NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (TNSPer) -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) national governing Board of Directors has named nephrologist Dr. Sylvia E. Rosas of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston as the president-elect, with a term as president to begin in October 2022. "I would like to thank the NKF leadership for the opportunity to advocate for the 37 million adults in the U.S. affected by kidney disease," Dr. Rosas said. "I look forw  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a total of $4,835,644 in grants to fund projects and programs that will help reduce diesel emissions in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. "EPA is proud to support our partners as they deliver cleaner air benefits to local communities across the country," said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. "New diesel engines operat  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: Consider the striped burrfish. Round but boxy. Eyeballs that look forward, yet askance. Mouth turned up at the corners like a smile, centered in a square face. Spikes erupt from its skin, and the most gossamer of fins flutter furiously from its sides as this armored oddball propels its way through life. When flustered, a burrfish blows itself up into a spikey orb that lo  more

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine, Oct. 20 (TNSCon) -- The University of Maine's Presque Isle Campus issued the following news release: With approval from its accreditor, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the University of Maine at Presque Isle can now offer its very first Master's degree program--a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL). This fall will mark the first time in the institution's 117-year history that a graduate program will be offered. "This is a singular mom  more