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HII Breaks Ground for 22nd Habitat for Humanity Home Sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division joined elected officials and community leaders today at a groundbreaking ceremony for the 22nd Habitat for Humanity home sponsored by the shipyard since 2002.

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  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division joined elected officials and community leaders today at a groundbreaking ceremony for the 22nd Habitat for Humanity home sponsored by the shipyard since 2002.
  • The groundbreaking marks the start of construction on the home, which shipyard volunteers are joining forces with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg to build.
  • David Horne, vice president of trades, is the sponsor for the 22nd home.
  • Cochran, a retired shipbuilder who dedicated more than 40 years to the shipyard, was a longtime Habitat for Humanity volunteer.

Ritual Launches the Holy Grail of Fitness: a Tailored, Holistic Approach to Personal Well-Being

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Family, Consumer, Health, Fitness & Nutrition, Parenting, Culture, Hormone, Parent, Movement, Life, Athlete, Entertainment

The dynamic program is comprehensive so that it grows with your progress and conforms to your needs and lifestyle.

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  • The dynamic program is comprehensive so that it grows with your progress and conforms to your needs and lifestyle.
  • As integral as the fitness component, Ritual also focuses on monthly lifestyle topics ranging from hormones and gratitude to cold therapy and nutrition.
  • Focused over a longer period of time to build long-standing lifestyle habits, Ritual tackles one lifestyle topic per month.
  • To learn more about becoming a member of Ritual, please visit: www.ritual365.com
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Carhartt and The Farmlink Project Pay Tribute to Farmers with Limited-Edition T-Shirt Made from Climate Beneficial™ Cotton This Earth Day

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Monday, April 22, 2024
Agriculture, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Health, Partnership, Farmer, C4, Food, Earth Day, Soil, Human, Climate, Food industry

DEARBORN, Mich., April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Earth Day, Carhartt, America's premium workwear brand since 1889, and The Farmlink Project have partnered to design a limited-edition T-shirt made in the USA from Climate Beneficial™ cotton sourced from farmers in the California Cotton and Climate Coalition (C4).

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  • For every T-shirt purchased, Carhartt will donate one back to support farming communities.
  • The cotton in the T-shirts was grown by farmers in California who partner with Carhartt in the C4 coalition to expand the production of Climate Beneficial™ cotton.
  • Climate Beneficial™ cotton supports whole farm health by working to improve soil health, protect watersheds, support local biodiversity and contribute to resilient farmer livelihoods.
  • For more information on Carhartt and its efforts to build a better world for all hardworking people, please visit Carhartt.com/isc-hub .

Hoag First in World to Enroll Prostate Cancer Patients in Molecular Imaging & Therapy Clinical Trials

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Diagnosis, Molecular imaging, PET/CT, Prostate cancer, Patient, Prostate, Cancer, PSMA, Medical imaging

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoag is the first site in the world to enroll patients in two clinical trials for prostate cancer staging and treatment.

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  • NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoag is the first site in the world to enroll patients in two clinical trials for prostate cancer staging and treatment.
  • One trial focuses on molecular imaging and the other on molecular therapy; both are poised to redefine the standard of care for patients with prostate cancer worldwide.
  • "The MIRROR trial aims to bridge the gap in prostate cancer management by evaluating the utility of Pylarify imaging in favorable intermediate prostate cancer," said Gary A. Ulaner, M.D., Ph.D., F.S.N.M.M.I., F.A.C.N.M., the James & Pamela Muzzy Endowed Chair in Molecular Imaging & Therapy at the Hoag Family Cancer Institute.
  • This offers patients at Hoag unique access to leading-edge prostate cancer imaging and therapy options that aren't yet available in most cancer centers.

$10 million Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize appoints advisory committee members

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Tao, XTX, University College London, University, Machine learning, UCLA, Sequoia, Female, Engineer, Marshall Scholarship, United Kingdom Mathematics Trust, W. W. Rouse Ball, Breakthrough Prize, Principle, Silver, Sequoia Capital, Advisory Committee, Fields Medal, Gold, Salesforce, Game theory, Carnegie Mellon University, Artificial intelligence, Salem Prize, Trinity College, Royal Society, Research, Scientist, Princeton University, Crafoord, Doctor of Philosophy, Combinatorics, MacArthur Fellows Program, XTX Markets, Cambridge University Press, AI, PDE, Education, Diffeomorphism, MIT, Timothy Gowers, Prize, Management

LONDON, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- XTX Markets' newly created Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize ('AIMO Prize') is a $10mn challenge fund designed to spur the creation of a publicly shared AI model capable of winning a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

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  • Fields Medallists Timothy Gowers and Terence Tao appointed to the Advisory Committee for the Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize, alongside Po-Shen Loh, Dan Roberts and Geoff Smith.
  • The AIMO Advisory Committee will support the development of the AIMO Prize, including advising on appropriate protocols and technical aspects, and designing the various competitions and prizes.
  • It will be important to experiment with multiple approaches to this goal, and to benchmark the performance of each of them.
  • Eoghan Flanagan, Director of the AIMO Prize, commented:
    "We are delighted to welcome such esteemed members of the mathematical community to the advisory committee of the AIMO Prize.

