WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 (TNSGra) -- Brandeis University issued the following news: The TRIO Student Support Services Program at Brandeis has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will support ongoing and new initiatives for 150 students who are the first in their family to go to college and low income students. "We see ourselves as a home base of support for the students we serve," said program director Elena Lewis, MA'13. "Our goal is to support  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 (TNSRes) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news: New findings from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) show that some patients with a rare and aggressive form of leukodystrophy may benefit from receiving treatment with a class of targeted therapy drugs that could improve their neurological function. A correspondence about these findings was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome (AGS) is  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 10: Governor Ned Lamont today joined federal, state, and local leaders at a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of Union Station in New Haven, during which his administration signed a letter of intent with the City of New Haven establishing a new partnership agreement designed to launch "a new era in managing the (two) State of Connecticut-owned rail stations in   more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 (TNSPPX) -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: The Environmental Business Council of New England is proud to announce Paul Fennelly, member of the EBC Strategic Planning Committee, has been awarded the EBJ Lifetime Achievement Award. The Environmental Business Journal(R) (EBJ) is the premier subscription publication of Environmental Business International. EBJ is a powerhouse of business market intelligence produced f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 (TNSJou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: The race is on to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but even when one becomes available a large challenge will still exist: getting enough people vaccinated. In the 2018-2019 influenza season the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 45.3 percent of adults and 62.6 percent of children in the United States received an influenza vaccine. In order to create herd immunity, the COVID-19 v  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials issued the following testimony by Amtrak President and CEO William Flynn as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Amtrak's Response to COVID-19": Thank you for calling this hearing today to discuss Amtrak and COVID-19. My name is William Flynn, and this is my first opportunity to testify as Amtrak's president and chief executive officer, a position I assumed in April o  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 (TNSPPX) -- ISO New England issued the following news release: The Northeast Energy and Commerce Association (NECA) has named ISO New England's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Vamsi Chadalavada as the group's 2020 Vanguard Award winner. In announcing Chadalavada's selection, NECA cited his ability to be the "calm in the eye of the storm" during challenging events throughout his career, most recently the global COVID-19 pandemic. "It is hum  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 11 (TNSPPX) -- The Minnesota Medical Association issued the following news: As the MMA's Virtual Annual Conference draws near, we continue to add experts to our list of faculty for the event taking place Sept. 25 and 26. Infectious disease expert Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm, and front-line physician Jon B. Cole, MD, will discuss the shifting epidemiology of COVID-19; the state, federal and world response to the pandemic; what th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 (TNSRes) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Sept. 10: On a moonless night on Aug. 28, 1859, the sky began to bleed. The phenomenon behind the northern lights had gone global: an aurora stretching luminous, rainbow fingers across time zones and continents illuminated the night sky with an undulating backdrop of crimson. From New England to Australia, people stood in the streets looking up with admiration, inspiration, and   more

CRANSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 10: The state's effort to improve traffic flow around Quonset Business Park and upgrade a key stretch of Route 37, which connects Cranston and Warwick, is getting a $25.3 million boost thanks to two new federal grants announced by U.S. Senator Jack Reed. Senator Reed says $21,329,338 should be put to work in Cranston rebuilding six bridge structures in the area and adding a third lane   more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Sept. 9, researchers from several institutions, including Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, showed genomic variations that drive prostate cancer vary significantly among white, Asian, and   more