LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida, Oct. 25 -- Disney World issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Orlando High School Student Gets On-The-Spot College Acceptance and $50K Scholarship During HBCU Week Foundation College Fair at Wal * * * An Orlando-area high school student, who has worked hard to achieve her academic dreams while providing support for her family, got some good news Thursday at the HBCU Week Foundation College Fair at Walt Disney World Resort - she's going to colleg more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- The National Minority Supplier Development Council issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Atlanta -- On Wednesday evening, the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) concluded the 2024 Annual Conference & Exchange with its Annual Awards ceremony at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. This event recognizes the achievements of corporate members, minority business enterprises (MBEs), and other NMSDC network leaders who have shown more PR

HONG KONG, Oct. 23 -- Klook, Asia's platform for experiences and travel services, issued the following news: * * * Travelers are increasingly veering towards personalized and unique adventures, and putting experiences first. Chief Commercial Officer Wilfred Fan share more about this shift, and what travelers can expect from Klook in the future ahead. * * * How has the travel experiences sector transformed? Wilfred: It's simple: travelers today don't just want to visit a place; they want to  more PR

FULLERTON, California, Oct. 25 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: Inspired by the creativity and unlimited potential of its Titan artists, Cal State Fullerton's College of the Arts is looking toward the future with the opening of its renovated visual arts complex. At the Oct. 19 open house event, invited campus and community members engaged with artwork from local artists, current students and visual arts alumni in the new 15,000-square-foot Buil more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: I'm just going to quickly update on two things from the last meeting. One is benefits and just to say that two situations we were facing that were mentioned at the last meeting are still true. The first one, health care costs have risen by a lot this last year. I looked more into exactly why. It's greater demand coming out of COVID. It's the dramatic increase in drug prices, and it's general inflation. But also there' more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 22 -- Delaware North issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: Last week, Delaware North's Culinary & Hospitality Excellence for Future Success (CHEFS) program introduced its latest educational milestone. Emerging culinarians and executive chef mentors now have the opportunity to pursue the prestigious ProChefII certification through the CHEFS program. The ProChef certification, developed by the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), is a three-tiered, comprehe more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, issued the following news: * * * FOX exhibits largest monthly gain as multiple NFL and NCAA football distributors notch double-digit growth in September. ESPN and ESPN2 each deliver monthly increases over 100% to help drive Disney. * * * The return of the NFL and NCAA football kicked off significant gains for media companies in September, as Disney reclaimed the top spot with 11.3% of TV and marked the  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 25 -- Old Navy, a subsidiary of Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, issued the following news release: This holiday season, Old Navy invites everyone to come play with style with the launch of its latest campaign, "Love is in the House," starring Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT) award winner Jennifer Hudson. As the go-to destination for fashion, fun, and togetherness, Old Navy tapped Jennifer Hudson to help celebrate the holiday spirit with a campaign more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- AARP (formerly American Association of Retired Persons) issued the following news release: AARP The Magazine announced today that Glenn Close will receive this year's Movies for Grownups(r) Career Achievement Award. Close--critically acclaimed actress of stage and screen with eight Academy Award nominations, two AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Tony Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Award more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Harvard University's Business School issued the following news release: * * * Fellowship program supports MBA students committed to supporting marginalized communities of color * * * BOSTON--As part of the Harvard Business School (HBS) Advancing Racial Equity action plan, 26 students from the MBA Classes of 2025 and 2026 have been named recipients of a Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity (RISE) Fellowship. First announced in 2021, the RISE Fel more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech alum Billy Almond '78, a lifelong surfer and principal landscape architect at WPL in Virginia Beach, long dreamed of a surf park perfect waves every nine seconds, year-round. After other Hokie alums supported his vision and music superstar Pharrell Williams got on board, that dream became a reality for Virginia Beach. Almond pitched the idea of a surf park to members of Venture Reality Group more than seve more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: Shareholder Paul Bland will co-host a free webinar on November 1, 2024 at 4pm ET / 1pm PT titled "The Latest Developments in Mandatory Arbitration." The webinar is hosted by The Civil Justice Research Initiative's Richard Jolly and offered through Berkeley Law's "Berkeley Boosts" webinar series. The webinar will examine the latest legal and political developments concerning mandatory arbitra more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 22 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: NEW YORK - Further strengthening its preeminent Chambers Band 1-ranked employment practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that the premier four-partner employment team of Paul Evans, Krissy Katzenstein, Blair Robinson, and Jeffrey Sturgeon has joined the firm in New York. Uniquely well-positioned to join the firm's elite employment platform, this top-tier employment litigation team bolsters the firm's more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12126879 B2, initially filed July 8, 2022) developed by Scott Labrozzi, Cary, North Carolina, and William B. May, Jr., Sunnyvale, California, for "Surgical micro-encoding of content." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12125219 B2, initially filed April 4, 2023) developed by Keith Comito, Seaford, New York, and Kevin Prince, Brooklyn, New York, for "Synergistic object tracking and pattern recognition for event representation." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12126516 B2, initially filed Dec. 15, 2022) developed by six inventors Robert K. Floyd, III, Clermont, Florida; Esther M. Betancourt, Clermont, Florida; Jeffrey Sol Mansukhani, La Crescenta, California; James Reed Philpott, Seattle, Washington; Daniel Eric Ouellette, Monrovia, California; and Sankara Subramanyam, Ashburn, Virginia, for "Techniques for DNS ecosystem health checks." more PT

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * A Center for Scholars & Storytellers study finds young people prefer fantasy in TV shows and movies -- without the romance Key takeaways * Fantasy content saw a significant boost in popularity, with 36.2% of adolescents preferring this genre -- a 56% increase from last year. * A trend toward "nomance" continued as 63.5% of adolescents said they prefer stories focused on friends more PR

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: The V Foundation for Cancer Research has invested millions in cutting-edge research to uncover cures for cancer and an Iowa State University alum is leading that effort. Shane Jacobson, CEO of the V Foundation, will discuss the foundation's approach to investing in research advances during a lecture at 6 p.m. Oct. 30, in the Memorial Union, room 2630. As part of his presentation, "Journey to the Future: Ho more PR

BURBANK, California, Oct. 22 -- The Walt Disney Company issued the following news release: * * * He Will Succeed Mark G. Parker, Who Is Departing After Nine Years of Service on the Disney Board Gorman Provides Update on Succession Planning Process, Says Board Plans to Announce Disney's Next CEO in Early 2026 * * * The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors (the "Board") has named James P. Gorman as Chairman of the Board, effective January 2, 2025. He will succeed Mark G. Parker, more PR