NEW YORK, Feb. 18 -- Access Now issued the following news release: Access Now joined over 40 civil society organizations in a letter to the Biden administration calling for a federal moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology. The development and rollout of facial recognition technology (FRT) should be stopped as soon as possible. Because a moratorium would immediately take the technology off the streets, it is a step in the right direction. However, Access Now supports a full ban  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: The American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of more than 40 organizations are calling on President Biden to take executive action imposing a federal moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology. The letter, sent today alongsi  more

NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 (TNSPer) -- Colby-Sawyer College issued the following news: Colby-Sawyer College President Susan D. Stuebner has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). Founded in 1976, the NAICU represents private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nation on proposed legislation that would impact student aid, tax policy and government regulation. The NAICU is one of six major  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 18 (TNSJou) -- The Entomological Society of America issued the following news release: When the invasive spotted lanternfly arrived in the United States in 2014, it was immediately recognized for the threat it posed to native plants and crops. A community of researchers and experts in science, agriculture, and government sprang into action to respond, improving our chances for containing the pest and curbing its potential for damage. While the effort continues, a new   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (TNSRes) -- The Lymphoma Research Foundation issued the following news: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) may be a successful curative treatment for T-cell patients with poor survival and/or limited treatment options, according to a retrospective study led by LRF grantee Neha Mehta-Shah, MD of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. As a follow-up from their 2017 study that showed 31 percent of patients remain disease-free three year  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 18 (TNSJou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: A new type of drug that helps target chemotherapy directly to cancer cells has been found to significantly increase survival of patients with the most common form of bladder cancer, according to results from a phase III clinical trial led in the UK by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust. The results are published in the New England Journal of Medicine and were presented at the  more