Jesse Singal is one of those writers whom a lot of people write off as one of those Substack conservatives because he writes a lot about gender identity with a critical eye. That critical eye caught sight of this quote by trans writer Jules Gill-Peterson in Scientific American: “The crisis for both physicians and psychologists…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released today a “ Guide to Writing Appeal Briefs for Unrepresented Complainants ”, intended to assist federal employees and applicants with their employment discrimination complaint appeals to the EEOC. As a resource for federal employees or applicants without legal representation, the guide explains what content should…Continue Reading

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.,— Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment and prevention of addiction and related disorders, today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has mailed a Notice of Allowance for US Patent Application No. 16/784,051, a patent application for the treatment for opioid use disorder…Continue Reading

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL., January 24, 2022 – Klein Tools , a family-owned and operated hand tools manufacturer, today announced a new partnership with the Home Builders Institute (HBI). Through this partnership, Klein Tools will serve as the title electrical sponsor of the Home Builders Institute’s 55 electrical programs nationwide, which prepare students with the skills, knowledge,…Continue Reading

ERBIL – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office (KRSO) signed a new agreement on research into food security, to support informed decision-making on efforts to support vulnerable families in the Kurdistan Region. An important element of the partnership is training, and helping strengthen the skills and expertise of KRSO…Continue Reading

(RNS) — The best decision Bob Harris, president of Christian College of Georgia, ever made for his school was to apply for an obscure Federal Communications Commission license. In the 1990s, Harris learned that schools like his could apply for Educational Broadband Service licenses to allow them to broadcast educational programs. Such a license, he…Continue Reading

(RNS) — The National Association of Evangelicals has hired a director of its new Racial Justice & Reconciliation Collaborative, an initiative aimed at providing resources and training for churches in its 40 member denominations. Mekdes Haddis, the new initiative’s director, was hired for the full-time role a month ago after serving in church and nonprofit…Continue Reading

(RNS) — On April 14, Jains will celebrate the birth anniversary of Vardhaman Mahavir, founder of what is today the smallest of India’s six major religious groups — after Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism and Buddhism — but one of the oldest. Mahavir is honored as the Jains’ 24th and last tirthankara, a line of spiritual…Continue Reading