COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- Ohio State University issued the following news: A collection of essays by author Jerald Walker, published by The Ohio State University Press, is a finalist for this year's National Book Award for nonfiction. Walker's "How to Make a Slave and Other Essays (https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814255995.html)" is one of 25 finalists for the 2020 National Book Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature. The five f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Council on Governmental Relations issued the following letter by President Ted Mitchell: To: President Donald J. Trump, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump: We write today regarding the September 22 Executive Order 13950 on "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping," which applies to all federal contractors and grant recipients, including colleges and universities. We strongly oppose race and sex stereotyping, which inhi  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: Wholesale power prices averaged $23.87 per megawatt-hour (MWh)/* in the Real-Time Energy Market in August 2020, up 1.2% compared to the previous year. Day-Ahead Energy Market averages fell to $23.79/MWh, a 7.4% decline from August 2019. Drivers of wholesale electricity prices In general, the two main drivers of wholesale electricity prices in New England are the cost of fuel used to produce electricity and co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSRep) -- The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America issued the following news release on Oct. 8: Today, the Berkeley Research Group (BRG) published an analysis of historical trends in 340B contract pharmacy arrangements. The findings conclude that the growth in the number of these arrangements is fueling explosive growth in the program at large and driving the 340B program farther and farther away from its original intended goal of providing discounted medici  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: NOAA is announcing funding of 17 new research projects around the country to better understand and predict harmful algal blooms (HABs) and improve our nation's collective response to them. NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) allocated $10.3 million to harmful algal bloom research in fiscal year 2020 for work that will take place over t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 (TNSMon) -- Northeastern University issued the following news on Oct. 8: Northeastern University's Roux Institute, a new innovation hub devoted to deepening and expanding the digital economy of Maine, has received a $100 million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation, an investment that will provide financial aid for graduate-level students, funding for post-doctoral research, and support for co-ops with Maine employers. The Alfond Scholars Initiative is the second  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- People's Action issued the following statement on Oct. 8 by Deputy Director Bree Carlson: * * * People's Action Deputy Director Bree Carlson today issued the following statement on the vice presidential debate: "Americans are facing an economic crisis and an out-of-control pandemic due to Trump's incompetence, and all Mike Pence had to offer was 'thoughts and prayers.' It's insulting. Pence is the head of Trump's coronavirus task force. He failed to explain his ca  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 (TNSMon) -- Springfield Technical Community College issued the following news: The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, recently donated $10,000 to pay for Wi-Fi hotspots given to students studying online this semester at Springfield Technical Community College. The donation was sent to the STCC Foundation, which helps STCC meet its goals and commitments to provide superior educational opportunities in the community. "The COVID-19   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: A new study by University of California researchers shows the promise of high-throughput DNA-sequencing technologies to improve prenatal diagnosis and pregnancy outcomes for women who have experienced an abnormal prenatal ultrasound. In the UC San Francisco-led study, scientists used a technique called exome sequencing to identify genetic diseases as the underlying  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: UC San Francisco has a bold vision to create a first-of-its-kind clinical diagnostic center that will advance precision diabetes research. The goal is to provide a central resource for families with type 1 diabetes and other heritable immunological conditions to receive personalized care and genetic counseling. This crucial multi-disciplinary effort will work to unr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of California issued the following news release: Antibiotics may be a good choice for some, but not all, patients with appendicitis, according to results from a large trial that was co-led by UCLA's Dr. David Talan. "When we compared the outcomes of people treated with antibiotics alone or surgery to remove the appendix, we found that people receiving either treatment felt well at 30 days," said Talan, co-principal investigator of the   more