CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- The Society for Vascular Surgery issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), has released new standards for outpatient vascular centers to help them provide optimal care and treatment of patients receiving vascular surgical and procedural care. These new standards, outlined in the Optimal Resources for Vascular Surgery and Interventional Care - Outpatient Standards manua  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), has released new standards for outpatient vascular centers to help them provide optimal care and treatment of patients receiving vascular surgical and procedural care. These new standards, outlined in the Optimal Resources for Vascular Surgery and Interventional Care - Outpatient Standards manual, are pa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- The American Institute of Steel Construction issued the following news release: The American Institute of Steel Construction will present Benjamin Schafer, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University with the 2024 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award for "Review of Local Buckling Width-to-Thickness Limits." "Dr. Schafer's work in the areas of structural stability and local buckling in hot-rolled structural members is consistently outstanding," said AISC Vice President of Engineer  more

PARK RIDGE, Illinois, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Safety Professionals issued the following news release: Many businesses are increasingly using temporary workers during the holiday season and throughout the year, making it challenging to provide safe environments without proper planning and guidance. The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has published a free technical report that can help employers in all industries better protect workers who are hired on a short  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 20 -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: Doug Nickles, a FedEx Freight technician from East Moline, Illinois, was crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion here at the American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council's National Technicians Skills Competition. "Winning TMCSuperTech is a tremendous achievement and clearly demonstrates Doug's dedication to service and professionalism," said TMC Executive Director Robert Braswell.  more

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- The American Veterinary Medical Association issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: After months of collaborative work by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), other stakeholder organizations, and congressional offices, the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act, formerly known as the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) Enhancement Act, has been reintroduced in both the House and Senate. Championed by the AVMA, the bipartisan   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- Chicago Community Bond Fund issued the following agency statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * On Monday, September 18, 2023, Illinois celebrated becoming the first state in the country to abolish money bond with the full implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act. We want to deeply thank all the organizers, activists, and freedom fighters who made this win possible. We especially lift up the tireless work of the Coalition to End Money Bond and the Illinois Network   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: The Alzheimer's Association announced that Eisai will serve as a national sponsor for the 2023 Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's(R), which is held in more than 600 communities across the country. Eisai, a global research and development-based pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, recently partnered with Biogen to develop Leqembi(R), the first Alzheimer's treatment to receive tra  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Clean energy businesses in the Midwest added more than 25,000 workers in 2022, now employing 734,753 Midwesterners. That's according to a new analysis of employment data released today by the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and Evergreen Climate Innovations. The report comes after the one year anniversary of the largest investment in clim  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- The Institute of Food Technologists issued the following news release: Semifinalists for the third annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge have been announced and 38 teams of innovators will now vie for a part of $1 million USD across three award levels - two Seeding The Future Grand Prizes ($250,000 each), three Growth Grants ($100,000 each), and eight Seed Grants ($25,000 each). Funded by the Seeding The Future Foundation and hosted by the Institu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: The World Dementia Council (WDC) elected Joanne Pike, DrPH, Alzheimer's Association president and chief executive officer as its new vice chair. In this leadership role, Pike will advance the organization's global efforts to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. "Thank you to my colleagues on the World Dementia Council for selecting me to serve as the new vice chair," Pike said. "New treat  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago issued the following news release: Slover Linett Audience Research, a leading research and evaluation practice in the arts and culture field, has joined NORC at the University of Chicago and will become Slover Linett at NORC. By joining together, NORC and Slover Linett become a preeminent provider of community, audience, and participant research for the U.S. cultural sector, bringing unprecedented d  more

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- CompTIA issued the following news release: * * * "State of Cybersecurity 2024" examines the tug-of-war between security, progress and convenience * * * Changing approaches to cybersecurity have led to slow but steady progress in defense and protection, but competing interests create a growing challenge for cybersecurity decision makers and practitioners, new research from CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the technology workforce and industr  more