sage, a provider of innovative library technology solutions, has launched a free online course to develop users' proficiency in ChatGPT.
The Art of ChatGPT Interactions is taught by Dr. Leo S. Lo, Dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. In the course, Dr. Lo provides comprehensive instruction on AI prompting and
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Samford University Colloquia Celebrates Student Research
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 25 (TNSres) -- Samford University issued the following news release:
On Friday, April 19, Samford University hosted its 3rd annual Student Research Colloquia, held in the Davis Library. More than 90 students and student groups prepared poster presentations spanning 21 categories ranging from analytics to exercise science to social work.
Linnea Minnema, director of grants and sponsored programs, said students benefit from collaboration with faculty and by presenting t
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Samford University: Brock School of Business Student Research Facilitates Cross-Disciplinary Conversations
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 25 (TNSres) -- Samford University issued the following news release:
Samford University's Brock School of Business was well represented at the third annual Student Research Colloquia on April 19. The Research Advisory Collaborative, in partnership with the Office of Research, is a public forum where both undergraduate and graduate Samford students present their scholarship and research.
Ian Jones, a junior finance major, presented a sports-related data abstract title
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Santa Clara University: NCIP Report Details Lack of Compliance With Eyewitness ID Laws
SANTA CLARA, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- Santa Clara University issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
The Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) released its latest report today entitled "Blind Acceptance", a groundbreaking review of law enforcement eyewitness identification policies in California. The report shows that most law enforcement agencies are failing to adhere to California Penal Code Section 859.7, a law that was passed in 2018 and enacted in 2020.
"Our s
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Santa Fe Institute: In Memoriam - Daniel C. Dennett
SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 26 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release:
Daniel C. Dennett, one of the most influential and provocative philosophers of our times, passed away on April 19 at the age of 82 in Portland, Maine. At the time of his passing, Dennett held the position of External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He had recently left Santa Fe, having attended the late-March "Investigating Reality - A Philosophical, Mathematical, and Scientific Exploration" wo
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Santa Fe Institute: New Book - The Time for Complexity Economics Has Come
SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 26 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release:
Standard economic theory is struggling. It relies on faulty assumptions about the world, and it hasn't done the best job predicting the economic impact of major world events, including the global COVID pandemic, argues SFI External Professor Doyne Farmer (University of Oxford) in a new book.
But in Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/284357/
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Shippensburg University: Minds@Work Conference - Celebrating Ship's Student Research, Scholarship and Creativity
SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- Shippensburg University issued the following news:
On April 23, 2024, the Minds@Work Conference was showcased at Shippensburg University. This annual event provides a platform for undergraduate and graduate students to present their academic research and creative knowledge across various fields and disciplines. Both students and faculty worked together to provide their unique perspectives and research on a given topic. The event included departme
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Sierra Club Statement on Biden Administration Five-Year Plan for Offshore Wind
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on April 24, 2024:
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Expanding Offshore Wind Is "Crucial For Enhancing Energy Security And Meeting Our Climate Goals"
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Today, the Biden administration's Department of the Interior released a new five-year offshore wind leasing schedule, laying out a plan for 12 offshore wind auctions in federal waters between now and 2028.
Interior also recently finalized a new rule (https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/f
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Simon Fraser University: People Surprisingly Reluctant to Reach Out to Old Friends, New Study Finds
BURNABY, British Columbia, April 25 (TNSres) -- Simon Fraser University issued the following news:
People are as hesitant to reach out to an old friend as they are to strike up a conversation with a stranger, even when they have the capacity and desire to do so, according to a new joint study by researchers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Sussex.
Published this morning in Nature Communications Psychology, a paper by co-authors SFU Professor Lara Aknin and Dr. Gillian San
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Simon Fraser University: Positive Childhood Experiences Can Boost Mental Health and Reduce Depression and Anxiety in Teens
BURNABY, British Columbia, April 26 (TNSres) -- Simon Fraser University issued the following news:
There is an urgent need to "bring back the village" post-pandemic to support teens and foster a sense of community belonging for young people, says a Simon Fraser University researcher.
A new study led by Hasina Samji, a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, explored the role of modifiable community- and societal-level factors in youth mental health and well-being.
The study drew from Sam
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Simon Fraser University: Why Can't Robots Outrun Animals?
BURNABY, British Columbia, April 25 (TNSres) -- Simon Fraser University issued the following news on April 24, 2024:
Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that many animals are capable of feats that would be impossible for robots that exist today.
"A wildebeest can migrate for thousands of kilometres over rough terrain, a mountain goat can cl
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SMS 2023 Annual Report
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Strategic Management Society issued the following agency statement on April 24, 2024:
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We are pleased to announce that the Strategic Management Society's 2023 Annual Report is now available! This comprehensive report highlights our key achievements, initiatives, and impact over the past year. Members and stakeholders can gain insights into our progress and the advancements made in the field of strategic management. Explore the strides we've take
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SNA Reacts to Release of Final School Nutrition Rule
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The School Nutrition Association issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
Citing research ( https://now.tufts.edu/2021/04/12/study-finds-americans-eat-food-mostly-poor-nutritional-quality-except-school) showing today's school meals are the healthiest meals Americans eat, the non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) expressed appreciation to USDA for reflecting feedback from school nutrition professionals in its final rule (https://www.f
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SOAS Research Informs Award-Winning Documentary Exploring History of the Kora
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- SOAS, University of London issued the following news:
A documentary film produced by SOAS Emeritus Professor of Music Lucy Duran about the West African harp has won the Best Artist Film (Feature) award at the prestigious Berlin Indie Film Festival.
The film has also been selected for screening by several major film festivals such as the New York African Film Festival, The African Film Festival (Dallas) and Vues d'Afrique in Montreal, among others.
The aw
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SolarPower Europe: New Analysis - EU Countries Increase 2030 Solar Goals by 90% But Grid Planning Trails
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 25 (TNSres) -- SolarPower Europe issued the following news release:
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* With 26 of 27 EU Member States having submitted their National Energy and Climate Plans, by weighted average, solar targets have increased by 87% compared to previous solar goals.
* Lithuania and Ireland stand out by multiplying their respective targets by more than 5 and 10 respectively. Poland multiplied its target by 3 while Finland, Portugal, Slovenia, and Sweden more than doubled their pr
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Sound Project Design Backed by Analysis and Due Diligence Critical for Improving Outcomes: ADB's Independent Evaluation Report
MANILA, Philippines, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today published its Annual Evaluation Review for 2023, which emphasized that sound project design, backed by adequate analysis and robust due diligence, is critical to the success of ADB's sovereign, nonsovereign, and technical assistance operations.
The report, issued by the Independent Evaluation Department (IED) notes that performance of non-infrastructure
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Springfield College: Physical Therapy Professor Leads Research Project on the Effects of Intrinsic Foot Muscle Strengthening
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNSres) -- Springfield College issued the following news:
By Damon Markiewicz
The Springfield College Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, with support from Springfield College President Mary-Beth A. Cooper, PhD, DM, hosted the April Presidential Scholar's Talk featuring Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, Erin Futrell, PT, MPT, PhD.
Futrell provided an insightful discussion on her latest research, which explores the impact o
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St. Francis Xavier University: Graduating Student Jessica Gaudette Wins the Cost of Her X-Ring Through Senior Survey
ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, April 26 (TNSres) -- St. Francis Xavier University issued the following news:
Jessica Gaudette, a graduating applied forensic psychology honours student, has won the cost of her X-Ring thanks to her participation in an annual survey for senior students that gauges student satisfaction and experience. All those who participate are eligible for a prize draw to win the cost of their X-Ring.
