KEENE, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 (TNSJou) -- Antioch University New England issued the following news release: Faculty from the Antioch University New England's PsyD in Clinical Psychology program are nationally recognized scholars who are making extraordinary contributions in engaged scholarship to advance social justice, disciplinary knowledge, and engaged citizenship. Their efforts result in significant journal publications, books, and presentations at national and conferences and symposiums.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 30 (TNSJou) -- Emory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center issued the following news release on Sept. 29: A Phase 1 trial of an investigational mRNA vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection has shown that the vaccine is well tolerated and generates a strong immune response in older adults. A report published today in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) describes the findings from the study, which was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infecti  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 30 -- MassChallenge issued the following announcement on Sept. 29: MassChallenge, the global network for innovators, today announced the top six startup finalists from its Rhode Island-based accelerator, now in its third year of programming. These startups will go on to participate in a final round of judging where they will compete for up to $100,000 in equity-free cash prizes. The prize winners will be announced on Thursday, October 22, 2020 as part of the 2020  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release on Sept. 29: A Phase 1 trial of an investigational mRNA vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection has shown that the vaccine is well-tolerated and generates a strong immune response in older adults. A report published today in the New England Journal of Medicine describes the findings from the study, which was supported by the National I  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Sept. 30 (TNSGra) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: A new $5.47 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine will fund the creation of the UVM Center for Biomedical Shared Resources. Larner Senior Associate Dean for Research Gordon L. Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., is principal investigator on the grant. The new Center will integrate five of the leading UVM laboratory-based, shared resource c  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 30 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release: One of the greatest obstacles the world faces in the fight against climate change is inertia -- the force that maintains the status quo and inhibits individuals and societies from making the most impactful changes that could mitigate the effects of climate change on a large scale. "There are many well-meaning people who understand how our future will be negatively impacted if we don't take radica  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Sept. 30 (TNSGra) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: University of Vermont researchers will play a leadership role in a project designed to predict where populations of plants and animals in New England will move as their current locations become less hospitable in a warming world. Data generated by the project will help New England farmers and rural communities plan and adapt to the range shifts. The National Science Foundation awarded $4 million over  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- Western New England University issued the following news release: Organizers anticipate that hundreds of state and federal agency employees, attorneys, and community activists from throughout western Massachusetts will gather for a virtual conference on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the 14th Annual Northeast Region Fair Housing & Civil Rights Conference. This event is free and open to the public with registrati  more