ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- ACES-The Society for Editing issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2025, by Board of Directors President Heather E. Saunders: * * * Dear ACES members, I want to take a moment to share some updates, reflect on what we accomplished in 2024, and thank you for your support of ACES and the editing community. Governance One of our biggest developments in 2024 was the expansion and renaming of our executive officer roles. These changes were made to bett  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Nearly 100,000 pro bono hours served * * * Free Legal Answers, the virtual legal advice clinic sponsored by the American Bar Association, hit a major milestone, crossing the 400,000-mark in the total number of questions handled since the program's inception in 2016. The program's more than 15,000 attorneys registered nationally to volunteer performed over 16,500 hours of pro bono serv  more

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- ACES-The Society for Editing issued the following news: By Lisa McLendon Supporting the next generation of editors is the mission of the ACES Education Fund. The ACES Education Fund's biggest news this year was that Alex Cruden, an early member of ACES and a longtime member and past president of the ACES Education Fund Board of Directors, donated $40,000 to the Education Fund, with the goal of enabling us to say "yes" more often, whether it's for an ext  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association extends our deepest sympathies to those who have been affected by and to those who have lost everything during the Los Angeles area fires. We know that the Los Angeles Public Library's Palisades Branch Library was destroyed, and we await word on others that may have been in the fire zone, including libraries of all kinds.  During such heartbr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- The American Marketing Association issued the following news release: * * * Academic, Collegiate, Leadership, Public Policy, and Higher Education events will be showcased for the marketing community * * * The American Marketing Association (AMA) is pleased to announce the schedule of 2025 events and conferences for the marketing community. Focused on academic development, equipping students to build the future, leadership events for CMOs and executives, profes  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- The International Code Council issued the following news release: * * * Colorado becomes fifth state in the past year to adopt ICC/MBI Standards 1200 and 1205, the second to adopt ICC/MBI Standard 1210 and the first to adopt Guideline 6 * * * Denver, Colorado - On January 1, 2025, the International Code Council's and Modular Building Institute's (MBI) Standards 1200, 1205 and 1210, as well as Guideline 6: A Guideline on Advanced Panelization became effective in   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 12 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The Games and Gaming Round Table of the American Library Association is proud to sponsor its annual grant program to enable libraries to develop gaming programs or collections for their patrons. This year GameRT has increased the "Game On!" grant funds and $2,000 will be available to be awarded to assist a library or libraries in developing gaming programs or collections for t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association issued the following news release: The following statement is attributable to: Bruce A. Scott, M.D. President, American Medical Association "CMS has announced that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are expected to receive an average payment increase of 4.33% from 2025 to 2026. Meanwhile, physicians treating Medicare patients are facing their fifth consecutive year of payment cuts -- this time by 2.8% -- despit  more