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Miller Barondess Expands IP Litigation Practice

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Miller Barondess, LLP adds top patent and trade secret litigator Ben Herbert to its partnership, continuing the expansion of the firm's Intellectual Property practice.

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  • Miller Barondess, LLP adds top patent and trade secret litigator Ben Herbert to its partnership, continuing the expansion of the firm's Intellectual Property practice.
  • Adding his patent expertise to the IP team further enhances the firm's already robust IP practice and solidifies its position as a powerhouse in IP litigation.
  • "We are very pleased to have Ben working with us as the firm continues to grow," said Skip Miller, a founding partner of Miller Barondess.
  • Miller Barondess is a Los Angeles-based firm specializing in litigation, trial, and appellate work in California and around the country.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – BriaCell is Leading the Fight with its Innovative Technology

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Friday, October 20, 2023

The overall risk of a woman in the United States developing breast cancer sometime in her life is about 13%.

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  • The overall risk of a woman in the United States developing breast cancer sometime in her life is about 13%.
  • This means there is an approximately 1 in 8 chance she will develop breast cancer;
    Approximately 43,170 women and 530 men are expected to die of breast cancer in the U.S. in 2023, making breast cancer the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in women (after lung cancer) in the U.S.
  • I am writing this letter during Breast Cancer Awareness month to alert all to the devastation of advanced breast cancer.
  • While the focus of the month is on early detection, as it should be, I highlight our recent accomplishments in the fight against advanced breast cancer, an incurable disease.

Kaplan Survey: Most Pre-Law Students Don’t Think Law School Applicants Should Be Allowed to Use GenAI in Admissions Essays

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Monday, October 2, 2023

But preliminary results from Kaplan’s 2023 law school admissions officers survey find that the majority of schools have yet to implement any policy regarding the role that GenAI can or cannot play in applicants’ admissions essays.

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  • But preliminary results from Kaplan’s 2023 law school admissions officers survey find that the majority of schools have yet to implement any policy regarding the role that GenAI can or cannot play in applicants’ admissions essays.
  • Pre-law students who don’t think GenAI should be allowed shared the following reasons:
    “The use of AI in a personal statement makes an individual's personal statement disingenuous.
  • It is also an act of plagiarism because the work is not the student's own.”
    “I think it takes away from the other applicants who actually do know how to write and research and such.
  • Note to editors: Kaplan is a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC)

GMS Board Members Recognized for Excellence in Board Leadership

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS), a leading North American specialty building products distributor, is proud to announce that two members of its Board of Directors have been recognized for their excellence in board leadership and significant professional achievements.

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  • GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS), a leading North American specialty building products distributor, is proud to announce that two members of its Board of Directors have been recognized for their excellence in board leadership and significant professional achievements.
  • Peter C. Browning has received the B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award from The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), a peer-to-peer network of board directors with more than 23,000 members.
  • John J. Gavin, Chair of GMS, said, "On behalf of the entire Board of Directors of GMS, I congratulate Peter and Teri for these well-deserved honors.
  • We are fortunate to have directors of such high caliber serving on our Board and benefit from their extensive knowledge and experience.”

BriaCell Accepts Letter of Intent from Weill Cornell Medicine Outlining Plans to Initiate a Clinical Trial of Bria-IMT™ in High-Risk Early-Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

“We are beyond excited to work with a world class research team at Weill Cornell Medicine led by Dr. Cristofanilli,” stated Dr. Williams, BriaCell’s President & CEO.

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  • “We are beyond excited to work with a world class research team at Weill Cornell Medicine led by Dr. Cristofanilli,” stated Dr. Williams, BriaCell’s President & CEO.
  • “We are grateful for this collaboration on Bria-IMT™ as a much-needed oncology treatment solution for early stage TNBC patients and will gladly support the Phase 2 clinical study by providing Bria-IMT™ and expertise.”
    “Bria-IMT™ combination regimen’s recently reported clinical data shows a favorable safety and efficacy profile in heavily pre-treated advanced metastatic breast cancer patients,” Dr. Cristofanilli said.
  • The clinical trial is designed to evaluate the safety, and efficacy of the Bria-IMT™ combination regimen with CPI in early TNBC patients who completed neoadjuvant therapy and did not achieve pathological complete remission (pCR).
  • The primary endpoint of event-free survival (EFS) will be compared to the EFS of 55% in the historical control from Keynote 522 (Schmid et al, NEJM 2022; 386:556-567).

