WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSres) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following working paper on June 12, 2024 by Steven B. Kamin, Paul Carrillo-Maldonado, Benedict Clements and Aatman Vakil entitled "Does Dollarization Mean Importing the Fed's Monetary Policy?". Here is the abstract: * * * The electoral campaign of Argentina's new president Javier Milei has revived the debate over the pros and cons of dollarization. Critics argue that dollarizing would force Argentina to import the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSres) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following working paper on June 14, 2024 by Andrew G. Biggs and John Mantus entitled "Does Team Work Make the Dream Work? (And Other Claims of Student-Oriented Mathematics Instruction)". Here is the abstract: * * * There is much public concern over the poor math performances of U.S. students compared to other developed countries. In this paper, we consider the role of instruction style in student performance on the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: * * * The iconic feature likely formed at least 190 years ago, making it the longest-lived vortex known in the solar system * * * Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot has persisted for at least 190 years and is likely a different spot from the one observed by the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1665, a new study reports. The Great Red Spot we see today likely formed because o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSres) -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released a new policy roadmap (https://www.lightsonenergy.com/energyleadership/) to unleash America's energy security and help reduce inflation. Ahead of the first presidential debate, API is calling both candidates, as well as policymakers on both sides of the aisle, to leverage America's energy resources to help protect consumers and more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 18 (TNSres) -- The Animals and Society Institute issued the following agency statement on June 17, 2024: * * * ASI is pleased to share our 2023 Impact Report detailing all the ways we've been working across seasons and continents toward our mission to advance and share knowledge to improve nonhuman animal lives. With your support, ASI's work serves our shared vision to live in a compassionate and equitable world where nonhuman animals and our relationships with them f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSres) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on June 12, 2024 entitled "Deficit Tracker." Here are excerpts: * * * Large and sustained federal budget deficits are harmful to the fiscal health of the United States, yet policymakers struggle with reining in the red ink. Even during the years of economic growth immediately predating the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government ran large and growing budget deficits, near $1 trillion per year. As policy more PR

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The David Suzuki Foundation issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: * * * David Suzuki Foundation comments on new report from federal electricity council * * * Today, the Canada Electricity Advisory Council released their final report (https://natural-resources.canada.ca/our-natural-resources/energy-sources-distribution/electricity-infrastructure/the-canada-electricity-advisory-council/powering-canada-blueprint-for-success/25863) w more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, Common Sense Media and Hopelab published a new research report, "Getting Help Online: How Young People Find, Evaluate, and Use Mental Health Apps, Online Therapy, and Behavioral Health Information." The study explores how young people are using online tools like social media, teletherapy, and apps to manage their mental health and well-being. Key findings from the report more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 19 (TNSres) -- The COPD Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FDA has qualified the first digital endpoint for clinical trials * * * The COPD Foundation is collaborating with the Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community (DATAcc) by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) on a new project aimed at increasing the use of digital endpoints in clinical trials. In health care and clinical research, an endpoint is an outcome used to assess the effectiveness more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Missouri Pork Association issued the following news release: The 2024 University of Missouri Youth Pork Institute, sponsored by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the Missouri Pork Association, was held June 10 through June 12 in Columbia. High school students interested in the pork industry spent three days at this educational event. Students toured the Mizzou campus and attended several educational ses more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: A new report released today by Ceres reveals that while major U.S. insurance companies are making progress in disclosing their climate-related risks and strategies, significant gaps and disparities persist across the sector. The re more PR

NEW YORK, June 17 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on June 13, 2024 by Daniel DiSalvo and Reade Ben entitled "Empty Desks: The Policy Response to Declining Public School Enrollment." Here is the executive summary: * * * In many parts of the country, enrollment in traditional public schools has fallen to its lowest point in decades. However, states, cities, and school districts have been slow to respond to the reality of empty desks. This report examines trends i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The America's Essential Hospitals issued the following news release: To advance equitable care, hospitals can turn inward and build a more diverse workforce that better understands and responds to historically marginalized patients through practices rooted in equity, such as mutual respect and open communication, new research from America's Essential Hospitals concludes. The research, Building Workforce Equity at Essential Hospitals: A Toolkit for Creating and M more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: Each policy conversation about lead in drinking water begins with a shared foundation: there is no safe level of lead in the human body. It is a persistent public health issue, one that for generations has disproportionately affected young people, particularly those living in underserved communities. No immediate solution is in sight, but over the past few years -- in response to the devastating more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 18 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death and injury for U.S. teens, and driver error is one of the main reasons for those crashes. Young driver training before granting them licenses can help lower crash rates, but according to a new paper, many U.S. states do not require sufficient preparation before allowing these drivers on the road. In "Variation in Young Driver T more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, June 18 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: While high blood pressure is commonly thought of as a disease of older adults, an estimated 4% of children and adolescents in the U.S. have hypertension, and cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. A new study in the July 2024 Pediatrics (published online June 18), "Sleep Duration and Blood Pressure in Youth Referred for Elevated Blood Pressure Evaluation," finds th more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, June 18 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: Teenagers and young adults are the primary users of e-cigarettes, with 10% of U.S. high school-aged adolescents and 11% of U.S. young adults (18-24 years) vaping. A new study in the July 2024 Pediatrics (published online June 17), "Modification of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems among Adolescents and Young Adults," found that not only are teenagers and young adults vaping, but they'r more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Nobel Prize Museum, a part of the Nobel Foundation, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Early in June, Swedish Nobel Prize laureate Torsten Wiesel turned 100 years old. His centenary birthday was celebrated with a seminar at the Nobel Prize Museum on 17 June. He also donated a scientific instrument that he and David Hubel used in their Nobel Prize-awarded research. On Monday, the Nobel Prize Museum added an ophthalmoscope to its collec more PR