WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for enhanced regulations concerning ultra-processed foods (UPFs) within school meal programs. The letter underscores the importance of creating definitions and guidelines that can assist in elevating food standards across educational institutions. In the letter, CUSD outlines its commitm  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 11 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Launches New Biopolicy Initiative * The Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy (LCSSP) will be formally launching its newly funded Biopolicy Initiative on October 14, 2025, with an introduction by President Tom Rosenbaum, followed by comments from Mary Maxon, the executive vice president of Carnegie Sciences, on the importance of focusing on policy when en  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids issued the following statement: * * * Governor Newsom Signs AB 573 to Crack Down on Illegal Flavored Tobacco Sales and Protect California Kids Statement of Alexandria Felton, Southwest Regional Advocacy Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids * Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 573, authored by Assemblymember Chris Rogers, to provide critical funding to strengthen enforcement of California's law prohibiting sales of flav  more

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news: * * * IMF's Asian Myeloma Network Publishes Randomized Phase III AMN003 Study Results Study Finds Affordable Three-Drug Combination Improves Outcomes in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma * A new phase III study by the Asian Myeloma Network (AMN) found that adding the affordable chemotherapy drug Cytoxan(R) (cyclophosphamide) to the standard treatment of Pomalyst(R) (pomalidomid  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 6 -- The Milken Institute issued the following news release: * * * Milken Institute, Ann Theodore Foundation Announce More Than $2.5 Million in New Funding for Sarcoidosis Research and Launch New Call for Proposals October 6, 2025 (Washington, DC)--The Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), in partnership with the Ann Theodore Foundation (ATF), today announced that the Ann Theodore Foundation Breakthrough Sarcoi  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 10 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Defending Against Mass Shooters By John S. Hollywood The latest spate of mass shootings across America understandingly raises safety concerns, but there are some effective and efficient measures that can be taken to defend against such attacks. New attention has been focused on the issue by recent shootings, including attacks on a Michigan Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Dallas Im  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Spotify, The Jed Foundation And The Black List Announce Impact Award Grant Recipients Five writers will each receive a $10,000 grant to support their unpublished, mental health-driven manuscripts * (October 9, 2025), Los Angeles, California - The Black List, Spotify and The Jed Foundation (JED) are thrilled to announce that five unpublished manuscripts have been selected for the inaugural Spotify x   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 11 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Project aims to advance workforce readiness in molecular bioscience A National Science Foundation grant will support Anne Brown's goal to enhance the technical and practical data science skills of students studying molecular bioscience. By Felicia Spencer A world-class education with a side of applied knowledge is on the course menu. This fall, Associate Professor Anne Brown is teaming with Professor Ashley Mc  more