WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 17 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: Positive high-level results from the SUPERNOVA Phase III COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) trial showed AstraZeneca's sipavibart (formerly AZD3152), an investigational long-acting antibody (LAAB), demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the incidence of symptomatic COVID 19 compared to control (tixagevimab/cilgavimab or placebo) in an immunocompromised patient   more

DOVER, Delaware, May 17 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 16, 2024: * * * Governor John Carney issued the following statement on Thursday after signing Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2: "As I said in my State of the State Address, reducing gun violence in our communities is a shared priority, and we've made progress these past seven years. We have banned assault weapons, bump stocks, and high-capacity magazines. We've passed red flag laws and preve  more

DOVER, Delaware, May 16 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 15, 2024: * * * Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Delaware Senate's confirmation of Kathleen Vavala as a Superior Court Judge in New Castle County. "Kathleen is well respected in the courtroom and the classroom, serving as Counsel in the Delaware Supreme Court Office of Disciplinary Counsel and Adjunct Professor at Delaware Law School and the Haub School of B  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 15 -- DuPont issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced that it has received the American Chemistry Council (ACC) 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award, which recognizes exemplary products, technologies and initiatives that help advance sustainability. DuPont received the award in the "Social Responsibility and Community Engagement" category for its Clear into the Future(R) (CITF) grant program. The employee-led global program   more

DELAWARE, Ohio, May 13 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release on May 11, 2024: Ohio Wesleyan University celebrated its 180th commencement ceremony May 11, with keynote speaker Kelly McFarland Stratman of the League of Women Voters of the United States encouraging the Class of 2024 to "make the conscious choice to opt in and to engage - and to take up the challenge" to keep the nation's democracy strong and secure. "Democracy belongs to all of us," said McFarland Stratman  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, May 15 (TNSres) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Four Ohio Wesleyan University students have earned competitive Baran Fellowships to fund projects intended to make them stronger candidates for graduate school admission and post-graduate fellowships. The newest recipients of the university-awarded Baran Fellowships are Savannah Brantley of Fairborn, Ohio; Jennifer Garner of Oro Valley, Arizona; Timothy Page of Roseville, Michigan; and Callie Staley   more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, May 15 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: West Virginia Wesleyan College awarded honorary degrees to two individuals who have made a lasting impact on the College. Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball, of the West Virginia Annual Conference, received a Doctor of Humane Letters. Steiner Ball was ordained Deacon and Elder by Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel in the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of The United Methodist Church. She was elected to the episcopacy by  more