ARIS MINING ANNOUNCES HIGH GRADE DRILL RESULTS FROM ONGOING SEGOVIA OPERATIONS EXPLORATION PROGRAM

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Aris Mining Corporation (Aris Mining or the Company) (TSX: ARIS) (OTCQX: TPRFF) announces the results received to date from its ongoing 2023 exploration program at its Segovia Operations in Colombia.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Aris Mining Corporation (Aris Mining or the Company) (TSX: ARIS) (OTCQX: TPRFF) announces the results received to date from its ongoing 2023 exploration program at its Segovia Operations in Colombia.
  • Neil Woodyer, CEO of Aris Mining, commented "Our program encompasses the exciting work of discovering new high grade vein structures near existing mine infrastructure.
  • Segovia has an impressive legacy of high grade gold production from numerous large scale, narrow quartz-sulfide veins for more than 150 years.
  • Our exploration investment continues to result in new high quality ounces and we eagerly await the results of the next phases of this program."

Surface Access and Core Storage Facilities Secured for the Sandra Silver-Gold Project in Northwestern Durango State, Mexico

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Monday, June 26, 2023

VANCOUVER, BC, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Orex Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "Orex") (TSXV: REX) (OTCQB: ORMNF) as operator of the joint venture, have secured surface access and core storage facilities for exploration on the Sandra Silver-Gold Project, located on lands of the Ejido "Escobar y Anexos" in Guanacevi, Durango, Mexico.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Orex Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "Orex") (TSXV: REX) (OTCQB: ORMNF) as operator of the joint venture, have secured surface access and core storage facilities for exploration on the Sandra Silver-Gold Project, located on lands of the Ejido "Escobar y Anexos" in Guanacevi, Durango, Mexico.
  • The Sandra Project is held by Empresa Minera Sandra-Escobar S.A. de C.V., a 60:40 joint venture between Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX: PAAS) and Orex.
  • The detailed technical report has been filed with SEDAR and posted on the Orex website for public access.
  • Ben Whiting, P.Geo., is the Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101 and takes responsibility for the technical disclosure contained in this news release.

The Arbour Way Foundation Commemorates Launch with Significant Gifts to the University of Pennsylvania’s Venture Lab and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Friday, June 9, 2023

The Arbour Way Foundation (“AWF”) today announced two significant gifts to mark the launch of the foundation by Robin and Marc Wolpow.

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  • The Arbour Way Foundation (“AWF”) today announced two significant gifts to mark the launch of the foundation by Robin and Marc Wolpow.
  • AWF made a $10 million commitment to the University of Pennsylvania’s Venture Lab, which will establish a dedicated healthcare entrepreneurship vertical for students.
  • AWF, separately, made a $1 million gift to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s (MSK) Office of Health Equity.
  • “After 20-plus years of charitable giving, we created the Arbour Way Foundation to take a more hands-on approach to philanthropy,” noted Robin Wolpow.

Georgia Professor Begins Term as 2023–2024 President of the National Science Teaching Association

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

On June 1, Dr. Julie Luft, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor and Athletic Association Professor of Mathematics and Science Education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, became the 2023–2024 President of the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world seeking to transform science education to benefit all through professional learning, partnerships, and advocacy.

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  • On June 1, Dr. Julie Luft, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor and Athletic Association Professor of Mathematics and Science Education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, became the 2023–2024 President of the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world seeking to transform science education to benefit all through professional learning, partnerships, and advocacy.
  • The undergraduate courses are for preservice teachers and consist of science methods, biology for middle school, and the supervision of student teachers.
  • Her favorite courses to teach focus on science teacher education research and the professional learning of science teachers.
  • Her recent research highlights include co-editing the Handbook of Research on Science Teacher Education (2022) and giving a plenary at the European Science Education Research Association in 2022.

DirectWomen Announces 2023 Award Honorees

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

DirectWomen, a national nonprofit with a mission to increase the representation of women lawyers on corporate boards since 2007, is pleased to announce its 2023 award honorees.

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  • DirectWomen, a national nonprofit with a mission to increase the representation of women lawyers on corporate boards since 2007, is pleased to announce its 2023 award honorees.
  • The honorees will be recognized at the Sandra Day O’Connor Board Excellence Award Luncheon on October 6, 2023, in New York City.
  • The 2023 Mary Ann Jorgenson Board Empowerment Award will be presented to DirectWomen Founder and Former Chair Roberta D. Liebenberg, Senior Partner, Fine, Kaplan, and Black, R.P.C.
  • For more information on DirectWomen’s 2023 Honorees and the 2023 Sandra Day O’Connor Board Excellence Award Luncheon, please visit www.directwomen.org .