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Miami Herald
10-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
U.S. Polo Assn. Celebrates Launch of Field X Fashion, Issue 2, Brand's Award-Winning Global, Digital Magazine Celebrating Sport and Fashion
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2025 / U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), proudly announces the launch of Field X Fashion, Issue 2, the global brand's annual digital magazine. This award-winning magazine, available both online and in a coffee-table printed edition, is being shared worldwide, offering millions of loyal customers, sports fans, influencers, and partners an immersive glimpse into the sport and fashion world of U.S. Polo Assn. Field X Fashion covers a wide range of content, including global polo sporting events, seasonal global product and photoshoot collections, sustainability initiatives, influencer events around the world, philanthropy, and significant brand achievements from 2024. Field X Fashion, Issue 2 also teases the forthcoming 135th Anniversary celebrations of U.S. Polo Assn. in 2025, promising some of the brand's best content from around the world, all in one place. "Field X Fashion is an important way to engage and thank our global consumers and sports fans spanning 190 countries worldwide by sharing the rich heritage and events that define U.S. Polo Assn.," said J. Michael Prince, President and CEO of USPA Global, the company that manages the multi-billion-dollar U.S. Polo Assn. brand. "Field X Fashion is not just a publication, but an immersive way to look into the expansive universe of our brand and sport, highlighting our authentic connection to the sport of polo, our timeless fashion, and our global influence." "We are thrilled to offer this award-winning blend of content, as well as our 135th Anniversary teaser, to our fans and consumers around the world," he added. Field X Fashion has been celebrated as a 2023 Merit Award Gold winner in the Outstanding Publication/Communications category, designed to recognize the efforts put forth by global industries and the markets they serve. The Merit Awards acknowledge companies that have contributed to the continued growth of the market worldwide, with judges including respected journalists, executives, consultants, entrepreneurs, educators, and the Merit Awards staff. Customers, sports fans, influencers, and partners of the brand can now experience the digital version of Field X Fashion, Issue 2, on Since the magazine's inception in 2023, U.S. Polo Assn. commits to continuing this annual tradition, bringing new and exciting updates, stories, and collections to its loyal audience every year. About U.S. Polo Assn. and USPA Global U.S. Polo Assn. is the official brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), the largest association of polo clubs and polo players in North America, founded in 1890 and based at the USPA National Polo Center in Wellington, Florida. This year, U.S. Polo Assn. celebrates 135 years of sports inspiration alongside the USPA. With a multi-billion-dollar global footprint and worldwide distribution through more than 1,200 U.S. Polo Assn. retail stores as well as thousands of additional points of distribution, U.S. Polo Assn. offers apparel, accessories, and footwear for men, women, and children in more than 190 countries worldwide. Historic deals with ESPN in the United States and Star Sports in India now broadcast several of the premier polo championships in the world, sponsored by U.S. Polo Assn., making the thrilling sport accessible to millions of sports fans globally for the very first time. U.S. Polo Assn. has consistently been named one of the top global sports licensors in the world alongside the NFL, NBA, and MLB, according to License Global. In addition, the sport-inspired brand is being recognized internationally with awards for global and digital growth. Due to its tremendous success as a global brand, U.S. Polo Assn. has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Modern Retail, and GQ as well as on Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg, among many other noteworthy media sources around the world. For more information, visit and follow @uspoloassn. USPA Global is a subsidiary of the USPA and manages the global, multi-billion-dollar U.S. Polo Assn. brand. Through its subsidiary, Global Polo Entertainment (GPE), USPA Global also manages Global Polo TV, which provides sports and lifestyle content. For more sports content, visit ###
Associated Press
01-04-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
NYC, Baltimore research scientists receive grants to study cardiovascular/diabetes connection
( NewMediaWire) - April 01, 2025 - DALLAS — A New York City-based physician scientist who explores ways to improve health by looking at the ways in which cells and molecules impact disease and an epidemiologist from Baltimore who has devoted her career to identifying ways to improve screening, diagnosis and patient care for people with diabetes are the most recent American Heart Association Merit Award recipients. Over the next five years, each researcher will receive a total of $1 million in funding from the Association, a global force changing the future of health for all. The American Heart Association's Merit Award is one of the most prestigious competitive research awards given by the Association, the largest non-government funder of cardiovascular research in the United States. The Merit Award supports scientists who have consistently performed highly promising, novel research with the potential to move cardiovascular science forward quickly, with high impact. The recipients of the 2025 award are: Ann Marie Schmidt, M.D., the Dr. Iven Young Professor of Endocrinology in the Department of Medicine, the Holman Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and the Department of Pathology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City; and Elizabeth (Liz) Selvin, Ph.D., M.P.H., FAHA, Director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research and a professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. She holds a joint appointment in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 'Each year, the American Heart Association recognizes recipients of the Merit Awards as investigators with established track records of success in major research challenges in the areas of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health. Their scientific exploration has the potential to produce unusually high impact toward the Association's mission to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives,' said Keith Churchwell, M.D., FAHA, American Heart Association volunteer president, an associate clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut and adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. 'Diabetes is one of the major controllable risk factors for cardiovascular disease and as prevalence of both conditions rise, it's become imperative that we learn all we can about the ways they're connected. This year's recipients are already renowned for their work in identifying the important connections between cardiovascular disease and diabetes and I'm excited to see where their future exploration will take us in learning how to better manage these chronic conditions that take the lives of too many people each year.' Schmidt's research will focus on the large white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system and are known to contribute to diabetic complications. Her research team will expand on their discovery of a protein molecule called the 'receptor for advanced glycation end products' (RAGE) that may be one of the ways that diabetic white blood cells damage the body. Studying diabetic and non-diabetic mouse and human white blood cells, the team will look for ways to disrupt this damaging molecular process and, in turn, potentially develop new treatment therapies. 'Diabetes damages the body head-to-toe and this happens slowly over many years. We know people with diabetes have more strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, blindness and kidney problems, yet the reasons for this connection are not fully known,' Schmidt said. 'We surmise that learning how large white blood cells in diabetes cause damage will show us new ways to stop their bad actions and decrease harm to the body. As diabetes robs people of good health and years of life, our work may help to fulfill the American Heart Association mission to improve health, especially for people with diabetes.' Selvin's research will focus on improving cardiovascular health in people with diabetes. Her seminal studies on the association between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and diabetes complications helped establish the scientific foundation and clinical criteria for using HbA1c to diagnose diabetes. This Merit Award will support new research focusing on wearable continuous glucose monitors and their association with cardiometabolic risk in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. 'An important part of our work will be providing opportunities for trainees to engage in research with direct implications for policy and clinical practice,' Selvin said. 'Helping to grow the next generation of scientists is critical to our ongoing work to save lives through improvements in the screening, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.' Funding scientific research and discovery through initiatives like the annual merit awards is a cornerstone of the century-old American Heart Association's lifesaving mission. The Association has now funded more than $5.9 billion of scientific research since 1949 , making it the single largest non-government supporter of heart and brain health research in the U.S. New knowledge resulting from this funding continues to save lives and directly impact millions of people in every corner of the U.S. and around the world. About the American Heart Association The American Heart Association is a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Dedicated to ensuring equitable health in all communities, the organization has been a leading source of health information for more than one hundred years. Supported by more than 35 million volunteers globally, we fund groundbreaking research, advocate for the public's health, and provide critical resources to save and improve lives affected by cardiovascular disease and stroke. By driving breakthroughs and implementing proven solutions in science, policy, and care, we work tirelessly to advance health and transform lives every day. Connect with us on Facebook, X or by calling 1-800-AHA-USA1.
