WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The International Dairy Foods Association issued the following news release: * * * Added Sugar Reductions by School Milk Processors Removed 2.7 Billion Grams of Sugar Between 2023-2024 * * * As National School Lunch Week begins, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) reports that its Healthy School Milk Commitment is responsible for reducing added sugar levels by 10% in flavored school milk between the 2023 and 2024 school years. The Commitment was l more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology issued the following news release: * * * Outlook Optimistic for Remainder of 2024 * * * Orders of manufacturing technology, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report published by AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $360.8 million in August 2024. These orders for metalworking machinery increased 22.7% from July 2024 but fell 12% short of August 2023 orders more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: More than 100,000 older adults are hospitalized on average yearly in the United States with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), as are 58,000 or more infants and young children under the age of five, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC says 6,000 or more older adults and 100 or more young children die annually of RSV. Yet public worry about more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- Boyce Thompson Institute issued the following news: By Aaron Callahan Roses are one of the world's most beloved and widely cultivated ornamental plants, captivating hearts and adorning gardens for centuries. Despite their popularity, the genetic origins and breeding history of modern roses have remained mostly unknown. A new study has revealed fascinating insights into how the modern rose developed from its ancestors, providing valuable information for cul more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release: The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) today released "A Loan Shark in Your Pocket: The Perils of Earned Wage Advance," a report on the fast-growing market for cash advance apps and how these loans harm consumers. The report features a dataset of transactions showing rates of reborrowing, loan stacking, and overdraft fees experienced by people borrowing from a cash advance app lik more PR

NORTHFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The College of American Pathologists issued the following news release: The Joint Pathology Center (JPC) has successfully completed an assessment to the ISO 15189:2022 version, which emphasizes risk-based thinking and patient safety. This achievement underscores JPC's commitment to delivering high-quality, multidisciplinary pathology consultation services and expanding the nation's oldest tissue repository to support biomedical research. "Providing com more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Florida Charter School Alliance issued the following news release: Florida experienced a 20.79% increase in charter school enrollment over the last five years. According to state-level data analyzed by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools in a new report, Do You Know Where the Children Are? A Five-Year Analysis of Public School Enrollment, for the 2023-24 school year, Florida's public charter school enrollment grew by 4 percent or 15,289 stud more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on Sept. 26, 2024 by Charles Fain Lehman entitled "The Perception of Crime Since 2020 The Case of Chattanooga." Here is the executive summary: * * * Crime remains a pressing concern for Americans, even as rates of violence have receded from 2022 peaks. What explains these persistent concerns? This report investigates this question in the context of a small but rapidly growing American city: Chattanooga, Tennesse more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Milken Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * Artificial intelligence and precision medicine hold keys to solving complex brain disorders * * * (Washington, DC) -- The Milken Institute today released a report on artificial intelligence (AI), precision medicine, and neurodegenerative disease. The report will serve as a resource for patient advocates, philanthropists, researchers, policymakers, and industry to work  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation issued the following news: In 2016, my world changed forever when I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. I still remember the moment I noticed a dimple on my right breast--one of the key signs of breast cancer. I felt shocked, scared and overwhelmed by uncertainty. Cancer was something that happened to other people, not me. I'm a nurse! But as I sat in the doctor's office hearing those words, I realized that cancer doe more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Publishers Association issued the following news release: Publishers are invited to nominate books for this year's Parliamentary Book Awards. The three categories are: * Best Biography, Autobiography or Memoir by a Parliamentarian * Best Fiction or Non-fiction Book by a Parliamentarian * Best Political Book by a Non-parliamentarian Booksellers will select the shortlist for each category and parliamentarians will then vote to decide the winners. The  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued the following brief (No. 64) on Oct. 7, 2024 by Molly O'Neal entitled "The Risks to Germany and Europe of a Prolonged War in Ukraine." Here is the executive summary: * * * Future U.S. policy vis-a-vis Ukraine must carefully weigh how best to preserve the accomplishments of the post-World War II "peace order" in Europe -- the survival of which will be essential to regional security after the Ukraine War ends.  more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 11, 2024, to Chicago Tribune: * * * Rest Up for Race Day: Sleep Tips for Chicago Marathoners By Wendy M. Troxel As a sleep expert and runner gearing up for the Chicago Marathon, I know well the blend of excitement and nerves that accompany this monumental challenge. One of the most crucial yet often overlooked aspects of marathon preparation is ensuring adequate sleep. With the race on Su more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct 10, 2024, to Foreign Policy: * * * The Once Wobbly Quad Is Here to Stay By Derek Grossman The Quad is here to stay," U.S. President Joe Biden confidently proclaimed (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/09/23/remarks-by-president-biden-prime-minister-modi-of-the-republic-of-india-prime-minister-kishida-of-japan-and-prime-minister-albanese-of-australia-before-quad- more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 14, 2024, to the Salt Lake Tribune: * * * Why Cringe-Worthy School Start Times Are Bad for Kids By Wendy M. Troxel Though my kids are now off to college, the sound of school buses outside my window, picking up high school students at 6:45 a.m., still makes me cringe. As a parent, I empathize deeply with the families sending their teens off to school at such an early hour. As a sleep resea more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-- Monopoly utility Duke Energy's proposal for a new methane gas-fired power plant near Roxboro in Person County, North Carolina, fails to comply with federal law and would saddle customers with excessive costs and climate pollution, according to a brief (https://starw1.ncuc.gov/NCUC/ViewFile.aspx?Id=6ff40c03-e54f-4efc-a988-73916abf08f9) filed by the Southern  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Transport Project, a national coalition of fleets, vehicle and engine manufacturers and dealers, and fuel producers and providers dedicated to the decarbonization of North America's transportation, issued the following news release: * * * Guidebook Complements 'Achieve Better Than Zero with RNG' Panel * * * Nashville, TN - At its alternative fuel educational session at American Trucking Associations' 2024 Management Conference and Exhibition (MCE) this wee more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Water Research Foundation issued the following news release: Last week, The Water Research Foundation (WRF) presented Jeffrey McCutcheon, PhD, with the esteemed 2024 Paul L. Busch Award at WEFTEC in New Orleans, LA. With this $100,000 research prize, Dr. McCutcheon plans to create customizable water treatment membranes using additive manufacturing. Dr. McCutcheon is a General Electric Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at the University of Connect more PR