SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 22 -- Estuaries and Coasts, a journal that says it focuses on ecosystems at the interface between the land and the sea, covering research on physical, chemical, geological or biological systems, as well as applications to management of those ecosystems from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2020 Special Sections: Hurricane Sandy Impacts and Responses. Guest Editors: Norbert P. Psuty and Am  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 22 -- WGBH Boston issued the following news release: Boston public media producer GBH has awarded five fellowships to innovative staff and independent producers recognizing excellence, potential and creativity. The recipients of the 2021 Fellowship Awards are Christina Beiene and Marcy Gunther, who received the Becton Fellowship; Gabrielle Emanuel and Marisa Wolsky, recipients of the Margret and Hans Rey/Curious George Producership; and Leah Williams, recipient of t  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Sept. 21: Today, as National Small Business Week gets underway, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) concluded a tour of small businesses in Westford and Hudson that had recently been named recipients of 2020 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awards for their excellence. During the visits, she recognized the businesses' achievements with a Congressional citation. "Small businesses are  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 22 (TNSGra) -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news: AARP Foundation has awarded a grant to the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston for a two-year project to increase access to economic opportunities for older people of color in the greater Boston area. The $288,000 grant will fund the project that builds on the institute's age-friendly work across the state, particularly the Age Friendly Boston Initiat  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Sept. 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Investigators at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire have found Listeria in two New Hampshire wild gray foxes. A zoonotic disease, the bacterium can sicken both people and farm animals. Some strains can be particularly important if they are resistant to multiple antibiotics and carry genes that lead to more severe diseases in infected p  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Sept. 22 (TNSJou) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: North America experienced a series of dangerous heatwaves during the summer of 2020, breaking records from coast to coast. In the ocean, extreme warming conditions are also becoming more frequent and intense. Two new studies from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) investigate marine heatwaves and currents at the edge of the continental shelf, which impact regional  more