ALISO VIEJO, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * AACN partners with AARP and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of the AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to award nearly $275,000 to 12 projects offering promising solutions to strengthen the nursing workforce and support healthy, equitable work environments * * * AARP, AACN and the Future of  more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 12 (TNSres) -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Two Cottrell Scholars have co-edited a new American Chemical Society Symposium Series book stemming from a Cottrell Scholars Collaborative effort to improve career and professional mentoring of students in the physical sciences. The book, Professional Mentoring Programs for Science Students: Career Mentoring for Students in the Physical Sciences (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/bk-2024 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on July 10, 2024: * * * The Biden Administration's Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory Actions EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * The Biden Administration recently released its Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (UA) detailing the nearly 2,400 rulemakings it plans to put forward within the next year or so. * While the total amount of planned actions is relatively low compared to th more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 12 (TNSres) -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: * * * Scientific literature and third-party analytical laboratories demonstrate the presence of excessive dilution and high levels of undeclared excipients and fillers in some botanical ingredients and finished products * * * According to an article published in the Summer 2024 issue of HerbalGram, the American Botanical Council's (ABC's) peer-reviewed journal, some botanical extracts are hig more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following federal tax report on July 11, 2024: * * * Deduction Should Expire as Scheduled * * * Pass-Through "Parity" Argument Is Misguided and Misleading By Samantha Jacoby The 2017 tax law's 20 percent deduction for pass-through business income exemplifies the worst flaws of the law: it's skewed to the rich, costs significant revenue, and has failed to deliver its promised economic benefits.[1] And the  more PR

OAKLAND, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: At a meeting yesterday, the Fulton County city government confirmed they are scrapping plans for a new $2B jail, instead opting for a $300M renovation plan. County commissioners voted with a 4-3 vote to repurpose funding for the new jail and use it for renovation of the current facility, officially halting construction plans for the $2B ja more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Entertainment Industry Foundation's Stand Up To Cancer issued the following news release: * * * Stand Up To Cancer-Supported Trial Combined Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy Before Surgery * * * A clinical trial supported by Stand Up To Cancer(R) (SU2C) has shown that a new drug combination utilized before surgery completely eliminated or shrunk melanoma tumors in 70% of trial participants. The phase II clinical trial, NeoACTIVATE, enrolled  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Illinois' severe housing shortage and rising housing costs are making it harder for people to put a roof overhead than anywhere else in the Midwest. * * * In a new report, "Regulatory reform can make housing more affordable for families (https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/regulatory-reform-can-make-housing-more-affordable-for-illinois-families/)," the Illinois Policy Institute fo more PR

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Independent Book Publishers Association issued the following news release: In a time when librarians and libraries are under attack, this year's ALA conference was, in the words of Publishers Weekly reporters Andrew Albanese and Nathalie op de Beeck, "well-attended, high energy," and "offered librarians plenty of reason for optimism." A lot of that great energy came to the IBPA booth on the Library Marketplace exhibition floor, with more tha more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Infectious Diseases Society of America issued the following news release: * * * Recommendations help clinicians with clinical assessment and diagnosis * * * The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released new guidelines (https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/intra-abdominal-infections/) on complicated intra-abdominal infections in children, adults and pregnant people. These infections are associated with significant morbidity and mo more PR

NEW YORK, July 11 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following statement by adjunct fellow Dan Katz on the June Consumer Price Index Report: * * * "Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled in Congressional testimony this week that the Fed is likely to cut interest rates later this year. From the Fed's perspective, this inflation report provides another confirmatory data point to proceed with the rate cuts. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for June released this morning rev more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSres) -- The American Psychological Association issued the following news release: * * * But people who are more narcissistic as children tend to remain so as adults * * * People tend to become less narcissistic as they age from childhood through older adulthood, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association. However, differences among individuals remain stable over time--people who are more narcissistic than their peers as children tend to r more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 12 (TNSres) -- The National Motor Freight Traffic Association issued the following news release: The National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. (NMFTA(TM)) announced today this year's Cybersecurity Conference, is set for October 27-29 in Cleveland, OH. As North America's premier cybersecurity event for the trucking industry, security professionals will have a unique opportunity to learn, network, and gain valuable insights from leading experts and peers. This  more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: A new study shows [signup required to access report] that more than 48 percent of Memphians face high energy burdens, meaning a larger percent of their income goes to paying their power bill. Energy burden measures the percent of somebody's paycheck going toward utility bills. An energy burden is considered 'high' when it is above six percent. High energy burdens have a ripple effec more PR

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news: * * * Trans Kids, Our Kids, to be released September 24 by Ig Publishing, features the voices of 50+ youth, parents, advocates, and doctors from across the country and provides a narrative look into the unprecedented challenges facing transgender young people. * * * By Adam Polaski NEW YORK - This fall, on September 24, 2024, Ig Publishing will release Trans Kids, Our Kids: Stories a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Association for Psychological Science issued the following summaries: * * * The Development of Values in Middle Childhood: Five Maturation Criteria (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09637214231205865) Ariel Knafo-Noam, Ella Daniel, and Maya Benish-Weisman Values, abstract motivational goals--guides for the right and wrong, the desirable and undesirable--relate to many important attitudes and behaviors. Although meaningful understanding of values  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSres) -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups, issued the following news release: * * * Guardrails would protect taxpayer dollars from wasteful stock buybacks and excessive CEO pay and keep focus on long-term innovation * * * Computer chip companies currently in line for $30 billion in subsidies spent more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 12 (TNSres) -- NTCA, The Rural Broadband Association issued the following news release: * * * NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association today responded to the FCC's Fourth Report to Congress on the status of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Program (also known as the "Rip and Replace" Program). The report found that only 12 percent of recipients have completed their work, with 64 percent reporting that the lack of funding remains a barrier. Nearly 40 percent  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 12 (TNSres) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: As part of the profession's ongoing EDISJ efforts to redress librarianship's problematic past, practitioners from across the field are questioning long-held library authorities and standards. They're undertaking a critical and rigorous re-examination of what have been considered "best practices" and the decisionmakers behind them, pointing out heretofore unscrutinized injustices within our more PR

ELKHART, Indiana, July 12 (TNSres) -- The RV Technical Institute issued the following news: The RV Technical Institute's 2023 annual report highlights its multifaceted efforts to address the growing demand for skilled RV technicians. The Institute's technician training program, recognized as the industry's gold standard, leverages industry partnerships and expertise to offer comprehensive and up-to-date training. To attract new talent, the Institute focused on recruiting interested women as we more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: In response to a July 11, 2024 report from the European Center for Fundamental Rights that documents rising anti-Semitism in 13 EU countries, The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) called upon the EU to take stronger actions to protect Jews within the EU and combat anti-Semitism. According to the report: * "76% hide their Jewish identity at least occasionally and 34% avoid Jewish events or sites bec more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: What causes obesity? The simple answer is overeating. However, that only tells part of the story. The real explanation is much more nuanced and complex. It speaks directly to a topic of increasing interest at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)--the connections between the brain and the body. (Indeed, brain-body physiology is one of three core concentrations of CSHL's ongoing Foundati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform issued the following agency statement on July 11, 2024: * * * We've previously written about ILR's recent research paper showing that nuclear verdicts--jury verdicts worth $10 million or more--continue to increase in size and frequency. These massive verdicts make common household items more expensive, increase the cost of insurance, and generally contribute to an unequal legal system. Besides highlighting  more PR