White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault

Liberal Arts College is First to Oppose Biden's Student Loan Relief Plan, Calls on More Colleges to Reverse the "Big Ed" Trend

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

"I believe more and more parents and students have added higher ed to a growing list of other 'big' businesses that abuse power to get easy money."

Key Points: 
  • "I believe more and more parents and students have added higher ed to a growing list of other 'big' businesses that abuse power to get easy money."
  • It just redistributes it to other taxpayers many of whom did not attend college or have already paid back their debt.
  • Third, the more that higher education participates in these federal loan programs the more it becomes dependent on federal handouts.
  • "This is not how the federal government or higher education should be treating hard working American families."

SBA, DOL, NLRB, FMCS Join Forces in Historic Collaboration, Launch New Digital Toolkit to Empower Workers and Promote Benefits of Equitable Labor-Management Partnerships

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

The resources in this collaborative digital toolkit will help small businesses learn about, evaluate and manage the growing worker-driven and market-based trends in employee organizing.

Key Points: 
  • The resources in this collaborative digital toolkit will help small businesses learn about, evaluate and manage the growing worker-driven and market-based trends in employee organizing.
  • Small businesses are a crucial component of the American economy, and they employ millions of workers, said NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo .
  • "FMCS has been effective throughout our 75-year history in preventing, managing, and resolving workplace conflict related to collective bargaining.
  • It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations.

Lieff Cabraser Announces That Judge Grants Final Approval to Settlement Aimed at Implementing Landmark Reforms in University of Michigan Campus Sexual Abuse Class Action

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

On August 3, 2022, U.S. District Judge Victoria A. Roberts issued an Order granting final approval to the settlement of the class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan arising out of UofM campus sexual misconduct.

Key Points: 
  • On August 3, 2022, U.S. District Judge Victoria A. Roberts issued an Order granting final approval to the settlement of the class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan arising out of UofM campus sexual misconduct.
  • In comments from the bench, Judge Roberts called the settlement an outstanding outcome that she hopes is emulated around the country.
  • We are proud of this Settlement, notes Lieff Cabraser senior partner Jonathan D. Selbin, who represents the plaintiffs in the case.
  • The decades of abuse by Dr. Anderson are a dark stain on the history of the University of Michigan.

Lieff Cabraser & Co-Counsel Announce That Students Reach Agreement With University of Michigan to Implement Landmark Reforms Addressing On-Campus Sexual Misconduct

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

CCRTs are widely recognized by experts on sexual misconduct prevention as an indispensable tool to achieve comprehensive prevention of campus sexual violence.

Key Points: 
  • CCRTs are widely recognized by experts on sexual misconduct prevention as an indispensable tool to achieve comprehensive prevention of campus sexual violence.
  • They have been adopted by colleges and universities throughout the country, including the University of South Florida and the University of California.
  • The plaintiffs are represented by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, the Miller Law Firm, P.C., and Sauder Schelkopf LLC.
  • We believe that these reforms will undoubtedly improve campus life for the next generation of students, said Joe Sauder of Sauder Schelkopf LLC.

UNCF Praises President Biden’s State of the Union Address

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

This is a continuation of our shared goals, said Dr. Michael L. Lomax, president and CEO of UNCF.

Key Points: 
  • This is a continuation of our shared goals, said Dr. Michael L. Lomax, president and CEO of UNCF.
  • I applaud the president for including both HBCUs and a Pell Grant increase in his State of the Union address, and I hope both items will be championed by both sides of the aisle.
  • This is historic, said Lodriguez V. Murray, senior vice president for public policy and government affairs at UNCF.
  • Here is a history of the funding categories which the president is asking to be increased in the 2022 State of the Union address.

OncoNano Medicine Appoints Brett Giroir, M.D., to Board of Directors

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Friday, December 17, 2021

OncoNano Medicine, Inc. today announced the appointment of Brett Giroir, M.D., to the companys Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • OncoNano Medicine, Inc. today announced the appointment of Brett Giroir, M.D., to the companys Board of Directors.
  • Dr. Giroir is a physician-scientist and innovator, whose career has been dedicated to improving public health and medicine.
  • ONM-501 utilizes PC7A, a novel synthetic polymer from the proprietary OncoNano library that binds STING through a non-canonical biomolecular condensation.
  • OncoNano Medicine is developing a new class of products that exploit pH as a biomarker to diagnose and treat cancer with high specificity.