The survey is administered by the Academic Vice-President and Provost's office and
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Successful Science With Impact Event for UG and UMCG Researchers at DOT Groningen
GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Groningen issued the following news release:
On 19 March, Business Generator Groningen and the UMCG Innovation Center jointly organized Science with Impact; Collaborate with Industry to Advance and Valorize your Research at DOT Groningen. The afternoon was organized for UG and UMCG researchers who want to learn more about how they can turn their research into an innovative product together with the industry.
Marcel Levi, Profes
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SUNY's University at Albany: 3-Minute Thesis Winner Weber's Journey From Student to CEO
ALBANY, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's University at Albany issued the following news:
By Michael Parker
Alexis Weber has earned many titles during her time at UAlbany. The fifth-year PhD student from Jacksonville, Fla., recently added 3-Minute Thesis winner to her list of accolades, which also includes being selected for the 2024 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence and earning one of the two $25,000 prizes for her presentation at the SUNY Startup Summe
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SUNY's University at Albany: Noteworthy - Research Grants, Awards and Publications
ALBANY, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's University at Albany issued the following news:
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
* Carl J. Bon Tempo, associate professor in the Department of History, won an Organization of American Historians/Japanese Association of American Studies Japan Residencies Fellowship for 2024. As part of the two-week fellowship, Bon Te
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SUNY-Stony Brook: On the Horizon - A Robot to Assist ALS Patients
STONY BROOK, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release:
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Interdisciplinary research team using AI, engineering, and knowledge of disease complications to create "CART"
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The debilitating disease of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) leads to loss of mobility and an inability for patients to complete even basic tasks like lifting their arms, eating, or moving their hands. This brings great stress to pat
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Tamir Williams Joins the Smithsonian American Art Museum as Curatorial Fellow for African American Photography
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian American Art Museum issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has appointed Tamir Williams as a curatorial fellow for African American photography. Williams will play a key role in the museum's initiative to expand its representation of African American photography, working with the recently acquired L.J. West Collection of early American photography and the Dr. Robert L. Drapkin Collection. Their ap
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Technical University of Munich: Tumor Cells Evade the Immune System Early on
MUNICH, Germany, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news:
Tumors actively prevent the formation of immune responses by so-called cytotoxic T cells, which are essential in combating cancer. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen (LMU) Hospital have now uncovered for the first time how this exactly happens. The study in the journal "Nature" provides rationales for new cancer immunotherapies a
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Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine: How Important Is Breed To Your Dog's Health? New Dog Aging Project Study Offers Surprising Findings
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 26 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release:
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Some of the most common reasons owners take their dogs to the vet have little or nothing to do with breed.
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Many people assume that purebred dogs are more prone to disease than mixed-breed dogs, but a new study by the Dog Aging Project and led by researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Scie
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Texas A&M: Farming With AI - Growing Plants Without Soil
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 25 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Artificial intelligence can aid us in growing plants without the need for soil, according to new doctoral research.
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By Katie Satterlee
Inspired by growing plants on Mars, Sambandh Dhal, a doctoral graduate student from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is applying artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to regulate nutrients for growing plants
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Texas A&M: Samsung Fellows Explore Austin Semiconductor Facility
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 26 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news:
By Abriana Ciabattari
Samsung Austin Semiconductor contributed $1 million to the Texas A&M University College of Engineering to support groundbreaking student research through fellowships, scholarships and capstone projects.
Twenty-nine undergraduates and eight graduates from the College of Engineering were named Samsung Fellows for the 2023-24 school year, enabling them to co
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Texas State Researchers Examine Relationship Between Bone Structure and Body Mass Index
SAN MARCOS, Texas, April 26 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release:
Texas State Anthropology researchers are using grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Justice to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and bone structure.
Their research could have medical and forensic implications, including helping investigators identify human remains more easily.
The team of researchers includes Danny Wescott, Deborah Cunnin
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Three UAPB Students Win Awards at Association of 1890 Research Directors Research Symposium
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news:
Three students of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences won awards at the 21st Research Symposium of the Association of 1890 Research Directors, Inc. (ARD), which was recently held in Nashville, Tennessee.
In the poster competition, Sujan Bhattari, graduate student of aquaculture and fisheries, was awarded first place in th
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Thursdays at the U Speaker to Discuss Ancestry Research
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news:
Genealogy is about more than just building a family tree. It is a way to hold a mirror up to ourselves and distinguish between who we are and who we think we are.
Andy Gaertner will present "Who am I? Researching Ancestry" for the May 2 Thursdays at the U lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Barron County. The presentation will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Blue
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Top-Tier Mathematics Journal Publishes Research Paper Featuring Work by Two PC Students Who Never Met
CLINTON, South Carolina, April 26 (TNSres) -- Presbyterian College issued the following news:
Abby Waldron '16 and Elias Svensson '19 graduated three years apart at Presbyterian College. Though both major in mathematics, the two never actually met.
Yet both Waldron and Svensson made significant contributions at different points in time to a research project that will be published as a paper in the July 2024 issue of Discrete Mathematics, a biweekly, peer-reviewed scientific journal. Their pape
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Truth Initiative Partners With Pennsylvania's Office of Attorney General to Provide Prescription Drug Safety Course, Powered by EVERFI From Blackbaud
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- Truth Initiative issued the following news release:
Truth Initiative, the organization behind truth, the nationally recognized, proven-effective youth tobacco and opioid prevention public education campaigns, and EVERFI from Blackbaud, the leader in powering social impact through education, are teaming up once again to deliver Prescription Drug Safety: Know the truth. The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General is supporting this important resource through i
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TSB Releases Investigation Report Into Float Plane Crash Near Lorna Lake, British Columbia
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Transportation Safety Board of Canada issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2022/a22p0057/a22p0057.pdf) into a 2022 collision with terrain of a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 MK I (Beaver) aircraft, operated by Tyax Air Service Limited.
In the morning of July 17, 2022, the aircraft d
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U.N. Economic Commission for Africa: Economic Report on Africa 2024 - Investing in a Just and Sustainable Transition in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa issued the following news release:
African countries face many economic, social, and environmental challenges. These global challenges render "business as usual" strategies unsustainable, and a new transformative approach is needed for a Just and Sustainable Transition (JST) in Africa, according to the Economic Report on Africa 2024.
