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MindEdge Learning Announces Six Courses Recommended for College Credit by American Council on Education

BOSTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MindEdge Learning today announced that the American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT®) has evaluated and recommended college credit for six MindEdge Learning courses. ACE, the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives.

«This recognition from ACE underscores our commitment to well-designed, standards aligned and accessible courses — a foundational element of our work to drive quality online learning for major higher education institutions,» said Chris Edwards, SVP of University Partnerships at MindEdge Learning. «It also reinforces our commitment to learners and our focus on providing industry-aligned content that can lead to the best possible outcomes for their personal and professional growth.»

The ACE CREDIT Network of participating colleges and universities consider ACE CREDIT recommendations in determining the applicability of coursework and examination results to their courses and degree programs. Note: The decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution.

For more than 30 years, colleges and universities have trusted ACE CREDIT to provide reliable course equivalency information to facilitate their decisions to award academic credit. For more information, visit ACE CREDIT.

MindEdge Learning offers a total of six courses that have been recommended for college credit by ACE CREDIT. The six approved courses include Human Resource Management, Agile Project Management, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing and Nonprofit Management.

For a complete listing of these courses, please visit mindedge.com/ace-credit.

About MindEdge
MindEdge’s mission is to improve the way the world learns. Since its founding in 1988 by Harvard and MIT educators, the company has served some 2.5 million learners. With a focus on digital-first learning resources — from academic courseware to professional development courses — MindEdge’s approach to best practices in online education focuses on learners’ needs across the spectrum of higher education, professional development, skills training, and continuing education. MindEdge is based in Waltham, Mass.

About ACE
Founded in 1918, ACE is the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, representing more than 1,600 college and university presidents and more than 200 related associations nationwide. It provides leadership on key higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy. For more information, please visit www.acenet.edu or follow ACE on Twitter @ACEducation.

Media Contact:
Shayna Chapel
InkHouse (for MindEdge)
MindEdge@InkHouse.com

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Innovation For Equity Announces Winners for 2020 IFE Awards

BOSTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Innovation For Equity, Inc. (IFE), a nonprofit organization committed to promoting innovative ways to improve life outcomes…

BOSTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Innovation For Equity, Inc. (IFE), a nonprofit organization committed to promoting innovative ways to improve life outcomes for Black learners of all ages, today announced the winners of its 2020 IFE Awards. Presented annually, the IFE Awards honor leaders who are working to disrupt educational inequities and create greater opportunities for Black learners – cradle through career.

The IFE awards celebrate diverse innovators who are leading change and pushing the boundaries on how to improve not only education outcomes, but life outcomes for people from underserved communities. The IFE Awards represents the culmination of this year’s IFE free Summer Virtual Events series.

Below are the 2020 IFE award winners:

Rising Star Award — Rediet Abebe, Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and co-founder of Black in AI. Rediet is a computer science researcher working in the fields of algorithms and artificial intelligence, with a focus on equity and social justice.
Advancing Equity Award — Carmita Semaan, Founder and President of The Surge Institute. Surge is transforming education by training, supporting, connecting, and elevating emerging education leaders of color.
Trailblazer Award — Jim Shelton, Chief Impact and Investment Officer at Blue Meridian Partners. An accomplished education innovator and former Deputy Secretary of Education, Jim now helps lead a pioneering philanthropic model for finding and funding scalable solutions to the problems that trap young people and families in poverty in the U.S.

«COVID-19 has exposed many of the deeply rooted inequities across our educational system and broader society,» said Matthew Mugo Fields, EVP and General Manager, Supplemental and Intervention Solutions at HMH and co-founder of IFE. «As we close the IFE Summer Virtual Events series, we look forward to celebrating outstanding leaders who are paving the way and affecting systemic change at a time when the need is so fiercely urgent.»

Past IFE Award winners include Yscaira Jimenez, CEO of LaborX, Reverend Dr. Jawanza Colvin, Pastor of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church and Dr. Lamont Repollet, Former New Jersey State Commissioner of Education.

As part of its mission, IFE brings together cross-sector leaders to create connections and collaborations focused on generating measurable outcomes for learners who need the most support, with an initial focus on Black learners. The nonprofit is sponsored by a number of key partners, including learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Vistria Group, New Leaders and more.

