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Released: 28-Apr-2021 8:00 AM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Keeping Carbon in the Sea, Keeping Plastics Out, Keeping Sea Level Down: Live Expert Panel for April 27, 2pm ET
Newswise

Scientists from NYU, University of Portsmouth, and Hamilton College will discuss recent work on sea level rise, the science of “blue carbon” stored in the sea, and important policy changes to reduce plastic pollution in the ocean.

     
Released: 27-Apr-2021 1:45 PM EDT
DHS-Funded Security Technology Licensed for Commercialization
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T is pushing the boundaries of technology, architecture, and industry partnerships to meet TSA’s current and future challenges and improve the screening experience for both travelers and screeners.

Released: 27-Apr-2021 12:40 PM EDT
Shoe Scanner Technology on the Horizon
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A shoe scanner may allow people passing through security screening to keep their shoes on. PNNL built the scanner based on the same technology it used to develop airport scanners. It's licensed to Liberty Defense.

Released: 26-Apr-2021 12:50 PM EDT
New reports address COVID-19’s fiscal effects, policy possibilities
University of Illinois Chicago

From revenue shortfalls to meeting increased demand for public services, the challenges facing government entities require atypical policies to deal with these issues in the COVID-19 era and beyond, according to new reports from the Government Finance Research Center at the University of Illinois Chicago.

Released: 23-Apr-2021 4:55 PM EDT
Breaking the glass ceiling: Kang tracking female judicial appointments around the globe
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

For the past seven years, political scientist Alice Kang has been tracking when and how women broke the glass ceiling to be appointed to the highest courts in democratic countries.

Released: 22-Apr-2021 12:10 PM EDT
Study models economic impact of proposed law to regulate high-risk diagnostic tests
Massachusetts General Hospital

Legislation currently under consideration in the U.S. Congress would increase regulatory oversight of certain diagnostic tests, and a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and colleagues from several other institutions demonstrates that its potential impact will depend on key details in the bill's final language.

Released: 22-Apr-2021 11:55 AM EDT
Endocrine Society calls on Congress to pass legislation to lower the price of insulin
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society is calling on Congress to pass legislation to lower the price of insulin and applauds the efforts of Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) to reintroduce H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act to improve access to affordable medications. In January, the Society published a position statement on insulin access and affordability, which recommends policymakers include government negotiation as part of an overall strategy to reduce insulin prices.

Released: 22-Apr-2021 10:10 AM EDT
Firearms Laws Curb Rates of Gun Violence Across United States
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

States with stricter firearms laws reported lower suicide and homicide rates, according to a Rutgers study.

Released: 22-Apr-2021 9:25 AM EDT
IU researchers tackle the challenges of conducting intrastate policy surveillance
Indiana University

IU researchers tackle the challenges of conducting intrastate policy surveillance and find accessing county and municipal laws challenging in Indiana.

   
Released: 21-Apr-2021 12:15 PM EDT
Five factors that led to Chauvin guilty verdicts
Washington University in St. Louis

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted April 20 on three charges in the death of George Floyd. Collectively, people across the country breathed a sigh of relief because far too often, the story has been police killing people of color with impunity, says an expert on race and the law at Washington University in St.

Released: 21-Apr-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Study finds the cost of partisanship among federal workers
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

When Donald Trump became president in 2017, federal employees who lean Democratic found themselves working for an administration they didn’t agree with.

   
Released: 20-Apr-2021 5:40 PM EDT
FSU experts available for context after Chauvin verdict
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: April 20, 2021 | 5:23 pm | SHARE: Florida State University has experts available to offer context on topics related to the Derek Chauvin trial and verdict.POLICING AND POLICE REFORMEmma E. Fridel, assistant professor, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice (201) 452-0384; [email protected] researches violence and aggression with a focus on homicide, including school violence, homicide-suicide, serial and mass murder and fatal officer-citizen encounters.

Released: 20-Apr-2021 3:10 PM EDT
House Reintroduces Bill to Modernize Medicare’s Chiropractic Coverage
American Chiropractic Association

The Chiropractic Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 2654), introduced April 19 in the U.S. House of Representatives, would increase Medicare coverage of services provided by doctors of chiropractic within the full extent of their state licensure, enabling chiropractic patients to conveniently and safely access needed care.

