GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on July 8, 2024: * * * Here's What's Wrong With New Proposed Rules for Daycare Centers Written by Martha Njolomole According to ChildCare Aware, in 2022, Minnesota parents spent over $17,000 to send their infant to a daycare center. Da  more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, July 9 -- Knights Templar Eye Foundation issued the following news: Dr. Sean K. Wang from the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California was awarded a $90,000 grant for his research entitled: Circular RNA mediated gene editing for inherited retinal dystrophies. Genetic mutations in the retina, the tissue at the back of the eye responsible for sensing light, can cause debilitating and irreversible vision loss in children.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 9 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the House Appropriations Committee held a markup of its FY25 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill. The bill contains numerous poison-pill policy riders and cuts to both the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including a 20% cut in EPA's budget, the elimination of all EPA environmental justice programs, and attacks on bedrock environmental protection  more

PALO ALTO, California, July 9 -- The Electric Power Research Institute issued the following news release: Additional capacity on the U.S. electric grid is required to meet the surging electricity demands driven by the proliferation of AI data centers, electrification, and industrial growth. EPRI has launched a new initiative to spur research and facilitate deployment of Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs), which can promote efforts to increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 10 (TNSres) -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to set a new industry record, reaching $109 billion in 2024, growing 3.4% year-on-year, SEMI announced today in its Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast - OEM Perspective at SEMICON West 2024  more

NOVATO, California, July 10 -- The Buck Institute for Research in Aging issued the following news: * * * Price will also co-direct the Center for Human Healthspan * * * The Buck Institute for Research on Aging announces the appointment of Nathan Price, PhD, to Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Human Healthspan. Price specializes in systems biology, artificial intelligence, and bioengineering. He has published more than 200 scientific papers and is co-author, with Buck Chief Innovat  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Following the Fourth of July holiday, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) in conjunction with partner organizations, announced they have registered over 100,000 voters to date in 2024 as part of their effort across the country to register historically underrepresented voters. These efforts include programs in Arizona, California, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylv  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 10 -- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco issued the following news: * * * Full Cycle of Seven Monumental Renaissance Tapestries, Each Around the Size of a Muni Bus, Is on Tour for the First Time in the United States * * * The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (the "Fine Arts Museums") will host, and serve as the sole West Coast venue for, the spectacular international loan exhibition Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries. The exhi  more

MILPITAS, California, July 10 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release from its member company Rogue Valley Microdevices: * * * Rogue Valley Microdevices (RVM), an advanced manufacturing company specializing in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), is set to participate in SEMICON West 2024, North America's premier exhibition and conference for the semiconductor supply chain (July 9-11, 2024, San Francisco).  more

ALISO VIEJO, California, July 10 -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release: * * * Jennifer Adamski, of Emory University, becomes president of world's largest specialty nursing organization * * * The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the world's largest specialty nursing organization, announces its board of directors for fiscal year 2025, with terms effective July 1, 2024. Jennifer Adamski, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is the   more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, July 9 -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau issued the following news release: OAK BROOK, IL, JULY 8, 2024 -- Vehicle theft rates have risen steadily since 2019, and last year, more than 1 million vehicles were reported stolen, which accounted for an increase of about one percent nationwide. Vehicle thefts increased from 1,008,756 in 2022 to 1,020,729 in 2023., with California accounting for the highest number of vehicle thefts nationwide in 2023 with 208,668 vehicles r  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 10 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Strategic Partnership Aims to Foster New Advancements in Sustainable Initiatives in the Semiconductor Industry * * * The New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering, and Science (NY CREATES) and SEMI, the global industry association representing the semiconductor and electronics  more

LONG BEACH, California, July 10 -- Port of Long Beach issued the following news: The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday approved the selection of Ashley Morteboy to lead the Project Controls Division at Port of Long Beach, the nation's second-busiest seaport. The Director of Project Controls is responsible for establishing and tracking schedules, budgets and costs for the timely delivery of the Port's infrastructure projects for the Engineering Services Bureau. Morteboy comes   more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 9 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 8, 2024: * * * Lessons from Afghanistan for NATO's New Ukraine Command By Andrew Radin * * * This piece is part of a commentary series on the upcoming NATO summit in Washington in which RAND researchers explore important strategic questions for the alliance as NATO confronts a historic moment, navigating both promise and peril. * * * At the Washington summit this week, NATO plans to launch a new comm  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 10 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 9, 2024, to San Francisco Chronicle: * * * AI Companies Say Safety Is a Priority. It's Not By Douglas Yeung It could save us or it could kill us. That's what many of the top technologists in the world believe about the future of artificial intelligence. This is why companies like OpenAI emphasize their dedication to seemingly conflicting goals: accelerating technological progress as rapidly--but also   more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 10 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 9, 2024, to The Hill: * * * At the NATO Summit, Containment Plus for Russia By John Tefft and William Courtney * * * This piece is part of a commentary series on the upcoming NATO summit in Washington in which RAND researchers explore important strategic questions for the alliance as NATO confronts a historic moment, navigating both promise and peril. * * * At this week's summit in Washington, NATO   more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 10 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 9, 2024: * * * Britain and America: Why So Special? By William Courtney and Eugene A. Procknow On July 5, President Joe Biden called to congratulate new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and they discussed the "special relationship." Why is it special? Some might cite the English language or British roots of many Americans. Others may say the framers of the U.S. Constitution took inspiration from Br  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 9 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 8, 2024: * * * Japan-NATO Ties: For What End? By Jeffrey W. Hornung * * * This piece is part of a commentary series on the upcoming NATO summit in Washington in which RAND researchers explore important strategic questions for the alliance as NATO confronts a historic moment, navigating both promise and peril. * * * When the NATO summit opens this week, it will include not just NATO members, but Indo-  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 9 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 8, 2024: * * * New Approaches to Measuring Cognitive Changes in Parkinson's Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies By Claire E. O'Hanlon, Shannon D. Donofry, Catherine Kopil, Yuge Xiao, David Dexter, Diane Stephenson, Sonya Eremenco, Cheryl Coon, Vicki Miller, Helen Matthews and Angela Taylor Cognitive changes are common among people with Parkinson's disease (PD), and people with PD have an increased ris  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 10 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Event partners include the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, the Applied Research Institute, Purdue University, and Visit Indy * * * SEMI today announced its inaugural Midwestern U.S. event, SEMIEXPO In The Heartland, during SEMICON West 2024. Scheduled to debut April 1-2, 2025, at the Indiana Conventi  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: [Category: Energy] Researchers from UC Berkeley and the U.S. Naval Academy found adopting E15 blend gasoline could save Californians 20 cents per gallon A new study by economists at UC Berkeley and the U.S. Naval Academy found California drivers could expect to save 20 cents per gallon if the state allowed gas stations to sell E15 fuel - a blend of 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline approved in al  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 10 (TNSres) -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Multi-omics study looks at response to neddylation (NAE) inhibitor drugs * * * Researchers from TGen, part of City of Hope, and from the University of California, San Diego have identified a set of genes that helps predict whether a patient's glioblastoma might respond to some promising drugs called neddylation (NAE) inhibitors. The findings published   more