This year’s IFE Awards Ceremony and Reception will be a highly interactive virtual event on Thursday, August 6 at 4:00pm ET. Hosted on Shindig, an interactive event space, the IFE Awards will offer attendees a chance to learn and listen to some good music from DJ Tron as these changemakers are honored.

To sign-up for the event and view recordings of the first two Summer Virtual Events, visit the registration page here.

About Innovation For Equity
Founded nearly two years ago by a diverse, accomplished group of education, technology, policy and business leaders, Innovation For Equity, Inc. (IFE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting innovative ways to improve life outcomes for Black learners of all ages. IFE’s mission is to commit to equity, with a focus on scaling innovative and effective solutions and increasing Black leadership across the education ecosystem.

Contact
Katie Marshall
Communications Manager
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
617-351-5057
katie.marshall@hmhco.com

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Instagram-Famous ‘Blobby & Friends’ Launches Toys and Undies to Delight & Do Good During Pandemic

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Uncute, the sweetly sardonic toy and apparel company that formed in response to the overwhelming Instagram popularity of the webcomic

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Uncute, the sweetly sardonic toy and apparel company that formed in response to the overwhelming Instagram popularity of the webcomic Blobby and Friends is soft launching its online store on August 5.

Uncute’s digital launch is coincidentally scheduled for National Underwear Day and their online shop offers a range of non-gendered underwear, socks, tees, and plush toys, featuring Blobby & Friends characters and more. Plus, a portion of proceeds from every sale goes towards helping homeless and runaway youth.

In possibly the only upside of a global pandemic, the Uncute team had time to read the heartfelt comments from their passionate, progressive community. Much of the feedback applauds the webcomic’s LGBTQIA+ representation and fearlessness in addressing political issues. With their extra quarantine time, Uncute felt compelled to embrace this historical moment for change and decided it’s time to build a company that reflects what they believe in.

Uncute’s online store launches in tandem with their own nonprofit, The Uncute Initiative, which has been granted 501(c)(3) status as a charitable organization. Uncute has previously worked with immigration attorneys to donate toys to comfort detained kids and is committed to helping kids and teens find safety and belonging. Now is a time of reckoning for past mistakes and carelessness across industries, and Uncute is excited to see customers and community holding businesses accountable, themselves included.

Uncute was founded in New York City by Zack Buchman and Blobby & Friends is brought to life by a team of New York and Los Angeles creatives with consciences.

Media Contact:
Wendy Steiner
Phone: +1 (415) 513-0473
Email: hello@uncute.com

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Blobby the Blobfish Underwear by Uncute

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Blobby plushie

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Blobby & Friends comics: Blobby’s Gender
For more Blobby and friends comics on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blobbynfriends/

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Uncute Initiative volunteers, with co-founder Zack Buchman, and artist Sarula Bau

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Retail Marketers Find New Ways to Meet Goals With Sidecar Amid COVID-19

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Retail marketers are renewing their focus on digital commerce advertising and deepening their partnerships with Sidecar as COVID-19 rewrites the retail landscape.

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«The trends we’ve seen year to date demonstrate our unwavering commitment to our customers’ performance marketing needs and challenges,» explained Andre Golsorkhi, founder and CEO of Sidecar. «Despite the disruption that COVID-19 is bringing to the retail industry, e-commerce is accelerating, with retail marketers increasingly looking to Sidecar’s team and technology to help them operate with greater agility.»

These trends are picking up pace just as marketers face a tough challenge ahead with the convergence of Prime Day 2020, and the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons.

The following are key trends in Sidecar’s customer base this year. Sidecar will cover related industry changes and what they mean for retail marketers in a live webinar today at 2 p.m. ET, «How to Harness E-Commerce Momentum When Retail Seasons Converge.» (The recording will be available at the same link.)

Customer Adoption

Notably, 70% of new customers this year signed on to leverage two or more Sidecar technology solutions. Retailers are increasingly focused on creating stronger alignment between their ad channels to address the full customer journey across Google, Facebook, and Amazon.

