BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 (TNSJou) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release on Nov. 20: Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks--even if those tests are significantly less sensitive than gold-standard clinical tests, according to a new study published today by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and University of Colorado Boulder resear  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 20: To solidify Maine's leadership in floating offshore wind energy and collaborate with Maine's fisheries on the industry's development, Governor Janet Mills today announced the State's plan to create the country's first floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine. With some of the highest sustained wind speeds in the world, the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Maine has great   more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition presents a conversation with CNN Anchor and Chief National Correspondent John King at 7 p.m. on December 14. Please note: This presentation is available at no cost exclusively to those in NEFAC's Sustaining Membership program. Members can register for the event here (https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MpwcJVVhRJKCqtoAlj4z6A). If   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi selected Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) for a key committee that negotiates the final passage of the FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act. Moulton said, "Massachusetts has a proud, patriotic history and has always played an outsized role in the nation's defense. More than 200,000 people in New England work on defense projects funded by Congress, in particular   more

LONDONDERRY, New Hampshire, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 20: Today at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert Wilkie, DEKA Founder Dean Kamen and New Hampshire officials in welcoming a plane carrying a large emergency shipment of personal protective equipment that will be distributed to VA health care facilities. The shipment  more

LONDONDERRY, New Hampshire, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 20: Today at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert Wilkie, DEKA Founder Dean Kamen and New Hampshire officials in welcoming a plane carrying a large emergency shipment of personal protective equipment that will be distributed to VA health care facilities. The shipment   more

BOULDER, Colorado, Nov. 21 (TNSJou) -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks--even if those tests are significantly less sensitive than gold-standard clinical tests, according to a new study published today by CU Boulder and Harvard University researchers. Such a strategy could lead to "personalized stay-at-home orders" withou  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 -- Western New England University issued the following news release on Nov. 20: Western New England University announces a unique training/mentoring partnership with Solomon EOS to prepare professionals to integrate proven Lean Six Sigma tools into their workplace. Lean Six Sigma is an effective business and engineering methodology that emphasizes elimination of waste and inefficiency through data collection and resulting analysis. It emphasizes employment o  more