LONDON, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Association of Colleges issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * David Holloway, Senior Policy Manager - SEND, Association of Colleges, said: "Today's report from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission on preparation for adulthood arrangements for young people with SEND reveals in stark terms what colleges have long known: that students' transitions into college and towards adulthood are hampered by a whole range of problems. There is a la more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Association of Colleges issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * David Hughes, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges, said: "It's good to see the government publish the English Devolution White Paper today, offering local leaders and communities the powers and tools they need to deliver inclusive growth for their area. As anchor institutions colleges will be at the heart of unlocking this vision and we hope that in a more devolved syste more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Looking for the perfect page-turner to gift this holiday season, or add to your own wishlist? We asked Cronkite School faculty to share their top book recommendations. From thought-provoking nonfiction to can't-put-'em-down novels, these picks are guaranteed to impress even the pickiest readers (and media buffs!) on your list. Everyone Who Is G more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today received a progress report on Arkansas Forward, her initiative to save money and improve services for the people of Arkansas. "Our team took a sweeping, comprehensive look at government efficiency in Arkansas and I am excited by the report I received on that work today," said Governor Sanders. "Across all state agencies, t more PR

CANBERRA CITY, Australia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Australian Institute of Criminology issued the following news release: Today the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released its Deaths in Custody in Australia 2023-24 report. From 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, there were 104 deaths in custody, 6 less than in 2022-23. There were 24 First Nations people (23%) who died in custody. During the reporting period, there were 76 deaths in prison custody and one death in youth detention. Eight more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: Urban overheating is a growing problem, and UNSW researchers have created a national index to measure and then mitigate heat vulnerability in Australia's towns and cities. On hot days, heat exhaustion can hit quickly, bringing light-headedness, sweat and muscle cramps. If a person is unable to cool down at this point, they might feel nauseous and their heart might race. And if these symptoms are more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * New method could revolutionize diabetes management by eliminating finger-sticks for blood samples * * * By Chris Kocher Millions of people with diabetes track their glucose levels daily using finger-stick devices that draw and analyze their blood. But what if they could monitor it with just a sweat sensor? That's the idea behind new research from Binghamton University that could revolutionize d more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute issued the following news release: Red-teaming is a common cybersecurity practice in which testers emulate cyber attacks on networked systems to find weak points before adversaries do. The technique is becoming more common for evaluating the safety risks of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, but the practice is poorly defined. To help the AI community mature AI red-teaming, the Softwar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund issued the following news: The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is releasing the fiscal year (FY) 2022 snapshot report and public data file based on Transaction Level Report (TLR) and Consumer Loan Report (CLR) data. This data was reported in FY 2023 by active Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American C more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- CIFAR, a research organization that says it brings together teams of top researchers from around the world to address important and complex questions, issued the following news: * * * Nearly 200 papers accepted from researchers affiliated with one of Canada's three National AI Institutes * * * By Justine Brooks Last week, the thirty-eighth annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) took place in Vancouver. One of the world's pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today reported the key issues facing the federal banking system in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2024. The OCC reported that the strength of the federal banking system remains sound. The OCC expects banks to remain diligent and adhere to prudent risk management practices across all risk more PR

PARIS, France, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The European Space Agency issued the following news release: A multi-orbit constellation of about 300 satellites that will deliver resilient, secure and fast communications for EU governments, European companies and citizens will be put in orbit after two contracts were confirmed on Monday in Brussels. The IRIS2 constellation - which stands for Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite - will comprise hundreds of satellites in more PR

