SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 25 -- The American Academy of Ophthalmology issued the following news release: The U.S. Food and Administration (FDA) last week qualified the American Academy of Ophthalmology's patient-reported outcome measure for premium intraocular lenses (IOLs) as a Medical Device Development Tool (MDDT). The designation allows medical device sponsors to use the Academy's Assessment of IntraOcular Lens Implant Symptoms (AIOLIS) to clinically evaluate patients' perception of vi  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, May 25 -- The American Association of Physics Teachers issued the following news release: After a rigorous search involving two exams, the American Association of Physics Teachers has identified the top contenders as members of the United States Physics Team. They come from California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. There are high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. These bright emerging physicist  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSres) -- The American Educational Research Association issued the following news release: A new book from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) compares how well city school systems around the world are preparing young people, particularly poor and minority students, with the skills, dispositions, and behaviors they need for further study, work, and life overall. Edited by Stephen Lamb (Victoria University) and Russell W. Rumberger (University of California,  more

FREMONT, California, May 25 -- The Broadband Forum, an organization composed of the industry's broadband operators, vendors, thought leaders who are shaping the future of broadband and observers, issued the following news release: Broadband Forum is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of its groundbreaking TR-069 standard that has paved the way for the open standards organization's flagship TR-369/User Services Platform (USP). TR-069 has laid the foundations of ubiquitous global internet acces  more

OAKLAND, California, May 25 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: California Nurses Association (CNA), the largest union of registered nurses in the state, applauds the California Senate's passage of Senate Bill 1015. The bill, authored by Senator Dave Cortese and sponsored by CNA, would ensure clinical placement opportunities for California's future nurses, particularly for students attending community colleges, state universities, and other public institution  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 25 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: This week the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking information on new government guidance which would seemingly permit asylum officers to consider, during the applicant's initial credible fear interview, their ability to relocate within their home country. While the Biden administration has not yet made   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 25 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a formal complaint with the IRS over flagrant electioneering violations by a Southern California pastor whose efforts to elect Donald Trump were the subject this week of a major expose by The Daily Beast. FFRF's letter documents a long standing pattern by Pastor Tim Thompson of using his tax-exempt church, the 412 Church Temecula Valley, and a rel  more

ONTARIO, California, May 25 -- The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials issued the following news release: The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) recently completed Technical Committee Meetings toward the development of the 2027 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC), which will update the 2024 UPC and UMC, American National Standards governing the installation and maintenance of plumbing and me  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 25 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: Rep. Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia (D-Illinois), and the African Advocacy Network (AAN) were honored on May 23, 2024 at the 2024 Phillip Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Awards for their exemplary commitment and work to significantly advance the civil rights of all immigrants. Named after the late Congressman Phillip Burton, U.S. Representative from California (1964-1983), the awards recognize tho  more

URBANDALE, Iowa, May 25 -- The National Pork Producers Council issued the following news release: The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pleased to announce the U.S. House Agriculture Committee has passed their 2024 Farm Bill (https://agriculture.house.gov/farmbill/), which supported all of producer's farm bill requests, including a federal fix to the host of Prop. 12 issues plaguing producers and consumers. "The 2024 Farm Bill is a golden opportunity to address a top issue for pork pro  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 25 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following statement on May 24, 2024: * * * The United Nations top court, the International Court of Justice, just issued a directive that Israel immediately ends its incursion into Rafah. This ruling by the ICJ exposes a blatant bias and abandonment of its mission to be a tool of justice. It is not a court of justice or humanitarianism. It is not a court. It has become the political arm of the UN. Israel announced in ad  more