WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The American Federation for Children issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: We are excited to announce that Gissell Vera, a 2020 Future Leaders Fellow, has joined AFC full time as Outreach Associate. A beneficiary of the Milwaukee School Choice Program, Gissell attended Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, where she went on to graduate as valedictorian, prior to attending and graduating from Marquette University. In her new role, Gissell will conduct outre more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Allen Institute issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Partnership combines advanced cellular tagging with ethnically diverse stem cell lines, addressing critical gaps in biomedical research * * * Disease knows no boundaries, but research often does. While illness affects all populations, our understanding of disease--and the effectiveness of treatments--varies dramatically across ethnic groups. This disparity stems from a longstandin more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary: * * * Majority of Minnesota Students Still Not Meeting Reading and Math Standards Written by Catrin Wigfall More than half of Minnesota public school students still don't meet basic proficiency in reading or math, according t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (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 Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Democracy Forward Unveils Far-Right Legal Movements' Efforts Mirroring Project 2025 Proposals * * * Extreme and harmful proposals within the controversial Project 2025 are already underway in localized efforts in courtrooms across America more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * New research by Friends of the Earth shows 1 in 4 neighbourhoods classify as nature pollution hotspots. Find out about the research * One in four neighbourhoods in England are nature pollution hotspots, according to new research from Friends of the Earth, with London and Manchester topping the list of areas where they are most concentrated. * Pollution hotspots are areas where air, water, no more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * A former New York City planner evaluates the legal and regulatory obstacles to more housing in the Big Apple * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams spoke in a press conference in July about alleviating the city's "housing crisis" and achieving his "moonshot" goal of 500,000 new housing units within the next decade. But what would it take to get there? In a comprehensive new Manhattan Institute report more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2024: A special light microscopy system developed by Michael Shribak and colleagues at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has provided novel insight into chromosome condensation during cell division in living human cells. Their work was published last week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (https://www.pnas.org/doi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America issued the following news release: With the release of the July data, the SipSource platform has been enhanced, adding new capabilities to provide a more comprehensive view. In addition to volume data, subscribers and contributors can now search by revenue, accounts sold, and points of distribution. These updates bring a richer, multi-dimensional view to the database, and these new metrics have been incorporated into th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- YWCA USA issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: YWCA USA has released its 2024 National YWomen Vote survey (https://www.ywomenvote.org/results), offering a comprehensive view of the top social and economic priorities among women and gender expansive registered voters heading into the 2024 elections. The survey finds that women across generations, racial and ethnic groups, economic status, and region all identified the economy and cost of living as t more PR