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Cassava Sciences Reports Full-year 2023 Financial Results and Corporate Updates

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cassava Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAVA), a biotechnology company focused on Alzheimer’s disease, today reported financial and operating results for the full year ended December 31, 2023 and presented corporate updates.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cassava Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAVA), a biotechnology company focused on Alzheimer’s disease, today reported financial and operating results for the full year ended December 31, 2023 and presented corporate updates.
  • Net cash used in operations full-year 2023 was $82.0 million, consistent with previous guidance.
  • (This amount is not included in the above cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2023.)
  • Recent corporate highlights include the following:
    In January 2024, we completed a dividend distribution of common stock warrants to shareholders.

Loretta Martinez Named Inaugural Senior Vice President and General Counsel of LMU

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Monday, February 26, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Loretta P. Martinez, J.D., an accomplished attorney with more than 25 years of experience, primarily as general counsel in public and private higher education institutions, will be the inaugural senior vice president and general counsel of Loyola Marymount University.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Loretta P. Martinez, J.D., an accomplished attorney with more than 25 years of experience, primarily as general counsel in public and private higher education institutions, will be the inaugural senior vice president and general counsel of Loyola Marymount University.
  • "I am excited to bring my background as a higher education general counsel to a university with LMU's national reputation and impact," Martinez said.
  • At Colorado College, Martinez served as general counsel and board secretary for more than eight years.
  • Martinez earned her Juris Doctorate at Harvard Law School and her Bachelor of Arts in political science from Yale University.

Henry Schein Cares Foundation Launches ‘Prevention is Power’ Public Health Awareness Campaign

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) today announced the launch of Prevention is Power™, a multi-year public health awareness campaign from the Henry Schein Cares Foundation, Inc. (HSCF) to help improve health literacy and strengthen patient utilization of integrated, preventive care, with the goal of reducing incidences of chronic diseases as well as overall health care spending.

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  • Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) today announced the launch of Prevention is Power™, a multi-year public health awareness campaign from the Henry Schein Cares Foundation, Inc. (HSCF) to help improve health literacy and strengthen patient utilization of integrated, preventive care, with the goal of reducing incidences of chronic diseases as well as overall health care spending.
  • Chan School of Public Health, the Commonwealth Fund, and others, despite spending more on health care than any other high-income country, overall health outcomes in the U.S. trail those in its peer countries.
  • It is well established that patient utilization of routine preventive health care leads to better population health outcomes as well as lower overall health care costs.
  • The Gold Foundation, which champions the human connection in health care, is proud to partner with the Henry Schein Cares Foundation to expand access and address health inequities.”
    Dr. Ayman El-Mohandes, Dean of CUNY SPH: “We are thrilled to partner with two impactful organizations, the Henry Schein Cares Foundation and NACHC, in this important work aimed at improving patient outcomes through education and engagement.

The New York Amsterdam News Continues Growing and Welcomes Aaron Foley as News Editor

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Monday, February 12, 2024

HARLEM, N.Y., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Amsterdam News (AmNews), one of America's oldest and most influential Black newspapers continues its unfolding renaissance with the hiring of distinguished journalist and author Aaron Foley as our new News Editor.

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  • HARLEM, N.Y., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Amsterdam News (AmNews), one of America's oldest and most influential Black newspapers continues its unfolding renaissance with the hiring of distinguished journalist and author Aaron Foley as our new News Editor.
  • In his new role, Foley will be instrumental in directing our news coverage and helping to transform our print and digital products.
  • Reyes will retain oversight of the paper's Blacklight investigative unit of which he is the founding editor.
  • "These two exceptional journalists will continue the work of serving our readership and creating award winning journalism," she added.

SXSW EDU® UNVEILS LINEUP FOR 2024 PODCAST STAGE AND NEW KEYNOTE AND FEATURED SESSIONS

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas , Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The South by Southwest EDU® Conference & Festival shares the exciting lineup for the 2024 Podcast Stage, as well as new voices for the Keynote and Featured Stages. As one of the first of its kind at an education event when introduced three years ago, SXSW EDU's Podcast Stage, presented by GitLab Foundation, continues to break ground in showcasing the medium's power as an important storytelling tool, capturing the intersection of education, society, and culture. This year's program will feature the live recording of the debut audio series, "The Amendment," hosted by celebrated journalist and editor-at-large of The 19th News, Errin Haines, as well as the launch of "The Cusp, a Work Shift podcast," hosted by Paul Fain. In addition, attendees will be delighted to hear from comedian Sarah Rose Siskind, musicians Rapsody, Jackie Venson, and DJ Reborn, and groundbreaking authors Jacqueline Woodson, Bettina Love, and Carlos Moreno, just to name a few.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas , Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The South by Southwest EDU® Conference & Festival shares the exciting lineup for the 2024 Podcast Stage, as well as new voices for the Keynote and Featured Stages.
  • In total, audiences will be able to attend 14 podcast sessions spearheaded by several returning and first-time presenters.
  • Alongside the Podcast Stage, SXSW EDU is excited to roll out additional programming for the 2024 conference and festival that further explores sense and story-driven methods for enhancing learning.
  • SXSW EDU unveils three new Featured Sessions examining the impact of an emotionally poignant approach to education, whether through music or intentional vulnerability.

