WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: * * * For over two decades, Timothy D. Mock has quietly ensured that Carnegie Science's Earth and Planets Laboratory remains a leader in isotopic research--now, his extraordinary contributions have been recognized with the 2024 Service to Science Award. * * * In a world where scientific breakthroughs often take center stage, it's easy to overlook the unsung heroes who make these discoveries possibl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Cleaning Institute issued the following news: * * * * Sustainable Feedstocks Initiative: Roadmap to drive the use of more sustainable feedstocks in cleaning products ingredients * 1.5 C Challenge: 22 ACI member companies respond to industry challenge to align emissions reduction plans with a net zero (1.5 C) pathway. 62 member companies have publicly committed to reach net zero by 2050 or earlier * Material Circularity Indicator tool: Support membe more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: A new scorecard released today by ADL (Anti-Defamation League) found that five major social media platforms - Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X - routinely fail to act on antisemitic hate reported through regular channels available to users. The ADL Center for Technology and Society (CTS) evaluated both policy and enforcement around antisemitism and issued grades to each of the more PR

DARIEN, Illinois, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine issued the following news release: A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reveals the significant impact of daytime sleepiness on the daily lives of Americans, with nearly eight in 10 (82%) respondents reporting that it negatively impacts at least one area of their life. In addition, half (54%) of Americans believe they usually get too little sleep. "Daytime sleepiness is more than just an inconvenien more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Will the DirecTV/Dish Merger Draw Biden Administration Ire? By Jeffrey Westling, Director of Technology and Innovation Policy Executive Summary * In late September, DirecTV agreed to purchase rival satellite television company Dish for $1, but also acquire its billions of dollars of debt. * The transaction could draw regulatory scrutiny due to concerns with concentration in th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Today, DirecTV agreed to purchase rival satellite television company Dish, a deal that would combine the two largest direct broadcast satellite companies in the United States. In a new insight, Director of Technology and Innovation Policy Jeffrey Westling walks through the deal's specifics, considers the likelihood of drawing antitrust scrutiny, and reviews the merger's potential procom more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release: ANAHEIM, CA - (October 1, 2024) - The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) today released its 2024 Transit Equity Report, highlighting significant strides made by public transit agencies across the United States in advancing equity, particularly for historically underserved communities. Drawing on the equity-driven initiatives of 11 transit agencies, the report illustra more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research update: * * * Federal rental assistance enables nearly 10 million people in 5.3 million low-income households to afford modest homes. * * * What Is Federal Rental Assistance? (https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/federal-rental-assistance#what-is-federal-rental-assistance-cbpp-anchor) Three major programs -- Housing Choice Vouchers, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (https://www. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research update: * * * Project-based vouchers, part of the Housing Choice Voucher program, provide place-based subsidies to help more than 530,000 people in nearly 290,000 households afford modest housing in the private market. * * * What Are Project-Based Vouchers? (https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/project-based-vouchers#what-are-project-based-vouchers-cbpp-anchor) Most Housing Choice Vouche more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research update: * * * Public housing is one of the nation's three main rental assistance programs, along with Housing Choice Vouchers and Project-Based Rental Assistance. Public housing developments provide affordable homes to 1.6 million low-income Americans. * * * Where Is Public Housing Located? (https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/public-housing#where-is-public-housing-located-cbpp-anchor)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research update: * * * The Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) programs enable nearly 2 million people in 1.2 million households with low incomes to live in affordable homes by contracting with the private owners of housing developments to rent some or all of their units to low-income families. * * * "Project-based" rental assistance differs from "tenant-based" rental assistance, which more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research update: * * * Created in the 1970s, the "Section 8" Housing Choice Voucher Program is the nation's largest source of rental assistance. * * * What Is the Housing Voucher Program? (https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/the-housing-choice-voucher-program#what-is-the-housing-voucher-cbpp-anchor) Individuals and families with low incomes use vouchers to help pay for privately owned housing. T more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: Ceres released new recommendations for the U.S. banking sector, highlighting areas of improvement in the design and implementation of their climate finance target-setting and disclosures. Policies like the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act have spurred tr more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, a membership-based health advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * New report highlights need for common-sense protections from hidden hospital