WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Crowell and Moring, a law firm, issued the following news release: Crowell & Moring partner Preetha Chakrabarti has been appointed to the National Center for Youth Law's board of directors. For more than five decades, the National Center for Youth Law has worked to center the voices and experiences of children and youth denied access to educational, health, and social well-being opportunities, particularly Black youth and youth of color, LGBTQ+ youth, youth who have disa  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 -- The Professional Golfers Association of America issued the following news release: Eastside Golf, the lifestyle golf brand dedicated to driving change and creating a more culturally relevant point of view of the game, announced it has closed a seed round led by EP Golf Ventures, an investment partnership between the PGA of America and Elysian Park Ventures, the private investment arm affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group. The investment from EP Golf Ventur  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 -- The New York University School of Law issued the following news: Lily Batchelder will return to NYU Law in Spring 2024 after serving as assistant secretary for tax policy at the US Department of the Treasury. Batchelder, who is the Robert C. Kopple Family Professor of Taxation at the Law School, was nominated to the Treasury post by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the US Senate in 2021 by a vote of 64-34. As assistant secretary, Batchelder led Treasury's Office of Tax  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the launch of her inaugural Black History Month Essay Contest for middle and high school students in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. The competition aims to increase education and awareness of prominent figures in Black history. Open to all middle and high school students in Virginia's Fourth, students are tasked   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced appointments to the Maryland Entertainment Council, which will study and make recommendations regarding Maryland's film, television, and entertainment industry. The Maryland Entertainment Council was created last year through legislation that altered the Film Production Activity Income Tax Credit, administered by the Maryland Department of C  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB chemist receives NSF grant to study how hybrid forms of silica, the chief component of sand, can help sleuth for PFAS * * * By Tom Dinki When it comes to forever chemicals, it doesn't take much to do harm to humans and the environment. In fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says some of these near indestructible chemicals can even pose risks   more