BRUNSWICK, Maine, June 4 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: Social studies teacher Bree Candland '01 has been recognized as Sagadahoc County Teacher of the Year by the Maine Department of Education. She is now in the running for Maine Teacher of the Year. While she appreciates the recognition, the fact that it was a student who nominated her means even more to Candland. She was the only teacher in the group of sixteen nominees to be suggested by a student rather than a colleague,   more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, June 8 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 4, 2020 edition: * Oral Relugolix for Androgen-Deprivation Therapy in Advanced Prostate Cancer * Enzalutamide and Survival in Nonmetastatic, Castration-Resi  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: "It is critical that we protect the income of Rhode Island and New England fishermen, while preserving our oceans and all the natural resources that make Rhode Island such a wonderful place to call home. "That is what President Obama did in establishing strong, pragmatic environmental protections for national marine monuments off our shores." "President Trump's decision to remove environmental protecti  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, in response to the Trump administration's announcement that it is removing environmental protections for national marine monuments in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New England: "If President Trump had done his job and taken the threat of COVID-19 more seriously, our fishermen and our nation would be better positioned to weather this pandemi  more