The 2024 Economic Report on Africa themed "Investing in a Just and S
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U.N. Economic Commission for Europe: Better Integrating Walking and Public Transport is Key to Enhance Active Mobility, Shows U.N. Policy Brief
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 26 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued the following news release:
Walking is a key component of a public transport journey. Travel surveys repeatedly show that nearly all public transport users walk as part of their trip. According to a study conducted in 12 European cities between 2016 and 2022 by the Research Institute Socialdata, Stavanger, Munchen, an average of 91% of people using public transport walk from their starting point t
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U.N. IFAD: Global Report on Food Crises - Acute Hunger Remains Persistently High in 59 Countries With 1 in 5 People Assessed in Need of Critical Urgent Action
ROME, Italy, April 25 (TNSres) -- The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development issued the following news release:
According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), nearly 282 million people in 59 countries and territories experienced high levels of acute hunger in 2023 - a worldwide increase of 24 million from the previous year. This rise was due to the report's increased coverage of food crisis contexts as well as a sharp deterioration in food security, especia
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U.N. World Food Programme: Global Report on Food Crises - Acute Hunger Remains Persistently High in 59 Countries With 1-in-5 People Assessed in Need of Critical Urgent Action
ROME, Italy, April 25 (TNSres) -- The United Nations World Food Programme issued the following news release:
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Global Network Against Food Crises' partners call for a transformative approach to break the cycle of acute hunger
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According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), nearly 282 million people in 59 countries and territories experienced high levels of acute hunger in 2023 - a worldwide increase of 24 million from the previous year. This rise was due to the report'
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U.N. World Intellectual Property Organization: World Intellectual Property Day 2024 - Intellectual Property and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 25 (TNSres) -- The United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization issued the following news release:
World Intellectual Property Day 2024 is highlighting the critical importance of intellectual property (IP) in catalyzing the human innovation and creativity needed for achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Celebrated across the globe each April 26, nearly 150 events are planned in dozens of countries to mark this year's World
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UAH Engineering Students Top NASA HERC Rover Challenge for Second Consecutive Year
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
By Russ Nelson
For the second year in a row, engineering students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of the University of Alabama System, have captured first place in the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) competition. With the latest victory, UAH has won first place five times in the 30-year history of the event, taking top honors in 1996, 2012, 2018, 2023 and now 2024.
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UAH Researcher Wins $279K NSF EPSCoR Fellowship to Explore Preventing Catastrophic Failures in Lithium-Ion Battery Packs in Electric Vehicles
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
Dr. Avimanyu Sahoo, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Fellowship totaling $279,105 to study ways to enhance the safety, efficiency and longevity of lithium-ion battery packs in electric vehicles (EV). Lithium-ion batteries are subject to overheating and catc
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UC Irvine to Lead Study of How DNA Genetic Variations Might Influence Nicotine Addiction
IRVINE, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release:
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Findings may improve prevention and treatment strategies for smoking, vaping habits
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A three-year, $1.19 million grant from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program will allow University of California, Irvine researchers to explore how specific sections of DNA might influence nicotine addiction. Deeper insights into these neurological processes may lead to mor
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UC-Riverside: Federal Grant to Advance Brain Stroke Research
RIVERSIDE, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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UCR engineering professor awarded $3 million to develop predictive models from brain scans
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While stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, one area of hope lies in learning more about the network of "backup" blood vessels in the brain.
Kaveh Laksari, a UC Riverside assistant professor of mechanical engineering, hopes to close the
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UC-Riverside: To Find Life in the Universe, Look to Deadly Venus
RIVERSIDE, California, April 23 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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Earth-like but incapable of hosting life
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Despite surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lava-spewing volcanoes, and puffy clouds of sulfuric acid, uninhabitable Venus offers vital lessons about the potential for life on other planets, a new paper argues.
"We often assume that Earth is the model of habitability, but if you consider this planet in isolation,
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UC-San Diego: Foreign-Born Doctors Help Serve Rural and Low-Income Communities
LA JOLLA, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:
Story by: Christine Clark
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Flexible visa requirements for international doctors helps the U.S. deal with medical shortages and do not reduce the employment of U.S.-trained M.D.s, according to new research
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Although about 20% of the United States population live in rural areas, only 11% of physicians practice in these locations. New research from the University of Cal
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UC-San Diego: Higher Resolution Brain Mapping Tech Wins Big at Research Expo
LA JOLLA, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:
Story by: Katherine Connor
University of California San Diego electrical and computer engineering PhD student Andrew Bourhis won the top prize at the 42nd annual Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo for his work to integrate thin film transistors into easier-to-use flexible electrode arrays, which could enable much more precise mapping of human brain activity. He was select
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UC-Santa Cruz: Anthropologist Documents How Women and Shepherds Historically Reduced Wildfire Risk in Central Italy
SANTA CRUZ, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news on April 25, 2024:
By Allison Arteaga Soergel
In the last several decades, large forest fires have increasingly threatened communities across the Mediterranean. Climate change is expected to make these fires larger, hotter, and more dangerous in the future. But fire management lessons from the past could help to improve the resilience of local landscapes.
The latest research
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UCL Signs Up to Ground-Breaking Sustainable Research Agreement
LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news:
UCL has signed up to a ground-breaking new agreement aimed at making research more environmentally sustainable.
The Concordat for Environmental Sustainability, developed by the UK research and innovation sector, is a pledge to embed sustainability into an organisation's approach to research.
It covers six key areas such as maintaining transparency about the environmental impacts of research output a
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UH Breaks Extramural Funding Record in FY2024, on Track for $550M
MANOA, Hawaii, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
With more than two months to go before the close of fiscal year 2024 (FY2024), the University of Hawaii has already exceeded last year's record $515.9 million extramural funding haul with a total of $516.6 million, as of April 22. This marks the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in extramural funding and is on track to establish a new record total estimated
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UKRI Welcomes Cross-Sector Environmental Sustainability Concordat
SWINDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The UK Research and Innovation issued the following news:
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is one of the environmental sustainability concordat's initial group of signatories and calls on other organisations to join.
UKRI is pleased to confirm that it has signed up to the cross-sector concordat for the environmental sustainability of research and innovation practice, which has been published today.
Embedding environmental sustainability
The concordat s
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UM Miller School of Medicine: Death Rates From Breast Cancer Linked to Neighborhood
MIAMI, Florida, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news:
By Charlotte Schubert
Breast cancer patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods face a higher risk of dying than patients from advantaged, wealthier neighborhoods, according to a new study.
The data from the nationwide study, released April 18, dovetails with similar results from breast cancer patients in the Miami area, published last year.
"Even after controlling for multiple
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UM Professor Gui Changfeng Elected as Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
MACAU, China, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Macau issued the following news release:
Prof Gui Changfeng, chair professor and head of the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Macau (UM), has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is the only scholar in Macao to receive this prestigious honour this year. AAAS is an esteemed scientific society. The fellowship, which is a lifetime hon
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UMass-Dartmouth: Electrical Engineering PhD Student Wins Best Paper Award From Acoustical Society of America
DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, April 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release:
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David Campos Anchieta recently received the award for a paper he presented at the ASA meeting in Sydney, Australia
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Electrical engineering PhD student David Campos Anchieta recently won the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Best Student Paper Award for a paper he presented at the ASA's Sydney meeting in December 2023. Anchieta received a cash prize o
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UMass-Lowell: Expert - Politics is a Growing Driver of Where Workers Want To Live
LOWELL, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release:
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UMass Lowell Talent Management Strategist is Available for Interviews
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Whether individuals are tired of what they view as "far-left" or "far-right" agendas, the politics of place is increasingly influencing where workers choose to live - a development that creates new opportunities for employers, according to a UMass Lowell talent management expert available
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UN/CEFACT Experts Contribute to Key Trade Documents and Data Elements Report, Paving the Way for End-to-End Supply Chain Digitalization
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 25 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued the following news release:
Trade documents are the building blocks of global supply chains, articulating key terms of transactions or events occurring between two or more parties.
The publication today of the Key Trade Documents and Data Elements (KTDDE) report by the Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) paves the way for the digitalizing of internati
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UNC-School of Medicine: Detection of Missed Colorectal Cancer Remains Low for Most Diverticulitis Patients
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release:
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Published in the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology journal, a study led by Anne Peery, MD, and Walker Redd, MD in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, shows that the prevalence of colorectal cancer is low in most patients with diverticulitis. However, patients with complicated diverticulitis are the exception.
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Acute diverticul
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Union College: Steinmetz Symposium Spotlights Scholarship, Research and the Arts
SCHENECTADY, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- Union College issued the following news:
Nearly 400 students will show off their research, scholarship and creative pursuits Friday, May 10, as part of the 34th annual Steinmetz Symposium.
