COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, March 19 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Anne Churchland donates $50K prize to CSHL student "I would not have become the scientist I am today were it not for my time at Cold Spring Harbor," says Anne Churchland. The pioneering neuroscientist has received the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2025 Pradel Research Award. Now at the University of California, Los Angeles, Churchland credits her time at Cold S  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA and Legal Partners To Announce Lawsuit at UCLA in Defense of Palestine Solidarity Activism On Thursday, March 20, the California Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with the Law Offices of Thomas B. Harvey, Kleiman/Rajaram, Kermani LLP, Judah Law Group LC, and attorney Lenore Shefman will join a press conference held by o  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release: * * * California Academy of Sciences and Partners Uncover New Sunflower Species in Big Bend National Park, Texas A member of the sunflower family, the "wooly devil" is the first new plant genus and species discovered in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years Academy researchers and partners made the first discovery of both a new genus and species of plant in a U.S. national park in n  more

DUARTE, California, March 20 -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * City of Hope opens trial to test bone medication for early type 1 diabetes treatment The study explores whether denosumab, a widely used therapy for osteoporosis and bone tumors, can regenerate beta cells, which produce insulin LOS ANGELES -- City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a top research center for diabetes and other li  more

YONKERS, New York, March 20 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports endorses bill that aims to protect California kids from ultra-processed food in schools Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel's bill directs California to identify harmful ultra-processed foods to be phased out of schools SACRAMENTO, CA - Under a bill by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) would be required to define ultra-process  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, March 20 -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * From Daytime to Primetime: TV Stars Unite for PanCAN PurpleStride - The Ultimate Walk to End Pancreatic Cancer - In April by Julie Vasquez Joan Vassos, "Star Trek" Team, Days of our Lives' Martha Madison & Eric Martsolf, Eric Idle, Lisa Swayze, and Judge Caprio Take Steps to Raise Funds and Awareness for Pancreatic Cancer Today, the Pancreatic Cancer Actio  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, March 19 -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: * * * Meteorites: A Geologic Map of the Asteroid Belt March 18, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, published online this week, astronomer  more

MILPITAS, California, March 20 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * SEMI and ESIA Rally Political Support for a European Semiconductor Strategy BRUSSELS, Belgium -- March 19, 2025 -- Seeking to explore semiconductor policy measures that can strengthen the industrial policy in the European Union, SEMI and the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) have successfully held a high-level rou  more