WICHITA, Kansas, April 23 -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics issued the following news release: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced the winners of the 28th Annual AIAA DBF Competition: * 1st Place ($3,000): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida * 2nd Place ($2,000): Georgia Institute of Technology * 3rd Place ($1,500): University of Washington, Seattle * Best Design Report ($100): University of Southern Califo  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 23 -- AICC, the Independent Packaging Association, issued the following news on April 22, 2024: The AICC 2024 Spring Meeting & 50th Anniversary Celebration concluded with resounding success, marking a historic milestone for AICC, The Independent Packaging Association. Held in the scenic backdrop of Palm Desert, California, the event brought together 850 industry leaders, emerging talent, and esteemed guests for a memorable occasion of learning, networking, and celebr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 23 (TNSres) -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: More than $17 million was raised Friday, April 19, at the Part the Cloud Gala, held at a private residence in Woodside, California, to fund cutting-edge Alzheimer's disease research. Started in 2012 by Michaela "Mikey" Hoag with the Alzheimer's Association, Part the Cloud (https://www.alz.org/partthecloud/overview.asp) is a global movement to accelerate scientific progress in Alzheimer's disea  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 23 -- The Bay Area Council Foundation issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today (April 22) the California Resilience Challenge, an initiative of the Bay Area Council Foundation, announced the six winners of its 2023 grant program. The six winning projects will help under-resourced communities across California prepare for droughts, wildfires, floods, and extreme heat events made more severe by climate change and represent some of the world's mos  more

OAKLAND, California, April 23 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: Nurses represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) at Washington Hospital Healthcare System (WHHS) in Fremont, California, have given notice to their employer that they will hold a 24-hour strike from May 1 to May 2 to protest management's lack of respect for the WHHS registered nurses. The move is historic, as this will be the first time nurses at Washington H  more

OAKLAND, California, April 23 -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following agency statement on April 22, 2024: * * * "Today, a federal judge directed the Alameda County District Attorney to investigate and review all pending death penalty cases based on evidence of prosecutorial misconduct in excluding Jewish and Black people from death penalty juries. "U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria for the Northern District of California issued his order afte  more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, April 23 -- Knights Templar Eye Foundation issued the following news: Dr. Sahil Shah from the Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California was awarded a $90,000 grant for the research entitled: Role of kinesin cargo and adapter specificity in retinal dystrophies. Visual information from the world is first detected by cells in the retina, a photosensitive layer in the back of the eye. It is then converted into electrical signals and transmitted through the   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 22 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: * * * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced the 11 students to be HACU National Internship Program Ambassadors. The students selected served in federal internships during the spring semester through HNIP. The student from the following institutions will serve as HNIP Ambassadors : California State University, Fullerton -   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 23 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Based on a new KFF analysis (https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/nursing-facilities-staffing-levels-standards-final-rule), fewer than 1 in 5 (19%) nursing facilities currently meet the minimum staffing standards set out in the final requirements of the federal rule released today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS adopted  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, April 23 -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: In honor of her distinguished contributions to the field of cancer biology, Lynn Matrisian, PhD, MBA, chief science officer at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) was recently named 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. This stands out as a notable lifetime achievement within the scientific community. "It's a privilege to be named an AAAS   more

SANTA MONICA, California, April 23 -- The Recording Academy issued the following news release: The Recording Academy(R)'s GRAMMY U(R) hosted a two-day conference presented by Amazon Music for GRAMMY U members in New York City on April 19 and 20, 2024. Spearheaded by GRAMMY U Senior Director Jessie Allen, the event offered an immersive experience designed to enrich and empower emerging talents within the music industry. Programming included an emerging artist showcase on April 19, followed by a   more