CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * AASL President Becky Calzada Honors The Librarians Filmmakers and Book Riot's Kelly Jensen with Presidential Commendations * CHICAGO - During the 2025 ALA Annual Conference, held June 26-30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Becky Calzada awarded her Presidential Commendations in recognition of outstanding advocacy  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Rosemont, Illinois, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing their support for deregulatory initiatives aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery. The association, representing over 9,000 OMS professionals, emphasized the importance of balancing deregulation with the need to protect patient care and safety. In the letter, AAOMS President J. David Morrison  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 8 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Best skin care ingredients revealed in thorough, national review * * Retinoids and mineral sunscreen among the most effective for multiple skin complaints * Full list of recommended ingredients for each skin concern included below * Nearly 80 dermatologists from 43 institutions participated in a robust national ingredient review CHICAGO --- From drugstore aisles to TikTok trends, consumers  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Budzinski on Substack: "10 Things You Might Not Know About Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill" * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) published a post on the New Dem Dispatch, the New Democrat Coalition's Substack, detailing some of the lesser-known consequences of Congressional Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill. In the post, Budzinski discusses the sweeping impacts of the bill on   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- GTCR, a private equity firm, issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * GTCR Announces Strategic Investment in Clear Capital With the support of GTCR, Clear Capital will continue to deliver innovative technology, analytics and data solutions to the mortgage and real estate industries * GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has made a significant investment in Clear Capital (the "Company"), a leading national real estate analy  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Interchange challenges affect access to credit, consumer security * Fighting against big box retailer-supported changes to the electronic payments system is a top credit union priority, and a recent America's Credit Unions Blog post explains why it is so important to protect interchange. While multiple state legislatures have introduced interchange bills in recent years, the Illino  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Illinois Case Concerning States' Obligations Under the National Voter Registration Act * Today, the Justice Department filed a Statement of Interest in Judicial Watch v. Illinois State Board of Elections, regarding the requirements under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) for states to make reasonable efforts to remove the names of ineligible  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- G2 issued the following news: * * * New Categories Introduced to G2 in June 2025 By Emily Malis Greathouse As technology evolves and the needs of software buyers expands, so too must the way we evolve our taxonomy here at G2. Today, we're excited to announce the creation of 9 new categories, which include 170 total products, to our growing marketplace! In this update we will unveil the details of each new category and how these changes will make discovering new,  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 8 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern accepting nominations for $350,000 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * ' Every treatment offered to a patient today started as an experiment in a laboratory ' CHICAGO --- Northwestern University is accepting nominations for its $350,000 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science. The biennial prize will be awarded in fall 2026. Candidacy  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- Northwestern Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Northwestern Medicine launches new program to support people with obesity who are planning a pregnancy For each patient, experts will design a personalized weight loss program which may include nutrition, physical activity, mental health, lifestyle treatment options, and in some cases, using weight loss medications such as GLP-1 agonists * CHICAGO - Weight gain isn't just a result of what you eat and  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Researchers discover a possible environmental trigger to Parkinson's disease New research from Northwestern Medicine detects a common, but usually harmless virus in the brains of Parkinson's patients * New research from Northwestern Medicine finds that a usually harmless virus might be an environmental trigger or contributor to Parkinson's disease, which affects more th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * New reports highlight GE HealthCare's economic impact across key manufacturing states * July 08, 2025 - GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today released a series of new state-level economic impact reports highlighting the company's role as a major manufacturing employer and innovation partner across the U.S. healthcare ecosystem. The new reports provide a data-driven look at GE HealthCa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Researchers discover a possible environmental trigger to Parkinson's disease New research from Northwestern Medicine detects a common, but usually harmless virus in the brains of Parkinson's patients * CHICAGO - July 8, 2025 - New research from Northwestern Medicine finds that a usually harmless virus might be an environmental trigger or contributor to Parkinson's disease, which affects more  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Social media in healthcare information * CHICAGO -- Social media has now been an integral part of life for over 20 years, revolutionizing so many aspects of our lives that it is now difficult to imagine a world without it. As smartphone technology has matured and users have grown more sophisticated in their use of various social media platforms, concerns about privacy,  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 8 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Summer travel 'will increase the spread of measles,' expert says * CHICAGO --- The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached its highest point in 33 years, and outbreaks are expected to continue, especially amid national and international travel, says Northwestern University pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Tina Tan. "The continued increase in measles cases is evidence that the disea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces New Tariffs; Implementation Delayed to Aug. 1 * Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced plans to impose new tariff rates on imports from several countries starting on Aug. 1, citing what he described as unfair trade practices and persistent trade imbalances. The tariffs, ranging from 25% to 40%, were formally communicated   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Economist puts the human back in human capital theory In Q&A, UChicago's Pablo Pena breaks down his fun, accessible guide to concept popularized by Gary Becker By Tori Lee Twenty years ago, something happened when Pablo Pena sat in Prof. Gary Becker's doctoral-level course at the University of Chicago. As the economist lectured on human capital theory, a concept he'd received a Nobel Prize for advancing  more