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Federal Investment Supports Building Novel 14-Storey Mass-Timber Academic Tower at the University of Toronto

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

The University of Toronto's Academic Wood Tower project is one of many examples of innovative technologies being used to create resilient and low-carbon buildings, while preventing carbon emissions.

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  • The University of Toronto's Academic Wood Tower project is one of many examples of innovative technologies being used to create resilient and low-carbon buildings, while preventing carbon emissions.
  • The Government of Canada is pleased to help get this tower built, right here in Toronto."
  • "As a global university, we have a responsibility — and an opportunity — to show the world how to positively shape urban environments.
  • Ambitious projects like these are why U of T is increasingly regarded as a global leader in sustainability."

Sephora and Zoetis Recognized by Catalyst for Improving Gender Representation and Advancing Women

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sephora and Zoetis have demonstrated the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to create workplaces that work for women – and for everyone – and will be honored with the 2024 Catalyst Award for their efforts and results. These companies' initiatives have engaged employees at all levels, resulting in increased representation of women, including women of color, across their organizations. The companies will be honored by Catalyst, a global nonprofit promoting gender equity and workplace inclusion, at the Catalyst Awards Conference & Dinner on 12 March 2024.

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  • These companies' initiatives have engaged employees at all levels, resulting in increased representation of women, including women of color, across their organizations.
  • "These Catalyst Award-winning initiatives are not only normalizing gender equity and advancing women as imperatives in the workplace but are getting meaningful results.
  • Sephora and Zoetis have shown us the positive impact for employees, for business, and for communities when workplaces are respectful and rewarding for women and for everyone."
  • Sephora and Zoetis will receive the Catalyst Award for:
    After Sephora debuted its 2019 manifesto, "We Belong to Something Beautiful," the company launched its first comprehensive DE&I strategy, Sephora DE&I Heart Journey, in 2020.

Kathy Kolla Punk Rock Documentary "Who Is Billy Bones?" Now Available to Stream Nationwide

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cola Kat Productions, a Los Angeles-based film and TV production company, today announced that award-winning filmmaker Kathy Kolla's punk rock music documentary "Who Is Billy Bones?" is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and United Kingdom. The film explores the early days of Hollywood punk and the continued perseverance of Skull's frontman Billy Bones through insightful interviews with notable musicians including Mike Dirnt (Green Day), Kevin Preston (Prima Donna) and Chas T. Gray (Wall of Voodoo).

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cola Kat Productions , a Los Angeles-based film and TV production company, today announced that award-winning filmmaker Kathy Kolla 's punk rock music documentary "Who Is Billy Bones?"
  • is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and United Kingdom.
  • "This movie is a universal story of how perseverance can help a person overcome obstacles," said writer/director Kathy Kolla.
  • "This movie is a universal story of how perseverance can help a person overcome obstacles," said writer/director Kathy Kolla.

Glaucoma Innovations to be Presented at 13th Annual New Horizons Forum in San Francisco

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) will host the 13th Annual Glaucoma 360 New Horizons Forum on February 9th at San Francisco's historic Westin St. Francis Hotel.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) will host the 13th Annual Glaucoma 360 New Horizons Forum on February 9th at San Francisco's historic Westin St. Francis Hotel.
  • Dr. Ianchulev's keynote lecture "The Innovation Journey of an iDoctor" will shed light on recent and on-the-horizon advances in glaucoma care.
  • The complete program agenda can be viewed on the New Horizons Forum website .
  • New Horizons Forum is the centerpiece of Glaucoma 360 , GRF's signature three-day series of events planned for February 8 to 10, 2024.

Student Press Law Center Celebrates 50 Years Empowering Student Journalists Amid Unprecedented Press Freedom Challenges on Student Press Freedom Day

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a year where student journalists are playing an increasingly crucial role in the news ecosystem, the Student Press Law Center ( SPLC ) celebrates its 50th anniversary as the sole legal organization exclusively devoted to supporting student journalists.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a year where student journalists are playing an increasingly crucial role in the news ecosystem, the Student Press Law Center ( SPLC ) celebrates its 50th anniversary as the sole legal organization exclusively devoted to supporting student journalists.
  • As student press freedoms face unprecedented challenges, this year's Student Press Freedom Day on Feb. 22, adopts the theme “Powerfully Persistent.”
    “SPLC's half-century milestone underscores the critical need to safeguard the First Amendment rights of student journalists who are navigating a landscape fraught with challenges,” said Gary Green, SPLC's executive director and a veteran journalist.
  • As a result, the bill has gained tremendous momentum , and if successful, will make Wisconsin the 18th state to restore student press freedom.
  • As SPLC celebrates its 50th year, the organization appeals for contributions at www.splc.org/donate to promote, support and defend the rights of student journalists and faculty advisers nationwide.

