HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 1 (TNSPer) -- High Point University issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: High Point University welcomes another global leader to its Access to Innovators Program as Gary Inman joins HPU as Designer in Residence. Inman also joined the HPU family in August 2021 as an assistant professor of the practice of interior design within the university's David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design. He has 28 years of experience in the practice of interior   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSRes) -- The American Society of Interior Designers issued the following news release: The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has released its anticipated 2022 Trends Report, part one of the three-part Outlook Report revealing significant industry trends and implications, economic indicators, and shifts in the interior design profession. With the goal of equipping designers with the tools they need for a successful year, the Trends Report delivers essential in  more

CARY, North Carolina, March 28 -- Clothing and Textiles Research, a journal that says it features textiles, fiber, polymer science, social and psychological aspects of dress from the International Textile and Apparel Association, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2022 edition: Articles: * Negotiations of Women's Black and Activist Identity Through Dress on the College Campus, 2013-2019 * Multiscale Finite Element Modeling of the Viscoelastic Behavior of Sportsw  more

TORONTO, Ontario, March 30 -- The city of Toronto issued the following news release: For the first time since 2019, Community Environment Days return as ward-based events hosted by the City of Toronto. For the past two years, Community Environment Day events have taken place at Drop-Off Depots only due to COVID-19 restrictions. The City and local Councillors will host a total of 44 in-community events this year across all 25 wards, providing residents with opportunities to drop off unwanted ite  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 -- The Confederation of European Paper Industries issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: As highlighted in the Communication 'an EU strategy for sustainable textile' released today by the European Commission, the textile industry is a resource-intensive sector. Textile consumption is the fourth highest pressure category in the EU in terms of use of primary raw materials and water, and it is also its fifth source of greenhouse gas emissions. As a bio-pro  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 31 -- The European Commission issued the following fact sheet on March 30, 2022: * * * Q&A on EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles * Why do we need to act on textiles? In clothes and furniture, medical and protective equipment, buildings and vehicles, textiles are the fabric of everyday life. European consumption of textiles has the fourth highest impact on the environment and climate change, after food, housing and mobility. It is he third sector for hi  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 31 -- The European Commission issued the following fact sheet on March 30, 2022: * * * Q&A on Sustainable Products Initiative * Why is the Commission proposing an Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation? In our daily lives we use a variety of products, often without thinking about what their production and consumption means for climate and the environment. Products use up massive amounts of materials, energy and other resources and cause significant environment  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 31 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: The Commission is presenting today a package of European Green Deal proposals to make sustainable products the norm in the EU, boost circular business models and empower consumers for the green transition. As announced in the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Commission is proposing new rules to make almost all physical goods on the EU market more friendly to the environment, circular, an  more

NEW YORK, March 31 -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, issued the following news release: FOX Business Network (FBN) will kick off the second season of its hit primetime programming slate, FBN Prime, on Monday, April 25th, announced Lauren Petterson, president of the network. Following a successful inaugural season last fall, the network will bring back FBN Prime favorites, including How America Works with Mike Rowe, American Built hosted by Stuart Varney, Mansion Global hosted by Kacie   more

ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 2 -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release: To boost Turkey's global competitiveness, strengthen its manufacturing industry, and help create thousands of jobs, IFC announced today a significant investment in Kordsa, a leading manufacturer in the country's technical textiles sector. IFC is providing $110 million in long-term financing to Kordsa, an export-based firm headquartered in Turkey, which manufacture  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 30 (TNSJou) -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: * * * Researchers say the sensor combines accuracy levels approaching that of PCR testing with the speed of rapid antigen tests, and could be used for mass testing at airports, schools, and hospitals * * * A COVID-19 sensor developed at Johns Hopkins University could revolutionize virus testing by adding accuracy and speed to a process that frustrated many during the pandem  more

BELLEVILLE, Ontario, April 2 (TNSRes) -- Loyalist College issued the following news release: Loyalist College's Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis has received two Mitacs Accelerate funding awards to support an applied research project with Royal Development Group (RDG), a Canadian company providing clients with research knowledge and portfolio strategy in commercialization of products in space. A recent Trent University graduate, and Loyalist College alumna, Natasha Mathieu, has   more

NEW YORK, April 1 (TNSJou) -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Dogs and cats may be exposed in their homes to a potentially toxic group of chemicals, with their discovery in the pets' stool and urine being a sign of health issues for humans living with them, a new study shows. Called aromatic amines, the chemicals--found in tobacco smoke and in dyes used in cosmetics, textiles, and plastics--are known to caus  more

BASEL, Switzerland, March 31 -- Polymers, a peer-reviewed open access journal of polymer science from the Belgian Polymer Group and Swiss Chemical Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 14, No. 7 edition: Articles: * Low Temperature Powder Bed Fusion of Polymers by Means of Fractal Quasi-Simultaneous Exposure Strategies * Preparation of Stable POSS-Based Superhydrophobic Textiles Using Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry * Polymer Concentration and Liquid--L  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following joint commentary with Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, to The Hill: * * * Broken supply chains, canceled orders, exorbitant shipping costs, rising carbon emissions, products tainted by forced labor and genocide are some of the challenges consumers faced during the pandemic. Many can be sourced to America's overreliance on China for consumer goods. As the pandemic continues, more global retailers are r  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10), co-chairs of the Congressional Textile Caucus, published an op-ed essay discussing the importance of strengthening supply chains in the United States and Central America and ensuring trade policies do not bolster manufacturing and production from factories in China. On March 1, 2021, Pascrell and McHenry reintroduced their Americ  more

ORONO, Maine, March 29 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees approved the new collective bargaining agreements with two faculty unions and tenure for several faculty members on March 28 at the University of Maine. Chancellor Dannel Malloy will execute agreements for the Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine (AFUM) and the Maine Part-Time Faculty Association (PATFA) once they have been ratified by   more