NORTHFIELD, Illinois, March 19 -- The Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the College of American Pathologists, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 148, Issue 3): LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: * Male Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer: Clinicopathologic Features Including Recurrence Score Results From a Population-Based Database * The Chemistry in Immunohistochemistry: A Reply From UK NEQAS SPECIAL SECTION-AN UPDAT  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, March 19 -- Concord University issued the following news release: Concord University has taken delivery on a high-performance X-ray-diffracting crystal manufactured by Rigaku Innovative Technologies of Auburn Hills, Michigan. The crystal was installed into Concord's ARL electron microprobe by Advanced Microbeam Inc. of Vienna, Ohio. Only two such crystals exist in the world, the one now installed at Concord and the other at Advanced Microbeam. This is the first of severa  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42853) on Jan. 17, 2024, entitled "Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues" by energy policy specialist Mark Holt. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The policy debate over the role of nuclear power in the nation's energy mix is rooted in the technology's fundamental characteristics. Nuclear reactors can produce potentially vast amounts of useful energy with relatively low consumptio  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 19 -- Geisinger Health issued the following news release: In observance of Earth Day, Geisinger will host free community shred events across northeastern and central Pennsylvania throughout the month of April. Employees and members of the public are invited to bring any personal or professional confidential documents -- such as bank statements, credit card bills and tax forms -- to be securely shredded on-site and recycled. Each person is limited to three boxes.   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has secured approval of a new federal mine plan for Coyote Creek Mine in Zap, North Dakota, allowing for the development of two tracts of federal coal located under private surface acreage. The federal coal lease was awarded in 2020 by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), following completion of an environmental assessment (EA) over the tract  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 19 -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies issued the following news release: Geneva/Kuala Lumpur/Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia is enduring its most severe winter in nearly half a century, grappling with the devastating effects of Dzud. Since November last year, extreme weather has now enveloped 76% of the nation in White Dzud and Iron Dzud conditions. These conditions cover grazing areas with deep snow and ice, critically limiting access to fo  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 19 -- The European Investment Bank issued the following news release: * * * * The EIB is providing Euros33 million for the construction of one of Kosovo's largest solar photovoltaic plants. * In line with the EU Global Gateway initiative, the project will also benefit from a Euros29 million loan from the KfW Development Bank and a Euros32 million EU grant channelled through the Western Balkans Investment Framework * The new plant will contribute to higher energy secu  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL will showcase ongoing work by researchers from the public and private sectors to identify and address the nation's greatest energy, environmental and economic challenges during the 2024 NETL Resource Sustainability Project Review Meeting, scheduled for April 2-4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The meeting will provide a public forum to present the results fro  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following op-ed: A sad fact about the politics of Washington is that some of the most important issues facing the United States and the world are rarely debated in a serious manner. Nowhere is that more true than in the area of foreign policy. For many decades, there has been a "bipartisan consensus" on foreign affairs. Tragically, that consensus has almost always been wrong. Whether it has been the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan,  more

DICKSON, Tennessee, March 19 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: This week, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will hold an informational session and public hearing concerning the proposed Cumberland Gas Pipeline Project. The meetings will focus on additional stream alterations that were left out of the original application submitted last year by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company. This is an opportunity for community members to expr  more