TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement has chosen 11 accomplished researchers to receive its Cottrell Plus SEED (Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery) Awards for 2024. Each award is $60,000. The competitive Cottrell SEED Award is designed to support members of the Cottrell Scholar community in high-impact research activities. This year, RCSA expanded SEED Awards to include t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The American Council for Capital Formation issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * The American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) applauds the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for their decisive support of S. 4753, the Permitting Reform Act of 2024. This landmark legislation is critical in unlocking the full potential of the U.S. energy sector. ACCF Senior Vice President for Energy and Regulatory Policy Kyle Isakower issued the follo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on July 31, 2024 by Lisa Harootunian, Kamryn Perry, Allison Buffett, Michele Gazda, Marilyn Werber Serafini, G. William Hoagland and Aidan Kennedy entitled "The Future of Acute Hospital Care at Home." Here are excerpts: * * * Congress must decide the future of the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) program, an initiative of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that, without legislative acti more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * CIRES researchers take part in national project to identify sources of pollution * * * Standing on the roof of a small rectangular building among instruments and sensors, CU Boulder chemistry PhD student Seonsik Yun tinkers with shiny scientific equipment and sample air inlets that lead to instruments inside below. The air quality sampling site, La Casa, hou more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Democracy Forward, a legal organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * New Report Assesses Impact Following Last Year's Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and UNC Supreme Court Ruling While Anti-Equity Organizations Have Filed An Avalanche of Litigation Seeking to Undermine Equity Programs and Poli more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- EMILYs List issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, released an internal poll of the Democratic primary election for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District. The polling shows that Goodlander leads Van Ostren by 16 points and has the same level of name recognition despite this being Goodlander's first run for office. "Maggie Goodlander has put together a stellar campaign and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- EMILYs List issued the following statement: * * * Today Project 2025 (https://joebiden.com/project2025/), an extremist playbook created by the conservative Heritage Foundation that aims to pass a national abortion ban, jail health care providers, ban medication abortion -- and more -- announced that it would wind down policy operations and that its director has stepped down. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "Today's report more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 29 (TNSres) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: By Alex Megerle Childhood trauma can lead to developmental acceleration: a "live fast, die young" response. Sally Seraphin, 2024 E.E. Just and Whitman Fellow at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), is exploring this phenomenon using two species of tropical frogs: Fleischmann's glass frogs (Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni) and red-eyed tree fro more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 29 (TNSres) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: By Alex Megerle If you've ever tried to glue together a model, assemble a piece of furniture, or even cook a complicated recipe, you know that seamlessly fitting its parts can be a challenge. Now imagine trying to develop a functioning brain: millions or even billions of neurons, different lobes working simultaneously, dozens of body functions  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The Independent Women's Forum issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * With fewer new jobs, rising unemployment, and slowing wage growth, women want Washington to free them from onerous restrictions on gig work. * * * Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that just 114,000 jobs were added in July. Employment in May and June combined was 29,000 jobs lower than previously reported. The unemployment rate sprung up to 4.3% (seasonally adju more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * A New York Advisory Committee recommends misguided policies that could undermine the safety of at-risk children * * * Most Americans agree that the main goal of the child welfare system should be to prevent tragedy by identifying children in abusive and negligent homes and keeping them safe either by providing supportive services to their families or removing children from dangerous environments. Ba more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Following today's report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee which confirms famine conditions in parts of North Darfur, Mercy Corps Director of Programs for Sudan, Barrett Alexander, says: "Today's report spotlighting the dire situation in El Fasher, particularly in Zam Zam camp, is merely the tip of the iceberg. We can only imagine the exte more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: * * * Despite Rising Visitation, House Budget Poised to Cut Ranger Force Further * * * The ranks of law enforcement rangers and special agents protecting our national parks have declined to the lowest level this century and could go much lower if the FY2025 budget recently passed by the House of Representatives is enacted. Even as the number of rangers declines, the demand for  more PR

NEW YORK, July 30 (TNSres) -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release: Today, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a new study showing the massive tax contributions of undocumented immigrants nationally and in New York State. Like all people living and working in the United States, undocumented immigrants pay sales, excise, property, income and payroll taxes. This in-depth study analyzed the tax contributions - which help fund our public infrastruc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The Alliance for American Manufacturing issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: U.S. manufacturing gained 1,000 jobs in July, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm?nvep=&hmac=&emci=180ad72f-c93a-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=) on Friday. Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul said: "Despite record construction of new facil more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: The ORAU-Directed Research and Development (ODRD) investment program provides a path for funding innovative, research-based approaches or solutions that fall within the core capabilities of ORAU and our member universities' research interests. The hope is that ODRD-funded projects could result in proposals that can generate new sponsored research jointly performed by ORAU and partne more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: Every two years, a volunteer group of education system representatives lays out a vision for high-quality Oregon K-12 public schools. Then they put a State School Fund price tag on it. The 2024 Quality Education Model report, made public Friday, says Oregon needs to add $13.5 billion to the education funding pot to successfully provide adequate environments for all students to pursue their goals.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The R Street Institute issued a policy study (No. 307) in July 2024 by Sarah Anderson, Logan Seacrest, Christi M. Smith, and Jillian Snider entitled "Exploring De-escalation Training: Programs, Impact, and Resourcing". Here are excerpts: * * * New programs and funding sources are a rare opportunity for law enforcement agencies to collectively improve, make communities and officers safer, and set a new standard for smart, cost-effective community policing nation more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2024, to American Diplomacy: * * * This piece is part of a commentary series on the NATO summit in Washington in which RAND researchers explore important strategic questions for the alliance as NATO confronts a historic moment, navigating both promise and peril. * * * NATO Bolsters Its Eastern Flank By William Courtney he 75th anniversary summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), cel more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: Primary elections were held on Thursday in Tennessee. Full results for women in these races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page (https://cawp.rutgers.edu/blog/results-women-august-1st-primaries-tennessee); there are no undecided races with women candidates, so these are the final results for women in the 2024 Tennessee primaries. Full c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on July 8, 2024 by David N. Wear and John W. Coulston entitled "A Comparative Analysis of Forest Harvesting, Timber Supply, and Tree Planting across Regions of the United States". Here is the abstract: * * * Much of the United States is heavily forested, and these forests support the world's largest and most diverse wood products sector while providing several other ecosystem services. Forest manageme more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on July 22, 2024 by Yanjun (Penny) Liao, Bei Luo and Beia Spiller entitled "A Tale of Two Investments: Charging Stations and Purchase Subsidies for EV Adoption". Here is the abstract: * * * This paper studies the interaction between financial purchase subsidies and charging infrastructure development in promoting electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Leveraging survey data from the Clean Vehicle Rebate Proj more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on July 16, 2024 by Beia Spiller, Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Neha Khanna and Mehri Mohebbi entitled "Community-Engaged Economics Research for the Clean Energy Transition". Here is the abstract: * * * The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 allocated substantial resources to propel the clean energy transition, specifically emphasizing equity for environmental justice communities and low-income household more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on July 15, 2024 by Wayne Gray, Joshua Linn and Richard D. Morgenstern entitled "Modeling Industrial Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Policies with Plant-Level Data". Here is the executive summary: * * * The industrial sector is an increasingly important area of focus for national-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation policies. Modeling specific industrial sector mitigation options  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on July 17, 2024 by Milan Elkerbout and Katarina Nehrkorn entitled "Trade-Friendly Climate Policies: The Promise of "Interoperability"". Here is the executive summary: * * * Climate policies that interact with international trade tend to have some administration linked to the quantification of carbon intensities in traded goods. Administrative costs--and transaction costs more broadly--can undermine t more PR