BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 15 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * John Robertson honored with emeritus status More stories from the College of Engineering More stories from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine More stories from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine John Robertson, professor in the Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics department at the College of Engineering, professor of biomedical sciences and pathology at the Virginia-Maryland Col  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: A little-known mouse protein disrupts cancer-causing chemical changes to genes associated with human colorectal cancer cells and potentially could be used to treat solid tumors, according to a new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In the study, published Jan. 8 in the journal Nature Communications, the mouse version of the protei  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) today released a joint policy statement addressing the critical issue of lithium-ion battery disposal. Improper disposal of these batteries presents significant safety hazards, including fires that endanger people, property, and the waste and recycling infras  more

GLEN BURNIE, Maryland, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The State Educational Technology Directors Association issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * SETDA's Universal Connectivity Imperative report outlines strategies to prevent millions of students from losing internet access and further falling behind. * * * (Washington, DC) - SETDA, the principal association representing state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders, today released a new report, Universa  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 16 -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: Humanity & Inclusion (HI) welcomes the recently agreed ceasefire and urges all parties to uphold their commitments to peace and release the hostages. This development offers an important opportunity to address the immense suffering caused by the last 15 months of conflict. The devastating impact of this war on civilians cannot be overstated: During the attacks of October 7, 2023, 1,200 people were kil  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 16 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America issued the following news release: The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) submitted comments on the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings proposed standards. SWANA commends OSHA for taking action to propose this new standard. Heat is a serious safety concern, as many occupations in the waste and resource managem  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Jan. 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for January 14th, 2025 This Week in the ASAM Weekly It's interesting that in 2025, Greece is still struggling to embrace smoking bans that have successfully been applied for years in other countries. Although the inexplicably low price of cigarettes (~5 euros) is briefly mentioned, a New York Times article focuses more on an ingrained   more