Released: 20-Apr-2021 3:10 PM EDT
House Reintroduces Bill to Modernize Medicare’s Chiropractic Coverage
American Chiropractic Association

The Chiropractic Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 2654), introduced April 19 in the U.S. House of Representatives, would increase Medicare coverage of services provided by doctors of chiropractic within the full extent of their state licensure, enabling chiropractic patients to conveniently and safely access needed care.

Released: 20-Apr-2021 2:20 PM EDT
AANA Applauds Presidential and Congressional Action to Delay Medicare Sequester
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Healthcare providers, including Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), will continue to receive resources to care for some of the most vulnerable patients with President Biden signing of H.R. 1186 to postpone a 2% cut to Medicare reimbursements for healthcare providers.

Released: 20-Apr-2021 1:35 PM EDT
How lessons from past emergencies could improve the pandemic response
University of Washington

The federal government, in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, could learn from how the nation responded to Hurricane Katrina, 9/11 and the H1N1 swine flu, a new University of Washington study found.

Released: 20-Apr-2021 10:25 AM EDT
Insect Advocates: Recognizing the American Bumblebee as an Endangered Species
Albany Law School

A humble bumblebee is getting help it desperately needs from Albany Law School students and faculty. A group of 14 students – with the unofficial moniker the “Bombus Pollinator Association of Law Students” or “BPALS,” for short – and Professor Keith Hirokawa teamed up with the Center for Biological Diversity to file a petition with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on February 1 to add the American bumblebee to the endangered species list through the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

   
Released: 20-Apr-2021 9:00 AM EDT
CUR Social Sciences Division Announces 2021 Undergraduate Conference Presentation Awardee
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

The Social Sciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research announces the 2021 recipient of its Undergraduate Conference Presentation Award. The recipient is an undergraduate student presenting original research results at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting.

Released: 19-Apr-2021 2:35 PM EDT
Albany Law School Exceeds Campaign Goal Early
Albany Law School

Despite the challenges of raising funds during a pandemic, Albany Law School, the nation's oldest independent law school, exceeded their $30M campaign goal months earlier than expected.

Released: 19-Apr-2021 2:05 PM EDT
Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics Launches First Public Database of Scientists in State Politics
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The Science and Politics Initiative at Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics has launched the first publicly accessible national database of elected state legislators with scientific, engineering and health care training.

Released: 19-Apr-2021 11:20 AM EDT
Who is Selling and Trafficking Africa’s Wild Meat?
Wildlife Conservation Society

A new study classifies different types of wildlife traffickers and sellers in two of Central Africa’s growing urban centers, providing new insight into the poorly understood urban illegal wildlife trade.

Released: 19-Apr-2021 9:30 AM EDT
Pandemic Eviction Bans Found to Protect Entire Communities from COVID-19 Spread
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania uses computer modeling to suggest that eviction bans authorized during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the infection rate and not only protected those who would have lost their housing but also entire communities from the spread of infections.

Released: 16-Apr-2021 2:05 AM EDT
USA committed to Northern Ireland’s success, says Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast’s Chancellor, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton has said that the new Biden administration in the USA is committed to the success of Northern Ireland economically and politically.

Released: 15-Apr-2021 1:05 PM EDT
Arthur S. Flemming Awards Honor Outstanding Federal Employees
George Washington University

Twelve exceptional public servants representing a diverse array of federal agencies will be honored at the 72nd annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards. The winners are recognized for performing outstanding service in the fields of applied science and engineering, basic science, leadership and management, legal achievement, and social science.

Released: 15-Apr-2021 12:45 PM EDT
UCI Study Finds that California Competes Tax Credit Program Creates Jobs
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., April 15, 2021 — Finally, an economic development tax incentive program that works – that’s the conclusion of an analysis by researchers at the University of California, Irvine. They found that each job incentivized under the California Competes Tax Credit led to more than two additional people working in that location.

Released: 15-Apr-2021 8:05 AM EDT
Abigail Smith has been named the West Virginia University’s 25th Truman Scholar
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Abigail Smith, a WVU student committed to improving the future of West Virginia through public policy, has been named the University’s 25th Truman Scholar, the nation’s top graduate fellowship award for aspiring public service leaders.



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