In 2018, the SHEA Education & Research Foundation (SHEA/ERF) established SHEA/ERF Public Health Scholarships to promote the training and advancement of public health professionals who work in various capacities related to infection prevention and a…
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Crown Point, IN, City Council Denies Self-Storage Project
The Crown Point, Ind., City Council last week denied a zoning request for a self-storage facility to be built on a former used-car lot, which is located in a flood plain. Doug Gossage of BBG Properties requested a variance to construct Castle/Big Vault…
Amsdell Cos./Compass Self Storage Acquires Facility in McDonough, GA
Compass Self Storage, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, has acquired McDonough-Henry Self-Storage in McDonough, Ga. It’s the company’s 12th location in the Greater Atlanta market, according to a press release. The site was purcha…
IDSA Issues Statement on PAHPA Reauthorization
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has issued the following statement: “The January 17 Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in preparation for reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act pro…
Breakthrough Enables Screening Millions of Human Antibodies for New Drug Discovery
DeKosky lab members Natalie Bui (undergraduate summer student) and Tiffany Nguyen (post-doctoral researcher) measuring DNA in a sample. Courtesy of Kelly Tong A paper just published in Nature Biotechnology outlines a pioneering method of screening a pe…
Fresh Approach to TB Vaccine Offers Better Protection
A unique platform that resulted in a promising HIV vaccine has also led to a new, highly effective vaccine against tuberculosis that is moving toward testing in humans. The new vaccine completely protected 41 percent and reduced overall TB disease by 6…
Kupffer Cells Adjust Balance Between Pathogen Control and Hepatocyte Regeneration
Inflammation of the liver can result from different causes. Besides infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), other viruses such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) are able to trigger acute hepatitis. Sometimes hepatitis induces fever …
Huntsville, AL, Self-Storage Owner Wins ‘Advocate of the Year’ Award
David Johnston, owner of Downtown Self Storage in Huntsville, Ala., was recently named 2018 Downtown Advocate of the Year by Downtown Huntsville Inc., a company that specializes in city revitalization through events, promotions and redevelopment initia…
New Jersey Governor Signs Update to Self-Storage Lien Law
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed an update to the state’s self-storage lien law yesterday that allows facility operators to charge late fees and conduct their lien sales online. Assembly Bill 3293 went into effect with the governor’s s…
Value Storage Acquires Pompano Beach, FL, Self-Storage Facility
Value Store It Inc., which operates 14 properties on the East Coast under the Value Store It Self Storage brand, has purchased Extra Secure Self Storage in Pompano Beach, Fla., for $10 million. The property at 2250 North Powerline Road comprises 110,69…