Many of these new customers hail from the enterprise sector of retail. Sidecar grew digital ad spend under management by nearly 30% for this segment, and nearly 40% across the entire portfolio, in the first half of 2020 alone.

The digital transformation of the enterprise retail sector has been underway for years, but the current situation has further compounded this shift. Marketing departments have a renewed focus on assessing their digital maturity and determining go-forward steps to meet shopper needs in the accelerated digital economy.

Customer Performance Trends Reveal Significant Momentum

The end of the first half marked an inflection point in ad spend, according to customer research conducted by Sidecar. Retailers spent 15% more on Google Ads in June YoY—a stark contrast to April (-11% YoY) and May (-9% YoY) spend. For Amazon Advertising, June spend was 91% more than April spend, while Facebook advertising spend in June was up 4x over April.

Revenue growth remains a priority for Sidecar customers. They found ways to navigate the shifting environment at the outset of COVID-19, and are building off those strategic changes in the new normal landscape.

Google Shopping: April revenue was up 15% MoM. Overall Q2 revenue grew 15% over Q1, while ROAS improved by 6%. From a year-over-year standpoint, April and May revenue grew 10% and 12% YoY respectively, while June revenue increased 27% YoY. ROAS improved 4% YoY in June.
Google paid search: April revenue was up nearly 5x MoM. Overall Q2 revenue increased 54% QoQ, with ROAS improving 78% QoQ.
Amazon Advertising: April revenue was up 24% MoM. Overall Q2 revenue was up 85% QoQ.
Facebook advertising: April revenue was up 111% MoM. Overall Q2 revenue was 4.3x higher than Q1 revenue.

Strategies for driving cost efficiency are sticking. This trend is especially playing out in Google paid search, where Sidecar customers saw ROAS improve 98% and revenue increase 55% in Q2 YoY. Retail marketers are driving efficiency in Google Shopping as well, with Sidecar customers improving ROAS by 11% and growing revenue by 16% in Q2 YoY.

Product Expansion

Sidecar further innovated its product lineup during the first half of 2020 by launching enhancements to Sidecar for Amazon and Sidecar for Facebook & Instagram. Additionally, use cases are growing for Sidecar for Shopping and Sidecar for Paid Search, particularly in driving stronger cross-channel strategy. For instance, one Sidecar customer is leveraging Sidecar’s technology to create a two-way reliance between its ads on Google and Facebook. Facebook ads target users who have clicked through a Google ad. Additionally, Google Shopping ads target audiences built from Facebook prospecting campaigns.

Industry Recognition

Business Intelligence Group this week named Sidecar «Organization of the Year» in the 2020 Sales and Marketing Technology Awards program, also known as The Sammys. The award honors organizations and products helping to solve the challenges organizations have connecting and collaborating with prospects and customers. 2020 marks the second consecutive year Sidecar has won the award.

Sidecar was also recognized by Ventana Research, a business technology research and advisory services firm, as a finalist in the 13th annual Digital Innovation Awards. The awards program identified top technologies that have the most impact in their respective markets, honoring pioneering vendors that drive change and increase value for organizations worldwide.

Looking ahead, the retail industry is facing a holiday season that will be more dependent on e-commerce. «It will be key for retailers to leverage proven channels and best practices to match ongoing changes in consumer demand,» said Golsorkhi. «One of those key best practices is understanding audiences. Shoppers who are unable to visit stores will seek similar services online, potentially creating new cohorts that retailers must recognize and engage.»

ABOUT SIDECAR

Sidecar offers performance marketing excellence to retailers and brands. Sidecar’s advanced technology and proprietary data, combined with years of performance marketing expertise, help its customers unlock the full potential of today’s most powerful search, shopping, social, and marketplace channels.

PRESS CONTACT:
Mark Tordik
press@getsidecar.com
215-644-6503

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EMOTIONAL ABCS Recognized by American Association of School Librarians (AASL) as a Best Digital Tool for Teaching & Learning

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Emotional ABCs, America’s most awarded and most used Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program, has been named to the inaugural list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).

This recognition honors electronic…

This recognition honors electronic resources that provide enhanced learning and curriculum development for school librarians and their educator collaborators. These user-friendly tools are recognized for fostering the qualities of innovation/creativity, active participation, collaboration, exploration, and information/reference. The technology resources are also evaluated for their application of AASL’s «National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries» Shared Foundations of Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage.