$10 million Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize appoints advisory committee members

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Tao, XTX, University College London, University, Machine learning, UCLA, Sequoia, Female, Engineer, Marshall Scholarship, United Kingdom Mathematics Trust, W. W. Rouse Ball, Breakthrough Prize, Principle, Silver, Sequoia Capital, Advisory Committee, Fields Medal, Gold, Salesforce, Game theory, Artificial intelligence, Salem Prize, Trinity College, Royal Society, Research, Scientist, Princeton University, Crafoord, Doctor of Philosophy, Combinatorics, MacArthur Fellows Program, XTX Markets, Cambridge University Press, AI, PDE, Education, Diffeomorphism, MIT, Timothy Gowers, Prize, Management

LONDON, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- XTX Markets' newly created Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize ('AIMO Prize') is a $10mn challenge fund designed to spur the creation of a publicly shared AI model capable of winning a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

Key Points: 
  • Fields Medallists Timothy Gowers and Terence Tao appointed to the Advisory Committee for the Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize, alongside Po-Shen Loh, Dan Roberts and Geoff Smith.
  • The AIMO Advisory Committee will support the development of the AIMO Prize, including advising on appropriate protocols and technical aspects, and designing the various competitions and prizes.
  • It will be important to experiment with multiple approaches to this goal, and to benchmark the performance of each of them.
  • Eoghan Flanagan, Director of the AIMO Prize, commented:
    "We are delighted to welcome such esteemed members of the mathematical community to the advisory committee of the AIMO Prize.

Moonwalk Biosciences Launches with $57 Million in Financing to Advance a New Class of Precision Epigenetic Medicines

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
Oncology, Health, Clinical Trials, Research, Science, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Biology, Epigenome, Entrepreneurship, Broad Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Gene editing, Moonwalk, Multimedia, Software, MIT, DRS, Disease, DNA, CBO, AI, ARCH Venture Partners, ARCH, Engineering, Gene, Harvard University, Khosla Ventures, Genome, GV

The financing will support continued advancement of Moonwalk’s epigenetic profiling and engineering technology platform and progress its pipeline of epigenetic therapeutics towards the clinic.

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  • The financing will support continued advancement of Moonwalk’s epigenetic profiling and engineering technology platform and progress its pipeline of epigenetic therapeutics towards the clinic.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240104793936/en/
    Moonwalk Biosciences founding team (from left to right): Alex Aravanis, CEO, Justin Valley, COO, Elaine Cheung, CBO, Arash Jamshidi, President & CTO.
  • Moonwalk is the first company that couples an epigenetic discovery platform with precise engineering – opening up the epigenome as a new target space for complex diseases.
  • We look forward to what new innovations Moonwalk can advance in epigenetic engineering,” said Robert Nelsen, Managing Director and Co-Founder, ARCH Venture Partners.

HII Dedicates 20th and 21st Habitat for Humanity Homes

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Housing authority, Partnership, Humanity, City, NNS, Housing, Navy, 3D, Love, HII, Volunteering, Habitat for Humanity, Memory, Ship

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division joined elected officials and community leaders Tuesday to dedicate the 20th and 21st houses shipyard volunteers have constructed in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg since 2002.

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  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division joined elected officials and community leaders Tuesday to dedicate the 20th and 21st houses shipyard volunteers have constructed in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg since 2002.
  • The ribbon cutting welcomed the families to their new homes, which were partly built by Habitat for Humanity using 3D printing technology.
  • NNS President Jennifer Boykin and NNS Vice President of Engineering and Design Dave Bolcar presented the house keys to the families.
  • “He lent his craftsmanship, love and service to help shape the Habitat homes we supported, so it was an honor to build these two homes in his memory,” Boykin shared.

Joby Receives CalCompetes Grant to Support California Facility Expansion and 690 New Jobs

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Friday, November 17, 2023
Transportation, EV, Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Travel, Air, Transport, Green Technology, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Environment, Sustainability, Aviation, Interest, Research, NYSE, Economic development, Joby Aviation, DART, Learning, Advanced Air Mobility, Marina Municipal Airport, JoeBen Bevirt, Multimedia, Downtown Manhattan Heliport, Federal Aviation Administration, Automation, Aircraft, Partnership, Exhibition, Housing, Growth, Business, Government, Legislation, Airline, Casino, Joby

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231117213956/en/
    Two Joby aircraft at the company’s manufacturing and flight testing facilities in Marina, California.
  • As part of the agreement, Joby has committed to invest $41.3 million and create 690 additional full-time jobs in the state by 2027.
  • The CalCompetes grant enables Joby to accelerate early manufacturing in California to support the Company’s ongoing type certification program with the Federal Aviation Administration as well as for initial commercial operations, expected to begin in 2025.
  • “We’re honored to receive a prestigious CalCompetes grant from our home state of California to support pilot training and the growth of our manufacturing facilities in advance of early operations.

Bank of the James Announces Second Quarter, First Half of 2023 Financial Results and Declaration of Dividend

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Friday, July 21, 2023
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This focus was reflected in the second quarter of 2023 as the efficiency ratio improved to 73.0% from 74.7% a year earlier.

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  • This focus was reflected in the second quarter of 2023 as the efficiency ratio improved to 73.0% from 74.7% a year earlier.
  • Results in the first half of 2023 reflected increased retained earnings, total stockholders’ equity and book value.
  • Net interest margin and net interest spread increased in the second quarter and first half of 2023 compared with the comparable periods of 2022.
  • Net interest margin was 3.30% in the second quarter of 2023 compared with 2.99% in the second quarter of 2022.