ROSEMONT, Illinois, May 1 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), has been appointed to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) National Research Advisory Council by the Secretary of the VA, Denis McDonough. "I'm honored to be chosen to serve on the council and assist the VA with a national research program that is focused on providing quality  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * Sarah van Loon, Regional Director of American Jewish Committee (AJC) Chicago, released the following statement in reaction to the agreement made between Northwestern University and protest encampment leaders. "I am appalled at the cowardly actions of Northwestern University's administration yesterday. In order to avoid exhibiting real leadership by enforcing its own recently amend more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: A final rule from the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) intended to implement permitting reforms mandated under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 will fail to create a more efficient, predictable, and straightforward federal review process as intended by Congress. The final rule released on Tuesday will increase the complexity of analysis that federal agencies will need to perform for National E more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A diverse coalition of Palestinian students and their allies, 8 student organizations, including the Student Government Association, Movimiento Estudiantil de Solidaridad y Apoyo (MESA), Black Student Union (BSU), Native American and Indigenous Student Association (NAISA), Stud more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The International Code Council issued the following news release: The ICC NTA Midwest Testing Laboratory welcomed Congressman Rudy Yakym for a campus tour and education on impact testing as it relates to the resilience of building materials relative to hurricanes and tornadoes, which are common in many parts of the country. NTA has a rich history in Nappanee (which wholly resides within Indiana's 2nd Congressional District which Yakym represents), operating as a bus more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The International Interior Design Association issued the following news release: The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is honored to announce the winners of the 50th annual Interior Design Competition and the 31st annual Will Ching Design Competition. The Interior Design Competition, marking its golden anniversary, recognizes creativity and innovation within the global interior design industry, paired with the Will Ching Design Competition that highlig more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The Institute of Food Technologists issued the following news release: The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), has elected Jana Schreuder from Stellenbosch University in South Africa as its next Board President. Schreuder is the first President-Elect from a non-U.S. institution in the history of IFTSA. Schreuder will spend the next year serving as President- more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, May 1 -- The Information Systems Audit and Control Association issued the following news release: To continue to deliver innovative training to those pursuing credentialing pathways for ISACA's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI),ISACA has updated each of its CMMI certification-related policies and CMMI certification exams to align with the recent CMMI V3.0 release and reflect best practices in managing certification programs. CMMI helps organizations--more than  more PR

PARK RIDGE, Illinois, May 1 -- The American Society of Safety Professionals issued the following news release: The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has bestowed the honor of Fellow on Daniel G. Hopwood, who has made significant contributions to the occupational safety and health profession for decades. He is the 2024 recipient of the Society's highest honor, becoming the 147th Fellow since the world's oldest professional safety organization was founded in 1911. "ASSP Fellows are more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America issued the following news release: The Rev. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni, Jerusalem, was elected April 27 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, April 25-27, at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, Colo. Johnston Aelabouni was elected on the fifth ballot, with 232 votes. The Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey, pas more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Data Show Need for Updated Pollution Rules, Curbing Corporate Power * * * Tyson Foods meat and poultry processing plants released more than 371.1 million pounds of pollutants into local waterways across the country between 2018 and 2022, according to an analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). It found that over half of the pollut more PR