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., the all-day event features a diverse lineup of oral presentations, poster sessions and exhibits highlighting student research as well as dance and musical performances, an art exhibit and other activities.
Hands-on, faculty-mentored undergr
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Unisys Announces First-Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Conference Call Date and Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania, April 25 (TNSres) -- Unisys, a technology solutions company, issued the following news release:
Unisys (NYSE: UIS) announces the date for its first-quarter 2024 financial results and conference call and its participation in upcoming investor conferences.
First-Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Unisys will release its first-quarter 2024 financial results on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Management will host a conference c
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Universities Space Research Association: Mapping Global Flash Drought Trends for Disaster Preparedness
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Universities Space Research Association issued the following news release:
Flash droughts (FDs), characterized by sudden and severe dry spells, are emerging as formidable challenges to global water and food security, complicating disaster preparedness efforts. With their rapid onset and lasting impact, understanding the mechanisms driving flash droughts at the watershed level is paramount.
In a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters, Dr. Mah
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University College London: AI Enhanced Touchless Computing Helps Users Take Control of Their Gaming Experience
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news:
Software that allows users to control a computer using a range of gestures and movements with just a webcam and PC, invented by academics from UCL Computer Science, was put through its paces by visiting school students and the BBC's Paul Carter.
MotionInput was initially developed by Professor Dean Mohamedally, alongside colleagues and students from UCL Computer Science in 2020 as a means of supporti
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University in Bochum: Study Confirms Positive Effect of Midazolam After Cardiac Arrest
BOCHUM, Germany, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release:
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Experts call for recommendations and guidelines to be amended accordingly.
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If a patient is successfully resuscitated after a cardiac arrest and circulation resumes, they are not out of the woods yet. A number of factors can influence whether and how they survive the trauma in the subsequent phase. The administration of the anaesthetic midazolam has a positive effect, as shown by a mu
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University of Aberdeen: Language Skills Key to Understanding Residential Segregation
ABERDEEN, Scotland, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news:
Language skills are one of the key factors to explain residential segregation and play an important role in understanding immigrant residential environments, new research from the University of Aberdeen has found.
The study, published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, looked at the causal effects of English proficiency on residential location choices of immigrants.
Previous resear
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University of Arizona: Near-Earth Asteroid Was Blasted From a Crater on the Moon, Study Finds
TUCSON, Arizona, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
For the first time, scientists have traced an asteroid to its exact place of origin - a particular crater on the moon. Unlike most near-Earth asteroids, which are thought to hail from the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, asteroid 2016 HO3, also known as Kamo'oalewa, was likely blasted from the Giordano Bruno crater on the moon's far side and has been hurtling through spac
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University of Bayreuth: Synthesis of New Forms of Carbon Compounds
BAYREUTH, Germany, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release:
In a groundbreaking study, researchers at the University of Bayreuth have gained new insights in the field of high-pressure carbon chemistry: They synthesized two new carbides - compounds of carbon and another chemical element - with unique structures. The results may provide an unexpected explanation of wide spread of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Universe.
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What for?
Carbides ar
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University of Birmingham: How Vaccines are a Key Tool to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following statement on April 25, 2024:
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As AMR threatens to become the leading cause of death by 2050, vaccines could lead way to tackle drug-resistant infections and reduce reliance on antibiotics
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We only have vaccines to tackle 25 human diseases. More than 200 years after Jenner's first inoculation, we still routinely rely on antibiotics to treat the vast majority of infections.
However, Antimicro
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University of Birmingham: Laser Technology Offers Breakthrough in Detecting Illegal Ivory
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news:
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A new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory could prove critical to fighting the illegal ivory trade.
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A laser-based approach developed by scientists at the Universities of Bristol, Lancaster, and Birmingham could be used by customs worldwide to aid in the enforcement of illegal ivory from being traded under the guise of legal ivory.
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University of Birmingham: Tina Coldham Awarded Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Dedication to Inclusive Research
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news:
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Tina Coldham has been honoured with a Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) in the King's New Year's Honours list.
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Tina Coldham, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) co-lead for The Birmingham, RAND and Cambridge Evaluation (BRACE) Centre in the School of Social Policy, has been honored with a Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) in the King's New Y
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University of Birmingham: Weathering the Storm - Protecting Dubai From Future Flooding
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news:
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Dr Radfar highlights Dubai's flood resilience needs, advocating sustainable urban design for climate challenges and enhanced city living.
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Dubai, known for its architectural marvels and bustling city life, saw a year's worth of rain in just 12 hours, turning roads into rivers. Such torrential rainfall has not been witnessed in the past 75 years since records began. The city's infrastr
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University of Birmingham: Wellcome Leap Funding to Develop Screening Tool for Potential Long-Term Opiate Users
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news:
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New tools to help identify hospital patients who may become persistent opiate users after surgery are to be developed in a new research programme.
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University of Birmingham researchers have been selected to receive funding as part of a new $50M Wellcome Leap programme, Untangling Addiction, which aims to develop new ways to address addiction, quantify addiction risk, and develop new t
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University of Bristol: Laser Technology Offers Breakthrough in Detecting Illegal Ivory
BRISTOL, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
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A new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory could prove critical to fighting the illegal ivory trade. A laser-based approach developed by scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Lancaster, could be used by customs worldwide to aid in the enforcement of illegal ivory from being traded under the guise of legal ivory.
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University of Bristol: Research Shows Veterinary Deal Would Increase UK Agrifood Exports to EU by More Than a Fifth
BRISTOL, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release:
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A veterinary deal with the European Union could increase UK agricultural and food exports by more than a fifth, according to new research.
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The study, conducted by the University of Bristol Law School and Aston University Centre for Business Prosperity, analysed the agricultural and veterinary aspects of trade deals around the world to estimate their impact on exports. It then model
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University of California-Merced: Researchers Find Unexpected Cellular Residence for Protein Vital in Neurodevelopment
MERCED, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced
In Professor Xuecai Ge 's lab, where UC Merced researchers study how cells talk to each other to develop and differentiate, a recent surprise discovery is lending insight as to how erroneous cell signals lead to disease and birth defects.
Ge and her colleagues zeroed in on a slice of the communication system, the primary cilia, and found a protein called Numb,
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University of California: Language That Could Be Clues to Suicide Differ Between Men and Women
LOS ANGELES, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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Researchers have uncovered differences in how suicides are described that could identify at-risk men in time to get help
Key takeaways
* In a CDC database of violent deaths, researchers found large discrepancies in the language used in police reports and public health records to describe the circumstances surrounding male and female suicides.
* Words associated with male suici
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University of Copenhagen: Global Health Crisis - Vietnam Shows New Ways to Treat Diabetes
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news:
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Grassroots healthcare With an increased focus on informal care, it is possible to significantly improve the lives of diabetes patients. This is shown by the research project VALID, which has just completed its first phase in Vietnam. According to VALID's project leader, its results can also have a broader impact.
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Chronic diseases such as diabetes no longer just pose a challenge in we
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University of East Anglia: Political 'Colour' Affects Pollution Control Spending in the US
NORWICH, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news:
A new study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows how firms in the United States behave differently depending on the political party in charge - even if they do not change policies.
The researchers, from UEA in the UK and Colorado School of Mines in the US, investigated the implications of changes in energy companies' behaviour in response to the outcome of gubernatorial elections, which
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University of Eastern Finland: What are the Lessons Learned From Pharmacy Reforms in the Nordic Countries?
KUOPIO, Finland, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news:
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What has been the impact of pharmacy reforms in the Nordic countries - and could lessons from one country be learned by others where such reforms are currently discussed? The first Nordic webinar on pharmaceutical policy generated a lively debate.
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Organised by researchers of social pharmacy, the webinar showcased changes implemented particularly in Sweden, but also in the other Nord
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University of Exeter: Educational Damage Caused by Covid Will Mean Poorer GCSE Results for Pupils Well Into the 2030s
EXETER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news:
The educational damage wrought by the Covid pandemic will impact on children well into the 2030s, with generations of pupils set for the biggest declines in GCSE results for decades.
These are the devastating conclusions of a major new study which predicts that less than four in ten pupils in England in 2030 will achieve a grade 5 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs - lower than the 45.3% of pupils
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University of Exeter: European Court of Human Rights is 'Backsliding' on Legal Protections for Asylum Seekers, Study Says
EXETER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news:
The European Court of Human Rights is "backsliding" by surreptitiously reversing its principles established to protect asylum seekers, a new study says.
It is a decade since the Court first established that asylum seekers are inherently and particularly vulnerable in law.
The research shows that in recent years the Court has moved away from this position, albeit without actually acknowledging this or exp
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University of Exeter: Policymakers Must Recognise Global Economic Risks Posed by Ecosystem 'Tipping Points'
EXETER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news:
The collapse of key ecosystems would severely harm the global economy, researchers have warned.
Researchers from UCL's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) and the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter reviewed the likely impacts of "ecosystem tipping points" such as the dieback of the Amazon rainforest, tropical peatland collapse and widespread die-off of coral reefs.
Their
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University of Exeter: Recovered Cotton Famine Era Poetry Published in First Complete Collection
EXETER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news:
A complete collection of poems written during the historic cotton famine of the 19th century and rediscovered after more than 150 years has been published for the first time.
The work of William Cunliffe, a Burnley blacksmith who wrote under the pen name of Williffe Cunliam, has been released in its entirety after being found in the holdings of the town's Central Library.
Cunliffe was among scores of Lan
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University of Exeter: Social Media Can Be Used to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young People
EXETER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news:
New research has found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and less junk food.
Previous studies have shown that positive social norms about fruit and vegetables increases individuals' consumption, so researchers sought to investigate whether positive representation of healthier food on social media would have the same effec
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University of Exeter: Survey to Shed New Light on Factors Behind Cornwall's Housing Crisis
EXETER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news:
Thousands of people in Cornwall will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why the Duchy is facing unprecedented pressure on housing.
Residents are being asked to complete a survey about their experiences of buying and living in their new property, including where they have moved from and why they have chosen to buy a new home.
Researchers from The Institute of Cornish St
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University of Houston: Sustainable Clean Future Possible With Innovative High-Energy-Density Capacitors
HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news:
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Capacitors with 2D Nanomaterials May Revolutionize Energy Storage
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By Rashda Khan
In the quest for more efficient and sustainable energy solutions, a multi-university research team has reached a significant milestone in capacitor technology. Researchers from the University of Houston, Jackson State University and Howard University have developed a new type of flexible high-energy-density cap
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University of Houston: Treatment for Deadly Superbug C. Diff May Be Weakening
HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news:
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As Popularity of Vancomycin Increases, Effectiveness Wanes
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By Laurie Fickman
The antibiotic vancomycin, recommended as first-line treatment for infection caused by the deadly superbug C. difficile (C. diff), may not be living up to its promise, according to new research from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy.
C. diff infection is the leading cause of death due to gastroenteriti
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University of Kansas: Jayhawks Recognized for Research at 2024 Capitol Graduate Research Summit
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
Four University of Kansas students received honors during the 21st annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka on March 22. Annie Chuning, Kara Hageman, Natalie Lind and Luke Parker were each honored for their exceptional research and presentations at an event that assembles the top graduate student researchers in the state of Kansas.
Food insecurity, health and BMI
Annie Chuning, doctoral student
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University of Kansas: Marginalized Communities Develop 'Disaster Subculture' When Living Through Extreme Climate Events, Study Finds
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
Locations around the globe are experiencing climate disasters on a regular basis. But some of the most marginalized populations experience disasters so often it has come to be normalized.
A new study from the University of Kansas found residents of one Seoul, South Korea, neighborhood have grown so accustomed to living through extreme climate events they have developed a "disaster subculture" that challe
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University of Kansas: Study Reports New Compound Halting Replication of COVID by Targeting 'Mac-1' Protein in Cell Models
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
Research appearing in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry shows for the first time SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can be inhibited from replicating in living cell cultures using a compound that targets "Mac-1," a protein key to defending SARS-CoV-2 against the human immune response.
University of Kansas researchers in the lab of Anthony Fehr, associate professor of molecular biosciences
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University of Kansas: Study Shows Long-Standing Links Among Disease, Race, Class, Infrastructure
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
Links -- both real and imagined -- between race and disease are far older than the COVID-19 pandemic. A University of Kansas researcher says her new study of a 19th century Cuban aqueduct project during a cholera outbreak proves this, first in the way poor people of color were looked down upon as vectors of disease spread and then in how they were victimized by "infrastructural violence."
Ninel Valderram
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University of Kansas: US-China Vaccines Collaboration Leads to Partisan Distrust, Study Finds
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
Anti-vaccine sentiments are not new. But in recent years, attitudes toward vaccines have increasingly become more politicized along partisan lines. Accompanying such hesitancy is escalating distrust of China, which is where the COVID-19 epidemic originated.
A new study titled "The politics of flu vaccines: international collaboration and political partisanship" examines the influence of international co
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Federal Award Supports Markvicka's Work on Soft Materials for Robotics, Stretchable Electronics
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release:
Engineers are increasingly eager to develop robots that mimic the behavior of animals and biological organisms, whose adaptability, resilience and efficiency have been refined over millions of years of evolution.
In bringing bio-inspired robots to life, scientists must first create soft matter counterparts that match the softness and functionality of biological tissue. Universit
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln: McMahon Earns NEH Funding to Study Ukrainian Refugee Resettlement
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release:
New funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities will enable University of Nebraska-Lincoln scholar Patrice McMahon to study the resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland and the grassroots humanitarianism that made it possible.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the European Union estimates that 4.2 million Ukrainians have settled as refugees throughout
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Theiss-Morse's Book Explores Role of Respect in Politics
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release:
By any measure, the 2016 general election campaigns got ugly, with rhetorical mudslinging from both sides.
But it was a conversation after the election that spurred new research questions for University of Nebraska-Lincoln political scientist Elizabeth Theiss-Morse and her University of North Carolina colleague, Jeff Spinner-Halev.
"I can't respect anyone who voted for..." was
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Velez is a Leader in Genetic Technology to Contain Corn Rootworm
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release:
Husker scientist Ana Maria Velez is pioneering a genetic technology to contain the western corn rootworm, which annually causes up to $2 billion in yield loss and control costs in the Corn Belt. The research seeks to contain agricultural pests by targeting rootworm genes.
This genetic technique, known as RNAi, increases rootworm larvae mortality to protect the corn plant.
Velez
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University of Portsmouth Astronomy Project is Nominated for 'See Differently' Award
PORTSMOUTH, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news:
A University of Portsmouth project has been shortlisted for a Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) See Differently Award in recognition of its groundbreaking work to make astronomy more accessible to children with a visual impairment.
