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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Thursday November 14, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Arthritis Foundation and Zoetis Partner to Support Arthritis Patients and Their Pets
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Arthritis Foundation issued the following news release: * * * The Arthritis Foundation welcomes Zoetis as the two-year National Presenting Sponsor of the Jingle Bell Run and the Walk to Cure Arthritis. * * * The Arthritis Foundation welcomes Zoetis, maker of innovative therapies for osteoarthritis pain in pets, as the two-year National Presenting Sponsor of the Jingle Bell Run and Walk to Cure Arthritis. Zoetis' commitment to supporting arthritis pat  more

Arthritis Foundation Partners With Target to Improve Packaging
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 13 -- The Arthritis Foundation issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * Ease of Use(R) Design Guides offer resources to make products and packaging easier for anyone to use. * * * *Earlier this year, the Arthritis Foundation announced its partnership with Target to develop Ease of Use(R) Design Guides for product and packaging engineers and industrial designers, launching the first two Design Guides focused on Rigid Packaging. Three new guides have bee  more

Augusta University: MCG Researchers Win Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition
AUGUSTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: It's a picture that is equal parts art and science. At first glance, the green and magenta hues might trick the eye into seeing Venus fly traps or plankton, but the image actually shows differentiated mouse brain tumor cells, highlighting the actin cytoskeleton, microtubules and nuclei of the cells. Even though the image won a photography contest, it wasn't made exclusively for art as it's part of a re  more

Emory Researchers Launch Investigation Into Why Air Pollution Impacts Alzheimer's Disease Risk
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Emory University issued the following news release: Researchers from Emory University recently received two separate grants, totaling $15 million, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a first-of-its-kind, multifaceted study into why specific types of air pollution increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Previous studies have linked Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to air pollution--specifically exposure to   more

Georgia Cancer Center Researchers Study Cell Language With Paceline Grant
AUGUSTA, Georgia, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The Georgia Cancer Center at the Medical College of Georgia issued the following news release: Since 2019, the nonprofit organization Paceline has invested almost $1.5 million in cancer research. Earlier this year, Paceline presented grants to six research teams. Yan Cui, PhD, professor at Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia and the Georgia Cancer Center, and Zoya Kurago, PhD, a professor at the Dental College of Georgia, make up one of the te  more

Georgia Southern Q2 2024 Economic Monitor: Regional Economic Expansion Continues
STATESBORO, Georgia, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: The Savannah metro economy's growth continued, but slowed modestly during the second quarter of 2024, as reported in Georgia Southern University's recently released Q2 2024 Economic Monitor. "The economy primarily was buoyed by overall employment growth and port activity," stated Michael Toma, Ph.D., Georgia Southern's Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Economics. "Overall, the upcoming six to  more