NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center played a key role in the development of remdesivir, the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of COVID-19. The FDA announced (https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-treatment-covid-19) last week that it had approved remdesivir for use in adult and pediatric COVID-19   more

BRONX, New York, Oct. 27 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: On October 16, the Fordham Urban Law Journal hosted its annual Cooper Walsh Colloquium, and this year's theme was particularly timely: "The Impact of Financial Crisis on Urban Environments: Past, Present, and Future." The event brought together scholars of law, urban studies, economics, and sociology for four panel discussions. The first panel, moderated by Jennifer Taub, professor of law at Western New Eng  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Oct. 27 (TNSJou) -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news release: Findings from a new study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and published in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports, show that involving pediatric practices in the promotion of private well water testing can influence parental compliance. More than 43 million people living in primarily rural areas of the U.S. rely on private  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New England Field Office issued the following news release: Results of the 2019Certified Organic Survey release don October 22,by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) show that U.S. farms produced and sold$9.93billion in certified organic commodities in 2019, up 31% from 2016. During the same year, the number of certified organ  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: Scientists looking at the effects of underwater pile driving and construction noise on sea life have found that black sea bass can hear these sounds. The noise may interfere with their natural behavior. Their study is the first to look at the impact of ocean noise on this fish species. It found that younger fish were more sensitive to sounds than older fish. The frequenci  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Oct. 27 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: Nicole Trufant, CPA, senior vice president of Finance and Administration, recently participated in a keynote presentation on navigating the COVID-19 pandemic's future storm at the annual meeting of the Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers (EACUBO), a volunteer-led association centered on professional development; technical expertise and creative value-added, problem-solving f  more