Led by Dr Nicolas Bonne, the Tactile Universe team uses 3D printing to make models which enable students to feel how galaxies develop.
Now their work ha
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University of Portsmouth: Vast DNA Tree of Life for Plants Revealed by Global Science Team
PORTSMOUTH, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news on April 24, 2024:
University of Portsmouth scientists are part of an international team to use 1.8 billion letters of genetic code to build groundbreaking tree of life.
A new paper, published today in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists, presents the most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life.
Using 1.8 billion letters of genetic code from over 9,
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University of Salford: The Modern Backdrop Returns With New 'Invisible Cities' Exhibition
GREATER MANCHESTER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Salford issued the following news:
A fascinating new exhibition starting next month will look at Salford throughout its redevelopment phase during the 1960s and 70s.
'Invisible Cities: Salford before, during and after redevelopment, 1952 to 1974' focuses on the transformation of the city when terraced houses and neighbourhoods were being replaced with modern architecture. The exhibition, at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery,
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University of South Alabama: Dr. Matthew Pettway Named Fulbright Scholar
MOBILE, Alabama, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release:
Dr. Matthew Pettway, associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literature at the University of South Alabama, has been selected as a 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Scholar.
The Fulbright Program is devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright is the world's largest and mo
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University of Southampton: Introducing 'cooling' Green Parks to Indian Cities
SOUTHAMPTON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Southampton issued the following news:
As India grapples once again with unprecedented summer temperatures, a project led by the University of Southampton in the UK is prioritising which areas of a major Indian city need 'cooling' green space.
Extreme heat, with temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius, has already hit parts of India this year. The India Meteorological Department has predicted 10 to 20 days of heatwaves between Apr
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University of Toronto: COVID-19 Virus Disrupts Protein Production, Study Finds
TORONTO, Ontario, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news:
By Jenni Bozec
Despite huge advances in our understanding of COVID-19 over the past four years, the disease is still very much among us - and there remains a lot to learn.
One thing we do know: Following infection, it's critical that our cells make new proteins to defend against the virus.
But Talya Yerlici, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine, recentl
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University of Warwick: New Research Shows Profound Link Between Dietary Choices and Brain Health
COVENTRY, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release:
New research has highlighted the profound link between dietary choices and brain health.
Published in Nature, the research showed that a healthy, balanced diet was linked to superior brain health, cognitive function and mental wellbeing. The study, involving researchers at the University of Warwick, sheds light on how our food preferences not only influence physical health but also significantl
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University of Washington School of Medicine: AI Inconsistently Assesses Cardiac Risk From Chest Pain
SEATTLE, Washington, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release:
Tasked to interpret data associated with patient complaints of nontraumatic chest pain, the ChatGPT-4 large language model performed poorly against two standard tools that doctors use to predict risk of a cardiac event.
Although the artificial intelligence software aligned generally with the two scoring models (TIMI and HEART), "its inconsistency when presented with id
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University of Washington: Q&A - How TikTok's 'Black Box' Algorithm and Design Shape User Behavior
SEATTLE, Washington, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following Q&A on April 24, 2024, with Franziska Roesner, an associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering:
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TikTok's swift ascension to the upper echelons of social media is often attributed to its recommendation algorithm, which predicts viewer preferences so acutely it's spawned a maxim: "The TikTok algorithm knows me better than I know myself." The platform's success
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University of Western Australia: Study Unlocks Mystery of Marsupial Flight
PERTH, Australia, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news:
An international team of researchers has discovered the genetic variation that has allowed marsupials to evolve to fly and glide.
The study published in Nature, was led by Dr Ricardo Mallarino from Princeton University and Dr Erez Lieberman Aiden from Baylor College of Medicine, in collaboration with Dr Parwinder Kaur from The University of Western Australia.
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University of Windsor: Grad Publishes Creative Writing Thesis
WINDSOR, Ontario, April 25 (TNSres) -- University of Windsor issued the following news:
Jade Wallace (MA 2021), recipient of the Governor General's Gold Medal for academic excellence at the graduate level, has partnered with Palimpsest Press to publish the novel, Anomia. The work is one Wallace, who uses they-them pronouns, wrote and defended as their creative writing thesis in September 2021.
Wallace says the inspiration for the novel started several years prior, as they became fixated on the
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USAID's CATALYST Study Expands HIV Prevention Options for Women and Girls in Africa
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release:
A USAID-supported study is expanding options for HIV prevention products for women and girls in Africa, a population disproportionately affected by the virus; in sub-Saharan Africa adolescent girls and young women were more than three times as likely to acquire HIV than their male peers in 2022. The study is also generating new evidence on product perspectives and preferences to hel
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USU's ETE Publishes Open Access Book on Teaching in the AI Era
LOGAN, Utah, April 26 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news:
By Marcus Jensen
A new book edited by Utah State faculty, Teaching and Generative AI, seeks to provide educators with guidance and resources for navigating the possibilities and challenges of teaching in an AI era.
The book is the fifth installment in the Empower Teaching Open Access Book Series from the Center for Empowering Teaching Excellence at USU. The book, which was released April 18, is titled Teaching
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UT Institute of Agriculture: School of Natural Resources Team Receives Grant to Remove 'Forever Chemicals' From Water
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release:
Mi Li, assistant professor in the University of Tennessee Center for Renewable Carbon and the UT School of Natural Resources, received a $75,000 research grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a two-year project using a cellulose-functionalized adsorbent to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water. Li has built a student
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UT-Southwestern Medical Center: Blocking Gene May Halt Growth of Breast Cancer Cells
DALLAS, Texas, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
Shutting down a gene called PRMT5 stopped metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer cells from growing after they acquired resistance to a standard therapy known as CDK4/6 inhibitors, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers showed in a new study. Their findings, published in Nature Communications, could lead to new strategies to treat metastatic ER+ breas
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UTIA Researchers Study Disease Transmission Among White-Tailed Deer
GRAND JUNCTION, Tennessee, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release:
White-tailed deer are one of Tennessee's most populous native species, commonly sighted in forests, fields and even residential and commercial areas. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's (UTIA's) School of Natural Resources, in partnership with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), is now in its second year of an ongoing study on d
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UVA Health: New Tool to Boost Battle Against Childhood Undernutrition
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 26 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release:
A new tool developed at the School of Medicine will help doctors and scientists better understand and overcome childhood undernutrition that contributes to almost half of all deaths of children under 5.
The research model created by UVA's Carrie A. Cowardin, PhD, and colleagues provides a more sophisticated way to study the effects of undernutrition on the microbiome, the microbes t
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VCU Data Science Lab Wins Inaugural National Institutes of Health Award for Promoting Trust in Research
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 25 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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The honor highlights a team that has enhanced scientific rigor and transparency across the breadth of campus projects.
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Virginia Commonwealth University's Data Science Lab has won an inaugural award from the National Institutes of Health for cultivating a culture of robust, high-quality research in neuroscience.
Founded in 2016, the lab supports what the NIH
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VIDEO: Fla. A.G. Moody and Palm Beach County Sheriff Urge Floridians to Fight Opioid Crisis by Participating in Upcoming 26th National Drug Take Back Day
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 (TNSres) -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 24, 2024:
Ahead of the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, Attorney General Ashley Moody today spoke at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office to urge Floridians to fight the opioid crisis by participating in the biannual event. National Drug Take Back Day is hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a way Floridians can safely remove unneed
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VTT's Investment in a Plasma-FIB SEM Catapults Finland to Forefront of Nordic Materials Research
MATERIALS PARK, Ohio, April 26 (TNSres) -- ASM International posted the following news from VTT:
The first plasma-focused ion beam (FIB) scanning electron microscope (SEM) in Finland has just become operational at VTT in Espoo, Finland. This multi-million investment will significantly contribute to materials research for applications such as hydrogen economy, microelectronics, and the marine industry, as well as to material damage investigation.
