WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSsta) -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on the National Day of Mourning honoring the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter: "Today, our nation pauses to honor the legacy of a man who embodied public service. Jimmy Carter spent his entire life - one hundred years - doing everything he could to protect   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 10 -- Americans for Prosperity issued the following news release: Atlanta, GA - Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) released the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVRlm_xX36E) titled "Food Truck Freedom: How Georgia Made Business Easier for Small Entrepreneurs." The compelling video highlights AFP's work with Georgia food truck owners to cut down overbearing rules and regulations and ultimately helping to pass House Bill 1443 in 2022. Under the previous rul  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: The Augusta University Human Research Protection Program and AU's Institutional Review Board will co-host a community forum in partnership with Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University, the University of Georgia, Emory University and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Human Research Protections. The two-day community forum will be held Wednesday, Feb. 19, and Thursd  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: Wesley Meares, PhD, and Lance Hunter, PhD, are avid sports fans and were intrigued by the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2021 ruling in NCAA v Alston that allowed student-athletes to profit from their Name, Image and Likeness. Before the ruling, student-athletes were prohibited by the NCAA from entering into contracts to promote products or brands. Meares, director of the Master of Public Administration pro  more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Jan. 11 -- Columbus State University issued the following news: Columbus State University's Hallock Endowment for Military Studies announces its Spring 2025 lecture series lineup. Spring lectures in February and March will conclude the program's World War II focus while also spotlighting local Civil War resources: * Feb. 20: "Making Sense of the Battlefield: The Infantry Sensescape in Europe, 1943-45," by Dr. Mary Louise Roberts, an American historian and author who is curre  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: Around the world, women play a vital role in the economy, the family, and the social fabric of communities. Women's empowerment is considered essential for social and economic development, but a lack of research linking these concepts inhibits governments and organizations from investing in women's empowerment activities to improve women's lives and achieve other health and   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Andrea Honaker A collaborative project between Mercer and Northeastern universities revealed a surprising commonality among the attendees of a revived music festival: life trauma. Now, the research team plans to use its data to help connect mental health agencies with musical communities in need of services. Dr. Nathan Myrick, assistant professor of church music at Mercer, and Dr. Andrew Mall, associate pro  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 10 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Nelson SAVANNAH -- Raghavan Chinnadurai, Ph.D., assistant professor in the biomedical sciences department at Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM), received a grant from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceutical Industry through its External Collaborative Research Program. This funding will support research to help understand the mechanism of action (MOA) or how innovative cellular therapy works to reduce complicatio  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The American Marketing Association issued the following news release: The American Marketing Association is pleased to announce the selection of five distinguished scholars to be inducted as AMA Fellows at the 2025 AMA Winter Academic Conference. This milestone year represents the 10th anniversary of the "AMA Fellow" distinction. The 2025 honorees include academics who span the discipline and have made extensive contributions both within the AMA and acros  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum issued the following news release: A Federal District Court in Kentucky issued a decision today in Tennessee v. Cardona that strikes down the Biden Administration's unlawful attempt to redefine "sex" in Title IX to include "gender identity." The Court's ruling applies nationwide and is a win for women and girls across the country.  In April, Independent Women's Law Center, and the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, an  more