ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 10 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP Partners George Chen, Cory Smith and Associate Ellen Komlos co-authored an article in Law360 regarding a recent decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit examining how inequitable conduct can impact patent enforcement-- focusing on representations made to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The authors called attention to Freshub v. Amazon Inc., highlighting the  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, May 11 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: The Kansas State University Concrete Canoe team took first place at its regional competition at the Mid-America Student Symposium hosted by Missouri University of Science and Technology in April. The win at the regional event for the American Society of Civil Engineers, or ASCE, gives the K-State team the opportunity to compete at the national competition held on the campus of Brigham Young University from   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 10 -- The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release: Three Missouri high school seniors were selected as members of the 60th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars along with 158 additional students from across the country. The president recognized the outstanding students listed below for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. * Shubha Gautam, Columbia -- Rock Bridge   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 11 -- The Missouri State Parks issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Missouri State Parks values the tremendous contributions and sacrifices made by members of the military and their families. To show appreciation to active service members, Missouri State Parks is joining the nationwide Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that offers free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families. The program kicks off on Armed Force  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 11 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: From May 18 - 25, Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson will travel to Italy for an international Trade Mission. Italy is a top source of foreign direct investment and a key trade partner for Missouri, with more than $169 million in exports in 2023. Consistent with Governor Parson's infrastructure and economic development priorities, the goal of the Trade Mission is to build rela  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 11 -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $5 million grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to support research aimed at developing new immunotherapies for different types of blood-based cancers. The goal of this team science program -- directed by Todd Fehniger, MD, PhD, and Brad Kahl, MD, both professors of medicine in t  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 11 -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: Eric Duncavage, MD, a professor of pathology & immunology, has been named director of the newly created Division of Genomic and Molecular Pathology in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Duncavage is a hematopathologist and molecular pathologist who evaluates and identifies abnormalities in patients' blood, bone   more