ISPRA, Italy, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center issued the following news: According to the December edition of the JRC MARS Bulletin, winter crops are in fair to good condition in most of Europe. They remain underdeveloped in parts of Romania and Bulgaria, and in eastern Ukraine and large parts of European Russia. Rain deficit benefitted crops in several regions Large parts of Europe experienced a considerable rain deficit during the reporting period (1 No more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The FBI issued the following news release: FBI Honolulu announces the release of its first-ever FBI Honolulu Fiscal Year in Review publication, which is now available on the FBI Honolulu webpage. The Year in Review highlights FBI Honolulu's casework in counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cyberstalking, drug and gun crimes, organized crime, violent crimes against children, white-collar crimes, and more. It also describes the FBI's investigative publicity effor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has launched six pilot projects to bridge scientific gaps between current quantum technological capabilities and those needed to fully harness quantum properties of energy and matter for practical uses. The six projects join five others that the agency announced in August. Collectively, they are supported by the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NSF NQVL more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: Alston & Bird senior counsel Larry Gage recently published a report co-authored with A&M Managing Director Mark Finucane with their findings that highlight the intricate dynamics of nonprofit health system governance. This report, based on a survey of 17 high-performing nonprofit hospital systems, examines evolving challenges for health system boards, explores governance models, and offers evid more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * - Positive opinion based on statistically significant and clinically meaningful progression-free and overall survival data from phase III RUBY trial - An expanded approval would include MMRp/MSS tumours, which represent majority of endometrial cancer cases - Approval decision expected in Q1 2025 * * * GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announ more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * - Vocabria + Rekambys (cabotegravir + rilpivirine) is the first and only complete long-acting regimen for the treatment of HIV, reducing dosing days from 365 to 6 per year - At just 65% globally, treatment coverage for 10 - 19-year-olds living with HIV is lagging behind UNAIDS's target, demonstrating need to improve HIV care options for yo more PR

HONG KONG, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has identified a mechanistic link between high blood glucose levels and weakened immunity against viral infections in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The collaborative research highlights the increased susceptibility of T2D patients to more frequent and severe viral infections, emphasising the importance of ma more PR

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: OSAKA, Japan (16 December 2024) - The IGLTA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA), today released a report titled "Addressing LGBTQ+ Workplace Challenges in Tourism within Asia." The report focuses on practical ways tourism businesses can create more inclusive work environments for their emplo more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * A prototype section of particle accelerator called a cryomodule was recently dedicated and named Gray Enid I * * * More than 30 of the world's most advanced particle accelerators for research are built on one technology: superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) technology. It's typically powered by base components made of pure niobium metal, but re more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * CCP aims to co-create solutions to increase knowledge about salpingectomy, the removal of the fallopian tubes, which could reduce the risk of developing a deadly cancer. * * * By Stephanie Desmon There is no screening for ovarian cancer and, by the time it is identified, it can be hard to treat: those with the most common type of ovarian cancer (high grade serous ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently performed the first critical experiment with high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) TRi-structural ISOtropic (TRISO) fuel in four decades at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC) in Nevada. It achieved its objective of establishing an advanced reactor testbed. "With companies such as Amazon an more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: PHOENIX -- Mayo Clinic announces the results of an innovative treatment approach that may offer improvement in overall survival in older patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma while maintaining quality of life. Glioblastoma is the most lethal type of primary brain cancer due to its aggressive nature and its treatment-resistant characteristics. It is the most common form of primary brain cancer. Each more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association issued the following news release: * * * Grant Awarded to Melissa Spencer, PhD, Co-Director of the Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at UCLA. * * * New York - Tuesday, December 17, 2024 -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) announced today collaborative funding of a $300,000 research grant to support the work of Melissa Spencer, PhD, Director of the Neuromuscular Division more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association issued the following news release: * * * * 14 Research Grants and 7 Development Awards for Fellowship Trainees Will Fund Critical Research Across Multiple Neuromuscular Diseases * MDA Collaboration Grants include AFM-Telethon and Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 * * * NEW YORK, December 16, 2024 -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today the awarding of 21 new grants with a total funding commitment of over more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- NDN Collective, an indigenous-led organization dedicated to building indigenous power, issued the following news release: A new report from NDN Collective, Meeting the Moment: A Call to Radically Transform Philanthropy for Indigenous Communities, reveals critical gaps in U.S. philanthropic funding to Indigenous communities and presents an urgent call to action for systemic change. The report analyzes how philanthropy to Indigenous communities and In more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * A pioneering drug for patients with muscular dystrophy has been approved for use in the NHS, as the centre which helped develop it celebrates 10 years of research and improving patient care. * * * The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre - a partnership between Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals - is a world-leader in rare diseases. Vamorolone, a drug for Duchenne musc more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- ISACA (formerly the Information Systems Audit and Control Association) issued the following news release: * * * The global survey finds that 87 percent believe women are underrepresented in the IT sector * * * The majority (87 percent) of IT professionals agree that there is a lack of gender diversity in the sector, yet less than half (41 percent) of businesses have programs in place to hire more women, according to new research from ISACA, the leadi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: With key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set to expire at the end of 2025, Congress faces a critical opportunity to reshape the nation's tax code. Amid debates over how to balance revenue needs with economic fairness, the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) offers a bold new framework to transform how intergenerational wealth transfers are taxed. A new report titled "A Be more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Antimicrobial peptides derived from a crab and a spider may provide the pathway to overcoming drug resistance in advanced melanoma. QUT researchers based at Brisbane's Translational Research Institute (TRI) have modified the peptides from the Brazilian tarantula and the Japanese horseshoe crab and found they can kill samples of melanoma cells derived from a cancer model in mice that are  more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Radboud University issued the following news: Countries that earn a lot of money from oil, coal, minerals and other natural capital by no means invest it wisely. A lot of money flows away into corruption and unsustainable investments. Investing more sustainably in education, health and infrastructure would benefit not only current, but also future generations within these countries. Charan van Krevel investigated why things still often go wrong. Hi more PR

NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Centre for Science and Environment issued the following news release: * * * * India treats only 28 per cent of the wastewater it generates; 72 per cent remains untreated - once treated, all this wastewater can be reused * Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) release the report jointly * * * Of the total urban wastewaterand sewage generated in India, a mere 28 per cent (20,236 million litre per day or  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Security Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * The groundbreaking data shows 2.1 million jobs and $145.5 billion in wages supported by the security industry. * * * SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Security Industry Association (SIA) has unveiled the first-ever national economic impact study on the security industry, highlighting the positive impact the security industry has on jobs, wages and federal and state revenue in the Unite more PR

ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- St. Francis Xavier University issued the following news: StFX earth and environmental sciences researchers and students have launched an in-depth investigation into something that can't be seen by the naked eye but plays a role in climate change. FluxLab, located at StFX, is a methane gas detection and measurement science team of 25 researchers working to improve technologies and acquire field data to accurately account for methane emissions in the w more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Swansea University issued the following news: Researchers from Swansea and Deakin Universities have found that marine animals across mammals, birds and reptiles swim at similar relative depths when travelling and not feeding to save energy. Dr Kimberley Stokes, Professor Graeme Hays and Dr Nicole Esteban from Swansea and Deakin Universities led research across six institutes in five countries comparing the swim depths of several sea turtle, penguin and whale more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor Kaare Hartvig Jensen has a fundamental curiosity to know how our world works. By understanding living organisms or everyday phenomena and putting them into formula, he develops systems for drug delivery and makes knives with blades of paper. * * * When media around the world this summer wrote about research that had revealed which type of paper gives the worst more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Strategic partnerships play a pivotal role in fostering innovation and strengthening the nation's workforce. This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan met with key leaders to advance current research and development initiatives while exploring future opportunities for impactful collaboration. NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan attends the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Stockholm Concer more PR

MACAU, China, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: The State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine (SKL-QRCM) of the University of Macau (UM) and Hubei Shizhen Laboratory co-organised the Traditional Chinese Medicine Frontier Seminar. The seminar aimed to explore new directions in the advancement of Chinese medicine, promote the development and innovation of Chinese medicine, and provide an exchange platform for clinical research and ba more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * New book on Reforming Public Procurement Law co-edited by Martin Trybus * * * In 2024 Professor Martin Trybus of the Birmingham Law School co-edited an edited collection with Anna Maria La Chimia of the University of Nottingham on the reform of public procurement law and policy honouring the contribution of Professor Sue Arrowsmith, Emerita Professor at the University of Nottingham, to the  more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Doctoral Researcher Mahmoud Negm from the UEF Department of Chemistry has been chosen to showcase his research at the international summit. * * * Mahmoud Negm, a Doctoral Researcher from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Eastern Finland, has been selected to attend the Global Young Scientist Summit (GYSS) 2025 in Singapore. Summit will be arranged on 6-10 January with the th more PR

