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Research at Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2024-12-05 ( 35 items )  
ACRP Partners With ScienceMedia to Bring Disease-Specific Training to Clinical Research Sites (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Association of Clinical Research Professionals issued the following news release: * * * Partnership Eases Site Burden with a One-Stop Shop for Foundational and Deep Medical Training * * * The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), the trusted global authority for training clinical research professionals, announced today a strategic partnership with ScienceMedia, a global SaaS clinical trial training solution provider. With more th more PR

American Academy of Neurology: Stroke Survivors May Have 80% Higher Risk of Dementia (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: People with stroke have an approximate 80% higher risk of developing dementia than people without stroke, according to a study published in the December 4, 2024, online issue of Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study, which followed older people for an average of six years, found 19% of people with stroke and 13% of people without stroke deve more PR

APIC Publishes Strategies for Demonstrating Infection Preventionist Competency (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology issued the following news release: * * * Paper outlines focused approach for ongoing competency assessment and documentation * * * Arlington, Va., December 4, 2024 -- Continual competency assessment, documentation, and advancement should be conducted throughout an infection preventionist's (IP's) career, according to a commentary article published in the American Journal of Infection Contro more PR

ASID Highlights Growth of Interior Design Practice With 2024 State of Interior Design Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Interior Designers issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has released its annual State of Interior Design Outlook report, sponsored by Sherwin- Williams, highlighting steady growth for the interior design practice, from salaries to number of practitioners. Compiled by the Society's research division, the report offers a comprehensive tool and outlook on the profession to guide p more PR

Center for American Progress: Trends and Consequences in Health Insurer Consolidation (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: Over the past two decades, America's health care industry has experienced substantial consolidation. With only a few large companies dominating the U.S. health insurance landscape, there are concerns about how insurer consolidation may affect health care costs and accessibility. A new Center for American Progress report reviews market trends from the past two decades and explores what is known so  more PR

Center for Economic & Policy Research: New Research Reveals Racial Preference for White Coaches in College Football (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: A new paper (https://cepr.net/report/the-white-racial-preference-in-the-employment-of-college-football-head-coaches/) from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows that there is a distinct hiring preference for white coaches at Division I college football programs. White men are overrepresented in the head coaching ranks relative to their presence as stud more PR

CHA Commends Bipartisan Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Children's Hospital Association issued the following news release: * * * The act reauthorizes federal data collection, research, and awareness efforts on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects. * * * Children's Hospital Association (CHA), representing more than 200 children's hospitals across the country, commends the reauthorization of the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (CHFRA). President Biden signed the bipartisan legislat more PR

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: RaMP-UP Fellows Foster Science Diplomacy (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * Part of CIRES, the year-long program offers college grads research opportunities in Panama * * * Last year, 12 college graduates experienced the opportunity of a lifetime: a year researching tropical biodiversity in Panama alongside world-renowned experts. They formed the inaugural cohort of the Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates i more PR

CRES Forum, LSU Center for Energy Studies Unveil White Paper on U.S. Economic Benefit of Offshore Wind (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release: Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum, in partnership with the Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies (LSU-CES), today unveiled a white paper, "Potential Economic Implications of Offshore Wind for the U.S. Eco more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: Biden Goes to Angola - Beyond the Lobito Corridor (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * This commentary is the second installment of a new column from the Africa Program called the Dizolele Brief, which connects the dots between seemingly disparate events and developments in Africa. * * * Biden Goes to Angola: Beyond the Lobito Corridor By Mvemba Phezo Dizolele This week President Joe Biden delivers on his promise to visit Africa from the 20 more PR

Einstein Secures $192 Million in NIH Grants in 2024 (10)
BRONX, New York, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a part of Montefiore Einstein, issued the following news release: Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine received $192 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during 2024, remaining one of the top research institutions in the country. "Einstein's faculty members continue to demonstrate their leadership in their fields, excelling in all areas across the research spectrum--from basic scie more PR

