CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The American Gas Association (AGA) and partner organizations today filed an initial brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals in the ongoing challenge against three United States Department of Energy (DOE) rules that limit customer access to energy-efficient natural gas products. The challenged standards would, in violation of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), eliminate from t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: The Alzheimer's Association, with GHR Foundation, announced an additional $4 million commitment to support Washington University in St. Louis's Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU) to launch the DIAN-TU-003 Amyloid Removal Trial (ART). One of the world's leading Alzheimer's prevention studies, the international DIAN-TU has been advancing the evaluation of experimental drugs i  more

ITASCA, Illinois, April 10 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: Race-based medicine, which falsely assumes that race is biological, is common in published medical literature. A study, "Trends in the Use and Discussion of Race in Pediatrics Articles Over 75 Years," analyzed trends in the use of race in the journal Pediatrics published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The study, published in the April 2024 Pediatrics, sampled 375 articles publish  more

PARK RIDGE, Illinois, April 10 -- The American Society of Safety Professionals issued the following news release: Leslie Rex Stockel, a widely respected educator in the occupational safety and health field and member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) for 35 years, is the Society's 2024 William E. Tarrants Outstanding Safety Educator. Stockel, Ph.D., CSP, SMS, is an associate professor of professional practice at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK. She also is facul  more

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, April 9 [Category: Computer Technology] -- CompTIA issued the following news release: DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Get ready to be electrified by a keynote session featuring award-winning tech journalist and best-selling author Kara Swisher at CompTIA ChannelCon 2024. Swisher is the host of On with Kara Swisher and co-host of the Pivot podcast with Scott Galloway. She is editor-at-large at New York Magazine, and co-founder of the technology website Recode, and tech confere  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association issued the following news release: Vanessa Hatch, a leading health care executive, has been named vice president of Clinical Operations for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield(R) Federal Employee Program(R) (FEP), which serves 5.7 million members among federal employees, retirees and their families. Hatch previously served as executive director of Clinical Operations for FEP. "We are thrilled to have Vanessa serve the millions of  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- The Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, issued the following news release: Brad Warren, Dean of Libraries at Augusta University, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. Warren will become president-elect in July 2024 and assume the presidency in July 2025 for a one-year term. Rachel M. Minkin, Interim Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning at Michigan State University, has been elected to the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: On April 2, NMMA hosted Congressman Brad Finstad MN-01, at the Alumacraft Boat Company in St. Peter, Minnesota. The Congressman toured the Alumacraft facility and met with members of the Alumacraft team. Congressman Finstad and the Alumacraft team, discussed industry priorities such as NOAA's proposed Vessel Speed Restriction Rule, aluminum extrusion trade issues,  more

ROSEMONT, Illinois, April 10 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) congratulates two Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, on their appointment to serve on Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Perioperative Safety Priority Advisory Groups (PSPAGs). Danilo Lovinaria, DNP, APRN, MBA, CRNA, CHSE, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN, a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release on April 9, 2023: The dignity of work offers a profound pathway to success. That was the key message delivered today by Matt Paprocki, president of the Illinois Policy Institute, during a field hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Work and Welfare. According to the Illinois Policy Institute's Center for Poverty Solutions, just over 2% of Chicago  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) recently released its Annual Impact Report, which provides an overview of everything the association did in 2023 to support boat dealers and the marine industry. Along with introducing new education, artificial intelligence and Certification resources, the report shares refocused advocacy initiatives and reco  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- The American Hospital Association issued the following news release: The American Hospital Association (AHA) will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Nancy Howell Agee, CEO of Carilion Clinic, a not-for-profit integrated health system serving more than 1 million people in Virginia and West Virginia. Agee will receive the 2024 award during a ceremony on April 15 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C. Agee has led Carili  more

OAK BROOK, Illinois, April 10 -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau issued the following news release: Vehicle thefts continue to surge nationwide, challenging vehicle owners and law enforcement agencies hoping to curb this growing crime trend. A new report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to identifying, investigating, preventing, and deterring insurance fraud and crime, shows another record-breaking  more