PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Association for Cancer Research issued the following news release: * * * Initiative will foster collaboration and innovation to advance lifesaving scientific discoveries for patients * * * Under the leadership of preeminent U.S. cancer center directors, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today announced the formation of an innovative initiative, the AACR Cancer Centers Alliance. The Alliance will bring together th  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that Shawn Kwatra, MD will become the next Chair of the UMSOM's Department of Dermatology and Chief of Service of Dermatology at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), following an extensive national search. Dr. Kwatra, who will begin the new role in early 2024, will hold the Joseph W. Bur  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has chosen the site for its new Eye Institute. The facility will be located at 635 Vine St. in Innovation Quarter, in the building that formerly housed Inmar Intelligence. While a site in Innovation Quarter's planned Phase II development was originally considered for the Eye Institute, the existing four-story 635 Vine St. location will allow  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Sept. 13 -- Lowndes, a law firm, issued the following news release: Lowndes is pleased to announce that Gerardo Ortega and Andrew Powell have joined the firm as associates in the firm's Orlando office. Ortega focuses his practice on all aspects of commercial real estate, from acquisition and disposition to development, exchange, finance, and leasing. He has successfully handled complex transactions in more than 15 states and internationally, encompassing properties ranging fr  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- The Spencer Educational Foundation, a group that focuses on funding the education of tomorrow's risk management and insurance leaders, issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2023: The Spencer Educational Foundation is proud to announce its 2023 Spencer Scholarship Award recipients. This year, Spencer awarded 103 scholarships to undergraduate, full-time master's, part-time master's, and Ph.D. students totaling $690,718, marking both the highest number of r  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * A Signaling Role of Nitric Oxide in Regulating Blood Flow Involves Important "Middleman" Molecule * * * In the 25 years since the Nobel Prize was awarded for discovering the role that nitric oxide (NO) plays in the cardiovascular system, researchers have been racing to learn more about how this mysterious signaling molecule works to repair blood vessels damaged by a heart   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: The top priority for everyone in Wake Forest Athletics is safety and through an innovative and enhanced partnership with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, health care for all 400-plus Demon Deacons student-athletes will be enhanced through a multitude of ways, including on-campus care from trained physicians. Dr. Chris Miles, sp  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 15 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Political historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michael Beschloss will join the Face to Face Speaker Forum for an evening of conversation with American journalist E.J. Dionne on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a world-renowned presidential historian, public speaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times #1 bestselling author. Since 2020 she has served as execu  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: * * * Wake Forest researchers study how a novel signaling molecule might regulate blood flow, blood pressure * * * In a significant step toward developing new treatments to mend blood vessels damaged by heart attacks and strokes, and even from chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity, scientists at Wake Forest University have discovered how to amplify the effects of an important signaling   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 14 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2023: Young leaders from seven Indigenous nations in the Peruvian Amazon will head back home with a new vision and resources to tackle pressing environmental and social issues in their communities. During their visit to Wake Forest University this month, the Indigenous leader delegation spent several days on campus meeting with students, staff and faculty, sharing their stories and exchangi  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 13 -- The Wake Forest University Schools of Business issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: The Wake Forest University School of Business recently welcomed more than 700 incoming graduate and undergraduate students for the 2023-2024 academic year. This year marks a triple celebration for the School as it honors 75 years of business education being established at Wake Forest University. Additionally, it commemorates two significant milestones;   more