BOSTON, June 17 -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: U.S. News & World Report has named Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center the top pediatric cancer program in New England and #2 in the nation in its 2020-21 Best Children's Hospitals report. Dana-Farber/Boston Children's has been recognized as one of the top three pediatric cancer centers in the country each year since the ranking's inception in 2007, including more #1 rankings than   more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 17 -- Howard Community College issued the following news release: Howard Community College (HCC) will launch esports as its newest athletics program for the fall 2020 season. After accepting an invitation to the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) esports league, HCC is now the first Maryland community college to hold a collegiate esports team membership. "The Athletics Department is excited to offer future students a highly competitive and growing sport," said Er  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 17 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,363) involving PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE D/B/A EVERSOURCE ENERGY: Motion of AARP to Suspend Temporary Rates and Require Eversource to Update its Testimony in Support of an Increase in Distribution Rates: Order Denying Motion to Suspend Temporary Rates and Granting, in Part, Motion to Require Eversource to Update its Testimony In this order, the Commission d  more

HERNDON, Virginia, June 17 -- The National Student Clearinghouse issued the following news release on June 16: The National Student Clearinghouse and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center announced new members to each of their respective Board of Directors. Dr. Monty Sullivan, System President, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, was named the new board chair, and Dr. Anne Bryant, Executive Director Emerita, National School Boards Association, as the new vice chair.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 17 -- Emory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center issued the following news release: As an academic research institution, Emory's faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities. Here's a sample of recent grant awards and the work they will support, plus highlights from some published research findings. Grants highlighted: NIH grant to support COVID-19 testing (https://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/06/er_research_round  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 16: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined a bipartisan group of 44 senators in urging Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza to ease paperwork requirements for small businesses seeking loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). In the letter, Senator King and his colleagues specifically request that the loan forgi  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 17 -- The U.S. Apple Association issued the following news release: The U.S. Apple Association, joined by apple organizations across the nation, urged the Agriculture Department to reconsider growers for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) funding. According to the groups, USDA's analysis that determined apple prices and grower eligibility is fatally flawed and does not match the reality of what is happening in the industry. "When USDA concluded that apple g  more