«With the likelihood of many of us continuing online instruction for the foreseeable future, it is exciting to have such a rich collection of digital resources consolidated into one place,» said AASL President Kathy Carroll.

The Common Sense Education’s «Top Pick for Learning» and the 2020 CODiE Award Winner for «Best PreK/Early Childhood Learning Solutions» receives high marks for its ease-of-use and its positive impact on students. It is currently used by educators at more than 55,000 schools across the USA and focuses on five areas of SEL competencies including Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Self-Management, Responsible Decision-Making and Relationship Building. The research-based emotional skills program is designed for children ages 4-11 and gives kids practical tools for dealing with impulse control, frustration, and acting out.

«We are honored to be recommended by the AASL as a resource for captivating personal and academic enrichment,» says Cynthia Sikes, CCO, Emotional ABCs.»We know teachers are diligently trying to motivate students during distance learning, and we are thrilled Emotional ABCs can easily support their SEL lessons online if needed.»

Emotional ABCs Classroom is designed around a set of 20 Classroom Workshops that use short modules for flexible teacher use. There is no teacher training needed for the easy-to-use, self-explanatory materials. Teachers worldwide have successfully adapted the Workshops to remote-learning necessities during the last year. Workshops include interactive online activities, videos, printables, teacher-student, and student-student interactions and are set up so instructors can manage pacing and performance. More details about Emotional ABCs Classroom can be found at http://www.EmotionalABCs.com

About Emotional ABCs:
Emotional ABCs is America’s #1 Awarded Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program. Our content aligns with CASEL’s areas of social competencies (Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Self-Management, Responsible Decision-Making, Relationship Building) and is constantly being updated with our team of educators, psychologists and therapists. Several formats of Emotional ABCs have been developed to meet different needs, including Parent Subscriptions, a Free-to-Teachers Emotional ABCs Classroom Subscription, and a Premium Schools platform coming soon for school-wide accounts.

Emotional ABCs Awards:
Emotional ABCs is a Common Sense Education «Top Pick for Learning» and the program’s many awards include the prestigious American Business «Stevie» Gold Award, the 2020 CODiE Award for «Best PreK/Early Childhood Learning Solution, the National Association of American Publishers «Revere» Judges’ Award, Creative Child Magazine’s «Product of the Year,» and a «Great Find» Award from AblePlay.org, an organization that evaluates products for their effectiveness in teaching children who have learning differences. Most recently, Emotional ABCs received the Stevie Peoples’ Choice Award.

Press Contact:
Mitch Wenter at Support[at]EmotionalABCs.com or 310-399-8762

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AdventHealth Assists Bayshore Christian School Safely Reopen for Students

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — AdventHealth Carrollwood has partnered with Bayshore Christian School in Tampa to provide an extensive safety strategy for safely reopening for class on Monday, August 12, 2020. AdventHealth provided the school with key strategies and implementation plans to assist the K-12 school in limiting the spread of COVID-19 in the classroom setting.

«We are taking extra steps in our hospital…

«We are taking extra steps in our hospital and in our communities to ensure everyone is safe as we navigate COVID-19,» said Erika Skula, President and CEO, AdventHealth Carrollwood. «By partnering with Bayshore Christian School we can provide these students, teachers and staff with best practices to create the safest environment possible as they return to class.»

AdventHealth Carrollwood clinicians assisted the school with a plan that would allow for all 220 students to return to the classroom. Some of the key strategies implemented include:

Enhanced student drop-off and pick up
Required temperature screenings
Enhanced prepackaged lunches

«As the Head of School at Bayshore Christian School, I am grateful to have the opportunity to work hand in hand with AdventHealth as a community partner,» Melanie Humenansky, Head of School, Bayshore Christian School. «This relationship validates the decision making of the school’s administration in confirming we are taking the right steps in keeping our students safe. The recommendations were openly received, and we have purchased the suggested additional items and look forward to implementing the processes for the opening of the school year.»

AdventHealth is committed to the health and wellness of the community. AdventHealth Carrollwood has achieved 10 consecutive Leapfrog Grade A rankings and several Top General Hospital honors. The Leapfrog Group focuses on safety and lowering and eliminating infections in the hospital setting.