EXETER, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A partnership between Cornish schools, researchers and local industries has successfully raised the status of creativity in schools, a new study shows. Over the past three years the programme has resulted in leaders and teachers changing their curriculums and classroom practice. All those who participated in the research said the project had helped them develop their understanding of the creative skills a more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Greenwich issued the following news: * * * The project has just won major funding from Horizon Europe. * * * The University of Greenwich Business School is proud to lead on a very ambitious international collaboration, aimed at transforming the future of battery technology. Funded by Horizon Europe, the CIRCURBATT project (Circular Economy Innovations for Resilient, Competitive, and Sustainable Battery Technologies) has been awarded Euro more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A red alga first found by University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers smothering coral reefs in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) has been detected for the first time by the team outside of the marine monument and more than 2,000 miles away. The research team detected DNA matching Chondria tumulosa in Majuro Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the east-central  more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: A study carried out at the University of Helsinki shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can dramatically influence the timing of puberty - a key factor for salmon life cycle and survival. Researchers discovered that the gene, known as vgll3, acts as a master regulator, controlling thousands of other genes involved in various aspects of salmon sexual maturation. "Imagine a single switch de more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: The University of Liverpool has reported a significant advancement in engineering biology and clean energy. A team of researchers has developed an innovative light-driven hybrid nanoreactor that merges natural efficiency with cutting-edge synthetic precision to produce hydrogen--a clean and sustainable energy source. Published in ACS Catalysis, the study demonstrates a pioneering approach to  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: Scientists have identified strains of one of the world's most dangerous fungal pathogens, already resistant to our most effective antifungal drugs, which are also 5-times more likely to acquire resistance to desperately needed new treatments in development. The study - led by two University of Manchester researchers and published in Nature Communications - significantly advances our unders more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Addressing poor management of a preventable cause of gastric cancer will lead to better outcomes and improve equity and justice in healthcare, a group of health professionals argues. Published today in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, the group has written a paper calling for the implementation of targeted, evidence-based strategies to manage Helicobacter pylori more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres)-- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * Dr Liyam Laraba and colleagues at the University are pioneering a testing model focused on NF2-related schwannomatosis brain tumours * * * Researchers at the University of Plymouth are leading an innovative initiative to advance the study of meningiomas in NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN). Meningiomas, often linked to the loss of the NF2 gene, are a hallmark of NF2-SWN and can severely imp more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: Hot tubs can improve insulin effectiveness, heart health and lower blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes, new research from the University of Portsmouth has found. The small-scale study involved immersing 14 participants with type 2 diabetes in 40 C water for one hour, eight to 10 times within a two-week period. It's the first study of its kind to show that participants experienced impro more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: A new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world. The international research, led by The University of Queensland's Professor Peter Mumby, measured the success of a natural spawning event in March this year. "In what came as a surprise, we saw that corals needed to be within 10 metres of one another, and more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: Triple-negative breast cancer patients stand to benefit from a $1.1 million UniSA research project to start in 2025, exploring new strategies to slow the spread of an aggressive class of proteins resistant to treatment. The research, led by Associate Professor Philip Gregory, is one of five successful NHMRC Ideas Grants awarded to UniSA researchers for 2025, totalling $5 million in val more PR

HOBART, Australia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news release: Antarctica is approaching a series of cascading tipping points that could reshape ecosystems and intensify global climate disruptions, according to a new study by an international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Tasmania. The study identifies eight potential tipping points spanning physical, biological, chemical, and governance systems. These include collapsing more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of Wurzburg have discovered a process that breaks down mRNA molecules in the human body particularly efficiently. This could be useful, for example, in the treatment of cancer. They are like the architects of our body: messenger ribonucleic acids, or mRNA for short. They contain detailed blueprints for proteins, which are read and translated by their "colleagues",  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Multi-state trial aims to enhance maternal health and reduce racial disparities in postpartum care * * * Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are launching a $12.5 million study to improve postpartum blood pressure management and long-term cardiovascular health for patients with hypertensive disorder more PR

