WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news: The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) has announced its 2024-25 Board of Directors. The incoming board's term begins Nov. 12, 2024, and will end at the conclusion of Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting in November 2025. Julie A. Freischlag, MD, chief academic officer and executive vice president of Advocate Health, chief academic officer of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, and e  more

ELON, North Carolina, June 19 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Grateful for his Elon education, Ralph O. Mueller '83 has made a $1.8 million estate gift that, in the future, will fund opportunities for faculty and students from underrepresented groups. In making his $1.8 million estate gift, alumnus Ralph Mueller '83 chose to support the areas that reflect his values and made his Elon education special: outstanding faculty mentors and support for students, including schola  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces two judicial appointments: Chris Bufano, of Bristol, to serve as Judge on the Liberty County Court Bufano has served as a Deputy General Counsel for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement since 2022. Previously, he served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. He earned his bachelor's degree from Wilmington Uni  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 21 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause, particularly before the age of 40, have reduced white matter integrity in multiple regions of the brain later in life. White matter refers to the nerve fibers that connect neurons in different areas of the brain. The findings appear online today in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Associatio  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: High blood pressure in children and adolescents is becoming more common, but the reasons why aren't clear. The long-term consequences of youth-onset hypertension are also not fully understood. To address this gap, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine launched the Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Hypertension (SUPERHERO), a retrospective registry of yout  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 22 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, issued the following news release: Trammell Crow Company (TCC), a global commercial real estate developer, is expanding its Southern California team with the hiring of Brett Montgomery as a Senior Vice President. In this role, Brett will be responsible for sourcing and overseeing new development opportunities for High Street Residential, TCC's residential subsidiary. Based in San Diego, Brett will   more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 22 -- The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced Jennifer Cohen (University of Southern California) and Mark Harlan (University of Utah) will join the USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council as new members. Cohen will replace Sandy Barbour (retired Pennsylvania State University) and Harlan will replace Gene Smith (retired Ohio State University); both Bar  more