Insights Association: Work Underway to Update ISO 20252 Market Research Standard (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Insights Association issued the following news: Global market research leaders are actively revising the ISO 20252 Standard for market, opinion, and social research, including insights and data analytics. Entering its 5-year review period as mandated by ISO protocols, the updated standard is anticipated to be published by early to mid-2026. Addressing Evolving Market Research Needs Originally updated in 2019, ISO 20252 establishes globally recognized terms,  more PR

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: Bangladesh Power Development Board Can Save US$1.2 Billion Annually Through Key Electricity Sector Reforms (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: While the Bangladesh Power Development Board's (BPDB's) installed power system capacity soared by 125% between June 2016 and October 2024, its financial troubles brewed due to tepid power demand growth, use of expensive fuels, limited success with renewable energy, and unfavourable economic conditions. During the fiscal year (FY)2019-20 to FY20 more PR

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: Pakistan's PKR2.1 Trillion Capacity Payments Crisis Triggers Power Purchase Agreement Renegotiations With Independent Power Producers (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Revising power purchase agreements is necessary and has the potential to benefit both the government and independent power producers, but the renegotiation process should be conducted transparently * * * As capacity payments in Pakistan reached a staggering PKR2.1 trillion in 2024, exacerbated by reduced industrial output and shrinking grid demand, the govern more PR

Jewish Americans Have 24-Percent Harder Time Applying to Jobs (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: * * * Israeli Americans have a 39-percent harder time * * * Jewish American job candidates needed to send 24 percent more applications to receive the same number of positive first responses from prospective employers as Americans with Western European backgrounds when applying to the same role, according to a study published today by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Antisemitism Research. F more PR

Microbiology Society: How Did Human Brains Get So Big? The Answer Could Be in Our Gut (10)
LONDON, England, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The Microbiology Society issued the following news release: Microbes supporting the production of more metabolic energy could be key to the evolution of large brains. * New research provides the first evidence that differences in gut microbiomes across species are linked to how energy is used in the body. This could have shaped human evolution of larger brains. * The gut microbiome is a community of microorganisms in the digestive system. Previous research  more PR

Nacha: Payments Innovation Alliance Releases New Report Demystifying Cryptocurrency and Digital Payments (10)
RESTON, Virginia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Nacha - The Electronic Payments Association issued the following news release: Nacha's Payments Innovation Alliance, a membership program bringing together diverse global stakeholders seeking to transform the payments industry, has published Diving into the Fundamentals of Cryptocurrency as a Form of Digital Payment. This resource outlines definitions, process flows and the role of participants in cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that c more PR

National Jewish Health: Research Shows Medication Effective in Treatment of Children With Atopic Dermatitis (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: Research at National Jewish Health and other institutions has shown that the biologic dupilumab improves signs and symptoms of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema) in young children whether or not they have another inflammatory condition, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis or food allergies. Dupilumab had previously been shown to be effective in the treatment of atopic more PR

New ASTRO Survey Finds That Prior Authorization Delays Lead to Serious Harm for People With Cancer (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology issued the following news release: * * * Radiation oncologists nationwide report insurance hurdles lead to worsening delays, abandoned treatments and tragic outcomes, including hospitalizations and deaths * * * A new nationwide survey of more than 750 radiation oncologists confirms that prior authorization harms people with cancer by causing treatment delays, abandoned treatments, hospitalizations and patient more PR

New Hoover Report Outlines Plan to Prepare for Weaponization of AI (10)
STANFORD, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Hoover Institution at Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * The United States and its like-minded partners must start preparing a global coalition to develop capabilities to respond to the future weaponization of artificial intelligence (AI) by bad actors, argue authors in Defense Against the AI Dark Arts: Threat Assessment and Coalition Defense, a new report from the Hoover Institution. * * * The United States and its like- more PR

