CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 6 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown has advised Marcura, the Dubai-based provider of software and other solutions to the maritime industry, on its acquisition of the world's leading maritime procurement platform, ShipServ Ltd. Marcura is a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners. Its software solutions include a payments platform, port time cost management and sanctions compliance software. ShipServ is a leading online maritime tra  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: * * * * New simulations model traffic-related air pollution over the region surrounding Chicago, North America's largest freight hub * In the simulations, the researchers modeled a scenario in which 30% of current on-road heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) were replaced by electric HDVs * Electrifying HDVs would substantially reduce air pollution and save hundreds of lives annually in   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 6 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown announced today that Ryan Lawrence rejoined the firm as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice in Chicago. Ryan will focus on representing clients in connection with corporate governance and securities laws matters in a broad range of transactions. He previously served as general counsel at Avant. "Ryan's extensive in-house legal experience at both public and private companies in many indust  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * New method from UChicago chemists could lead to cost-effective sensors * * * Scientists with the University of Chicago have demonstrated a way to create infrared light using colloidal quantum dots. The researchers said the method demonstrates great promise; the dots are already as efficient as existing conventional methods, even though the experiments are still in early stages. The dots could   more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: New research led by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert who studies personnel psychology shows a better way to assess noncognitive abilities such as a job candidate's personality and vocational interests using the "graded forced-choice format." The scientific study of a person's soft skills heavily relies on self-reported measures - for example, res  more