CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: BFKN is pleased to announce the additions of Ian P. Flanagan and Marlow Svatek to the Litigation Group. Ian concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, helping clients achieve favorable outcomes throughout all phases of litigation, up to and including trial. Ian also works on a wide range of commercial litigation matters, including luxury brand, automotive, and real estate matters. He has ext more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- DePaul University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty teams include experts in robotics, machine learning, biology, psychology and immunology * * * Malaria, cigarette smoking and septic shock kill millions of people every year. In a fresh round of funding, DePaul University and Rosalind Franklin University of Science and Medicine are supporting faculty research projects that bring together artificial intelligence and biomedical discovery to  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- DePaul University issued the following news release: * * * DePaul University's Roselyne Tchoua pairs AI, human connection for more accurate assessment * * * Heath informatics -- the intersection of health care data and machine learning -- is a rapidly growing force throughout many hospitals. Researchers at DePaul University and Sinai Urban Health Institute argue the technology has been underutilized to examine issues of inequality. In a new study using p more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 3 -- DePaul University issued the following news release: John Quinones, Emmy-award winning, ABC News veteran, will be honored with the Distinguished Journalist Award and Rachel Hinton, a 2017 DePaul alumna, will receive the Distinguished Alumna award from DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence (CJIE). Marty Wilke will be honored with the Distinguished Mentor award. Center co-directors Carol Marin and Don Moseley will present the awards at a lu more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Lincoln Land Community College issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2024: Approximately 198 students from 12 area high schools competed in the regional Academic Challenge on Monday, Feb. 5, at Lincoln Land Community College. Students competed as individuals and as teams (of up to 14 students) testing in their choice of two subjects -- biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, mathematics and physics. The tests are written by teams of  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown advised long-term client Excelerate Energy, Inc. (Excelerate) in connection with a 15-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with QatarEnergy. Under this LNG SPA, Excelerate has agreed to purchase LNG on a delivered ex ship (DES) basis from QatarEnergy over a term of 15 years. Excelerate will purchase 0.85 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG in 2026 and 2027 and ramp up to more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: A new study led by psychology researchers at Northwestern University found 84% of Black parents and 76% of white parents had spoken to their 8- to 11-year-old-children about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement within the year following the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Their research revealed key differences, however, in the language parents used to explain BLM. Among Black parents, 78% affirmed  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * * With 2,500 billion tons of carbon, soil is one of Earth's largest carbon sinks * Researchers used experiments and computational modeling to study interactions between carbon molecules and clay minerals in soil * New research gives clues to why some plant-based carbon molecules are sequestered in soils but others are respired as CO2 * Findings show that electrostatic charges, surrounding more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University recognizes the outstanding achievements of its distinguished Agriculture (Ag) alumni, who have made significant contributions to the field. Among these individuals are Trent Torrance, Rodney Main, Dennis Bowman, Dan Loy and Allan L. Watson. Torrance, who currently serves as the chief operating officer for United Animal Health, has been named one of WIU's Distinguished Ag Alums more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University Communication Assistant Professor Stacey Macchi recently earned the prestigious Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) credential through the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches (PARWCC). To earn this certification, participants had to complete a compelling, results-driven resume and cover letter for a client of PARWCC's choosing. In addition to  more PR