Targeted News Service logo

-- Preview Email Newsletter
Research at Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2024-12-17 ( 10 items )  
Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute: AI Red-Teaming Workshop Will Explore Best Practices (10)
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

IGLTA Foundation Releases New Report on LGBTQ+ Workplace Challenges in Tourism Within Asia (10)
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

Muscular Dystrophy Association and Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 Partner to Fund $300,000 Research Grant for Gene Therapy Development in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (10)
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

Muscular Dystrophy Association Announces Over $5 Million in Research Grants to Advance Neuromuscular Disease Research (10)
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

NDN COLLECTIVE RELEASES GROUNDBREAKING REPORT CALLING FOR RADICAL TRANSFORMATION IN PHILANTHROPY FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES (10)
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

Only 41 Percent of Businesses Have Programs in Place to Hire More Women in Tech, According to ISACA Research (10)
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

PPI Unveils Framework to Replace 'Death Tax' With a Fairer, Deficit-Reducing Alternative (10)
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

Security Industry Association Unveils First-Ever U.S. Economic Impact Study (10)
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

USTelecom-The Broadband Association: U.S. Broadband Prices Drop 9.4% Year Over Year (10)
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

USTOA MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTES MORE THAN $24 BILLION TO TRAVEL INDUSTRY (10)
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