Saturday - November 23, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Wednesday October 30, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Mercer Professor Researches How Existing Drugs Can Be Used to Lower Blood Pressure
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Aaron Williams Dr. Raquibul Hasan, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Mercer University's College of Pharmacy, has received the American Heart Association's $300,000 Second Century Early Faculty Independence Award. Dr. Hasan's third grant from the American Heart Association supports his research on how statins -- widely used cholesterol-lowering medications -- can also relax blood vessels and l  more

NABC, American Cancer Society Extend Coaches vs. Cancer Partnership
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 29 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society issued the following news release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. The National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society have extended a partnership to continue the two organizations' widely celebrated collaboration on the Coaches vs. Cancer program. Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide initiative between the NABC and the American Cancer Society that leverages the leadership of basketball coaches to advance th  more

NCPA Foundation Recognizes Ashley Hannings Chinchilla, Jan Kavookjian as Outstanding Faculty Liaisons of the Year
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- The National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation issued the following news release: COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 27, 2024) - The National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation has recognized Ashley Hannings Chinchilla of the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and Jan Kavookjian of the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy as 2024 Outstanding Faculty Liaisons of the Year. The award is to recognize faculty liaisons who demonstrate exception  more

New SRE Report: Improve Teacher Career Pathways to Address Shortages Teachers Need a Roadmap to Begin and Advance in the Profession
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: A new report from the Southern Regional Education Board provides a strategic framework for teacher career pathways to address shortages, improve student achievement and support local economies. Teacher Career Pathways and Advancement Options asks education leaders to focus on clear routes to attract more people into the profession and prepare them for the classroom. It also asks leade  more

UWG Alumnus Delves Into the Unexplained
CARROLLTON, Georgia, Oct. 30 -- The University of West Georgia issued the following news: In the corners of reality, where the ordinary blurs into the unknown, lurk incidents of high strangeness. Whispers of shadowy figures slipping between worlds, lights that hover impossibly in the night sky, and time that fractures into moments too bizarre to explain - these are the strange threads that weave through the paranormal. It's a realm where logic falters, and the impossible becomes a flickering po  more