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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday April 13, 2024 ( 3 items )  

ASI's Industry-Leading Summer Intern Program Returns for 2024
TREVOSE, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- The Advertising Specialty Institute issued the following news release: The Advertising Specialty Institute(R) (ASI) has opened its annual summer internship program to member companies throughout the promotional products industry. The free, exclusive program, now in its ninth year, offers invaluable benefits for ASI members and students alike. Interns hired by participating suppliers and distributors gain access to free online training, ASI's ESP(R) and a chan  more

PETA Urges Inspector General to Investigate Botched NIH-Funded Animal Experiments at Pitt
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA is calling for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General now that the federal agency charged with policing animal experimentation facilities has failed to adequately address a string of alarming animal welfare violations--including the deaths of mice in laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and repeat  more

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Pandemic Drinking Hit Middle-Aged Women Hardest
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Middle-aged women experienced increases in alcohol-related health complications during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research led by a University of Pittsburgh physician-scientist and published today in JAMA Health Forum. The scientists say the research raises alarm bells indicating the need for immediate public health and clinical interventions to re  more