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Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Increase Transparency on Course Materials for College Students

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelson Center for Public Policy (MCPP) commends Governor Gavin Newsom signing into law Assembly Bill 607 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles), and Sabrina Cervantes (D-Inland Empire), which will increase transparency of course-related costs on online course schedules.

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  • The legislation will help students plan and budget for college by providing clear and comprehensive information about the cost of textbooks, online homework codes, and other course materials for each class.
  • Students spend an average of $938 per academic year on textbooks and course-related materials, according to the California Student Aid Commission's 2021-2022 Student Expenses and Resources Survey .
  • "Especially while we're seeing increased cost of living, tuition, and types of course materials, AB 607 will provide much-needed cost transparency that will have a positive impact on college students across California."
  • "AB 607 helps close price transparency gaps by requiring colleges to list course material estimates on online course schedules."

Canadian High-tech Advanced Electrophoresis Solutions Ltd. Secured GCI-led Investment to Expand its Business in Biopharma Industry

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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CAMBRIDGE, ON, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Cambridge-based life science high-tech Advanced Electrophoresis Solutions Ltd. (AES) has secured pre-A investment which was closed in April, to address the critical QA/QC bottlenecks in Biopharma.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, ON, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Cambridge-based life science high-tech Advanced Electrophoresis Solutions Ltd. (AES) has secured pre-A investment which was closed in April, to address the critical QA/QC bottlenecks in Biopharma.
  • This round was AES's first institutional raise and was led by Toronto-based GCI Capital and Celtic House Asia Partners.
  • GCI Capital provided strategic advice through its subsidiary G-Force Innovation Hub to help AES accelerate its sales in the global market.
  • Founded in 2010 by Dr. Tiemin Huang, Advanced Electrophoresis Solutions Ltd. become a total solution provider of iCIEF technology serving the biopharma and protein chemistry industries.

CAARE Joins Inaugural 'World Day of Animal Free Research' on May 27; Notes U.S. Legislation to Remove FDA's Animal Testing Mandate

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 26, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Citizens for Alternatives to Animals in Research and Experimentation (CAARE) – a non-governmental nonprofit that is promoting federal legislation to phase out the use of animals in testing – has announced its participation in the inaugural World Day of Animal Free Research on May 27, 2022, introduced in the UK by the organization, Animal Free Research.

Key Points: 
  • On this inaugural day, Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research and Experimentation is highlighting pending federal legislation with the potential to pass this year that will remove the animal testing mandate from the FDA.
  • An estimated 90 to 95 percent of drugs and vaccines found safe in animal tests fail during human clinical trials.
  • "World Day for Animal Free Research recognizes that it's time we put more resources into modernizing medicine by shifting away from animals.
  • Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research and Experimentation (CAARE), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, established to highlight and promote research without animals.

Textbook Price Transparency Bill Passes Major Legislative Hurdle

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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A bill requiring textbook price transparency in Californias higher education systems took a significant step forward this week, passing the Assembly Higher Education Committee unanimously with a bipartisan 11-0 vote.

Key Points: 
  • A bill requiring textbook price transparency in Californias higher education systems took a significant step forward this week, passing the Assembly Higher Education Committee unanimously with a bipartisan 11-0 vote.
  • The cost of textbooks is an added burden, and no student should be surprised by high-cost materials, said Michelson.
  • This bill will ensure that students know upfront how much they will have to pay.
  • The Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 requires campuses receiving federal funds to disclose textbook costs and ISBN numbers for textbooks on the course schedule.

U.S. House Passes Sweeping Ban on Mink Farming Citing Cruelty and Contagion Risks

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Friday, February 4, 2022
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The factory farming of mink threatens public health, especially as we continue fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Representative DeLauro.

Key Points: 
  • The factory farming of mink threatens public health, especially as we continue fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Representative DeLauro.
  • The evidence is clear: mink operations can incubate and spread new COVID-19 variants and pose a unique threat of extending the pandemic.
  • At the same time, with virtually no domestic market, the U.S. mink industry has been in steady decline for years.
  • There have been approximately 6.1 million mink infected with SARS-CoV-2, with approximately 675,000 mink dying from the virus.

Congressional Leaders Introduce Legislation to Keep Families and Pets Together in Public Housing

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211103006268/en/
    More than 25 million U.S. pet owners are renters, including public housing tenants, the legislators said in a statement.
  • More than 70% of residents in the 2021 [MFA] survey reported that pet-friendly housing is difficult to find, and 59% reported pet-friendly housing as too expensive.
  • If passed, the Pets Belong with Families Act would prohibit restrictions based exclusively on breed in public housing, while still allowing for discretion with regard to potentially dangerous individual animals.
  • No family should be denied that right because of archaic rules barring certain pet breeds from public housing in this country.

Leaders in Education and Social Justice Praise Bold Action to Expand Protections for Incarcerated Students

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Monday, October 11, 2021
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The bill makes California the first state in the nation to provide protections to incarcerated students as they seek to attain a post-secondary education.

Key Points: 
  • The bill makes California the first state in the nation to provide protections to incarcerated students as they seek to attain a post-secondary education.
  • Two-thirds of those who leave prison are back within three years, often due to a lack of education or training opportunities.
  • Through our foundations, and with our partners, we have long been a proponent of smart justice.
  • Many for-profit institutions are offering courses to incarcerated students with credits that do not transfer to a 4-year institution or offer translatable job skills.

BioscienceLA Announces First-Ever LABioTechWeek With Series of In-Person & Virtual Events

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
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CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioscienceLA will host the inaugural LABioTechWeek Oct. 13-16, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioscienceLA will host the inaugural LABioTechWeek Oct. 13-16, 2021.
  • Notable speakers include Stephanie Hsieh of Biocom CA, LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, and BioscienceLA Board Chair Susan Windham-Bannister.
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status is mandatory to attend events during the entirety of LABioTechWeek.
  • Founded in 2018, BioscienceLA is the innovation catalyst for life sciences and health innovation in the greater Los Angeles region.

Epic Sciences Enters Into Exclusive Licensing Agreement and Collaboration With USC Michelson Center to Advance Next-Generation Liquid Biopsy Technology for Precision Oncology

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Thursday, November 19, 2020
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Epic Sciences, Inc. today announced it has entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Dr. Peter Kuhn and the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.

Key Points: 
  • Epic Sciences, Inc. today announced it has entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Dr. Peter Kuhn and the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.
  • Dr. Kuhn is a founding member of the USC Michelson Center and leads USCs Convergent Science Institute in Cancer (CSI-Cancer).
  • Epics platform provides unsurpassed sensitivity with the ability to detect one rare cell in ten million nucleated cells.
  • Epic Sciences Comprehensive Cancer Profiling provides a multi-technology approach to liquid biopsy from a single blood draw to complete several types of analyses.