NEW YORK, Dec. 2 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release: Rabbi Andrew Baker, Director of Interreligious Affairs for American Jewish Committee, has written a letter to Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu expressing concern about the victory in the first round of the Romanian presidential election by Cailin Georgescu. In the letter, Baker called Georgescu a "person who fuels the flames of anti-Semitism more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 2 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: CHICAGO The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (LTCEG), an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. Applications will be accepted between December 2, 2024, and February 3, 2025. View the full award guidelines and apply online at www.ala. more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 2 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Tiffany Thurmond maintains the love for community leadership that guided her when she won the Raymond D. Thomas Award as the top Spears School of Business senior in 2017. A marketing and management graduate from Edmond, Oklahoma, Thurmond said her inspiration comes from "who was, who is and who will be." The first part of her motto pays homage to her ancestors and trailblazers of the past. The second part repr more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 3 -- Dolby Laboratories Inc. issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES, CA -- December 2, 2024 -- Antigravity Academy, the production banner founded by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Carlos Lopez Estrada, and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB), a leader in immersive entertainment experiences, have announced the launch of Antigravity Academy's Short Film Studio. Powered by Dolby Creator Lab, the initiative is designed to empower emerging filmmakers to c more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Army is moving its personnel and pay system to the cloud, an effort that has begun in earnest with the hiring of Oracle to host the HR records of more than 1 million soldiers. Announced last month, the effort will move the guts of the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army, which the service uses to manage recruitment, personnel, and soldiers' m more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Bushu Pharma's ongoing investments and efforts offer customers state-of-the-art capabilities, increased capacity, and innovative solutions, providing top-tier pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain management services. * * * Frost & Sullivan researched the contract development  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release: "As the Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Grijalva has been a fierce champion and tenacious defender of our nation's wildlife and natural resources. We applaud his tireless and effective work to protect the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and so many other bedrock conservation and environmental laws that h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Jason Kaneshiro, DCMA Eastern Region Public Affairs ORLANDO, Fla. - NASA recently awarded Marcus Otero-Cruz, a quality assurance specialist with Defense Contract Management Agency Southeast, a Silver Snoopy Award for his observations and insight that led to improved efficiency and cost savings for America's space program. Per the award citation, Otero-Cruz observed inefficiencies in how critical fuel-t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Honorable William A. LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Defense Acquisition Awards. The five annual awards, representing 23 separate categories, recognize individual and team accomplishments that have advanced the National Defense Strategy and supported the Secretary of Defense's priorities through excellence in acquisition. The wi more PR

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3 -- The ECRI Institute issued the following news release: ECRI, a global nonprofit organization improving the quality and safety of healthcare, announced today it acquired The Just Culture Company, which specializes in transforming workforce culture in high-risk industries. The Just Culture Company assists organizations in deploying a balanced system of accountability between the organization and employee that fosters a fair, learning culture - referred t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: RED OAK, Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: The Bakery Unlimited of Madison County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Iowans knead to start their days at The Bakery Unlimited from doughnuts to pie, the Sparks family has ser more PR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Dec. 3 -- Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Production Test Aircraft Rounds Out G800 Flight Test Fleet * * * Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the Gulfstream G800 dedicated to testing the cabin interior has taken its first flight. Testing for this aircraft will validate the cabin design and performance of the industry's longest-range aircraft, focusing on the complete passenger experie more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- FiscalNote, a technology company, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Diversity, Breadth, and Scope of U.S. Federal Customer Base - Covering Major Departments, Agencies, and Commissions Across All Three Government Branches - Continues to Serve as a Core, Strong and Stable Component of Company's Business * * * FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NOTE), a leading AI-driven enterprise SaaS technology provider of policy and global intelligence, today annou more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 2 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Wrapping up International Games Month 2024, the Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the American Library Association is pleased to announce the winners of the first annual Platinum Play Hall of Fame Awards (the "Platys"). Building on the first cohort of games announced in November 2023 as the Platys Classics Class of 2024, the 2024 list represents games highlighting the bes more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings issued the following news release: * * * * Global hospitality company on track to more than double its Morocco portfolio, exceeding 20 hotels in the coming years with the signing of nine new properties, totalling over 1,300 rooms across seven global brands. * Hilton bolsters luxury portfolio with the debut of Waldorf Astoria in the capital city of Rabat and the country's first LXR Hotels & Resorts property in Casablanca. * Brand debuts in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America