PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- The American Association for Cancer Research issued the following news release: The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will honor Pfizer Inc., as well as Pfizer's chairman and chief executive officer, Albert Bourla, PhD, with the 2024 AACR Outstanding Achievement Award for Service to Cancer Science and Medicine during the AACR Annual Meeting 2024, to be held April 5-10 in San Diego, California. Bourla will accept the award and give remarks dur  more

ALISO VIEJO, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release: A simple screening tool integrated into the admissions process for critically ill patients can streamline requests for palliative care consultations, according to a study published in Critical Care Nurse (CCN). Support for palliative care screening for patients in critical care and intensive care units (ICUs) has been building throughout healthcare, but there remains  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release: The Animal Legal Defense Fund released a report showing that consumers increasingly care about the sustainability of food products at a time when misleading "greenwashing" claims have become more prevalent, and companies use so-called "climate-friendly" labels to appeal to shoppers who want to reduce their carbon footprints. Results from the report include: * 95 percent of participa  more

BERKELEY, California, April 3 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, As You Sow and Proxy Impact released the As You Vote 2024 Proxy Voting Guidelines, a leading resource for investors who want to follow an ESG-aligned voting policy for long-term sustainable growth. As You Vote provides this ESG proxy voting policy for institutional investors through the Broadridge Proxy Edge platform, for individual investors through Iconik, and for mutual fund and   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association issued the following statement on April 2, 2024: * * * The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association issued the following statement from chief executive officer Jeff Farrah ahead of tomorrow's hearing on California SB 915: "By requiring every local government to pass an AV ordinance, SB 915 would halt AVs' progress in California and harm those seeking new mobility opportunities. We urge lawmakers to reject SB 915 - a bill that i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- The California Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The California Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring AB 2876 (Berman; D-Palo Alto), a bill that would allow California to take a crucial first step forward in fostering an artificial intelligence-literate population and future workforce by teaching artificial intelligence (AI) literacy in schools. AB 2876 will be heard in the Assembly Education Committee tomorrow. "AI has the   more

DUARTE, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * * City of Hope to launch an investigator-led study funded by a grant from the American Cancer Society to improve screening among patients, including a Federally Qualified Health Center * FirstLook Lung is the first liquid biopsy test available in the U.S. that has high sensitivity for early lung cancer detection * * * LOS ANGELES, PALO ALTO, Calif., and BALTIMORE - City of Hope, o  more

BOULDER, Colorado, April 3 (TNsres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * The groundbreaking study could lead to vast improvements in fire weather forecasting * * * First results have been published from 2022's California Fire Dynamics Experiment (https://csl.noaa.gov/groups/csl7/measurements/2022calfide/) (CalFiDE), a NOAA- and CIRES-led campaign to capture coordinated wildfire observations in real time. The new study shows it  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news on April 1, 2024: Today the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) named Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, as its next chief scientific officer (CSO). Dr. Fuentes-Afflick currently serves as professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and vice dean for the UCSF School of Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She will join the AAMC on July 16. I  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, April 3 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * California Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond * * * The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statement after footage of a 2022 police-involved shooting of Savannah Graziano, a 15-year-old, was released earlier today. The footage and audio sh  more

LOS ALAMITOS, California, April 3 -- The IEEE Computer Society issued the following news on April 2, 2024: Today, the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) announced the recipients of the 2024 Computer Pioneer Award, which recognizes and honors those whose long-standing efforts have resulted in the advancement and continued vitality of the computer industry. This year, the "IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award in honor of the Women of ENIAC" recognized two individuals: Fei-Fei Li, Sequoia Pro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 3 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: A third (33%) of LGBT adults say that a doctor or other health care provider treated them unfairly or with disrespect in the past three years - a rate twice as high as reported by people who don't identify as LGBT (15%), a new KFF survey (https://www.kff.org/report-section/lgbt-adults-experiences-with-discrimination-and-health-care-disparities-findings) reveals.   more

SAUSALITO, California, April 3 -- The Marine Mammal Center issued the following news release: The Marine Mammal Center, the world's largest marine mammal hospital, responsible for responding to distressed marine mammals along more than 70 percent of California's coastline, has completed recruitment of its executive leadership team, with the three key additions of Dr. Dominic Travis as Chief Program Officer, Robyn Hettrich as Chief People and Culture Officer, and Stephanie Ladeira as Chief Advan  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: Rhonda Voskuhl, M.D.Rhonda Voskuhl, M.D., an internationally recognized neurologist and investigator at the University of California, Los Angeles, is the winner of the 2024 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research. She is being recognized for her innovative research to understand mechanisms underlying sex differences in multiple sclerosis (MS) and advancing women's health. Dr. Voskuhl is Director o  more

ONTARIO, California, April 3 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Following a majority-backed petition to remove the Teamsters union, employees at Los Angeles-based transportation company Dependable Highway Express have successfully ousted Teamsters Local 63 union officials from their workplace. John Cwiek, the employee who led his coworkers in the effort to remove the union, received free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defen  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The National Association of Wheat Growers issued the following news release: The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcomes Elizabeth Rivera as the new Director of Communications and Partnerships. Elizabeth comes to NAWG with experience on Capitol Hill, interning with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules and serving as Deputy Press Secretary for U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. E  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSres) -- The National Communication Association issued the following news release: Rachael Purtell, Ph.D., will join the NCA National Office staff on April 10 as Research Associate, working with Dr. Dane S. Claussen, Director of Research, Publications, and Professional Advancement. She is the author or co-author of articles in Communication Reports, Journal of Family Communication, International Journal of Inclusive Education, Ohio Communication Journal, Carolinas Commun  more

SANTA MONICA, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to Financial Times on April 2, 2024: * * * This commentary originally appeared on Financial Times on April 1, 2024. * * * Building a Foundation for Strategic Stability with China on AI By Edward Geist This spring, the United States and China are expected to start talks on artificial intelligence (AI) safety. Expectations are low. These might be no more than conversations between specialists and analysts, rat  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: Scripps Research scientists create atomic-level structural models of enzymes associated with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including lupus and Alzheimer's. When nucleic acids like DNA or RNA build up in a cell's cytoplasm, it sets off an alarm call for the immune system. Enzymes usually clear these nucleic acids before they cause an issue, but when these enzymes don't work and the immune  more

SAN LORENZO, California, April 3 -- The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association issued the following agency statement on April 2, 2024: * * * We are pleased to announce that our online anthology Publishing Taught Me now has a full roster of contributors! In addition to currently published essays by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and James Beamon (which are available here-https://www.sfwa.org/sfwa-publications/publishing-taught-me-a-sfwa-anthology-project/), we have essays upcoming from Dia  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 3 -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), the leading nonprofit in the fight against pancreatic cancer, announces Anna Berkenblit, MD, MMSc, a clinical oncologist and drug developer, as its first-ever chief scientific and medical officer. In this role, Dr. Berkenblit will be responsible for the organization's overall scientific and clinical strategy, including PanCAN-sponsored studie  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 3 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following statement on April 2, 2024: * * * San Geronimo Commons is on track to becoming Marin County's newest park and anticipated headquarters for the Marin County Fire Department after the Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the option to purchase the 157-acre property from Trust for Public Land [TPL] today. Statement from California State Director Guillermo Rodriguez on the Marin County Board of   more