About AdventHealth West Florida Division
The West Florida Division of AdventHealth has some of the nation’s brightest medical minds making lifesaving breakthroughs with surgical pioneers, scientists and researchers using leading edge technology and innovation to deliver our brand of whole-person care. Our network of care includes AdventHealth Carrollwood, AdventHealth Connerton, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth Lake Placid, AdventHealth North Pinellas, AdventHealth Ocala, AdventHealth Sebring, AdventHealth Tampa, AdventHealth Wauchula, AdventHealth Wesley Chapel and AdventHealth Zephyrhills, as well as five freestanding offsite Emergency Rooms including AdventHealth Brandon ER, AdventHealth Central Pasco ER, AdventHealth Palm Harbor ER, AdventHealth TimberRidge ER, and AdventHealth Westchase ER. We are more than hospitals, as we have a robust system of care including specialty acute care, over 200 primary care and specialty employed physicians, Express Care at Walgreens clinics, urgent care centers, wound care, physical therapy, home care, mobile mammography and more. AdventHealth is a faith-based not-for-profit health care system with a mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. AdventHealth has hundreds of care sites and nearly 50 hospitals across the United States. For more information about AdventHealth, visit AdventHealth.com, or Facebook.com/AdventHealth.

About AdventHealth Carrollwood
AdventHealth Carrollwood is a 103-bed hospital located in West Hillsborough County. The hospital is a member of the faith-based AdventHealth System, providing a connected system of care in nearly a dozen states with close to 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites. The hospital offers nationally recognized and award-winning care, evidenced by being named One of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety and Bariatric Surgery by the Women’s Choice Award three years in a row and by earning its 10th consecutive Grade A from the Leapfrog Group for Patient Safety. The hospital provides a wide variety of services including heart care, spine and orthopedics, bariatrics, wound care, robotic technology, two 24/7 emergency rooms with online scheduling, in Carrollwood and Westchase, and much more. With a focus on whole-person care, skilled and compassionate caregivers provide individualized care for body, mind, and spirit. To learn more about the hospital’s services, visit AdventHealthCarrollwood.com.

About Bayshore Christian School
Bayshore, the premier private Christian school in the greater Tampa Bay area, offers a comprehensive college preparatory program and provides exceptional leadership development, academics, athletics, and the arts. Bayshore Christian School is committed to challenging, developing, and empowering students for future leadership with a Biblical worldview within a diverse and nurturing environment, so that each student will follow the example of Jesus to «grow in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.» Luke 2:52

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Simple Energy Announces the Release of a New eBook Titled «KeepitSimple: The Simple Energy Truth About Solar»

TEMECULA, Calif., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Simple Energy, a leading provider of residential and commercial solar panels services and with a reputation for keeping the solar panel purchase and installation process simple has announced the release of a new eBook, «#KeepitSimple: The Simple Energy Truth About…

As company co-founder Nick Krahenbuhl noted the new eBook, «#KeepitSimple: The Simple Energy Truth About Solar» or simply #KeepitSimple, «is the ideal starting point for anyone who wants to learn the basics of solar power to confidently move forward with solar panels.» Nick continued, «There’s a lot of questions about solar energy panels, what they can do and what they can not do, and how a solar system can benefit your home or business. #KeepitSimple aims to empower the solar panel buyer.»

In #KeepitSimple, readers can expect content focused on solar net metering and the pros and cons of leasing vs buying solar panels to federal solar tax credits in an effort to improve transparency and communication among buyers and sellers in the solar market.

Addressing some of the solar industries most common customer concerns, #KeepitSimple provides important discussion points about what to expect if you’re still paying for solar panels on a home you want to sell. With professional insights and a solar industry dictionary, #KeepitSimple helps readers regain control and make a buying decision without pressure.

Krahenbuhl concludes, «I read a Zillow report that homes with solar panels sell for 4.1% more. In California, that’s more than a $21,000 boost in home value. Not only are solar panels smart for the environment but they are a smart buy for anyone looking to sell their home in the near future.»