issued the following news release: D.C. (Dec. 2, 2024)--The December cover story of Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), spotlights this year's Best Community Banks to Work For recipients. These honorees were selected for their outstanding dedication to fostering positive and rewarding workplace environments that inspire  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service announced today the award of $53 million in Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grants to organizations that provide free federal tax return preparation. This year, the IRS awarded grants to 41 TCE and 315 VITA applicants. The IRS received 445 applications requesting over $82.9 million in f more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: SAN DIEGO For its yearlong reporting series on dementia care in the U.S., KGTV ABC 10News, the San Diego station owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won the National Press Foundation's 2024 AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging. For "Cost of Care", KGTV Executive Reporter Adam Racusin and team spent more than a year highlighting the financial more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Olga Verlato, Klarman Fellow in Near Eastern Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received the Malcolm H. Kerr Award (Humanities) from the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) of North America. Her dissertation, "Languages of Power and People: Multilingualism, Politics, and Resistance in Modern Egypt and the Mediterranean," approaches modern Egypt as a multilingual country and society in order to challenge a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 2 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: CHICAGO The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply for the fifth annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader responsible for the creation of National Library Week and the Celebrity READ series. The Peggy Barber Tribute Grant is an annual grant offered by ALA's Public Programs Office that recogniz more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The last time anyone saw Marine Corps Sgt. James Edmund Johnson, he was fighting with all his might in frozen North Korea to make sure his fellow Marines could get away from an enemy that would have ravaged them. Johnson never made it home from that battle, but his fighting spirit and unwavering devotion led him to receive a posthumous Medal of Honor. Johnson was born on Jan. 1, 1926, in Pocatello, Idaho, to John J more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 2 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Collage photos: clockwise starting with upper left, courtesy of David Brin, Louise T. Chow, Sequoia Capital and Justin Knight By Chris Quirk (Awardee interviews were conducted by the Caltech Heritage Project.)Caltech's annual Distinguished Alumni Awards--the highest honor the Institute bestows upon its graduates--recognize "a particular achievement of noteworthy value, a series of such achievement more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $2,505,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Southeastern Behavioral Healthcare Services, LLC, a behavioral health business in Lumberton and Maxton, and its owners, Bertha Hutchinson and Virgil Hutchinson, submitted false claims to the North Carolina Medicaid program. The settlement was reached in partnership with the more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today shared the following statement after the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) granted a Certificate of Need application for additional beds in Weaverville to AdventHealth. Attorney General Stein had previously written to NCDHHS asking it to reject Mission Hospital's application. "This decision is going  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 3 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond today awarded Bryan County Sheriff's Deputy Austin Murray as the first-ever Oklahoma Officer of the Year. Murray was recognized at a ceremony in Oklahoma City this afternoon along with the state's Regional Officers of the Year and all nominees. Drummond said Murray's actions earlier this year to protect the lives of a woman and her t more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: When wastewater is processed at treatment plants, most contaminants are removed before the water is released back into the environment. However, some dangerous elements can slip through, particularly antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the genes that grant them their resistance. Once released into rivers, lakes, and soil, these bacteria can become a public health hazard, potentially making it more difficult to treat infecti more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 1 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Coach Fran Brown with his son on the field surrounded by fans after the Orange upset Miami in their final game of the season. (Photo by Dennis Nett, Getty s) We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience by sending them directly to Syracuse University News at newsphoto@syr.edu. You might more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Temple Health, an academic health system that says it is driving medical advances through clinical innovation, pioneering research and world-class education, issued the following news: Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ability to relieve pain, according to a new preclinical study by We more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Gen Digital Inc. (formerly known as Symantec Corp.), of Tempe, Arizona, paid $55.1 million to satisfy a judgment, concluding a decade of False Claims Act litigation. The judgment required the company to pay $16.1 million in damages and $36.8 million in civil penalties, plus post-judgment interest and costs. The judgement was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University will receive up to $46 million in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to spearhead the development of a vaccine that could protect against all alphaviruses. Jens Meiler (Photo via Humboldt Foundation/Elbmotion) Jens Meiler, Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry, was named the principal investigator for the project, in cooperation with 14 investigators across more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * From Dec. 13 to Dec. 24, customers can enjoy up to 35% off artisanal cheeses every day of the holiday countdown * * * Whole Foods Market invites shoppers to celebrate the holiday season with the return of its popular 12 Days of Cheese event, running from Dec. 13 through Dec. 24. Handpicked by Whole Foods Market's Specialty Cheese team, which includes Certified Cheese Professionals (CCPs) reco more PR