RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 28 (TNSBook) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The award-winning book by Pulitzer-nominated journalist Chip Jones examines a long legacy of mistreating African Americans, culminating in efforts to win the heart transplant race in the late 1960s. * * * By William Lineberry "The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South," a 2020 book that provides a "powerful story that examines instituti  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 27 (TNSBook) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill VCU Libraries has acquired a treasure trove of thousands of rare medical books, manuscripts, silhouettes and prints, providing researchers with the opportunity to explore the history and evolution of medicine in its earliest printed form. The collection of Joseph Lyons Miller (1875-1957) -- who practiced medicine in Thomas, West Virginia, while serving as medical director of t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSOps) -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2022: * * * EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Malia Cohen for California state controller. Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, released the following statement: "EMILY's List is thrilled to endorse Malia Cohen on her groundbreaking campaign to become the first African American to serve as state controller of California. Malia has spent her entire career adv  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 28 -- The European Commission issued the following fact sheet entitled "Guidelines on State Aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy 2022": * * * What are the main changes introduced in the revised Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy ('CEEAG')? The new Guidelines provide the framework for public authorities to support the European Green Deal objectives efficiently and with minimum distortions of competition. In particula  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 28 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Air Products & Chemicals and the Indonesian government's deal on coal gasification projects has triggered a looming policy conflict because it may be impossible to meet the business interests of all parties, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Air Products, a U.S.-based industrial gas company, recently signed a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following memorandum (No. 2021-CR-007) on Jan. 20, 2022, regarding Bureau of Land Management's Federal mineral leasing program: * * * To: Tracy Stone-Manning, Director, Bureau of Land Management From: Mark Lee Greenblatt, Inspector General Subject: Final Inspection Report - The Bureau of Land Management Did Not Review the Federal Exclusions List Before Issuing Federal Mineral Leases, Report No. 2021-CR-007 This report presents  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 28 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release: The Ports of Indiana handled more than 11.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, resulting in a 33.6% increase from 2020. The past five years' shipments (2017-2021), including the hard-hit pandemic of 2020, have totaled more than 58.7 million tons, which set a new five-year high for the three Ports. (In comparison, the previous five years' shipments (2012-2016) totaled $49.1 million tons.) Both Burns Harbor and  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSJou) -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news: A Zika virus vaccine candidate is effective at preventing the Zika virus passing from mother to fetus in preclinical animal studies, according to a new study in the journal npj Vaccines. The research is a collaboration between Trudeau Institute, Texas Biomedical Research Institute's Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC), and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), where t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have built a cost-effective artificial leaf that can capture carbon dioxide at rates 100 times better than current systems. Unlike other carbon capture systems, which work in labs with pure carbon dioxide from pressurized tanks, this artificial leaf works in the real world. It captures carbon dioxide from more diluted sources, like a  more