A Tescan Amber X system, Finland's first FIB SEM
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Washington Health Benefit Exchange: Health Insurance Enrollment Sees Strong Growth for 2024 Through Washington Healthplanfinder
OLYMPIA, Washington, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Washington Health Benefit Exchange issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
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Nearly one-third of Washington residents receive access to their health and dental insurance through Washington Healthplanfinder
* More than 253,000 Washingtonians enrolled in a qualified health plan (QHP) through Washington Healthplanfinder for plan year 2024.
* Approximately 81% of QHP customers are receiving Cascade Care Savings (Washington's state su
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Wellcome Sets Environmental Sustainability Standards for Researchers, as Wider Goals to Support the UK Research Sector are Launched
LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- Wellcome, a charitable foundation, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
New Wellcome policy outlines how researchers must address the environmental impact of their work, coinciding with launch of an environmental sustainability concordat from UK research organisations.
Wellcome will expect researchers to use the most sustainable approaches they can, and to explain in new grant applications how they plan to reduce energy consumption, reuse e
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WILDLIFE SOCIETY: DEEP SNOWS DETER RED FOXES
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 24 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news:
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Frequent, larger snow events brought on by climate change could reduce fox populations
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Big, one-off snowstorms in Maine driven by climate change could result in snow too deep for red foxes.
As smaller carnivores, r
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WILDLIFE SOCIETY: HISTORY MAY POINT TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR CANADA LYNX
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news:
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Areas the predator once roamed may be able to support them again
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Canada lynx once roamed a much broader range in the U.S., researchers found, and some places they once existed may help them weather a changing climat
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WILDLIFE SOCIETY: NEW MAPS EXPAND PICTURE OF BIG-GAME MIGRATIONS IN THE WEST
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 24 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news:
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The maps document 33 mule deer, pronghorn and elk routes
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A new set of maps explores the movements of ungulates throughout the American West, furthering scientific understanding of the geography of big-game migration
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Women of Color Shoulder Unfair Share of Caregiving, a New Oxfam and Prosperity Now Report Highlights
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- Prosperity Now (formerly the Corporation for Enterprise Development) issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Women of color are disproportionately affected by the dual impact of paid work and unpaid care labor, according to a new report released today by Oxfam and Prosperity Now. The report, "Unseen Work, Unmet Needs," examines the significant challenges posed by the intersection of women's paid and unpaid labor in the United States. Many of these s
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Women of Color Shoulder Unfair Share of Caregiving, a New Oxfam and Prosperity Now Report Highlights
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNSres) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
More than one in four caregivers spend 22 unpaid hours weekly caring for loved ones.
Women of color are disproportionately affected by the dual impact of paid work and unpaid care labor, according to a new report released today by Oxfam and Prosperity Now. The report, "Unseen Work, Unmet Needs," examines the significant challenges posed by the intersection of women's paid and unpaid l
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10 Candidates Will Continue in the Recruitment Process for the Post of Vice Rector of the University of Eastern Finland
KUOPIO, Finland, April 26 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news:
The Board of the University of Eastern Finland selected 10 Vice Rector candidates for interviews and public hearings organised for the university community at its meeting of 25 April.
As regards the post of Vice Rector for Research, the following applicants from the University of Eastern Finland will continue in the recruitment process:
* Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Prof
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3 UA Students Earn Boren Scholarships for Foreign Study
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, April 26 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news release:
Three University of Alabama students have received Boren Scholarships for the study of languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
Aparna Bhooshanan, of Madison; Hari Gunda, of Montgomery; and Madeleine Luther, of Cincinnati will be part of a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal security arena.
Aparna Bhooshanan is
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5 UCLA Faculty Members Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
LOS ANGELES, California, April 26 -- The University of California issued the following news release:
Five UCLA faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies. Ann Carlson, Jason Cong, Tyrone Howard, Thomas Smith and Paul Taylor are among 250 artists, scholars, scientists and leaders in the public, nonprofit and private sectors chosen for membership this year.
The academy serves as an independent research c
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AI apps and robots take home awards at BOOM
ITHACA, New York, April 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Apps that use artificial intelligence to help with tutoring, labeling medical images and perfecting your form while exercising, websites that address social issues with technology, and a robot that may one day colonize Mars all won awards at the annual Bits On Our Minds (BOOM) student technology showcase.
Nearly 120 students presented 44 innovative technology projects to crowds of Cornell students, faculty and staff,
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Association for Computing Machinery: Helping to Diagnose and Treat Heart Disease, Tumors, and Other Conditions at the Intersection of Physics, Molecular Biology, and High-Performance Computing
NEW YORK, April 25 -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release:
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named Amanda Randles the recipient of the ACM Prize in Computing for groundbreaking contributions to computational health through innovative algorithms, tools, and high-performance computing methods for diagnosing and treating a variety of human diseases.
Randles is the Alfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical S
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Calif. Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments 4.25.24
SACRAMENTO, California, April 26 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
David Briggs, of Oakland, has been appointed to the California Earthquake Early Warning Advisory Board. Briggs has served as Director of Operations and Maintenance and Manager of Water Operations for the East Bay Municipal Utility District since 2017. He was Local & Regional Water Systems Manager for the City
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College of William & Mary: WMSURE Conference Highlights Self-Evolution Through Research
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news:
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More than 30 undergraduate presenters highlighted the role of mentored research in inspiring and driving their self-evolution, the theme of this year's conference.
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By Rin Braxton '26, WMSURE Student Fellow
With a message centered on trust, determination and the transformational role research experiences have played in her life, keynote speaker Raven Pierce '23 opened the fourt
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Conn. Gov. Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Applaud Legislative Confirmation of State Board of Education Members
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 26 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker are applauding the Connecticut General Assembly for voting to confirm all seven of the governor's nominees to the Connecticut State Board of Education. The Senate approved the nominees on Wednesday, and the House of Representatives confirmed the members earlier this month.
Dr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Dr. Seth
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DOEd Invites Applications for New Awards for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2024, entitled "Applications for New Awards; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need."
The notice was issued by Nasser H. Paydar, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
Here are excerpts:
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SUMMARY:
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2024 for the Graduate Assistance
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Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: Amanda Randles Awarded ACM Prize in Computing
DURHAM, North Carolina, April 25 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:
Amanda Randles, the Alfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Duke University, was awarded the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Prize in Computing. This prestigious award is presented to early-to-mid-career computer scientists whose research contributions have fundamental impact and broad implications. Awardees receive $250,000 from
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Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: Daily, Edwards Appointed to National STEM Pipeline-Building Committees
DURHAM, North Carolina, April 25 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:
Shaundra Daily, the Cue Family Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, and Emily Edwards, associate research professor of electrical and computer engineering, have been appointed to influential roles within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).
Earlier this year, NASEM appointed Daily and Edwards as committee members on the D
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Evjue Chair, Hilldale professors named
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news:
Six members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have received the Evjue Distinguished Chair and Hilldale Professorships.
The Evjue Distinguished Chair
Michael Wagner Photo: Jeff Miller
Michael Wagner, professor of journalism and mass communication, is the William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea.