Optica: Seeing Deeper Into the Cosmos With Gravitational-Wave Detectors (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release: * * * With reduced noise, new technique could expand our ability to observe distant cosmic events such as merging black holes * * * Researchers have shown that optical spring tracking is a promising way to improve the signal clarity of gravitational-wave detectors. The advance could one day allow scientists to see farther into the universe and provide more information about how black holes more PR

RV Industry Association Announces Author David Epstein As 2025 Leadership Conference Keynote Speaker (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The RV Industry Association issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2024: Mark your calendars! The RV Industry Association will be hosting its third annual Leadership Conference Tuesday, March 4th through Thursday, March 6th, 2025, at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix, AZ. This immersive two-day event offers meaningful networking opportunities and leadership development. Attendees will also hear from inspiring speakers such as David Epstein, who more PR

Santa Fe Institute: Study - Optimal Learning in Noisy Ecological Niches (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: Organisms that respond quickly to changing environments have an advantage over those that don't. However, reacting too quickly wastes time and energy in tracking meaningless environmental changes. Former SFI Postdoctoral Fellow Eddie Lee (Complexity Science Hub), SFI President David C. Krakauer, and former SFI Professor Jessica Flack have devised a mathematical model for optimal learning in a changing more PR

Scripps Research Scientists Receive Up to $12M to Create Universal Vaccine for Alphaviruses (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Funding from ARPA-H will be used to develop a vaccine for alphaviruses in preparation of major outbreaks in the U.S. * * * Alphaviruses often cause a range of illnesses that lead to fever, rash and debilitating joint pain. While they're historically prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions of the world where virus-transmitting mosquitos are abundant, these mosquitos are expanding to  more PR

Stange Named 2025-26 AMS Birman Fellow (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: Katherine E. Stange, professor of mathematics at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been named the 2025-26 AMS Joan and Joseph Birman Fellow. "I am both honored and humbled by this award," Stange said. "As my career has unfolded, I've learned the incredible value of community in mathematics, and I feel a great debt of gratitude to my amazing collaborators, and the support of m more PR

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts 1.2 Million Acres of Nebraska Wetlands at Risk (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Nebraska $951 Million Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists found the decision puts 1.2 million acres of wetlands in Nebraska at risk of destructi more PR

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts 30 Million Acres of Wetlands at Risk (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Upper Midwest $22 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts 30 million acres of wetlands in the Upper Midwest (I more PR

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts 6 Million Acres of Wisconsin Wetlands at Risk (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Wisconsin $4.56 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts 6.1 million acres of wetlands in Wisconsin at risk of  more PR

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts Half Million Acres of Iowa Wetlands at Risk (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Iowa $477 Million Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts more than 640,000 acres of wetlands in Iowa at risk of destr more PR

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts Nearly 11 Million Acres of Minnesota Wetlands at Risk (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Minnesota $8 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists found the decision puts 10.7 million acres of wetlands in Minnesota at risk of destruction by industria more PR

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts Nearly Two Million Acres of South Dakota Wetlands at Risk (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost South Dakota $1.4 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts 1.87 million acres of wetlands in South Dakota at ri more PR

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts One Million Acres of Illinois Wetlands at Risk (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Illinois $755 Million Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists found the decision puts more than one million acres of wetlands in Illinois at risk of more PR

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts Six Million Acres of Michigan Wetlands at Risk (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Michigan $4.8 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts 6.4 million acres of wetlands in Michigan at risk of des more PR

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts Two Million Acres of North Dakota Wetlands at Risk (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost North Dakota $1.67 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts more than 2.2 million acres of wetlands in North Da more PR

WildEarth Guardians: Analysis - Northwest Forest Plan Changes Would Slash Environmental Protections, Double Logging Levels (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * The proposed changes could double - and potentially even triple - logging levels across Pacific Northwest National Forests * * * Portland, OR - On November 15th the Forest Service released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) proposing sweeping amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP). The proposed changes could double - and potentially even triple - logging levels across Paci more PR