COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 23 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following Q&A on Aug. 22, 2024, with Sheila Solomon, award-winning former newspaper reporter and editor: * * * By Liz Seegert 'Aging Rewired' by Senior Planet from AARP is a new podcast that explores the intersections of technology and aging. Weekly conversations with experts and stories of older adults from all walks of life help narrow the digital divide. The podcast was created to challenge myths and ste  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today announced a $2 million congressionally directed spending grant for Atmore Community Hospital. The hospital in Escambia County will purchase critical medical equipment with the funding, which was secured by Senator Britt in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. Senator Britt voted for this legislation, which was enacted into law on March 23, 2024. The award was   more

AURORA, Colorado, Aug. 24 -- The Aurora Public Schools issued the following news: Aurora Public Schools is thrilled to announce that Casey Powell, our dedicated Athletics and Activities Director, has earned the prestigious SHAPE Colorado 2024 Athletic Director of the Year Award! This distinguished honor recognizes Powell for his tireless commitment to elevating physical education and promoting a culture of health and fitness among students. From inspiring young athletes to creating lasting imp  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * Bayes Reader scoops annual prize for research into power asymmetries in supply chain networks. * * * By Hamish Armstrong Dr Canan Kocabasoglu-Hillmer, Reader in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) has been awarded the prestigious Chris Voss Best Paper Award at the EurOMA 2024 annual conference in Barcelona. Dr Kocabasoglu-Hillmer's researc  more

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 24 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * The initiative, supported by a Connaught Community Partnership Research Program award, explores the use of interactive tools to promote active lifestyles among older adults * * * By Safa Jinje Older adults living in a Toronto co-operative apartment building will soon have access to high-tech activity spaces designed to promote cognitive, physical and social enrichment, thanks to a new pilot project led b  more

LIVERPOOL, England, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: The University of Liverpool is delighted to welcome the international best-selling author, Sarah Perry, to campus for the Liverpool Literary Festival this autumn. On Friday 4 October at 7pm Sarah will discuss her latest novel, Enlightenment. Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize and recently serialised as BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime, Enlightenment is a mysterious story of unrequited love, f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected three additional companies to provide launch services for future agency missions through its VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract. The companies awarded are: Arrow Science and Technology LLC of Webster, Texas Impulse Space Inc. of Redondo Beach, California Momentus Space LLC of San Jose, California The VADR contract is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity   more

LONDON, England, Aug. 23 [Category: Medical] -- The British Medical Association issued the following news release: BMA's Northern Ireland consultants committee (NICC) has accepted a pay offer from the Department of Health (DoH) after members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deal, putting to an end one of three pay disputes involving doctors working in secondary care*. In a three-week referendum that closed this week, 94.3% of consultants voted to accept a 5.26% average additional uplift.  more

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * On July 6th 1924, in the operating room of neurosurgeon Nikolai Guleke, scientist Hans Berger made the first recording of spontaneous electrical activity from the human brain, heralded as the first electroencephalography (EEG) recording. Since that landmark discovery, scientists around the world have used EEG to transform how we understand the human brain. This includes diagnosis of con  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $249,997 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians through its Center for Mental Health Services. This award will address substance abuse treatment, prevention and mental health. *** Original text here: https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-hhs-awards-249997-to-turtle-mountain-band-of-c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: MILWAUKEE Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that with her support the City of Milwaukee has been awarded over $14.9 million in federal funding to build a network of publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, giving more Wisconsinites transportation options, supporting the Made in Wisconsin economy, and reducing emissions to boost the health of residents. "The Bipartisan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense today announced the selection of a team of American and Finnish academic researchers to investigate the fundamental questions that may give rise to revolutionary advances in future communication systems. Awarded through the Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI), the "Self-Programmable Metasurface Networks for Wireless Communications and IoT (internet of things)," project is led by  more

MACAU, China, Aug. 24 -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: The State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City (SKL-IOTSC) of the University of Macau (UM) held the first meeting of its second academic committee. Experts and scholars attended the meeting to discuss the development and future direction of the laboratory. The meeting was attended by Ip Kuai Lam, member of the Administrative Committee of the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) of Macao  more