IRVING, Texas, Aug. 19 (TNSres) -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news: By Debbie Bunch Getting involved in clinical research often depends on the value that your organization places on conducting studies. Community hospitals and smaller facilities generally don't have budgets for research, nor do they typically have physicians on staff who can champion the research cause. If research is something you are interested in pursuing, hiring on at a larger hospit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following news release: Legal pathways for Mexicans and northern Central Americans seeking to enter the United States have grown in recent years, as the U.S. government has increased its focus on managing migration cooperatively with neighbors in the region. With an emerging body of research suggesting that access to legal channels may reduce irregular migration pressures, a new fact sheet out today explores the permanent more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * CIRES scientists contributed to the annual review of Earth's climate showing the past decade has been incredibly warm * * * Key takeaways * Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide reached record-high concentrations in 2023 * 2015 to 2023 were the nine warmest years on record * Approximately 94 percent of the ocean surface experienced at least one m more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Advanced Study issued the following news release: A new study of ancient DNA by a team of international researchers, including Patrick Geary, Professor Emeritus in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Historical Studies, provides insight into the development of and social structures within European rural communities following the fall of the Roman Empire. Some of these communities, about the formation of which little was previ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association issued the following news release: The equipment finance industry saw new business volume (NBV) increase 1.1% in 2023, according to the 2024 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA) released today by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA). This decrease from NBV growth of 6.3% in 2022 was largely driven by pullback from bank lessors. The 2024 SEFA reveals key statistical, financial and operations info more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * Power company has sparked 62 ignitions this year, reports Wall Street Journal * * * SAN ANSELMO, Calif. -- Pacific Gas & Electric Company has already caused 62 fire ignitions in high-risk areas this year - nearly surpassing the 65 ignitions for all of 2023, the Wall Street Journal reports (https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/pg-e-is-racing-to-stem-increasing-fires-ignited-by-its-power more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association issued the following news release: The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), a survey of economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, reports that in July: * New business volume (NBV) was $11.1 billion, up 13% from July 2023. * Month over month, NBV was up 11% from $10 billion in June 2024. * Y more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to command attention from senior leaders at health systems as executives search for ways to leverage the technology, according to the Top of Mind for Top Health Systems survey (https://go.upmc.com/PR-tom25-wp) published today by the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) at UPMC. It is the second year in a row that executives cited AI more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, issued the following news: By Jessica Aldred The first cohort of the Ocean Reporting Network (ORN) wrapped up in July, with eight Fellows publishing in-depth, data, and investigative stories on topics ranging from the global shark trade to the expansion of the U.S. seaweed industry, the harmful effects of burning the Pacific Ocean's plastic waste, and the concentration of "British"  more PR

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Alliance for Audited Media issued the following news: If you're not sure where to start navigating the ever-evolving privacy landscape, Dennis Buchheim has some answers. He's been a longtime advocate of privacy-forward advertising technologies and practices with experience as CEO of IAB Tech Lab and leadership roles at Meta, Yahoo and Microsoft. He is the founder of ThinkMedium, an advertising and media advisory firm that recently released a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: On this month's podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials' (NACCHO) Victoria Van de Vate, Director of Government Affairs, and Lauren Mastroberardino, Government Affairs Senior Specialist, provided an outlook for federal funding this fall, amid the summer Congressional recess and the upcoming election season. They also discussed the Fiscal Ye more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * New report reveals major job quality concerns in the semiconductor industry that should be addressed before contracts are finalized * * * On August 22, the Institute for Policy Studies will release a groundbreaking new report, "Leveraging the CHIPS Program to Create Good Jobs for All Semiconductor Workers (https://ips-dc.org/report-leveraging-chips-program-to-create-good more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 23, 2024, to The Telegraph: * * * Ukraine Has Found a Path to Victory By Michael Bohnert Make no mistake: recent Ukrainian operations (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/22/kyivs-russian-incursion-is-on-a-knife-edge/) in the Kursk Oblast of Russia have the potential to significantly stretch Russian forces not just in that region, but everywhere. I say this as someone whose job it is more PR

BONN, Germany, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The German Research Foundation issued the following news release: * * * The DFG and the German Embassy bring together German and American experts / Katja Becker: "Ensuring research security without restricting academic freedom" * * * German and US-American experts met in the US capital at the invitation of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the German Embassy Washington to discuss the topic of research security. The me more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Group acknowledges BLM and State effort to balance development and conservation * * * After nearly seven months of analyzing and addressing public comments, the Bureau of Land Management on Thursday published its Rock Springs proposed final Resource Management Plan. The plan includes many of the conservation safeguards for the wildlife-rich Greater Littl more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * San Antonio is becoming increasingly urbanized, but many bird species still visit backyards * * * San Antonio is one of the fastest urbanizing cities in the U.S., and with that growth, more people are placing birdfeeders i more PR