Public Interest

Breakthrough Prize Foundation Announces Student Winner of 10th Annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge Science Video Competition

Jasmine Eyal, Age 16, of Singapore, Receives Top Honors and $400,000 in Education Prizes for her Original Video Explaining Mechanogenetic Cellular Engineering LOS ANGELES, April 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Breakthrough Prize Foundation today announcedSingapore-based Jasmine Eyal as winner of the...

2025-04-06 06:30 3227

BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE ANNOUNCES 2025 LAUREATES IN LIFE SCIENCES, FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS, AND MATHEMATICS

"Oscars® of Science" Awards Six $3 Million Prizes GLP-1 Diabetes and Obesity Discovery | Multiple Sclerosis Causes and Treatments | DNA Editing Exploration of Nature at Shortest Distances  Proof of Geometric Langlands Conjecture Special Prize Awarded to Giant of Theoretical Physics Breakthrou...

2025-04-06 06:30 2564

O-RAN Software Community Advances Open RAN Innovation with J and K Releases, Fostering Better Alignment with Industry Groups and Standards to Further Open RAN Adoption

New software releases further enable open Radio Access Network (RAN) adoption aligned to O-RAN ALLIANCE standards  SAN FRANCISCO and BONN, Germany, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The O-RAN Software Community (O-RAN SC), sponsored by the O-RAN ALLIANCE (O-RAN) and operated by theLinux Foundation, ...

2025-04-03 23:00 2463

Education Cannot Wait Welcomes Sigrid Kaag of The Netherlands as New Chair of its High-Level Steering Group

The visionary advocate for children's rights will lead ECW's global efforts to mobilize more resources to ensure children living on the frontlines of the world's most severe humanitarian crises are able to access quality education. NEW YORK, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Cannot Wait (EC...

2025-04-02 08:24 2781

Human Frontier Science Program: Research Grants Awarded to 104 of the Most Pioneering Scientists from 30 Nations

STRASBOURG, France, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- To pioneer new frontiers in life science research, the Human Frontier Science Program has awarded 104 of the world's most ingenious scientists from 30 nations with 2025 HFSP Research Grants and the first round of the new Accelerator Grants. 

2025-04-02 08:10 2339

Public Sector Pension Investment Board announces new Chief Financial Officer and new Chief Risk Officer

MONTRÉAL, March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) today announced the appointment ofCaroline Vermette as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of PSP Investments. PSP Investments also announced the appointment ofAlexandre Roy a...

2025-03-28 01:00 2064

Built by Nature Launches 2025 Prize to Celebrate Global Excellence in Responsible Timber Construction

Winning projects to be showcased in an international campaign, promoted at COP30 , and featured in a new documentary film AMSTERDAM, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Built by Nature (BbN) is excited to announce the launch of its 2025 global Prize, recognising exemplary real-world applications of th...

2025-03-27 07:01 2282

GFI Launches Industry Fellow Program to Elevate Fintech Leadership & Innovation

SINGAPORE, March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Fintech Institute (GFI) proudly unveils its Industry Fellow Program, a groundbreaking initiative designed to recognize, empower, and connect fintech professionals who are driving industry transformation.

2025-03-20 21:00 1893

Our Investment in School Meals is Our Investment in Education

Statement of International School Meals Day by Education Cannot Wait Director Yasmine Sherif NEW YORK, March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --  Millions of children worldwide are going hungry, and we all know that hungry children cannot learn. On International School Meals Day, we are calling on donors to...

2025-03-13 12:15 1775

UN Global Compact calls for Women's Economic Inclusion at Business Leadership Dialogue during Commission on the Status of Women

NEW YORK, March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Nations Global Compact, in partnership with UN Women and the Champions of Change Coalition, today concluded a high-level Business Leadership Dialogue, convened on the margins of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). ...

2025-03-12 04:43 1775

Education is a Pathway Toward Human Rights and Empowerment for Women and Girls Everywhere

International Women's Day Statement by Education Cannot Wait's Yasmine Sherif NEW YORK, March 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On International Women's Day, Education Cannot Wait joins our partners worldwide in calling for human rights and empowerment for women and girls everywhere.

2025-03-08 13:15 4894

Whoopi Goldberg Joins United Nations WPHF as Global Patron, Stands in Solidarity with Frontline Women Building Peace

NEW YORK, March 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Nations Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) is proud to announce that entertainment legend Whoopi Goldberg will serve as WPHF's Global Patron. An iconic actor, producer, and activist, Whoopi's decades-long commitment to social justice, wom...

2025-03-08 03:27 3427

We Are Enough® Launches the 3.3.3 Challenge: A Global Movement Empowering Women Through Investing in Women

Venture Capitalist Tracy Gray Aims to Address Women's Wealth Gap and Access to Capital LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- We Are Enough (WAE), a nonprofit, launches the first of its kind initiative, the3.3.3 Challenge: inspire 3 million women to commit to invest 3 billion dollars over 3 ...

2025-03-06 05:40 1730

China's two sessions: bridging public voice and policy action

BEIJING, March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As China's paramount legislative and advisory assemblies convene this week for their annual sessions, the global spotlight shifts toBeijing. The "Two Sessions" — the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ...

2025-03-05 10:10 2223

CGTN: 99.9% handled: How CPPCC proposals work in consultative democracy

CGTN published an article showing how China's top political advisory body plays its role in the whole process of people's democracy and highlighting how it facilitates Chinese modernization. BEIJING, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As a political advisor, Zhou Hanmin is no stranger to proposals on...

2025-03-04 22:22 1994

Moldova e-Governance Agency Joins EU Digital Identity Wallet Pilot

CHIȘINĂU, Moldova, March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The e-Governance Agency of Moldova (AGE) is proud to announce its participation in the second round of Large-Scale Pilot Projects (LSP) for the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI).

2025-03-03 21:55 2270

U.S. Institute of Peace Announces Visaka Dharmadasa the Fifth Annual Women Building Peace Award Laureate

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is honored to announceVisaka Dharmadasa of Sri Lanka as the Fifth Annual Laureate of USIP'sWomen Building Peace Award. This international award, which is given annually, honors women of extraordinary commitment, leaders...

2025-02-27 13:01 1616

TO MARK THE 55th ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY - EARTHDAY.ORG LAUNCHES EARTH ACTION DAY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO), the global leader in Earth Day advocacy and the biggest environmental movement in the world today announces Earth Action Day.  Just as we did on April 22, 1970, 55 years ago, we are once again calling on individuals, local communities...

2025-02-26 00:48 1777

EdHeroes Launches Global Initiative to Preserve Cultural Heritage Through Education

TRIESEN, Liechtenstein, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of last year's EdHeroes Global Forum on Cultural Heritage in Education, the global education network EdHeroes introduces a fresh new initiative to integrate cultural heritage into education worldwide calledEdHeroes Cultur...

2025-02-25 04:10 2878

Education Justice for All

World Day of Social Justice Statement by Education Cannot Wait Director Yasmine Sherif NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The central theme of this year's  World Day of Social Justice is to "strengthen a just transition for a sustainable future." Education is the very foundation for achiev...

2025-02-20 13:15 1740
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