charges * * * Today, Colorado's Department of Health Care Policy and Financing released the Hospital Facility Fee Report, confirming what Coloradans have been experiencing over the past several years - that hospitals and their provider more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * City Bar Proposes Reforms * * * In a report (https://bit.ly/4eKxcW1) released today, the New York City Bar Association asserts that Congress has the Constitutional authority to enact binding and enforceable ethics rules for the U.S. Supreme Court, and endorses the creation of a Judicial Investigation Panel and an Office of the Inspector General for the Supreme Court. Not more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release: To mark this week's expiration of billions of dollars in pandemic-era child care funding, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) and Morning Consult released the results of a new survey highlighting the growing challenges parents of young children face in securing affordable child care. The survey results provide further evidence that since last September's expiration of the first batch of the chi more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2024: * * * A new piece of software is helping to connect frontline workers with their digital infrastructure * * * The Augmented Connected Worker (ACW) market is midway through its early adopter phase and experiencing high growth. Frost & Sullivan estimates  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences issued the following news: * * * Key Findings * Neural circuitry of anxiety and fear responses change substantially during childhood and adolescence * Early life adversity and trauma can influence this development * Caregivers are critical to adaptive learning of emotion regulation strategies * Parent-based therapy can effectively treat child anxiety * * * Substantial changes in the brain u more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: The Greater Phoenix Chamber has released its Arizona Economic Insights Dashboard findings for the most recent time period extending through July 2024. This tool provides access to real-time, interactive data updates on Arizona's ever-changing economic landscape. Users can delve deeper into unemployment, GDP, job projections, population changes, average income, educational attainme more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Information Systems Audit and Control Association issued the following news release: * * * 52% of cyber professionals feel that their budget is underfunded * * * London-Cybersecurity teams are under strain, as 61% of European cybersecurity professionals say that their organisation's cybersecurity team is understaffed, and over half (52%) believe that their organisation's cybersecurity budget is underfunded. That's according to new research from IS more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * A clear framework promotes accountability; Asian taxonomies vary, with comprehensive examples like Singapore's to less rigorous approaches in countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines * * * Green finance taxonomies, or classification systems for sustainable financing, vary in scope and definition across Asian jurisdictions. A  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from University of Kentucky, Arizona State University, and Pennsylvania University published a new Journal of Marketing article that explores scenarios where people take on an ambassador role to support a cause and how that affects the ambassador's subsequent prosocial behavior. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Nearly half (47%) of metropolitan areas across the country had only one or two hospitals or health systems providing general inpatient hospital care in 2022, a new KFF analysis finds. The analysis examines the extent of competition among hospitals amid a wave of hospital consolidation that has drawn the attention of state and federal regul more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: A Los Angeles County program to divert some people with behavioral health problems from the criminal court system has demonstrated significant success, but could be improved with increased funding for additional court staff and treatment resources, according to a new RAND report (https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA3385-1.html). Since debuting in 2019 at one courthouse, the Los Ange more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Marijuana Policy Project issued the following news release: Concord, NH -- The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) released their 2024 New Hampshire Cannabis Policy Voter Guide to help inform voters where candidates, as well as incumbent legislators, stand on a variety of cannabis issues. MPP has created this voting guide, where we ranked candidates' support for legalization and other cannabis policy reforms from A+ to F. The voter guide includes information from more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Academy of Public Administration issued the following news release: * * * 42 new Fellows, leaders in Public Administration, will join the Academy this year. * * * The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that 42 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2024 Class of Academy Fellows. "The 2024 class of Academy Fellows reflects a wide range of professional experience, including dedicated civil ser more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Information Systems Audit and Control Association issued the following news release: * * * Meanwhile, job openings are declining, and 38 percent of companies are experiencing more cyberattacks * * * Sixty-six percent of cybersecurity professionals say their role is more stressful now than it was five years ago, according to the newly released 2024 State of Cybersecurity survey report (http://www.isaca.org/state-of-cybersecurity-2024?utm_source=isa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation late Friday that will require the state's Department of Pesticide Regulation, or DPR, to prioritize the scientific reevaluation