Any home or business owner considering making the leap to solar panels can contact Simple Energy, LLC at:
http://www.simpleenergysolar.com

To download the new eBook, #KeepitSimple, visit:
http://www.simpleenergy.solar

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About Simple Energy, LLC
Simple Energy, LLC provides solar panel ownership for residential and business owners seeking greater electric savings and increased property value. The Simple Energy team has been bringing solar to communities for more than a decade, working together to keep your experience with solar simple.

About Zillow
Zillow is the leading real estate and rental marketplace dedicated to empowering consumers with data, inspiration and knowledge around the place they call home, and connecting them with the best local professionals who can help.

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Sugarleaf Launches New Convenience Products for the Modern Cannabis Consumer

Supreme Cannabis’ accessible sugarleaf brand introduces the sugarleaf boost sativa, the Company’s first 510 vaporizer cartridge
sugarleaf expands the Company’s pre-roll offering with the introduction of 3×0.5-gram pre-rolls
sugarleaf complements its milder and convenient cannabis product portfolio with Sugarleaf bloom, the Company’s first milled flower offering

TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –

Supreme Cannabis’ accessible sugarleaf brand introduces the sugarleaf boost sativa, the Company’s first 510 vaporizer cartridge
sugarleaf expands the Company’s pre-roll offering with the introduction of 3×0.5-gram pre-rolls
sugarleaf complements its milder and convenient cannabis product portfolio with Sugarleaf bloom, the Company’s first milled flower offering

TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – sugarleaf, a recreational consumer brand for The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. («Supreme Cannabis» or the «Company») (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) today announced that it has launched three new product offerings in the Canadian market, including the Company’s first 510 vaporizer cartridge.

sugarleaf boost sativa is a 0.5-gram 510 vaporizer cartridge created from a sativa-dominant strain. Sativa dominant strains are often associated with uplifting and creative experiences. The sugarleaf boost sativa vaporizer oil is formulated and manufactured at the Company’s Blissco facility in Langley, BC and features reintroduced natural cannabis terpenes from cannabis grown at the Company’s premium 7ACRES facility in Kincardine, ON.

«With the introduction of the sugarleaf boost sativa 510 vaporizer cartridges we build on our premium 7ACRES vaporizer offering. This popular 2.0 product caters to the significant number of frequent and occasional consumers who are looking for high-quality and convenient cannabis experiences at a reasonable price,» said Joel Toguri, Chief Revenue Officer at Supreme Cannabis. «Today, we further strengthen and diversify the sugarleaf brand with the launch of this 510 vaporizer and two new 1.0 offerings which include 3×0.5-gram pre-rolls and milled flower.»

sugarleaf’s 3×0.5-gram pre-rolls are available in four strains and produced in-house at the Company’s 7ACRES facility. This new pre-roll format allows consumers to enjoy a smaller amount of cannabis per pre-roll and pace their consumption experience. sugarleaf is also introducing sugarleaf bloom, a 3.5 and 7-gram milled sativa-dominant strain that is ready to smoke with no grinding necessary.

In December 2019, Supreme Cannabis added sugarleaf to its recreational brand portfolio with the introduction of the Company’s first 1-gram pre-roll offering. In May 2020, sugarleaf launched a 1:5 oil, consisting of 1-part THC to 5-parts CBD. As of today, sugarleaf’s product offering consists of nine SKUs and with the launch of these new products the brand will be available in eight provinces across Canada, including, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Québec.

Supreme Cannabis will be promoting these new offerings across Canada through its innovative sales partnership with Humble & Fume Inc., one of the industries premiere sales agencies. Canadian cannabis retailers interested in learning more about Supreme Cannabis’ brands and products can speak with the Company’s sales representatives by contacting info@humbleandfume.com.

About sugarleaf.

sugarleaf offers thoughtful and convenient cannabis products for modern-day cannabis consumers seeking a no fuss consumption experience. Inspired by the simple and sweet joys of cannabis, sugarleaf caters to Canadian consumers’ busy lifestyles with convenient and milder cannabis offerings.

sugarleaf derives its name from cannabis sugar leaves. Sugar leaves are the short, trichome covered leaves that sprout from the bud of the cannabis plant as it flowers. These trichomes are rich in terpenes and cannabinoids, creating cannabis products that maintain rich flavour notes while delivering a lighter consumption experience.

