PORTLAND, Maine, June 11 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) announced yesterday that the Amtrak Downeaster will begin Phase 1 of Service Restoration beginning June 15, 2020. Service will resume with one round trip on weekdays only between Brunswick, ME and Boston, MA: southbound Train 680 and northbound Train 685. Downeaster service has been suspended since April 13, 2020. A numbe  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 11 -- Assumption College issued the following news: Assumption University has announced that the accounting program in the Grenon School of Business has earned endorsement by IMA(R) (Institute of Management Accountants), an international association focused on advancing the management accounting profession. Assumption's program is one of just three in New England to receive this endorsement. IMA is the association of accountants and financial professionals in bus  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news release: Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) occurs when the placenta attaches too deeply in the uterine wall. Most common in women who have had a cesarean delivery, PAS can cause dangerous complications during childbirth, including severe blood loss after delivery. While an important part of diagnosing PAS is examining the placenta during delivery, there has not previously been an agreed upon pathologi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on the consumer price index in the Northeast Region for May 2020: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast was unchanged in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau's regional commissioner, noted that a 0.7-percent increase in the food index was offset by a 1.8  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, June 11 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news release: A new study from the Center for Global Health Equity at Dartmouth revealed key strengths in the rural Northern New England response that contributed to low infection rates and mitigated the impacts on the region's vulnerable populations. The study, COVID-19 and Rural Health Equity in Northern New England: Impacts on Health Equity, analyzes the early phase of the region's pand  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, June 11 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news release: A $1-million gift from Susan and Richard Levy D '60 will fuel the rapid-cycle development and testing of new ways of caring for individuals with serious illnesses. The couple's gift to the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth launches the Susan & Richard Levy Health Care Delivery Incubator, a joint initiative between Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) th  more

RINDGE, New Hampshire, June 11 -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: Franklin Pierce University School of Nursing announced the addition of a new Master's Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN), which will begin in the fall of the 2020-21 academic year. The MEPN program is an accelerated Master of Science in Nursing program for professionals who hold a bachelor's degree or higher in another field and are considering nursing as a second career. While the number of accelerated masters  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 11 -- The Journal of School Health, a peer-reviewed journal from the American School Health Association that says it features health and well-being of school-aged youth, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2020 edition: * Bullying Victimization and e-Cigarette Use among Middle and High School Students * Characteristics of Schools with Youth Sports Concussion-Related Educational Policies and Practices * Classroom Disorder and Internalizing Pro  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 11 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following statement by Philip L. Bartlett: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was petitioned in April 2020 by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) seeking a Declaratory Order, specifically requesting that FERC (1) "declare that there is exclusive federal jurisdiction over wholesale energy sales from generation sources located on the customer side of the retail meter, and (2) order that the rates f  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, June 10 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: To keep the Middlesex Community College community healthy and safe, 95 percent of all classes will run online for MCC's Summer and Fall Semesters. Middlesex has offered award-winning online programs for over 20 years and has built on its solid foundation of success and effective teaching. During these challenging times, having mostly online courses prevents any disruption to learning and student suc  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- New York-Presbyterian Hospital issued the following news release: Critical care physicians, infectious disease specialists and pulmonologists from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian have published a clinical practice guide for managing severe COVID-19 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Clinical practice guides are provided by medical journals and associations to help physicians worldwide reach the best health care decisions for patients with complicated il  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 10 -- The University of California issued the following news release: In the June 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a team of UCLA physicians and scientists describes the first case of immune modulation being used to cure a severe and often fatal fungal infection. The team "retuned" a 4-year-old's immune system so that it could fight off disseminated coccidioidomycosis. The case, originally reported by UCLA in 2019, could pave the way for a new trea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- WGBH Boston issued the following news release: Boston public media producer WGBH has been recognized with three George Foster Peabody Awards for excellence in broadcasting in 2019, including the prestigious Institutional Award for the documentary series FRONTLINE. WGBH's Children's Media and Education team was honored for the children's program Molly of Denali and FRONTLINE was also recognized for the Academy Award-nominated documentary For Sama. "The distingu  more