KEENE, New Hampshire, Oct. 28 (TNSCon) -- Antioch University New England issued the following news release: Antioch New England launched several new programs in partnership with the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) in early 2020. These programs are attracting a wide range of students, with current enrollment exceeding thirty students. The centerpiece degree is an MEd in Humane Education, which helps educators build relevance, excitement, awareness, and compassion into their teaching practic  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 30 (TNSRep) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Researchers have designed a smart fabric that can detect non-metallic objects ranging from avocadoes to credit cards, according to a study from Dartmouth College and Microsoft Research. The fabric, named Capacitivo, senses shifts in electrical charges to identify items of varying shapes and sizes. A study and demonstration video describing the sensing system were presented at the ACM Symposium on   more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 (TNSJou) -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news release: A key hurdle in treating breast cancers is intratumoral heterogeneity, or the presence of multiple different cell populations within the same tumor that have distinct characteristics such as gene expression, metabolism and ability to divide, spread and grow. These cells can also respond with varying levels of sensitivity to standard therapies, and ultimately, are a co  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

KEENE, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 (TNSAwa) -- Keene State College issued the following news release: The Associated Collegiate Press honored The Equinox with a 2020 Online Pacemaker Award on Thursday, October 22. Keene State's student-run news site was one of 55 collegiate outlets from across the country that received this award. Entries are judged by teams of professionals based upon coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership, design, photography, and graphics. "The Nation  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 28 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release on Oct. 27: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and Governor Chris Sununu announce that the State has filed suit against several manufacturers of polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs. The State has sued Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc., and Pharmacia LLC for contamination of public property, surface water, sediment, fish, wildlife, marine resources, and other natural resources.   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: Eric Frauwirth, Administrator of the Bureau of Career Development at the New Hampshire Department of Education, was honored Wednesday as a Significant Contributor to Aviation and Space Education (AVSED) by the Federal Aviation Administration. Frauwirth was being recognized for his efforts to launch a statewide aviation curriculum for New Hampshire Career and Technical Education studen  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following statement on Oct. 28 by Commissioner Frank Edelblut: * * * New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut, who is a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, issued the following statement on today's release of the NEAP Grade 12 Report: "Since I have held this role, the department has been laser focused on creating educational options and choices that work for students and families.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Oct. 27: * * * Today, after the State of New Hampshire filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc., and Pharmacia LLC for contamination of public property, surface water, sediment, fish, wildlife, marine resources, and other natural resources, Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement: Today we are continuing New Hampshire's mission to protect our precious n  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 31 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,419) involving EnergyNorth Natural Gas Corp. dba Liberty Utilities: Winter 2020/2021 Cost of Gas and Summer 2021 Cost of Gas Filing Order Approving Cost of Gas Rates and Other Charges APPEARANCES: Michael J. Sheehan, Esq., for Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities; the Office of the Consumer Advocate, by Christa Shute, Esq., on behalf of re  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 31 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,420) involving Northern Utilities: 2020-2021 Cost of Gas Order Approving Cost of Gas Rates and Other Charges APPEARANCES: Patrick H. Taylor, Esq., for Northern Utilities, Inc.; the Office of the Consumer Advocate, by Christa Shute, Esq., on behalf of residential ratepayers; and Mary E. Schwarzer, Esq., for the Staff of the Public Utilities Commission. This order approves a p  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-171): To: Benita Fields Land, Atlas Commodities II Retail Energy, LLC, 3900 Essex Lane, Suite 775, Houston, TX 77027 Re: Atlas Commodities II Retail Energy, LLC d/b/a Atlas Retail Energy Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Ms. Land: On October 21, 2020, Atlas Commodities II Retail Energy, LLC d/b/a Atlas Retail Energy (Atlas)  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 27 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 17-136): October 26, 2020 Re: Electric and Gas Utilities 2018-2020 New Hampshire Statewide Energy Efficiency Plan Approving Staff Recommendation Dated October 21, 2020 To the Parties: On August 6, 2020, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities (Liberty or the Company) filed a letter requesting the Commission's authorization to transfer $500,000   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 30 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 20-005): Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy Audit of Divestiture-Related Costs Remote Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: Due to the current state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission will be conducting the hearing scheduled in this matter remotely, using Webex video conferencing. To facilitate that remote hearing, the C  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-172): To: Jay Minkarah, Nashua Regional Planning Commission, 30 Temple St., Suite 310, Nashua, NH 03060 Re: Nashua Regional Planning Commission Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Minkarah: On October 2, 2020, Nashua Regional Planning Commission (Nashua) submitted an application with the Commission to renew its registrati  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 31 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 20-157): Re: Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. Petition for Approval of Bond Financing and Fixed Asset Line of Credit Remote Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: Due to the current state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission will be conducting the event scheduled in this matter (referred to generically as "hearing") remotely, using Webex video conferencing. To   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-167): To: John Warrick, Vervantis, Inc., 1334 E. Chandler Blvd., Ste. 5-A29, Chandler, AZ 85048 Dear Mr. Warrick: On September 29, 2020, Vervantis, Inc. (Vervantis) submitted an application to the Commission to register as a provider of natural gas aggregation services. Commission Staff (Staff) filed a memorandum on October 19, 2020, in which it confirmed its review of the   more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Oct. 28 (TNSRes) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Recent physics graduate Mike May '20 demonstrates how taking risks by learning outside your major is crucial to becoming a leader in innovation. Back in mid-April, you could find Mike May '20 working 32 to 40 hours a week as an overnight stocker at a home-improvement retail chain. At the time, he was trying to make some extra money so he could buy a car that he could take to New Hampshire, where he would   more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release on Oct. 29: UMass Lowell representatives are available for interviews about today's 2020 presidential poll. Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 10 points among likely New Hampshire voters, according to a new poll released today by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion. Biden has extended his lead over Trump in the contest for New Hampshire's four  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: UMass Lowell's Center for Public Opinion recently conducted a second series of 2020 presidential polls in October of likely voters in three swing states - New Hampshire, North Carolina and Texas - that offer a total of 57 electoral votes in the presidential election. Voters were asked for their preference on candidates for president, U.S. Senate and governor as well as opinions on  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 (TNSRes) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The University of New Hampshire has gone underground to flush out cases of the coronavirus by testing wastewater on campus. The sewage sampling is being used as a secondary surveillance method to the already required twice a week individual nasal test to track and detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. "Sewage sampling can be a valuable surveillance tool because it can prov  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 (TNSRes) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The Global Social Franchise Index, developed by the Rosenberg International Franchise Center (RIFC) at the University of New Hampshire, ranks 131 countries according to the impacts social entrepreneurship and social franchising can have on the well-being of their populations. "Social entrepreneurship and social franchising can be powerful ways to efficiently alleviate poverty, improve   more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Oct. 27 (TNSRes) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Red oak and white pine trees could experience slower growth next year as a result of the severe drought in New Hampshire and most of New England that began in mid-August, according to a researcher with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire. Heidi Asbjornsen, associate professor of natural resources and the environment, said the results of   more