WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America issued the following news release: Today, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) published its 2019 State Honor Roll. AAFA ranks the states that have the best public policies for people with asthma, allergies, anaphylaxis and related allergic diseases in the U.S. elementary, middle and high schools. To be included in the Honor Roll, states must meet or exceed 18 of the 23 core policy measures. This year, 15 states   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release: Connecticut business leaders have a dampened outlook for the national and state economies despite strong growth over the last year, according to a new survey released today. The 2019 Survey of Connecticut Businesses, produced by CBIA and the public accounting and business advisory firm Marcum LLP, found an upswing in business growth driven by strong national and international   more

BETHEL, Connecticut, Sept. 7 -- Experimental Mechanics, a journal from the Society for Experimental Mechanics says that it addresses research in design and implementation of novel or enhanced experiments to characterize materials, structures and systems, published 12 research articles on the following topics in its September 2019 edition: * A Robust Patterning Technique for Electron Microscopy-Based Digital Image Correlation at Sub-Micron Resolutions * An Apparatus for Tensile Characterization  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Sept. 5 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: * * * - Proposal Would Reduce Related Cost and Complexity * * * The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that would provide temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for, or recognizing the effects of, reference rate reform on financial reporting. Stakeholders are asked to review and provide   more

DARIEN, Connecticut, Sept. 5 -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: Friends of Animals has filed an emergency rulemaking petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restrict U.S. zoos' ability to importAfrican elephants. "The Trump administration has eviscerated countless environmental regulations and wildlife protections and its haphazard policies that allow for the commercialization of elephants must be stopped," said Priscilla Feral, president of FoA. "FoA's petiti  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 5 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: * * * - Fugro chooses the cloud global expert solution, CCH Tagetik on SAP HANA, after thorough competitive evaluation. Financial planning and data analytics capabilities along with less reliance on IT prove decisive * * * STAMFORD, Conn. and LUCCA, Italy - Fugro, a leading Geo-data specialist has selected Wolters Kluwer's CCH Tagetik solution to replace their former financial consolidation system. Fu  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 5 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news: IACLEA Director of Government and External Relations Altmann R. Pannell and Program Associate O'Neil Singleton represented the Association at the 3rd Annual ATF Open House at ATF Headquarters in Washington, DC, on August 29. Representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) showcased a variety resources including the National T  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The Truckload Carriers Association issued the following news: The Truckload Carriers Association has named Joseph Wilbur of Fort Smith, Arkansas, a professional truck driver with ABF Freight System, Inc. also of Fort Smith, Arkansas, a Highway Angel. He is being recognized for assisting at the scene of an accident caused by a wrong-way driver. It was 3 a.m. and Wilbur had just left New Haven, Connecticut and was northbound on I-95. Wilbur is a utility driver fo  more

VISALIA, California, Sept. 4 -- The Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features veterinary laboratory diagnostic science from the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, published 22 research articles on the following topics in its September 2019 edition: * A novel PCR protocol for detection and differentiation of neuropathogenic and non-neuropathogenic equid alphaherpesvirus 1 * Canine circoviral hemorrhagic enteritis in   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 3 -- Keep America Beautiful issued the following news release: * * * - Keep America Beautiful Encourages Americans to Join the Effort to Recycle More and Recycle Right * * * The Keep America Beautiful(R)America Recycles Day(R), the only nationally-recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States, has opened registration for businesses, community organizations, government entities, individuals and others planning to host an Amer  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, announced today that award winning country music group Little Big Town will be performing at "The Centennial Gala: Changing The World for Children" gala in New York City on September 12. "For the past 100 years, Save the Children has worked tirelessly to advocate for the world's most vulnerable children," said Little Big Town, "We're so please  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- National Basketball Association issued the following news release: Connecticut Sun guard Jasmine Thomas has received the August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by State Farm for her efforts with the WNBA's Breast Health Awareness (BHA) initiative. Thomas is a passionate supporter of the WNBA's BHA program and helped lead the charge for the Sun's Rock the Pink Weekend in August. When Thomas was at Duke, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and Thomas bega  more

TORRINGTON, Connecticut, Sept. 4 -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation issued the following news: The Women & Girls Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $1,245 to Northwest Connecticut YMCA to support citizenship classes, including ESL and civics instruction for mothers and daughters. "The path toward citizenship is the path toward stability and security for families in Northwest Connecticut," said Frances Stoffer, Vice Chair of the   more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Sept. 3 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: More than one million children in Somalia under the age of five face acute malnutrition unless the international community drastically steps up funding for lifesaving interventions, Save the Children warns. According to the latest figures, the current food crisis in Somalia has driven acute malnutrition to serious and critical levels in most parts of the country, exposing children to life-threatening risks   more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Sept. 3 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: * * * - Around half of all schools in North West Syria are damaged, abandoned, unsafe, or used as shelters * * * Thousands of children due to start the school year in North West Syria may not have access to education as due to the latest escalation in violence. 87 educational facilities have been damaged or impacted by fighting. More than 200 schools are currently being used as shelters for people fleeing  more