SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 10 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * Call for Presentations deadline extended for HACU's 39th Annual Conference in Aurora, Colorado January 10, 2025 Updated March 10, 2025 # The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has extended the deadline of the Call for Presentations for its 39th Annual Conference, Nov. 1-3, 2025, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Cen  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC statement on Supreme Court taking up 'conversion therapy' case Washington, DC (March 10) - The Supreme Court today announced it will hear Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to a law in Colorado banning harmful "conversion therapy"' efforts on LGBTQI+ youth. Ma'ayan Anafi, senior counsel for health equity and justice at the National Women's Law Center, issued the following   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 11 -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * Research Shows Positive Impact of CFTR Modulators on Pregnancy Outcomes in People with Cystic Fibrosis DENVER - A recent retrospective study published in CHEST evaluated the effects of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator use on pregnancy outcomes in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). Conducted across 11 U.S. adult CF centers, including Nat  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Decides to Hear Challenge to So-Called "Conversion Therapy" Bans for LGBTQ+ Youth The plaintiff in the case brought the challenge to Colorado's ban forward in September 2022. A federal district court declined to block the ban, finding that the law did not infringe upon free speech protections while also acknowledging the harmful impact so-called "conversion therapy" h  more

IRVING, Texas, March 11 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * TTU's Toppin Sweeps Seasons Final Weekly Big 12 MBB Honors Texas Tech's JT Toppin (player & newcomer) garnered the Big 12's final men's basketball weekly awards for the 2024-25 season. Toppin recorded a pair of double-doubles during the final week of the regular season, averaging 27.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in a pair of wins. The forward from Dallas began the week by scoring 30  more