ITHACA, New York, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Krisy Gashler Public investment in agricultural research supports farmers, food security, economic development and environmental sustainability, Cornell researchers told New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado during a tour Aug. 26 of Cornell AgriTech facilities in Geneva, New York. Delgado visited the campus along with New York State Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball and other state officials as   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Working Group posted the following news release: The California legislature today advanced Assembly Bill 2247, a measure to collect and report on the products and substances sold in the state or brought into California that contain the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. The law now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom. "A.B. 2247 will help us accurately identify how many PFAS are coming into California," said Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Mo  more

NEW DELHI, India, Sept. 2 -- The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: Mr Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha today invited the industry and investors to come and invest in the state. "I seek your participation in the 'Make in Odisha Conclave 2022' and be our partner in ushering the new industrial age in Odisha," he added. Addressing the curtain raiser to 'Make in Odisha Conclave 2022 (MIO)' scheduled from 30th November   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Five technologies invented by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been selected for targeted investment through ORNL's Technology Innovation Program. "Getting new lab technologies into the U.S. marketplace is critical to protecting the nation's economy and security," said Mike Paulus, director of technology transfer at ORNL. "  more

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Flagler College issued the following news: When Assistant Professor of History, Kelly Enright, first started teaching at Flagler ten years ago, her hope was that one day she could find a hands-on approach to educating her students about the past. Passionate about the many stories St. Augustine's past holds, she was inspired to develop a way for her students to creatively engage with this history. Thanks to a generous grant Enright received from the S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: The Federal Trade Commission today sued Electrowarmth Products, LLC and its owner, Daniel W. Grindle, alleging that they deceptively claimed the heated fabric mattress pads they sell for truck bunks were made in the USA. The FTC charged Grindle and Electrowarmth with violating the Textile Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act. The agency's proposed order would stop Grindle and Electrowarmt  more

NEW DELHI, India, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release: * * * Long-term credit demand growing for sectors like Infrastructure, Chemicals, Food Processing, Metals, Iron & Steel and Petroleum products * * * The fifteenth round of the FICCI-IBA survey was carried out for the period January to June 2022. A total of 25 banks including public sector, private sector and foreign banks participated in the survey. These banks   more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 30 -- The United Nations International Labour Organization issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2022: A new initiative to cut deaths and injuries among garment and footwear workers has been launched by the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Vision Zero Fund/1 and Nike Inc. The joint initiative aims to understand why garment and footwear workers are vulnerable to injuries and deaths resulting from commuting accidents and to lessen the adverse impact on   more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Nancy Benecki, DLA Public Affairs Newly arrived Chaplain (Col.) Thomas Brooks took the reins this summer as the Defense Logistics Agency's ecclesiastical support program manager and religious support provider. Spiritual observances and religious holidays such as Passover and Easter call for specific items, from Seder kits and kosher meals to palms and ashes, but items lik  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice engineers embed pneumatic circuits into fabric for assistive garments * * * For all the talk about embedding computers in clothing, here's an interesting option. Make the clothing the computer, and do it without electricity. Mechanical engineers at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering are trying the concept on for size with a set of textile-based pneumatic computers capable o  more