BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 26 -- The Baltimore Museum of Art issued the following news release: Twenty-five years ago, the Maryland Institute College of Art's (MICA) inaugural Exhibition Development Seminar (EDS) organized a landmark retrospective of Elizabeth Talford Scott's vibrant mixed-media fiber works that brought significant recognition to the artist and modeled innovative community-centered approaches to curation and interpretation. This fall, the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is partneri  more

NEW DELHI, India, May 25 -- The Confederation of Indian Industry issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: "This is a New India, an India that engages with the world, from a position of strength and with full confidence. We believe in our abilities and capabilities. We can take on any challenge on Earth. That is the India we represent today," stated Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry; Textiles, Consumer Affairs; Food & Public Distribution, Government of India while addr  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 23 -- The Council of the European Union issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: The Council has adopted its position ('general approach') on the proposed regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products. The new regulation will replace the existing 2009 directive and enlarge the scope to set environmental sustainability requirements for almost all kind of goods placed on the EU market. It establishes a Digital Prod  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 27 (TNSbook) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: During the pandemic, English professors Edgar Garcia and Timothy Harrison began to notice connections between two seemingly different texts also written in moments of crisis. John Milton's epic "Paradise Lost" was written after the English Civil War once the poet had lost his vision. The "Popol Vuh"--sometimes called "the Mayan Bible"--was written by Maya scholars while living under Spanish colonization  more

MUNICH, Germany, May 26 (TNStalk) -- ifo Institute issued the following statement on May 25, 2023, by President Clemens Fuest: * * * Sentiment in the German export industry is markedly worse. The ifo Export Expectations fell to plus 1.8 points in May, down from plus 6.5 points in April. This is the lowest level since November 2022. "Global interest rate hikes are slowly having an effect on demand," says Klaus Wohlrabe, Head of Surveys at ifo. "The German export economy lacks momentum." In th  more

MUNICH, Germany, May 26 (TNStalk) -- ifo Institute issued the following agency statement: * * * Price increases in Germany are expected to slowly subside over the next few months. This is a finding from the ifo Institute's survey. Accordingly, ifo price expectations fell in May to 19 points, down from 21.5 in April. In food and beverage retail, the figure also fell, but at a very high level: from 69.7 to 63.2 points. "This means inflation for consumers will fall only very slowly, because for m  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 25 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: State environmental officials today recognized students from 48 schools across Massachusetts for outstanding environmental actions as members of the Green Team, a statewide environmental education program sponsored by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). "The  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, May 27 (TNSfund) -- High Point University issued the following news release on May 26, 2023: Sanjay and Julie Meshri have committed more than $400,000 to High Point University. Their gift will establish the Meshri Family Unrestricted Endowment, as well as provide support for the HPU Fund for Extraordinary Education and the construction of the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center. "The Meshri family shows a strong dedication to support higher education  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: North Carolina State University researchers have developed a computational model that allows the military to make more efficient use of helicopters, helping commanders move troops on the battlefield more quickly in response to operational demands. "Battlefields are highly dynamic environments, and it is important for military commanders to be able to respond to developments as quickly  more

LONDON, England, May 24 -- Nature Sustainability, a journal that says it features sustainability from the natural and social sciences, as well as from the fields of engineering and policy, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2023 edition: Research: * Enhancing the ecological value of oil palm agriculture through set-asides * Afforesting arid land with renewable electricity and desalination to mitigate climate change * Achieving sustainability of greenhouses by int  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) today unveiled a suite of legislation to address PFAS exposure among service members and contamination on military installations and in surrounding communities. The five individual bills include measures to screen service members for PFAS exposure, prohibit procurement by the Department of Defense (DOD) of products containing PFAS, and require tran  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following news: * * * First-of-its-kind experiment off Scripps Pier finds only natural fibers degrade in the marine environment; plastic fabrics remain intact one year later * * * Plastic pollution is seemingly omnipresent in society, and while plastic bags, cups, and bottles may first come to mind, plastics are also increasingly used to make clothing, rugs, and othe  more