WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Americans for the Arts issued the following news: * * * Americans for the Arts prepares for its National Arts Leaders' Legislative Fly-In with a Collective Call to Congress: Every Student Deserves a Quality Arts Education * * * The results are in, and the message is clear: Americans view the arts as essential to their personal lives, their communities, and the nation's future. Yet, despite its undeniable value, only half (51%) of Americans believe everyone in t more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The Association of National Advertisers issued the following news release: * * * Marketers Crown AI As 2024's Driving Force Shaping Strategies And Redefining The Future * * * For the second consecutive year and third time in the past eight years, "AI" has been crowned the ANA Marketing Word of the Year, reinforcing its profound and transformative impact on the marketing industry in 2024. Since 2014, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has selected its  more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association issued the following news release: * * * Adults With Speech, Language, and Hearing Difficulties Report Facing Stigmas That Negatively Impact Important Relationships and Make Social Gatherings Stressful * * * "I wish people knew that, in moments when my speech or language difficulties become apparent, understanding and patience mean a lot." "I'm not stupid. I just have trouble hearing if more than one p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The Aspen Global Innovators Group, a program of the Aspen Institute, issued the following news release: * * * Championing local leaders who are shaping global health and development * * * The Aspen Global Innovators Group (AGI) is pleased to announce the second class of the Impact West Africa Fellowship. AGI's bilingual Fellowship unites West Africa's Anglophone and Francophone expert voices in addressing development priorities and fosters new cross-border all more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Guilt, sadness, fear, worry over bringing children into the world. Eco-anxiety is on the rise. Here's what doctors and medical educators can -- and must -- do to help. * * * Growing Toll of Climate Anxiety By Britt Wray and Henna Hundal In the summer of 2023, Joe Vipond, MD, a Canadian emergency medicine physician, found himself increasingly distressed. The cli more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Battery Council International issued the following news release: * * * Initial work of the Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership in Long Duration Energy Storage will focus on battery life, capacity, and cost-effectiveness * * * A new research program managed by Battery Council International is laying the groundwork for the next generation of lead batteries, highlighting the importance of a diverse and cost-effective approach to U.S. energy storage needs. In Ap more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Boyce Thompson Institute issued the following news: As climate change accelerates, scientists are sounding the alarm about its potentially devastating impact on the world's food supply. In a paper published by Trends in Plant Science, an international team of researchers warns that without rapid changes to how we develop climate-resilient crops, we could face widespread food shortages leading to famine, mass migration, and global instability. "We're in a ra more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The National Defense Industrial Association issued the following news release: The National Defense Industrial Association's (NDIA) Emerging Technologies Institute (ETI) has released a new paper offering insights into how the Department of Defense can improve its processes for rapidly integrating critical technologies. The report, "Accelerating the Adoption of Emerging Capabilities", was published on November 22, 2024. ETI's research of three case studie more PR

CARRBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis issued the following news: * * * Thousands of global experts in the field of thrombosis and hemostasis will convene at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles * * * CHAPEL HILL, NC, U.S., December 5, 2024 -- The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) announces that its highly-anticipated 2026 Congress will be held in Paris, France, from July 11-15, 2026. The ISTH 2026 Congres more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The James Madison Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Two years ago, the Florida Legislature took bold steps in attacking the root causes of the state's property insurance crisis. Since then, there are signs that the market is stabilizing despite recent active hurricane seasons. New insurers have entered the market, capital investment is on the rise, litigation is on the decline, and insurance rates have stabilized and even decre more PR

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Total new annualized premium jumped 6% to $3.9 billion in the third quarter 2024, according to LIMRA's third quarter 2024 retail individual life insurance sales survey. The number of policies sold in the third quarter was level with the same period in 2023. Year to date (YTD), new premium topped $11.6 billion, up 1% over the prior year's results. In the first nine months of 2024, policy count was flat. "Followin more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The Mastercard Foundation issued the following news release: Cape Town, South Africa: A new study calls for domiciling investment vehicles in Africa. It argues that mobilizing the flow of investment capital to African-based investment vehicles (IVs) will contribute to economic growth, job creation and inclusive business opportunities for young people on the continent. "It is time to build Africa's competitiveness through strategic investment vehicle domicil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education issued the following news release: NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education is proud to announce the release of its latest report, The Transformative Potential of Artificial Intelligence: Recommendations for Student Affairs Leaders. Authored by Dr. Claire Brady, the report is a collaborative effort between Glass Half Full Consulting and NASPA. It examines the transformative potential  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Center for a New American Security issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a timely new report during the transition to a new presidential administration, Stress-Testing State Power: When Governors and Presidents Diverge on Matters of National Security (https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/documents/Federalism_Securing-Democracy-December2024-Final.pdf) by Carrie Cordero, Robe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued the following news release: * * * Taking a deep dive into internal firm culture, the report discusses the impact of centralization, remote work, messaging from audit firm leaders, and other factors that can affect audit quality * * * Audit firms have room to improve when it comes to creating cultures of accountability that promote audit quality, according to a new staff Spotlight report(PDF) from the Public C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * First funding announcements for 2025 invite proposals for patient-centered CER on managing pain and improving mental and behavioral health, among other topics * * * The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is inviting proposals for new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies and research-related projects through eight PCOR more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The Publishers Association issued the following news release: The Publishers Association has released the UK Publishing Workforce: Diversity, inclusion and belonging in 2024 report based on responses from 9,707 people working in 52 publishing companies. Key findings from the 2024 survey include: * Significant increase in staff living outside of London. The proportion of respondents living in London has decreased by 10 percentage points, now accounting for 3 more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 3, 2024, to Vital City: * * * Where Does Drug Policy Go From Here? By Beau Kilmer Trump won and drug legalization initiatives lost in four of five states on November 5. But be careful about making overgeneralizations or betting on what the next administration is going to do about drug policy. As someone who has researched drug policy for more than 20 years, here are five things that I'll more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Tapped to Lead RAND's China Research Center * * * Jude Blanchette, a leading expert on China's political landscape, has been named the inaugural director of the RAND China Research Center and Distinguished Tang Chair in China Research at nonpartisan, nonprofit RAND. The new RAND China Research Center will expand the scope of RAND's existing work on China with a specific focus on buildi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: What's the story? With limited government resources, identifying where to spend time and money for federal climate-mitigation measures will be key in the coming years. A new paper by researchers at Resources for the Future (RFF) and the USDA Forest Service highlights potential priorities: counties that have, or will have in the future, the unfortunate combination of high social vulnerability and large p more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys discover new insights about how pancreatic cancer cells adapt when resources are scarce and find fuel for their unchecked growth. Cancer cells are like booming cities without urban planners. They expand quickly, and in doing so, the resulting tumors consume more energy and other resources than they can acquire from nearby blood vessels. Rather than limiting t more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) collaborated with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to characterize the chemical makeup of 81 common household items. Researchers also evaluated the potential risk to users. Exposure to chemicals can cause negative health effects, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Building on previous research to identify chemicals in cons more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: A longtime ExxonMobil lobbying firm, DCI Group, is reportedly being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for its potential involvement in the "Dark Basin" spear phishing operation that targeted thousands of people around the world, including staff at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). UCS, along with other public interest groups that were subject to the at more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) investigating the pathways of the proposed wastewater discharge from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) find it has a high probability of remaining in Cape Cod Bay for at least one month after release. Their findings are based on a model of the circulation patterns around Cape Cod Bay and provide insight into th more PR