Delight in your cannabis experience; welcome to the sweet life.

About Supreme Cannabis.

The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc., (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1), is a global diversified portfolio of distinct cannabis companies, products and brands. Since 2014, the Company has emerged as one of the world’s most premium producers of recreational, wholesale and medical cannabis products.

Supreme Cannabis’ portfolio of brands caters to diverse consumer and patient experiences, with brands and products that address recreational, wellness, medical and new consumer preferences. The Company’s recreational brand portfolio includes, 7ACRES, 7ACRES Craft Collective, Blissco, sugarleaf and KKE. Supreme Cannabis addresses national and international medical cannabis opportunities through its premium Truverra brand.

Supreme Cannabis’ brands are backed by a focused suite of world-class operating assets that serve key functions in the value chain, including, scaled cultivation, value-add processing, automated packaging and product testing and R&D. Follow the Company on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

We simply grow better.

Forward-Looking Information.

Certain statements made in this press release constitute «forward-looking information» within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking information may relate to anticipated events or results and other statements that are not historical facts. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof, and the Company is not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.

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The Lupus Research Alliance Announces 2020 Lupus Insight Prize Recipient

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) announced today that its 2020 Lupus Insight Prize will go to Jane Salmon, MD for her work in improving the health of pregnant women with lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome. The prize will be formally «presented» to Dr. Salmon during a virtual award ceremony September 25 during the Lupus 21st Century meeting.

The LRA is recognizing Dr. Salmon’s discoveries of the causes of pregnancy complications and miscarriage in patients with lupus and in another autoimmune disease, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), that may occur in patients with lupus and is often associated with poor pregnancy outcomes.

The prize will allow Dr. Salmon to develop a tool to identify patients with high-risk pregnancies and conduct a trial to determine whether certolizumab, a drug used for rheumatoid arthritis, will reduce pregnancy complications in lupus patients with APS. Dr. Salmon is the Collette Kean Research Professor at Hospital for Special Surgery and Professor of Medicine and Professor of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at Weill Cornell College of Medicine.

The $100,000 Lupus Insight Prize recognizes a major, novel insight and/or discovery that holds the promise of advancing the understanding of lupus and has a high likelihood of improving the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

Over the past 15 years Dr. Salmon has focused on lupus and APS and how they cause complications during pregnancy. In her early work, Dr. Salmon identified immune molecules, known as the complement, as drivers of pregnancy complications caused by APS. In mouse models of APS, the complement system is turned on by autoantibodies on the surface of the developing placenta. This activation unleashes inflammation that harms the placenta and can lead to pregnancy loss and/or impaired fetal growth and development. In a recent study of pregnant women, Dr. Salmon showed that complement activation is a strong predictor for adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with lupus and/or APS.

«Forty-four percent of pregnant women with APS experience pregnancy complications, including preterm delivery and miscarriage, due to inflammation in the placenta. Therapies that reduce placental inflammation appear to be a promising treatment for patients with APS and lupus at high risk for pregnancy complications,» said Dr. Salmon.

In addition to her work on complement, Dr. Salmon has studied the role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), a potent inflammatory molecule that causes joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis and kidney damage in lupus. Dr. Salmon and her team found that treatment with drugs that block the action of TNF can protect pregnant mice with APS and their fetuses from harm. This work suggested that release of TNF contributes to pregnancy loss in women with APS and lupus and served as the basis for a clinical trial (IMPACT study) to test certolizumab, a TNF blocking drug, in high risk pregnancies in women with APS and/or lupus. The Lupus Insight Prize will allow Dr. Salmon and her colleagues to extend the IMPACT trial and determine whether and how certolizumab improves pregnancy outcomes.

In the second part of her project, Dr. Salmon and her colleagues will develop a tool to risk stratify lupus pregnancies, that is, to determine the likelihood that a pregnancy will be uncomplicated or will lead to preeclampsia or other serious problems for the mother or fetus. She and her team will first apply powerful computer technologies to data from the PROMISSE study, a multicenter clinical study she led that followed over 500 pregnant patients with lupus and/or APS. They hope to identify patterns of clinical features and biomarkers present at the very beginning of pregnancy that predict increased risk for complications. She will then test her prediction algorithm with extensive data from 1,000 lupus pregnancies followed by collaborators from Europe and North America. Once validated in this diverse patient population, her team will develop an online tool to assist physicians and patients in clinical decision making and counseling lupus patients.

