VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- American Baptist Churches USA issued the following news release: Dr. Lee B. Spitzer, general secretary of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA), has joined with more than 50 Christian leaders to send a letter to the presidential candidates asking them to produce a short video telling the American people what they "would do as president to offer help and opportunity to hungry and poor people in the United States and around the world." The letter signers co  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- The Association for Talent Development issued the following news release: The Association for Talent Development (ATD) is pleased to announce that Indra Nooyi, former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, will provide the keynote presentation on Tuesday, May 19, during its 2020 International Conference & Exposition in Denver, Colorado. While at PepsiCo, Nooyi was the chief architect of " Performance with Purpose," the company's pledge to do what's right for the business   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: Army Gen. Mark A. Milley was sworn in today as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a rain-soaked ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and other officials watched as Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford swore in his successor. Milley is the 20th chairman since the position was established in 1947. "You  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 4 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release: The New York State My Brother's Keeper Community Network now includes 25 member communities, Interim State Education Commissioner Beth Berlin announced today. The program recently added connections with Peekskill and Monticello City, the 24th and 25th communities to join the growing initiative to improve outcomes for boys and young men of color. "Reaching 25 My Brother's Keeper communities is  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 30 -- The National Summer Learning Association issued the following news release: When communities harness the power of summer learning, all children can grow and thrive, particularly the nation's most vulnerable students. This is the critical conversation more than 500 education leaders will explore as part of the National Summer Learning Association's (NSLA) annual Summer Changes Everything(TM) national conference, October 21-23, 2019 at the Omni Hotel, CNN Center i  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism - 10th Anniversary Edition, by Alan B. Krueger Alan Krueger was one of the most respected economists of his generation, advising two presidents and helping to instill greater empiricism in economics. In What Makes a Terrorist, he argues that if we are to correctly assess the root causes of terrorism and successfully address the threat,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * - Commerce Department Releases August 2019 Trade Balance Data * * * As President Donald Trump continues to sideline congressional consideration of a revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by refusing to eliminate terms that would lock in high U.S. drug prices, the August 2019 goods trade data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this morning shows that the U.S. goods trade deficit with NAFTA partners Mex  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on the death of international opera star Jessye Norman: "America and the world have lost a great artistic talent--a gorgeous, elegant voice that was one of a kind. Jessye Norman did not grow up in a big city. She came of age in a musical family who lived in Augusta, a city in east Georgia considered off the beaten track to the world stage. "She was trained as a young artist at Howard University, a historically bl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: Effective October 1, 2019, Robert (Bob) Adler became the Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). "I am honored to lead CPSC as Acting Chairman. I look forward to continuing this agency's great work to protect consumers with the help of my fellow Commissioners Dana Baiocco, Ann Marie Buerkle, Peter Feldman, and Elliot Kaye, as well as with our outstanding CPSC staff." A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Green Building Council issued the following news release: As the world's largest convening of green building and sustainability leaders, the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is known for cultivating new ideas and showcasing the latest trends and technologies shaping the development of green buildings, cities and communities. Taking place at the LEED-certified Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from Nov. 19-22, 2019, this year's conference will br  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 4 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Warren "Pete" Miller was recently appointed to professor of practice with the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University. Miller served as the assistant secretary of energy for nuclear energy in 2009 under the Obama Administration where he oversaw the country's research, development and advancement of nuclear energy. Miller has over 27 years of experience working with Lo  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- BAE Systems issued the following news release: * * * - BAE Systems, Inc. has announced that former Under Secretary of the Army and U.S. Representative Patrick J. Murphy has been appointed to its Board of Directors. * * * BAE Systems, Inc. today announced that former Under Secretary of the Army and U.S. Representative Patrick J. Murphy has been appointed to its Board of Directors for a term that will run through April 2022. "Patrick has dedicated his career to   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 1 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: Virginia Commonwealth University has been awarded a $50 million federal grant to oversee a national research consortium of universities, hospitals and clinics that will study the long-term impacts of mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions on service members and veterans. The principal investigator on the grant is David X. Cifu, M.D., professor and chair of the VCU School of Medic  more