The chair was created with an endowment from the William T. Evjue
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Four Macalester Students and One Recent Graduate Receive 2024 Fulbright Awards
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 26 (TNSres) -- Macalester College issued the following college news:
Four Macalester seniors Jane Skjonsby '24, Zoe Scheuerman '24, Rio Osorio Nava '24, and Carly Carte '24, as well as recent graduate Ronan Wallace '22, have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
As Fulbright participants, all recipients will study, conduct research, and teach abroa
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Friedrich-Alexander University: Winter Semester 2024/25 Brings New Degree Programs and Part-Time Options
ERLANGEN, Germany, April 25 -- The Friedrich-Alexander University issued the following news:
Changes are coming to the range of degree programs offered at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU): As well as two new Bachelor's degree programs, FAU is also offering the option of studying part-time for some degree programs.
Bachelor's degree program in Artificial Intelligence
One of the new degree programs is the Bachelor's degree program in Artificial Intelligence, that can be c
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Hastings College: Students, Faculty Recognized at 2024 Celebration of Excellence Convocation
HASTINGS, Nebraska, April 26 -- Hastings College issued the following news:
During Hastings College's Celebration of Excellence Convocation April 24, 2024, students and faculty were recognized for their outstanding achievements.
The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was presented to Jessica Allen-Pickett, assistant professor of teacher education. Dr. Amanda Solem, associate professor of biology, received the Vondrak Outstanding Advisor Award. Dr. Bobbi Buchholz, professor of mathe
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House Judiciary Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Ginkgo Bioworks Fellow Laporte
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet issued the following written testimony by Claire Laporte, a fellow at Ginkgo Bioworks, involving a hearing on April 10, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works":
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Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, members of the Subcommittee, I am honored by your invitation to speak today.
My name
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Johns Hopkins APL Developing a Suite of Solutions to Address Coastal Challenges
LAUREL, Maryland, April 26 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release:
When storms, hurricanes and tsunamis strike, the coastline offers essential protection for shoreside communities and critical infrastructure against tidal surge and flooding. Coastal disasters can destroy buildings and roads, shut down businesses and schools, cost cities and nations billions of dollars, and potentially lead to injuries or deaths.
As global water temperatures
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Mercer University: Trustees Approve Promotions, Tenure, Emeriti Status and Sabbaticals for 2024-25
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26 -- Mercer University issued the following news:
Mercer University's Board of Trustees, meeting on the Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus in Atlanta on April 19, approved promotions, tenure, emeriti status and sabbaticals for faculty from across the University.
Promotions, Tenure, Emeriti Status
School of Business
* Dr. Andres Marroquin, awarded tenure
* Dr. Julie Petherbridge, promoted to professor of accountancy
* Dr. Antonio Saravia, promoted to prof
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National Association of State Boards of Education: States Increase Focus on Critical Media Literacy Skills
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Boards of Education issued the following news release:
Smartphone and screen media usage among adolescents accelerated during the pandemic, increasing concerns about media exposure's harms to their physical, mental, and social well-being. More states are taking action to ensure students can analyze and navigate the complex media landscape. According to a new NASBE analysis, 19 states have enacted laws on education to a
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Navy Research & Development Leaders Convene Summit at Naval Postgraduate School
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news:
Senior leaders from the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) gathered at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to discuss strategic priorities, STEM workforce needs and accelerating innovation during the NR&DE Summit, April 23-24.
Dr. Brett Seidle, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (DASN (RDT&E)), was joined by the Chief of Naval Research (CNR),
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Seven FCPS Students Named Winners of 2024 National Merit Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, April 25 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news:
Seven Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students have been awarded 2024 corporate-sponsored scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The students are part of a group of more than 770 National Merit finalists chosen to receive scholarships financed by corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations.
Winners of the corporate-sponsored scholarships, with their p
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Student and Professor Team Up to Develop Math App for Android Devices at USCA
AIKEN, South Carolina, April 26 -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news:
Applied computer science major Soumik Debjit Mitra and Professor Rao Li have developed an Android app to assist students with Math 174 Discrete Math for Computer Science at the University of South Carolina Aiken. The app, called "Discrete Math in Your Hands," is available for free download in the Google Play Store.
The app is USCA's first Android product in the Google Play Store. Mitr
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Student group adapts toys, devices for kids with disabilities
ITHACA, New York, April 24 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Due to an extremely rare chromosomal abnormality, 17-year-old Noah Cervantes has compromised mobility, vision and hearing that make it difficult to maneuver in his environment, including using traditional toys and devices that might bring him a sense of independence and joy.
In 2021, Noah's mother, Danielle Jackson of Ithaca, found adapted toys online, where the toys' buttons had been replaced with larger external swit
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SUNY-Stony Brook: On the Horizon - A Robot to Assist ALS Patients
STONY BROOK, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release:
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Interdisciplinary research team using AI, engineering, and knowledge of disease complications to create "CART"
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The debilitating disease of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) leads to loss of mobility and an inability for patients to complete even basic tasks like lifting their arms, eating, or moving their hands. This brings great stress to pat
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The National Science Board Will Hold a Hybrid Meeting May 1 - 2, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 26 -- The National Science Board issued the following news on April 25, 2024:
The National Science Board (NSB) will hold a hybrid meeting May 1 - 2, 2024 to address science and engineering policy issues relevant to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The agenda provides more details.
Wednesday, May 1: https://youtube.com/live/LqwL3CFVG8I?feature=share
OPEN SESSIONS
8:30 a.m. Highlights of engagement and activities from NSB Chair Dan Reed and NSF Director Sethura
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Through service, students deepen Cornell's ties to community
ITHACA, New York, April 24 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Beyond Cornell's main campus, thousands of students can be found serving others in the Ithaca area, from tutoring in schools to assisting in animal shelters to language translation and interpretation. The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement helps Cornellians make a positive impact both locally and globally - through learning courses, research and student programs. To celebrate National Volunteer Week, a few students
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UC-San Diego: Higher Resolution Brain Mapping Tech Wins Big at Research Expo
LA JOLLA, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:
Story by: Katherine Connor
University of California San Diego electrical and computer engineering PhD student Andrew Bourhis won the top prize at the 42nd annual Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo for his work to integrate thin film transistors into easier-to-use flexible electrode arrays, which could enable much more precise mapping of human brain activity. He was select
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University College London: AI Enhanced Touchless Computing Helps Users Take Control of Their Gaming Experience
LONDON, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news:
Software that allows users to control a computer using a range of gestures and movements with just a webcam and PC, invented by academics from UCL Computer Science, was put through its paces by visiting school students and the BBC's Paul Carter.
MotionInput was initially developed by Professor Dean Mohamedally, alongside colleagues and students from UCL Computer Science in 2020 as a means of supporti
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University of Washington: Q&A - How TikTok's 'Black Box' Algorithm and Design Shape User Behavior
SEATTLE, Washington, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following Q&A on April 24, 2024, with Franziska Roesner, an associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering:
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TikTok's swift ascension to the upper echelons of social media is often attributed to its recommendation algorithm, which predicts viewer preferences so acutely it's spawned a maxim: "The TikTok algorithm knows me better than I know myself." The platform's success
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Va. Gov. Youngkin Celebrates the Approval of Six New Lab Schools
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 26 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
The Virginia Board of Education today approved the establishment of six additional Lab Schools across the Commonwealth, from Southwest Virginia to Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia. The higher education partners include Emory & Henry College, George Mason University, Roanoke College, Old Dominion University - Newport News, Old Dominion University - Chesapeake, and Paul D. Camp
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