«Using this tool, doctors will identify women with lupus whose pregnancies are high-risk and require increased monitoring and, when indicated, additional treatment to protect the health of mother and fetus,» said Dr. Salmon. «And, they can reassure women who are at low risk for complications.»

«Dr. Salmon has found critical links between lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome with pregnancy complications and fetal loss,» said Kenneth M. Farber, President and CEO, Lupus Research Alliance. «We are excited to fund her new work which has enormous potential to prevent pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia, placental insufficiency, and fetal loss, using certolizumab, an FDA approved drug commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.»

About Lupus

Lupus is a chronic, complex autoimmune disease that affects millions of people worldwide. More than 90% of people with lupus are women; lupus most often strikes during the childbearing years of 15-45. African Americans, Latin Americans, Asians and Native Americans are at two to three times greater risk than Caucasians. In lupus, the immune system, which is designed to protect against infection, creates antibodies that can attack any part of the body including the kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, blood, skin, and joints.

About the Lupus Research Alliance

The Lupus Research Alliance aims to transform treatment while advancing toward a cure by funding the most innovative lupus research in the world. The organization’s stringent peer review grant process fosters diverse scientific talent who are driving discovery toward better diagnostics, improved treatments and ultimately a cure for lupus. Because the Lupus Research Alliance’s Board of Directors fund all administrative and fundraising costs, 100% of all donations goes to support lupus research programs.

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NYNJA to Host Webinar on August 13, 2020 with Technology and Education Leaders to Discuss «How to Win With Remote University Learning»

LAVALLETTE, N.J., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — NYNJA, the security-first, all-in-one communications platform for all your mission critical communications, announced today that it will host a webinar at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, August 13, to discuss the challenges and evolving best practices for university (and school) educators, administrators, and students to maintain «Education Continuity» while being remote.

Distinguished technology strategist, Shelly Palmer of the Palmer Group, will host / moderate a discussion about the future of virtual learning with some of the brightest leaders in technology and education including Casey Borman, Professor, UCLA Anderson School of Business, Dr. Ai Addyson-Zhang, Education Without Walls, and JR Guerrieri, co-founder and CEO, NYNJA.

«There’s a lot to be uncertain about right now, yet in today’s digital age you can be certain that educators will chart new and productive paths forward for virtual learning,» said Palmer. «I’m looking forward to facilitating a vibrant discussion with some of the brightest minds in education and technology, in order to super-charge these discussions and drive best practices for virtual learning.»

The webinar discussion will focus on the pitfalls and emerging best practices, technology, features that remote educators will rely on, and in some cases adapt, to foster «Education Continuity.»

«More will be done in the next few months to reshape and advance what’s expected from the functionality and technology that’s driving critical communications in education, then any other moment in time,» said JR Guerrieri, Co-Founder and CEO, NYNJA Group. «It our passion to develop the backbone for high-level communications continuity that educators, administrators and students can rely upon during this critical moment. But like any great technology, we also want to build the foundational thinking for how best to utilize this technology in an educational setting.»

NYNJA’s passion to develop safe, secure, flexible, and reliable communications for educators and students to connect, anywhere at any time and across a variety of Internet connections – and this webinar aims to assist educators as they plan to drive curriculums this fall.

Visit www.NYNJA.work to learn more about our advanced communications offering.

About NYNJA
NYNJA is the fastest way to collaborate and communicate in one safe and secure platform, anyplace anytime. NYNJA is an all-in-one communication platform for webinars, live stream broadcasts, group messaging with automatic translations and transcription all in one safe secure platform.

NYNJA is currently available for global commercial use and can be downloaded from the company website NYNJA.work and the Samsung Galaxy store, Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

NYNJA lets users make voice and video calls to any communication device, schedule and run conference calls with screen sharing, and also share notes and files. The NYNJA platform features secure encryption of cloud data storage for saving messages, images and files.

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