of the toxic weedkiller paraquat. Scientific research shows paraquat exposure significantly increases the risk of Parkinson's disease and other severe health issues, including cancer. The law, A.B. 1963, requires DPR to more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 29, 2024, to Defense News: * * * Helping Ukraine Strike Deep in Russia By William Courtney and John Hoehn Ukraine's innovative drones are damaging forces and war-supporting industry across western and southern Russia. In a visit to the White House on September 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for more help for long-range strikes. He received modest assistance. President  more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * The AI Playbook: What Other Sectors Can Learn from the Creative Industry's Fight Against AI By Melanie A. Zaber Imagine dedicating years to honing your craft, only to find that your expertise might be used--without your consent--to train your potential replacement. That was a concern raised by leaders from the Writers Guild of America when it went on strike over artificial intelligence (A more PR

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Golf Course Architects issued the following news: ASGCA founding members Donald Ross designed Kenosha (Wis.) County Club in 1922. More than a century later, Drew Rogers, ASGCA (J. Drew Rogers, Golf Course Architect) continues his renovation effort on the property. Golf Course Architecture reports: "It is rare to see so many features and forms that have endured over 100 years, essentially in their original state," said Rogers. " more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Roosevelt Institute, an organization that focuses on corporate and public power, labor and wages and the economics of race and gender inequality, issued the following news release: * * * New report from Roosevelt Institute, Climate and Community Institute identifies strategies for high-benefit, low-harm solar deployment * * * To achieve 100 percent clean electricity by 2035 and zero carbon emissions by 2050, the United States will need to deploy solar energy  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Scripps Research scientists used knowledge about a protein to characterize drugs that selectively bind to its "twin," or paralog. * * * Some proteins in the human body are easy to block with a drug; they have an obvious spot in their structure where a drug can fit, like a key in a lock. But other proteins are more difficult to target, with no clear drug-binding sites. To design a drug th more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute issued the following news release: The IEEE Computer Society (CS) last week announced that Grace Lewis, a principal researcher at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and lead of the SEI's Tactical and AI-Enabled Systems Initiative, was elected the society's president for 2026. Lewis will serve a one-year term, preceded by a year as president-elect. IEEE CS is the largest community of computer s more PR

MILPITAS, California, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Seeking to strengthen the semiconductor industry's resilience to cybersecurity threats, the global association SEMI today announced the creation of a strategic roadmap for cybersecurity implementation throughout the industry. The SEMI Semiconductor Manufacturing Cybersecurity Consortium (SMCC) has partnered with t more PR

TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: In a report issued today, the Sustainability Incubator explains why global shrimp prices have declined by forty-five (45) percent since 2018. In Human Rights for Dinner: Supermarket Shrimp and the Business of Exploitation, the non-governmental organization (NGO) summarizes the findings of recent investigations of foreign shrimp supply chains conducted by the Corporate Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- Battery Council International issued the following news release: * * * Students will present work, network and explore cutting-edge battery technology science in San Antonio, Texas. * * * Battery Council International (BCI) is pleased to announce its third annual Battery Poster Research Showcase is now accepting submissions. Presentation of the posters and the selection of this year's contest winners will occur at the 2025 BCI Convention + Power Mart Expo in Sa more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: A Southwest Research Institute-led team has detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide for the first time on the frozen surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. These discoveries add to Charon's known chemical inventory, previously identified by ground- and space-based observations, that includes water ice, ammonia-bearing species and  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release: * * * Attacks on journalists in the US increase by more than 50% from 2023 to 2024 * * * The safety of journalists in the United States is no longer a given as members of the media face a slew of threats - including violence, online harassment, legal challenges, and attacks by police - that could coalesce to undermine press freedom, according to a new report published Tuesday by the Committee more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 2 (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: * * * Neophobia--the fear of new things--keeps felines away from control devices in Australia * * * By Joshua Rapp Learn When faced with new--potentially threatening--things, cats usually want to run and hide. That's a problem f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- World Wildlife Fund issued the following news release: GLAND, Switzerland (September 30, 2024) - A review (https://wwf.panda.org/act/nbsap_tracker_check_your_countrys_nature_progress/) of countries' National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) by WWF has revealed that the majority of countries are not fully honoring their commitments to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. Almost two years ago at the last UN biodiversity conference in Montreal, 196 more PR