Public Interest

2022 .ORG Impact Awards Finalists Named

35 inspirational mission-driven organizations and changemakers selected out of record 947 submissions from 68 countries RESTON, Va., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Interest Registry (PIR), the People behind .ORG, today named the finalists for the 4th annual.ORG Impact Awards. The program ...

2022-09-20 21:00 385

Dimagi receives $25 million to develop transformative technology for Frontline Workers

Program-Related Investment from the Steele Foundation for Hope will fund next generation digital platform to support and enable critical frontline healthcare workforces globally CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimagi, a global social impact organization and leader in frontline t...

2022-09-20 20:19 1275

Transforming Education, Transforming The World

Statement by Education Cannot Wait Director Yasmine Sherif for the Transforming Education Summit NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from across the world are uniting at the UN Secretary-General'sTransforming Education Summit to address a global education crisis that threatens to de...

2022-09-16 15:06 1234

Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Report Says Progress Still Possible Despite Setbacks to Global Goals

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates call on leaders to keep commitments to world's poorest and invest in innovation, ingenuity to continue saving millions of lives SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released its sixth annual Goalkeepers Report, noti...

2022-09-13 12:01 1365

New Study in JNCCN Suggests Way to Predict Outcomes with High Accuracy Prior to Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Patients

According to Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers, metabolic imaging (FDG-PET) in combination with traditional treatment response assessment methods can provide clinicians with critical information they need to guide therapy for pancreatic cancer patients. Increasingly impactful n...

2022-09-09 05:40 1564

ICANN Initiative Promotes Internet Security Best Practices

Community of technical experts will work together to ensure a safer and more secure Domain Name System LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is launching the Knowledge-sharing and Instantiating Norms for DNS and Naming Security...

2022-09-06 23:30 2563

BATTERSEA POWER STATION OPENS FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 2022

* Finishing touches to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys were made today in preparation for the public openingon Friday 14th October * Battersea Power Station is set to become London's most exciting retail and leisure destination with the first of over 100 shops, bars, restaurants, off...

2022-09-01 16:47 5891

Pixalate Releases First UK Child Online Safety Report for Mobile: 96% of Open Programmatic Ad-Supported Google & Apple Children's Apps Share GPS or IP Address With Advertisers and Data Brokers

  Pixalate found 800k+ mobile apps across the Google & Apple app stores that are likely accessed by children under the age of 18; 64% of UK-based Children's Apps in the Apple App Store request permission to access personal info LONDON, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixalate, the global market-le...

2022-08-30 20:00 1825

Investors Can Begin Filing I-526E Petitions in U.S. Immigration Fund's Project: The Wave Spa in New Jersey

JUPITER, Fla., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Immigration Fund, LLC ("USIF") one of the largest EB-5 Regional Center operators inthe United States with over 5,000 EB-5 investors and over$2.9 Billion in EB-5 capital, is thrilled to announce the notice of receipt (known as Form I-956F) from U.S...

2022-08-25 07:49 2637

Education Cannot Wait Proud to Participate in Global Citizen Festival 2022: Calling on World Leaders and Donors to Empower Girls and End Extreme Poverty Now

Metallica, Mariah Carey, Jonas Brothers, Charlie Puth, Måneskin, Mickey Guyton and Rosalía set to perform at Global Citizen Festival inNew York's Central Park on24 September 2022 - Hosted by Global Citizen Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Cannot W...

2022-08-13 02:05 8769

LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IN CHILDHOOD, PERSISTENT LOW WAGES LINKED TO RISK FOR DEMENTIA AND FASTER MEMORY DECLINE

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Socioeconomic deprivation, including neighborhood disadvantages and persistent low wages, are associated with higher dementia risk, lower cognitive performance and faster memory decline, according to several studies reported today at theAlzheimer's Associat...

2022-08-03 00:15 2421

EXPERIENCES OF RACISM ASSOCIATED WITH POOR MEMORY, INCREASED COGNITIVE DECLINE

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Experiences of structural, interpersonal and institutional racism are associated with lower memory scores and worse cognition in midlife and old age, especially among Black individuals, according to studies reported today at theAlzheimer's Association Inter...

2022-08-01 23:00 2256

World Trade Centers Association and The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Further the Promotion of International Trade

Partnership provides close collaboration on creating international trade opportunities together with WTCA Members in Türkiye NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®), an international trade organization connecting over 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) lo...

2022-07-28 01:09 1646

Internet Society Foundation Announces US$1.5 million in funding to promote Internet resiliency

RESTON, Va., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Society Foundation has launched a second round of grants through its Resiliency program, which aims to help communities enhance preparedness and build Internet resiliency when faced with adverse events.  This funding will support projects th...

2022-07-27 08:00 1882

Clinivate Provides Notice Of Data Security Incident

PASADENA, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationwide – Clinivate, LLC ("Clinivate") recently experienced a data security incident that may have involved the protected health information of individuals within Clinivate's electronic health record system. OnJuly 22, 2022, Clinivate sent letter...

2022-07-26 08:59 1548

USAID Announces $200 Million Commitment to Tackle Child Wasting, the Largest Single Investment in Malnutrition Treatment in History

With co-investment from philanthropist Sir Chris Hohn, the CRI Foundation, the Eleanor Crook Foundation, and The ELMA Relief Foundation, this monumental commitment will drive more than a 50% increase in the number of severely malnourished children who receive treatment with Ready-to-use Therapeut...

2022-07-19 06:27 1613

The Eileen Fisher Foundation Launches HEY FASHION!, An Initiative Dedicated to Tackling Fashion's Waste Crisis

NEW YORK, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Eileen Fisher Foundation (EFF) announces the launch ofHEY FASHION!, a digital platform curated by Pentatonic that refines the complex topic of textile waste into tangible actions to initiate change, containing comprehensive content backed by key industry...

2022-07-07 22:12 2258

Israel Honors Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla with the "Jewish Nobel" Prize

Bourla donates his $1 million Genesis Prize award towards the construction of the Holocaust Museum ofGreece in Thessaloniki, to commemorate Greek-Jewish communities wiped out by the Nazis JERUSALEM, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the President of Israel Isaac Herzog presented the Genesis Pr...

2022-06-30 07:56 1918

JNCCN: Mismatch in Breast Cancer Trial Results and Real-World Outcomes Based on Treatment Discontinuation

New population study on adjuvant hormone therapy for breast cancer finds correlation between hot flashes and poorer outcomes—in contrast to clinical trial results; likely due to patients with side-effects ending treatment early. PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New research in...

2022-06-21 20:39 1408

Education Cannot Wait: 222 Million Crisis-Impacted Children in Urgent Need of Educational Support

GENEVA, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), released a shocking newreport today that indicates the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring educational support has grown from...

2022-06-21 16:30 1954
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