ATLANTA, Georgia, April 8 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * American Cancer Society Launches CEO Search ATLANTA, April 8, 2025 - The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) announced today it has launched a nationwide search to find the organizations' next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In November, the ACS Board of Directors appointed Wayne A. I. Frederick, MD, MBA, to serve as i  more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, April 8 -- Columbus State University issued the following news: * * * Columbus State partners with Arkansas' Harding University to offer students direct pathway to pharmacy careers Columbus State University has partnered with Harding University in Arkansas to offer its students a direct pathway to a doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. This agreement aims to enhance students' educational and career opportunities in pharmacy after they complete their undergraduate studies.   more

STATESBORO, Georgia, April 8 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern engineering students' emissions research takes off on national stage A delegation of the Georgia Southern University Sustainable Aviation Fuels Research Laboratory, led by Allen E. Paulson, Distinguished Chair of Renewable Energy and Mechanical Engineering professor Valentin Soloiu, Ph.D., presented two research papers on jet fuel combustion and emissions at the American Socie  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, April 9 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * KSU researcher harnessing digital twin technology to improve heart care Assistant professor of mechanical engineering Lei Shi is working with researchers around the world to innovate cardiovascular knowledge and care. Partnering with 16 universities across seven countries, Shi is helping develop a software benchmark for a system that can create individualized, virtual models of patients' hearts.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 9 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Rollins Community Engagement Work Featured in Guidebook Earlier this year, members of Emory University's Health and Exposome Research Center: Understanding Lifetime Exposures (HERCULES) Community Engagement Core (CEC) and Stakeholder Advisory Board co-authored a chapter in the Principles of Community Engagement, third edition, a national practical guide to community engagemen  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Bill Cracking Down on Costly, Dangerous Staged Accidents Apr 08, 2025 Washington - Today, the American Trucking Associations applauded Congressmen Mike Collins (R-Georgia) and Brandon Gill (R-Texas) for introducing the Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act. The bill would make it a federal crime to engineer a crash with a commercial   more