Vestar Capital Partners Announces Promotions

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vestar Capital Partners, a leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm, today announced the promotions of Wilson Orr and Ian Singleton from Vice Presidents to Principals, and Alyssa Stropoli from Senior Associate to Vice President.

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  • Orr and Singleton Promoted to Principal, Stropoli to Vice President
    NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vestar Capital Partners, a leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm, today announced the promotions of Wilson Orr and Ian Singleton from Vice Presidents to Principals, and Alyssa Stropoli from Senior Associate to Vice President.
  • "Vestar has a long history of homegrown talent and promoting from within, and we're proud to uphold that tradition with the promotions of Wilson, Ian and Alyssa," said Dan O'Connell, Founder and CEO of Vestar.
  • We congratulate each of them on their promotions and look forward to their continued contributions to the firm."
  • Prior to joining Vestar, she was an Associate in Investor Relations at BC Partners, and previously she was an Associate on BlackRock's High Yield Portfolio Management team.

A UNIVERSAL CORONAVIRUS VACCINE COULD SAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IF READY BEFORE NEXT PANDEMIC

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- What if scientists had developed a universal coronavirus vaccine in the years prior to 2020 so that it was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? A universal coronavirus vaccine targets parts of the virus that are common to either many or all coronaviruses, thereby offering some degree of protection against a range of strains. A new study suggests if such a vaccine were available at the start of the pandemic, it could have saved millions of lives, prevented suffering, and saved billions of dollars in direct medical and other costs until the strain-specific (i.e., SARS-CoV-2) vaccine went through the entire development, testing, and emergency use authorization process that lasted 10 months.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- What if scientists had developed a universal coronavirus vaccine in the years prior to 2020 so that it was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic?
  • A universal coronavirus vaccine targets parts of the virus that are common to either many or all coronaviruses, thereby offering some degree of protection against a range of strains.
  • The experiments simulated what would happen if a universal coronavirus vaccine was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • A universal coronavirus vaccine was also shown to be highly cost-effective even if a more specific and more efficacious vaccine came to market.

Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors Names Three New Partners: Jason Snyder and Will Brewer IV in New York, and Noah Peters in Dallas

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors announces that three attorneys have been promoted to its partnership – Jason Snyder and Will Brewer IV in New York, and Noah Peters in Dallas.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors announces that three attorneys have been promoted to its partnership – Jason Snyder and Will Brewer IV in New York, and Noah Peters in Dallas.
  • Brewer III, founding partner of Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors.
  • At Brewer, Snyder is particularly active in the hospitality practice group – representing owners, developers, and management companies in some of the industry's most high-profile matters.
  • Based in the Dallas office, Peters brings extensive expertise in appellate advocacy, focusing on Labor & Employment and Civil Rights law.

NewHydrogen CEO Steve Hill Discusses Novel Catalysts for Green Hydrogen Production with Georgia Tech Expert

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Jan. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewHydrogen, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NEWH), the developer of ThermoLoop™, a breakthrough technology that uses water and heat rather than electricity to produce the world’s cheapest green hydrogen, today announced that in a recent podcast the Company’s CEO Steve Hill spoke with Dr. Faisal Alamgir, professor of the School of Materials, Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology regarding the potential use of graphene in catalysts for green hydrogen production and fuel cell technologies.

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  • The conversation explored the properties and research of graphene, its potential in catalysis, and the challenges in controlling the size, shape, and active sites of particles in catalysts.
  • Dr. Alamgir explained the concept of catalysis, highlighting the differences between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.
  • He emphasized his work in heterogeneous catalysis, particularly focusing on catalyst-reactant interactions and the design of catalysts that can be adjusted once in application.
  • Watch the full discussion on the NewHydrogen Podcast featuring Dr. Alamgir at https://newhydrogen.com/videos/ceo-podcast/dr-faisal-alamgir-georgia-ins... .

Two Higher Education Systems Join Credential As You Go

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Monday, December 11, 2023

With the addition of UT and CUNY, the Credential As You Go Network now includes 54 total members of eight state systems, 44 institutions, and two credentialing organizations across 22 states.

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  • With the addition of UT and CUNY, the Credential As You Go Network now includes 54 total members of eight state systems, 44 institutions, and two credentialing organizations across 22 states.
  • According to statistics from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center , 40.4 million Americans fall into the “some college, no credential” population.
  • “Joining Credential as You Go is an important opportunity for CUNY to engage with this fast-changing landscape in higher education and develop robust, dynamic educational and career pathways for working adults in New York.”
    CUNY’s work is focused on developing credential pathways in four key industries—business, healthcare, IT, and education.
  • Credential As You Go is funded through the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education (Grant R305T210063) and a Walmart grant.