EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 24 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * 'Hearing Silences' documents the experiences of Northwestern Black women faculty * Link to: Northwestern Now Story From the first Black woman to be tenured by Northwestern University to a vastly expanded community of Black women faculty five decades later -- their stories are the subject of a new documentary, screening next week on the Evanston campus. " Hearing Silences: 50 Years of Black Wom  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Reveals Genetic and Structural Changes in Neurological Diseases By Melissa Rohman Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered unique genetic and structural changes in endothelial cells in the brain after disrupting the blood-brain barrier in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, according to findings published in JCI Insight. The s  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 24 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Brewing tea removes lead from water * Researchers tested different types of tea, tea bags and brewing methods * Finely ground black tea leaves performed best at removing toxic heavy metals * Longer steeping times helped tea remove larger amounts of contaminants * Cellulose, or paper, tea bags adsorbed contaminants; nylon and cotton bags did not EVANSTON, Ill. --- Good news for tea lover  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: * * * Circana Expands Audience Solutions With New Viewership, Eating Behaviors and Intent Signals Targeting CHICAGO -- Feb. 24, 2025 -- Circana LLC is expanding its audience targeting solutions and moving beyond traditional purchase-based targeting to include a new range of deterministic data options. This innov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * DNC Chair Martin Barnstorms Red, Blue, and Purple States in "Organizing Everywhere" Tour Arrow DNC Chair Ken Martin hit the road last week for his first official trip as DNC Chair -- traveling to blue, purple, and red states across the country to underscore his commitment that Democrats will go everywhere, compete everywhere, and win at every level of the ballot. As a part of his "Organizing Ever  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Drug Reverses Groin Hernias in Male Mice Without Surgery, Shows Promise in Humans By Kristin Samuelson Fifty percent of men develop an inguinal hernia by age 75 By age 75, a noteworthy 50 percent of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia -- a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles. Although common, the cause of these her  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Exploring Shared Decision-Making in Atrial Fibrillation By Olivia Dimmer The use of decision-making aids helped atrial fibrillation patients to be more informed about their care, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. The decision aids also led to greater shared decision-making among patients and clinicians, said Kenzie A. Cameron, PhD, '08 MPH,   more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Female Students Highlight Representation in Physics at Fermilab Conference By Jeffery Woodard '28 BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- In what physics faculty are labeling a rare case, nine female physics students from Illinois Wesleyan University attended a conference last month at Fermilab in Batavia, a national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics. The CU*iP (Conference for Undergr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Hyatt Commences Tender Offer For All Outstanding Ordinary Shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. CHICAGO, February 24, 2025 - Hyatt Hotels Corporation ("Hyatt" or the "Company") (NYSE: H), a leading global hospitality company, announced today that it is commencing, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, HI Holdings Playa B.V. ("Buyer"), a cash tender off  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * SUPREME COURT RULES COMMITTEE TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 23 The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hear comments on six proposals on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at a public hearing beginning at 10 a.m. at the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, 222 N. LaSalle Street, 13th Floor, in Chicago. All proposals must be approved by the Illinois Supreme Court be  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Invesco Real Estate on its JV Formation with Ziroom and the JV's Debut Acquisition in Beijing Kirkland & Ellis advised Invesco Real Estate on the formation of a joint venture ("Izara Holdings") to invest in and manage rental housing assets with Ziroom, a leading rental services company that offers home rental and property management services in China  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Lawdragon Recognizes 51 Kirkland Attorneys in its 2025 List of the 500 Leading Energy Lawyers Lawdragon named 51 Kirkland attorneys to its 2025 list of the "500 Leading Energy Lawyers," which recognizes those who work in all areas of energy -- nuclear, wind, solar, hydropower, and oil and gas -- including those involved in infrastructure projects and development, lit  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott Advises Lenders on Financing of the Acquisition of TFA Munich, February 24, 2025 - McDermott Will & Emery advised Sparkasse Allgau, Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberosterreich and HF Debt as joint lenders on the financing of the acquisition of Tec-Folien Allgau GmbH (TFA) by private equity investor AURELIUS. TFA based in Bad Gronenbach, Bavaria, has been pr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott Opens Nashville Office, Strengthens Health & Life Sciences Practice With Four New Partners International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes four new partners to its Health & Life Sciences Practice Group: Ken Marlow, Wells Beckett, Stephen Page, and Spencer Green. Joining from K&L Gates, this group will open McDermott's new office in Nashville, T  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott Represents Nautic Partners in its Acquisition of the Specialty Tapes Business from Berry Global McDermott Will & Emery represented Nautic Partners, LLC (Nautic), a Rhode Island-based middle-market private equity firm, in its acquisition of the specialty tapes and adhesives business from Berry Global Group, Inc., a Kentucky-based manufacturer of pressu  more

MATTOON, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * New fiber network from Fidium to begin expansion in Fort Fairfield Construction is set to begin in Fort Fairfield as Fidium will soon light-up more than 2,200 homes and business in the community with future-proof connectivity FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine - Feb 24, 2025 - Fidium is expanding its all-fiber internet net  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * Parsippany Class A office building trades MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 24, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has completed the sale of One Jefferson Road, a Class A office building totaling 100,010 square feet in Parsippany, New Jersey. JLL represented the seller, Office Properties Income Trust, and procured the buy  more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: * * * Study uncovers unexpected relationship between banks and peer-to-peer lending Lake Forest College professors and students challenge conventional wisdom with groundbreaking research. For years, the assumption was simple: in areas where traditional banks disappear, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms like Prosper would step in to fill the void. But a recent research study led by Professor of Economics Rob L  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago to present honorary degree to climate scientist at Convocation 2025 The University of Chicago will present an honorary degree to renowned climate scientist Eli Tziperman during its Convocation ceremony on June 7. A professor at Harvard University, Tziperman has been described as the leading scientist of his generation in the fields of theoretical climate and ocean dynamics. He has made profound   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Umbilical Cord Blood Biomarkers May Improve Preterm Infant Care By Melissa Rohman, Olivia Dimmer Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how proteins expressed in umbilical cord blood at birth evolve during gestational development and could serve as biomarkers to inform new precision care strategies for infants born prematurely, according to a recent study pu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- UScellular issued the following news release: * * * UScellular Board of Connectors UScellular is continuing its commitment to encourage healthier digital habits by empowering America's youth to join the conversation. After gathering insights that reveal youth often feel ignored when their parents demonstrate poor phone etiquette, UScellular formed a Board of Connectors. The group, comprised of youth from Boys & Girls Clubs and children of UScellular associates,  more

APPLETON, Wisconsin, Feb. 25 -- Lawrence University issued the following news: * * * WSGC grant helps Lawrence geosciences major Zachary Hogan pursue Mars research By A.J. Kaiser '25 Lawrence University junior Zachary Hogan has turned his fascination with Mars into research that has garnered a grant from the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC), an educational branch of NASA. The geosciences major from Warrenville, Illinois, is using the $5,000 grant to fund research into the deteriorati  more