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Research at Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2024-08-31 ( 12 items )  
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions: Place Yourself Among the Experts in Protection Engineering (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions issued the following news release: * * * Submit your concepts to present at the Protection Engineers Group Conference by October 11, 2024. * * * ATIS' Protection Engineers Group Conference (PEG) is where top network power and protection engineering professionals gather to get insight into the field's latest topics. Place yourself among the experts in protecting critical communications infrastructure. Be a  more PR

American College of Cardiology: Semaglutide Improves Heart Health Outcomes Beyond Weight Loss (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: * * * Suite of new sub-studies show the drug is positively impacting cardiovascular health in high-risk patients * * * LONDON (Aug 30, 2024) - Semaglutide, the popular anti-obesity medication originally developed to treat diabetes, continues to show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss, including reducing risk of death, reducing serious COVID-19 related events and improving heart failu more PR

American College of Cardiology: Semaglutide Reduces COVID-19 Related Deaths in Patients With Obesity and CVD (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: * * * New SELECT trial substudy finds anti-obesity drug has protective effects beyond weight loss * * * LONDON (Aug 30, 2024) - Semaglutide, the popular anti-obesity drug, reduced the rates of COVID-19-related adverse events, including death, in those who had overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease without diabetes, according to a new study published in JACC, the flagshi more PR

Calif. PIRG: Statement - California Legislature Approves Bill for More Consumer Information on Gas Stove Health Risks (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The California Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: The California State Senate approved legislation Friday that would alert consumers about the health risks associated with gas stoves. Assembly Bill 2513, authored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, would require all gas stoves sold in California to display a warning label detailing the health risks associated with pollutants emitted from gas stoves. Gas st more PR

Campaign for Accountability: Watchdog Asks SEC to Investigate State Financial Officers Foundation for Possible Illegal Pay-to-Play Activities (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: This week, Campaign for Accountability (CfA), a non-profit watchdog group, asked Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler to investigate whether donations to the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) have violated the agency's pay-to-play prohibition on political contributions by certain investment advisers. Read CfA's complaint (https://www.documentcloud.o more PR

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: 'Earth Music III' (10)
COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: By Nick Wurm, Communications Specialist Ever visit someplace new and see something that immediately makes you stop and think, 'What's that?' The walls of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's (CSHL's) Grace Auditorium often hear this question. Grace is the first stop for most CSHL Meetings & Courses Program participants and public tour takers. Greeting them in the lobby is an abstract giant more PR

EcoAmerica: Announcing - American Climate Metrics Survey 2024 (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- ecoAmerica, a nonprofit moving society toward climate solutions by inspiring and empowering trusted national health, faith and civic institutions, issued the following news: * * * Climate Concern Declines Amid Record-Breaking Climate Disasters * * * The world recorded its hottest day ever on July 21, 2024. Scorching temperatures, relentless wildfires, and massive floods and storms in America and around the globe are glaring reminders of our rapidly changing cl more PR

Education Minnesota: MCA Scores Steady, Attendance Improves in New State Student Data (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release: The state of Minnesota's new investments in the educator workforce and the learning conditions of students are not yet reflected in results of the state's system of standardized tests, Denise Specht, president of Education Minnesota, said Thursday after the state released new data on student test scores and attendance. "Raising the academic achievement of all the students who take the state's MCA t more PR

Independent Women's Law Center Files Brief to Defend Ohio's Save Women's Sports Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The Independent Women's Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * The brief responds to the ACLU's appeal challenging the law as unconstitutional * * * On Thursday, Independent Women's Law Center (IWLC) filed an amicus curiae brief (https://iwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Moe-v.-Yost_IWF-Amicus-Brief-8.29.24.pdf) in Madeline Moe v. David Yost to defend Ohio's democratically enacted law preserving women's sports for women. After t more PR

NASPA Releases Research on Top Issues in Student Affairs (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education issued the following news release: Findings from NASPA's inaugural survey, 2024 NASPA Top Issues in Student Affairs, highlight the critical issues shaping how student affairs professionals support students and where they are focusing efforts in an ever-changing higher education landscape. The survey gathered perspectives from vice presidents and assistant vice presidents of student affairs as they ran more PR

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum: Caregiving Needs, Lack Of Workplace Cultural Competencies, And Discrimination Among Barriers To AANHPI Economic Equity (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum issued the following news release: * * * New report reveals experiences of AANHPI women and gender expansive individuals, proposes policy recommendations * * * A new report out today from the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) sheds light on the intersectional lived experiences of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women and gender expansive individuals as a criti more PR

New Florida Chamber Statewide Poll Shows Donald Trump & Rick Scott Begin 2024 General Election Campaigns in Florida Leading Their Democratic Opponents, While Governor Ron DeSantis Remains Popular With Floridians (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The Florida Chamber of Commerce issued the following news: * * * Poll also shows Florida heading in the right direction and property insurance as the top issue for voters * * * The most recent Florida Chamber statewide poll finds both Donald Trump and Rick Scott leading their Democratic opponents. Trump and Scott each lead their respective opponents by double digits among NPAs and older voters. The Florida Chamber's new poll also finds Governor DeSa more PR