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Modern States Education Alliance Receives $600,000 Grant From the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to Advance Educational Initiatives

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Modern States Education Alliance (“Modern States”), the nation’s leading philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible for everyone, announced a $600,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Modern States Education Alliance (“Modern States”), the nation’s leading philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible for everyone, announced a $600,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.
  • The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation funds initiatives that address the social determinants of health, including access to education.
  • Modern States offers a “public library” of 32 high-quality, tuition-free online, college-level courses available to everyone seeking an education.
  • “We are honored to receive this two-year commitment from The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation,” said Steve Klinsky, founder and chief executive officer of Modern States.

Modern States Education Alliance Recognized as Yass Prize Quarterfinalist

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Modern States Education Alliance (“Modern States”), the nation’s leading philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible for everyone, today announced it is a Yass Prize 2023 Quarterfinalist.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Modern States Education Alliance (“Modern States”), the nation’s leading philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible for everyone, today announced it is a Yass Prize 2023 Quarterfinalist.
  • The $1 million Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless (STOP) education is regarded as the “Pulitzer of Education Innovation”.
  • The Yass Prize awards $20 million annually to support and honor education leaders who achieve excellence.
  • I am honored that the Yass Prize is recognizing our work,” said Steve Klinsky, founder and CEO of Modern States.

Foundation Medicine and Natera Announce Broad Clinical Launch and Medicare Coverage of FoundationOne®Tracker

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Foundation Medicine, Inc. , and Natera, Inc., today announced the broad clinical launch of FoundationOne®Tracker, a personalized tissue-informed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test to monitor cancer patients’ response to therapy.

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  • Foundation Medicine, Inc. , and Natera, Inc., today announced the broad clinical launch of FoundationOne®Tracker, a personalized tissue-informed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test to monitor cancer patients’ response to therapy.
  • “Our partnership with Foundation Medicine, together with the recent Medicare coverage decision, enables even greater access to Natera's core technology for personalized immunotherapy monitoring.”
    Several recent publications demonstrate the clinical validity of FoundationOne Tracker in late-stage monitoring.
  • These studies are part of the extensive body of evidence both Foundation Medicine and Natera are generating to support the value of integrating tissue-informed ctDNA monitoring into clinical practice.
  • Foundation Medicine® and FoundationOne® are registered trademarks of Foundation Medicine, Inc.

Modern States Education Alliance Names New Executive Director

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Monday, July 24, 2023

NEW YORK, July 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Modern States Education Alliance (“Modern States”), the nation’s leading philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible for everyone, today announced the appointment of Dr. Jefferson Pestronk as executive director.

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  • NEW YORK, July 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Modern States Education Alliance (“Modern States”), the nation’s leading philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible for everyone, today announced the appointment of Dr. Jefferson Pestronk as executive director.
  • He will work alongside Modern States’ CEO and founder, Steve Klinsky, and succeeds David Vise, who continues on as senior advisor.
  • “A nationwide search led us to Jefferson and I look forward to working with him to enable Modern States to continue to grow and flourish,” said Klinsky.
  • For more information about Modern States and its courses, please visit https://modernstates.org/ .

New York State Department of Health Approves PathoZoom Rapid On Site Evaluation in Fine Needle Aspirates Specimens LDT

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

The New York State Department of Health has approved Cayuga Health System to use a Smart In Media PathoZoom LiveView laboratory developed test (LDT) image-based method for digital slide sharing - Rapid On Site Evaluation (ROSE) in fine needle aspirates specimens, the company said on Tuesday.

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  • The New York State Department of Health has approved Cayuga Health System to use a Smart In Media PathoZoom LiveView laboratory developed test (LDT) image-based method for digital slide sharing - Rapid On Site Evaluation (ROSE) in fine needle aspirates specimens, the company said on Tuesday.
  • With the approval, Cayuga can begin testing patient samples using its PathoZoom system in the state of New York through its CLIA-certified laboratory.
  • The Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program (CLEP) used to validate the assay is among the most important and rigorous levels of validation for LDTs, Smart In Media noted.
  • Each LDT submitted to the NYSDOH must undergo review for analytical and clinical performance, as well as reproducibility.

