PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 2: Governor Doug Ducey today announced the appointment of Michael McGill to the Yavapai County Superior Court. The vacancy on the Yavapai County Superior Court was created by the retirement of Judge David Mackey. Under the Arizona Constitution, judges of the Superior Court in counties with a population of less than 250,000 persons are elected by the voters. When a judge retires or resigns prior t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report on Sept. 2 on the employment and unemployment in the metropolitan area for July 2020: Unemployment rates were higher in July than a year earlier in all 389 metropolitan areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of seven areas had jobless rates of less than 5.0 percent and four areas had rates of at least 20.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased over the  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 -- The Broad Institute issued the following news release: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is partnering with 108 public and private colleges and universities in Massachusetts and the surrounding region to provide regular COVID-19 testing for students, faculty, and staff, as part of back-to-school plans. Among more than 415,000 tests conducted for the college and university testing program so far, the positive rate across the program (spanning students, facu  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 2: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that a collaborative effort among state agencies, private businesses, and nonprofits aimed at addressing the needs of at-risk Connecticut residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and providing them with food boxes is expanding in several communities across the state. The Salvation Army and United Way have partnered with DoorDash, a company known for t  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 3 -- Cornell University issued the following news: People enjoy witnessing extraordinary individuals - from athletes to CEOs - extend long runs of dominance in their fields, but they aren't as interested in seeing similar streaks of success by teams or groups, a new study suggests. "Everyone wants Usain Bolt to win another gold medal for sprinting. Not so many people want to see the New England Patriots win another Super Bowl," said lead author Jesse Walker, M.A. '17, P  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: An experimental medication shows promise in slowing the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to recently released results from a clinical trial run by Harvard Medical School investigators based at Massachusetts General Hospital and colleagues at Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactures the medication and that helped fund the study. The findings, rep  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release: An experimental medication slows the progression of the neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to recently released results from a clinical trial run by investigators at the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the company that manufactures the medication. The  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) has REMOVED a cyanobacteria advisory for Long Pond that was issued on 7/16/2020. Samples have been collected weekly by New England College and Henniker Conservation, and analyzed by NHDES. Samples collected on 8/30/2020 revealed that the bloom has currently dissipated and no cyanobacteria cells were found at the  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 2 -- Ohio State University issued the following news: People enjoy witnessing extraordinary individuals - from athletes to CEOs - extend long runs of dominance in their fields, a new study suggests. But they aren't as interested in seeing similar streaks of success by teams or groups. "Everyone wants Usain Bolt to win another gold medal for sprinting. Not so many people want to see the New England Patriots win another Super Bowl," said Jesse Walker, lead author of the stu  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: The School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) and its partners in the Western Massachusetts Health Equity Network (WMHEN) have announced a series of virtual conversations related to racism as a public health crisis. The webinar series replaces its biannual in-person Health Equity Summit, which has been rescheduled to September 24, 2021, and will cover topics such as COVID-19 and healt  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Sept. 3 -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: Each year in the Hunter New England region more than 900 people experience their first heart attack, placing the region within NSW's highest cardiovascular disease mortality band. In an effort to reduce the region's risk of heart disease, researchers from the University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and Hunter New England (HNE) Health have been awarded a Medical Research Future Fund  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: Wesley Lowery, former reporter for the Washington Post and current correspondent for the 60 Minutes spinoff "60 in 6", will open the 10th annual New England First Amendment Institute. The institute -- hosted each year by the New England First Amendment Coalition and provided at no cost to those who attend -- begins Sept. 26 and features many of the country's elite reporters, edit  more

PENRITH, New South Wales, Sept. 2 -- Western Sydney University issued the following news: A new study has for the first time illuminated the evolutionary history of the bizarre anti-predator defence - the praying mantis startle display - and suggests that the element of surprise may be key to its success. Researchers from Western Sydney University, the University of Calgary and the University of New England reviewed the behaviours and colours associated with the startle displays of 58 species   more