Aurora Mobile Partners with Star Charge to Jointly Promote the Development of New Energy Industry

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Leveraging its powerful customer engagement platform and multi-channel messaging solution, Aurora Mobile will help Star Charge execute a more precise user outreach strategy and achieve a more efficient message delivery rate.

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  • Leveraging its powerful customer engagement platform and multi-channel messaging solution, Aurora Mobile will help Star Charge execute a more precise user outreach strategy and achieve a more efficient message delivery rate.
  • Star Charge, one of the core brands of Wanbang Digital Energy Co., Ltd. is located in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province.
  • In 2020, Star Charge pioneered the concept of "mobile energy network", which provides a comprehensive energy interconnection network based on mobile vehicles, mobile energy carriers, mobile energy replenishment facilities and mobile devices, and innovated the business model of "cloud management" based on "hardware + software + service".
  • Going forward, by leveraging JPush's accurate, efficient, stable and secure messaging service, Aurora Mobile will work with Star Charge to support the development of the new energy industry and provide users with a more convenient and intelligent mobility experience.

Dan Svejnar Joins Voltus as Senior Vice President of Growth

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voltus, Inc. (Voltus), the leading distributed energy resource (DER) platform and virtual power plant (VPP) operator, announced today that Dan Svejnar joins the Voltus leadership team as Senior Vice President of Growth, focused on connecting more DER owners, operators, and asset managers to revenue generating energy market opportunities through the Voltus platform.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voltus, Inc. (Voltus), the leading distributed energy resource (DER) platform and virtual power plant (VPP) operator, announced today that Dan Svejnar joins the Voltus leadership team as Senior Vice President of Growth, focused on connecting more DER owners, operators, and asset managers to revenue generating energy market opportunities through the Voltus platform.
  • Voltus aggregates DERs into virtual power plants to provide capacity, energy, and ancillary services to grid operators and utilities.
  • Before joining Voltus, Svejnar was Vice President of Renewable Services and Sustainable Infrastructure at Johnson Controls (JCI).
  • Svejnar studied business at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Purchase Green Artificial Grass Expands to Fairfax County, Virginia!

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Purchase Green Fairfax County will service Ogden, Springfield, Newington, Pohick as well as other surrounding communities.

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  • Purchase Green Fairfax County will service Ogden, Springfield, Newington, Pohick as well as other surrounding communities.
  • Customers at Purchase Green Fairfax County will optimize their landscape surfacing experience as they shop the wide variety of premium artificial grass products in the showroom and warehouse.
  • As visitors experience the showroom at Purchase Green Fairfax County, they will be able to see, touch and feel samples of high-quality synthetic grass solutions.
  • The staff at Purchase Green Fairfax County is well informed and excited to help visitors as they explore sustainable artificial grass alternatives.

Southern West Virginia School Fair to Feature 70+ Exhibitors Serving K-12 Students

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Monday, January 15, 2024

BECKLEY, W.Va., Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- There's a widening world of learning choices to explore. After a successful debut last January, Southern West Virginia's largest school choice fair is back, highlighting 70+ schools and community organizations that serve K-12 students. The Saturday, Jan. 20 event will give parents the opportunity to shop learning resources, while kids can enjoy face painting, balloon artists, gaming buses, and corn hole!

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  • After a successful debut last January, Southern West Virginia's largest school choice fair is back, highlighting 70+ schools and community organizations that serve K-12 students.
  • To celebrate learning and support parents in understanding and navigating all of West Virginia's school choices.
  • This school fair is planned to coincide with the history-making celebration of National School Choice Week (Jan. 21-27, 2024), which will feature more than 25,000 school choice celebrations across all 50 states.
  • These include a school fair in Morgantown and spirit weeks and contests across West Virginia schools.

EQS-News: Deminor signs the 'Green Pledge'

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Deminor has become one of the first litigation funders in the world to sign the international Green Pledge agreement of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations.

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  • Deminor has become one of the first litigation funders in the world to sign the international Green Pledge agreement of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations.
  • Deminor is committed to raising awareness of its own carbon footprint in the industry and implementing various measures to reduce its own carbon footprint.
  • Dr. Malte Stübinger, General Legal Counsel at Deminor: “We are delighted to be one of the first litigation funders to sign the Green Pledge.
  • With the Green Pledge, we have a great initiative and concrete measures for implementation.”
    Further information on the Green Pledge can be found here: