NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced today that Christopher Cantrell will join the society in the newly created position of senior managing director of standards and engineering services, effective October 17. In this new role, Cantrell will oversee all aspects of ASME's standards development, conformity assessment, and standards research operatio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSper) -- The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents issued the following news release: Gerald F. Hemphill, CIC, LUTCF, of Richmond, Virginia was installed as president of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents during the organization's September 22, 2022 board of directors meeting held in San Diego, California. Hemphill was sworn in together with his four fellow national officers: Richard A. Savino, CIC, CPIA, of Warwick, New York, Presid  more

ALISO VIEJO, California, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses posted the following news release: * * * Article in Critical Care Nurse details how a quality improvement project at Nebraska Medicine prevented pressure injuries due to noninvasive oxygen delivery devices and led to an institution-wide transition to the trial devices * * * A short-term effort to prevent facial pressure injuries quickly demonstrated the potential impact of the initiative and led to i  more

JOHNSTON, Iowa, Sept. 30 (TNSgov) -- The Iowa Corn Growers Association issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced yesterday it is awarding almost $1.9 million to support the work of the Agriculture Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) being led by Iowa State University in collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Idaho. The new grant is the third and largest award made through USDA NIFA's  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 5 (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: The Sierra Club released today the second edition of its ground-breaking report, The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges, that exposes how most major electric utilities greenwash their climate action commitments. The report grades utilities across the country based on their plans to retire coal plants, cease building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy. The report demonstrates if,  more