WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Steel] -- The American Iron and Steel Institute issued the following news release: The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today presented its highest technical award - the 2024 Institute Medal - to Narayan S. Pottore and Hong Zhu of ArcelorMittal Global R&D Laboratories and Jiyun Kang and C. Cem Tasan of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The honor was in recognition of their paper: "An In Situ Invest  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, May 15 -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: For the second consecutive year, the Ukrainian Nuclear Society (UkrNS) held its Nuclear Innovators competition, which was organized in partnership with the American Nuclear Society and other leading institutions in the nuclear sector worldwide. The two winners were announced on May 7. Seth Grae, chair of ANS's International Council and president and chief executive of Lightbridge Corporation, was a jury  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement on May 13, 2024: * * * Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding the death of the first living person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig: "This latest death is another failure in a lost cause. How many more humans and other animals must die before we realize that xenotransplantation is, in every sense, a dead  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- Brigham and Women's Hospital issued the following news release: Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Duke University showed that a genetic variant, present in 3-4% of self-identified Black individuals in the U.S., increases the risk for both heart failure and death and contributes to significant decreases in longevity at the population level A genetic variant carried by 3-4 percent of self-identified Black Americans increases the risk for he  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Ceres welcomes the final regional transmission planning rule approved today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which will reshape the way regional transmission lines are planned and paid for to ensure a more reliable and cleaner elec  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable issued the following news: Outdoor recreation leaders from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania committed to advance the principles contained in the Outdoor Recreation Industry Confluence Accords, on behalf of their governors, at a signing on May 7, 2024, at the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable's National Outdoor Recreation Executive Forum. With the addition of Massachusetts, authorized by Governor Maura Healey, and Pennsylvania, authorized by Governor  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: The EBC Dam Management Committee is excited to announce that Heather Shanks, Project Engineer with Pare Corporation has joined the Leadership Team as an Ascending Professional Representative. In this role, Heather will provide the Committee with insight into EBC's Ascending Professionals community and Committee, as well as thought leadership on the Dam Management industry. Please jo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- Education Trust issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: About 8 out of 10 (84%) parents believe Massachusetts schools should be required to use evidence-based reading curricula. This call to action comes amid alarm bells sounding off in recent months about the troubling state of literacy across the Commonwealth. A new poll released today by EdTrust in Massachusetts sheds light on parental concerns and perspectives on the essential measures, resources,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Heart Rhythm Society issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: On Thursday, the 45th annual Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) meeting, Heart Rhythm 2024, will kick off in Boston and online, bringing together more than 8,400 clinicians, scientists, researchers, and innovators from the field of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology. This year's meeting received the highest number of late-breaking abstract submissions for its Late-Breaking Clinical Trial and S  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce two law school legal fellows and three undergraduate interns who will be supporting the organization throughout the summer: * Sophia Brown | Rising second-year law student at New England Law | Boston and a graduate of Boston University's journalism program. * Lindsey Vickers | Rising second-year law   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- The Museum of Science, Boston, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The Museum of Science, Boston today announced a major renovation and reinvention of 10,000 square feet at the Museum to establish the Public Science Common, a state-of-the-art convening space that will connect the public to Boston's unparalleled scientific community. The space is a critical part of meeting the Museum's mission to inspire a lifelong love of science in everyone and t  more

GREENFIELD, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Organic Trade Association issued the following news release: * * * Organic Trade Association pegs sales of organic products near $70 billion * * * U.S. sales of certified organic products approached $70 billion in 2023, a new record for the sector. Dollar sales for the American organic marketplace hit $69.7 billion last year, up 3.4 percent, according to the 2024 Organic Industry Survey released Tuesday by the Organic Trade Association (OTA).  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The destruction of critical water and sanitation infrastructure by the Israeli forces along with severe over-crowding, malnutrition and heat is pushing Gaza to the brink of a deadly epidemic outbreak, Oxfam warned today. The situation is further compounded by the Israeli invasion of Rafah which has forced over 350,000 people to flee to already overcrowded shelters and camps, and food and fuel are   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: On Saturday, May 11, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) welcomed students from Perkins School for the Blind's Outreach Program. This annual event connects students with STEAM learning through sound and touch, with WHOI oceanographers and researchers. New this year, a team from Sound Explorations, including New Bedford Symphony's Education Director Terry Wolkowicz, ran an activi  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: Prices paid to hospitals during 2022 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 254 percent of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states, according to a new RAND report. Some states (Arkansas, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi) had relative prices under 200 percent of Medicare, while other states (California, Florida, Georgia,   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released new rules today that will help accelerate the transition to a clean and equitable electric system by working to build more transmission capacity, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The new rules require utilities and regional grid operators to adopt 20-year plans that consider trends in technolo  more

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update on May 13, 2024: * * * The Evolving Meta-Ecosystems Institute will convene experts from across biological disciplines to enable a deeper understanding of ecosystem resilience in the face of rapid climate change * * * Today, Woodwell Climate Research Center launched a new 6-year initiative, the Evolving Meta-Ecosystems (EvoME) Institute. The Instit  more