ATLANTA, Georgia, April 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * American Cancer Society Recognizes National Minority Health Month with a Call for Individuals to Assess Cancer Risk ATLANTA, April 10, 2025 -- At least 40% of new adult cancer diagnoses in the U.S. are linked to modifiable risk factors, and 5-10% of cancers may be linked to inherited genetic factors. With National Minority Health Month underway, the American Cancer Society ca  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 11 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * At Princeton SPIA DC Center, VA Secretary Collins Highlights Discussions on Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform By Tom Durso Doug Collins, the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, paused and grew emotional as he recalled the hug he received from the first person released under the First Step Act, which he cosponsored in 2018 with U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a New   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 11 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Tene T. Lewis Elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Council has chosen Tene T. Lewis, PhD, as an AAAS 2024 fellow, along with 470 other inductees across 24 disciplinary sections. Election as an AAAS fellow is a lifelong honor reserved only for exceptional scientists, engineers, and in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 11 -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Foundation gift to guide associate nursing students to Emory bachelor's and doctoral degrees, research careers The Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF has awarded the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing $2.35 million for a program to support Atlanta-area community college students as they complete their associate's degree in nursing, continue bachelor's and doctoral nursing studies at Emory,   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Power Must Address Coal Plants Amidst Trump's Executive Orders ATLANTA (April 10, 2025) - On April 8, President Donald Trump signed executive orders in an attempt to bolster coal production in the United States. Trump's executive orders aim to force coal plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates by invoking an outdated wartime law that allows the Department of E  more

ROSWELL, Georgia, April 11 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * SLF sends letter to USDA identifying dozens of discriminatory Biden-era programs Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF), an organization of top attorneys that regularly defend Americans' constitutional rights sends letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to raise awareness about dozens of buried regulations that discriminate based on race and (frequently) sex in violation  more