University of Phoenix Alternative Credit Options and Prior Learning Assessments Saved Students $56 Million in Tuition and Fees In 2022

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Monday, April 17, 2023

University of Phoenix is pleased to announce that in 2022, students who obtained and applied alternative and Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credits towards their program saved $56 million in tuition and fees.

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  • University of Phoenix is pleased to announce that in 2022, students who obtained and applied alternative and Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credits towards their program saved $56 million in tuition and fees.
  • In 2021, University students saved $49 million in tuition and fees for credit related to alternative credit and PLA credit.
  • University of Phoenix provides assessment of prior learning at no cost to students.
  • The Savings Explorer™ tool presents information about scholarship opportunities, as well as transferring college credit and earning credit for prior learning through Prior Learning Assessment, national testing programs, alternative course providers, and military service.

Modern States, the Largest “Free College for Credit” System in the U.S., Surpasses 400,000 Learners

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

NEW YORK, April 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Modern States Education Alliance (“Modern States”), the nation’s leading philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible for everyone, today announced that it has over 400,000 registered students on its online learning platform.

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  • To date, students have completed 128,000 courses and received full reimbursement by Modern States for exam fees.
  • “The philanthropic goal of Modern States is to give away great, free, credit-bearing college courses to everyone who wants them.
  • The NYC students who receive stipends for passing courses and exams use Modern States courses to earn free college credit during high school.
  • The philanthropy aspires to help over one million learners and to save students and taxpayers over $1 billion in total.

SEngine Precision Medicine Receives New York State CLEP Approval for PARIS® Test

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The first-in-class PARIS® Test uses tissue from any solid tumor – including colon, breast, lung, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers – to generate actionable reports highlighting drug sensitivity for their individual disease.

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  • The first-in-class PARIS® Test uses tissue from any solid tumor – including colon, breast, lung, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers – to generate actionable reports highlighting drug sensitivity for their individual disease.
  • SEngine’s PARIS® Test consists of 3D organoids grown from patients’ own tumor cells in a lab, which can then be tested with a library of more than 240 small molecule drugs.
  • Our test also reveals which chemotherapies will most likely not work in a specific case, saving patients time, money, and unnecessary side effects.
  • More importantly, our test will help oncologists determine the best treatment strategy or clinical trial for each individual patient.

PreciseDx Receives New York State Approval for an AI-Enabled Breast Diagnostic

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PreciseDx, a leading innovator in AI-powered, patient-specific disease analysis, today announced that the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has approved the PDxBr, a Lab Developed Test (LDT) designed to enrich breast cancer grading and improve risk categorization. With this approval, PreciseDx can now begin commercially testing patient samples in the state of New York through its CLIA certified laboratory.

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  • With this approval, PreciseDx can now begin commercially testing patient samples in the state of New York through its CLIA certified laboratory.
  • "We are pleased to receive the approval from the New York State Department of Health for our PDxBr breast test.
  • The study detailed that the PDxBr breast test enriches breast cancer grading and improves risk categorization.
  • "Now, with the recent approval from the New York State Department of Health, the testing platform will soon be available to providers and patients throughout the state."

Norwich University recognized as top online school and launches five in-demand online programs, bachelor's and master's degrees

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Norwich, Feb. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University has been recognized as one of the best schools for online learning at the master’s level by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD).

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  • Norwich, Feb. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University has been recognized as one of the best schools for online learning at the master’s level by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD).
  • “Providing students with opportunities to get a master’s online is only part of our rankings,” said Darland.
  • Secondary school teachers to current museum professionals can advance their careers with the online Master of Arts in Museum Administration program.
  • CGCS offers master's degrees in a variety of areas; bachelor's degree completion programs; graduate certificates; and continuing education opportunities.