LEEDS, England, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Urban Transport Group issued the following news release: The Urban Transport Group, the UK's network of transport authorities, has welcomed the publication of the English Devolution White Paper, unveiled today by Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner. Jason Prince, Director of the Urban Transport Group, said: "Devolution is playing an important role in delivering transport networks that more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- USTelecom-The Broadband Association issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Steep Price Declines Sharply Contrast With 32.2% Inflation Since 2015 Accelerating Speeds and Lower Prices Dramatically Expand Consumer Purchasing Power * * * Today USTelecom shared some much-needed good news this holiday season with the release of its annual Broadband Pricing Index (BPI) showing that prices for consumers' most popular broadband service choices decli more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- U.S. Tour Operators Association issued the following news release: * * * Economic Impact of Active Membership and Top Destinations Revealed in Member Survey * * * An economic impact study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) found that tour operator members of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) project to close out 2024 with sales reaching $24.4 billion dollars, representing 8.4 million individual travelers. According to the survey, Active Me more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * NIH renews prestigious program for blood cancer research at WashU Medicine * * * Continuing its role as a leader in leukemia research, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been awarded a five-year, $10.8 million grant to further its exceptional programs in leukemia and other blood cancers. The grant, from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of t more PR

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: Global shipments for wearables are on track to grow 6.1% by the end of the year, reaching 538 million units according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. However, growth is expected to slow to 3.9% in 2025 as large markets such as US and India along with devices such as more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Emory University Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved obecabtagene autoleucel (Aucatzyl, Autolus Inc.) for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow and affects the body's ability to fight infection. The approval follows results of a landmark study, published in The New Engla more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Gov. Reynolds today announced she has appointed Chris Cournoyer as Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. Cournoyer, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa, was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018. She chaired the inaugural Technology committee, from which position she wrote and managed the legislation that made Iowa the sixth state in the nation to protect consumer data in law. She was also Chair of the Educ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: BERNARDSVILLE, NJ Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced the NJ-07 winners of the Congressional App Challenge. The top winner of the competition is the team of Jonah Park of Westfield and Arnav Jain of Short Hills, who both attend The Pingry School. The Congressional App Challenge, which received more 3,800 applications nationwide, has become the most prestigious prize in computer science  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 16 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Coach Mac's daughters Janet Sweeney and Maureen MacPherson unveil the plaque for the Coach Mac Food Pantry at Hendricks Chapel. They were joined by their families, at left, and Chancellor Kent Syverud, College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor of Practice Dr. Ruth Chen, Sean McDonough '84 and Vice President and Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol. (Photos by Zobayer Joti) For 10 seasons, Syracuse football  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: GUILDERLAND, NY Congressman Paul D. Tonko visited Guilderland High School on Friday to recognize Atri Dey, Anthony Egan, and Joshua Ko, members of the winning team for the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for New York's 20th Congressional District. During the visit, Tonko delivered congratulatory remarks and presented each winning student with a Congressional Certificate of Achievement and a letter of reco more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: A team led by the University of Michigan aims to bring the extraordinary accuracy of quantum laboratory measurements to real-world devices Close-up of the molecular beam epitaxy machine in the lab of co-principal investigator Zetian Mi, which will be used to build quantum materials atom by atom. The proposed U-M-led center aims to produce devices that bring quantum precision to real-world conditions. credit:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) announced that Christopher Yoo from Wellesley, Massachusetts is the Fifth Congressional District winner of the annual Congressional App Challenge. Yoo's app, WayPoint, enables residents to report malfunctioning or damaged assistive crosswalk signals for the visually impaired to local municipalities. "The Congressional App Challenge offers students ac more PR