KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Gabe Gonzales of Grand View (Iowa) has been named the NAIA Men's Wrestler of the Week. The winner was selected based on their performances from November 11-17 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees. Wrestlers of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Wednesdays on naia.  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Latifah McBryde of Life (Ga.) has been named the NAIA Women's Wrestler of the Week. The winner was selected based on performances from November 11-17 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees. Wrestlers of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Wednesdays on naia.org, Insta  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * 'Inboxologists', Chatbots Among Tools Medical Practices Use to Manage Patient Messages By Karen Blum Physicians and medical offices are often overwhelmed with administrative tasks like responding to dozens of patient portal messages. To help lighten the load, some health systems are using creative human and machine-powered solutions. For example, last year, Corewe  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- Ozarks Technical Community College issued the following news release: In a significant step to broaden educational pathways and make higher education more accessible for transfer students, Drury University and Ozarks Technical Community College are partnering through the Drury Springfield Promise. This innovative partnership enhances degree access, reduces financial barriers, and provides a seamless transition for academically qualified Ozarks Tech students aim  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release: ST. LOUIS - After Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 on Election Day, enshrining abortion rights to the state constitution, the 13 Missouri clergy who sued to overturn the state's total abortion ban as a violation of church-state separation today announced their intent to dismiss their lawsuit. A motion was filed with the Missouri Supreme Court requesting the appeal in the case, Rev. Traci Blackmon v. Stat  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: The question of "to be or not to be" is answered by Dr. Joseph Haughey, an assistant professor of English at Northwest Missouri State University, who recently authored a book aimed at helping teachers make a challenging Shakespeare work more accessible. The book, "Teaching Hamlet in the Twenty-First Century Classroom," is for both novice and veteran teachers and offers fresh takes on  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Following the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate D. John Sauer to serve as the Solicitor General of the United States, Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, released the following statement: "The nomination of D. John Sau  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 20 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the launch of its TikTok channel, joining nine fellow veteran-serving organizations as part of TikTok's new "Veteran Voices" initiative. Veteran Voices focuses on key challenges afflicting the military and veteran community -- mental health, affordable housing, and employment. Together, these trust  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Oral immunotherapy shrinks gastrointestinal tumors in mouse study * * * Immunotherapy is a promising treatment that recruits the immune system to help fight cancer, but it has had limited success in gastrointestinal cancers. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have engineered a probiotic that delivers immunotherapy directly to th  more