FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, July 10 (TNSres) -- The American Concrete Institute Foundation issued the following news release: The ACI Foundation is now accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate students for the 2025-2026 academic year. Two new fellowships and one new scholarship have been added, growing the total annual awards available to 48. New awards include: * Kenneth C. Hover Honorary Fellowship * ACI Houston Chapter Fellowship * Honorary Dr. Mohan Malhotra Quebec and Eas  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 10 -- The Association for Molecular Pathology issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, molecular diagnostics professional society, today announced the results of its recent elections for 2025- 2026 Leadership positions. AMP is an organization driven by the dedication of its volunteers and looks forward to working with these newly elected leaders. * * * President-Elect Aaron D. Bossler, MD,   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * Selectees will Partner with Local Unions for Projects Across 8 States * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1.7 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to retool shuttered and at-risk manufacturing factories to produce electric vehicles (EVs). The funding will ensure almost a dozen factories across Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Virg  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Electrification Coalition, a group that facilitates the deployment of plug-in electric vehicles, issued the following statement on July 11, 2024: * * * On Thursday, the White House and the U.S. Department of Energy announced $1.7 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to support converting 11 manufacturing facilities--all closed or at risk of closing--to manufacture electric vehicles and their components. The plants are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryla  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Following the Fourth of July holiday, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) in conjunction with partner organizations, announced they have registered over 100,000 voters to date in 2024 as part of their effort across the country to register historically underrepresented voters. These efforts include programs in Arizona, California, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylv  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an organization that works to uphold fair housing, fair lending and consumer protection laws, issued the following news release: The Detroit Reinvestment Coalition, Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD) and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) will host Just Economy: Detroit September 24 in Detroit, Michigan. The one-day summit will center a question with no simple answer: What will it take to ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Qualla, NC: Members of the North Carolina Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have begun selling cannabis to adults on tribal land. Sales began on July 4th and are limited to members of federally recognized Indian tribes. The tribe began engaging in medical cannabis sales in April. According to data published in May in the trade journal Marijuana Business  more

MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas, July 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Combat Antisemitism Movement issued the following news release: Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sacha Roytman issued the following statement on the anti-Israel protest planned for Sunday outside the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan, near Detroit: "Protesting outside Detroit's Zekelman Holocaust Museum a place honoring the memory of Holocaust victims and survivors is blatant antisemitism. The museum tells   more

OAKLAND, California, July 13 -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following statement on July 11, 2024: * * * In response to Michigan's final state budget agreement for Fiscal Year 2024-25, Onjila Odeneal, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy for Michigan at The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), issued the following statement: "TICAS congratulates Governor Whitmer and the Michigan legislature on finalizing a budget that prioritizes boosting student FAFSA   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSres) -- The Vapor Technology Association issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * A statewide survey in three key 2024 battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania reveals voters are poised to reward those elected officials who reassess outright bans on flavored e-cigarettes and work towards science-based solutions that are less extreme and do not erode basic freedoms * * * The Vapor Technology Association (VTA) today released polling f  more