WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSRep) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 2: Conservation and wildlife-protection groups today filed an emergency rulemaking petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from becoming entangled in commercial fishing gear. "North Atlantic right whales are in crisis, and these critically endangered animals need protection from deadly entanglements now," said Kristen Monsell, oceans legal director at the C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 2: Conservation and wildlife-protection groups today filed an emergency rulemaking petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from becoming entangled in commercial fishing gear. "North Atlantic right whales are in crisis, and these critically endangered animals need protection from deadly entanglements now," said Kristen Monsell, oceans legal director at the Center for Bio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSRep)-- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: Conservation and wildlife-protection groups today filed an emergency rulemaking petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from becoming entangled in commercial fishing gear. "Four out of every five North Atlantic right whales has suffered from entanglement at least once," said Jane Davenport, a senior attorney at Defenders of Wildlife. "Yet the government refuses to act as an entire s  more

MANHASSET, New York, Dec. 3 (TNSJou) -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: At the height of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in New York State, Northwell Health found itself at the epicenter of the global pandemic. To prioritize the well-being of its 74,000 employees and their families, Northwell launched the "Keeping Our Team Members Safe" initiative. Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health, along with The Feinstein Institutes for Me  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 (TNSJou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England, emergency department visits for medical emergencies, including psychiatric problems, trauma and heart attacks, declined by nearly a third, according to a new study by Harvard Medical School investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital. The findings, published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, raised concerns among clinicians   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following announcement: The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) is seeking nominations for new members to join its independent evidence review groups: * The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) * The Midwest Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (Midwest CEPAC) * The New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (New England CEPAC) These bodies are co  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Dec. 3 -- Pensacola State College issued the following news: Krist Lien has been teaching art for decades now. He's taught at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Montevallo. And since May 2006, Lien has been department head of Pensacola State College's Visual Arts Department. His primary focus has been art education, leaving little time for Lien to indulge his passion for sculpture, mainly wood sculpture. That changes in 2021. Lien is retiring and   more

BOSTON, Dec. 3 -- Massachusetts Association of Health Plans issued the following news release on Dec. 2: The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans and its Board of Directors have announced two important initiatives to help combat social and racial disparities that persist in the delivery of health care services and within the healthcare workforce. The first initiative authorizes MAHP to sponsor a broad-based research study to identify how access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: Last spring, COVID-19 was infecting and killing people with no end in sight. Economies around the world were shutting down. At Northeastern, there was demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) that would enable its campus to reopen this fall. Lindsay Dahlberg, associate director for procurement services at Northeastern, was trying to do more than simply get back to business in her search for masks, face sh  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Dec. 3 (TNSJou) -- West Virginia University issued the following story: Large-scale behavior change is a critical component when it comes to mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, as one West Virginia University researcher points out, it can also be leveraged to address a separate, yet, equally important, persistent public health crisis: gun violence in our nation's schools. As School of Public Health Professor and Chair Keith Zullig highlights in a J  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Dec. 3 (TNSCon) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news release: Think of an "entrepreneur" and you may find yourself conjuring a business savant who invests, risks, and reaps rewards. While this description may account for some core entrepreneurial functions, the commercial motivation is only one part of the equation. Depending on the individual, more compelling motivations might be love of the arts, fascination with technology, or passion to save the   more

STORRS, Connecticut, Dec. 3 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: UConn's Department of Journalism and Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) have worked together to develop a dual-degree program that allows students to simultaneously complete with a bachelor of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in ARE. The dual degree was created in response to requests from journalism students interested in pursuing ARE as an additional area of study. The new   more

STORRS, Connecticut, Dec. 3 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news on Dec. 2: Over the summer, the UConn School of Nursing established an Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, selecting faculty member MaryAnn Perez-Brescia as its inaugural coordinator. The new office's goal is to create an environment in which all faculty, staff, and students feel safe to be authentic and free to be their best selves. To do this, the office will assist with recruiting and retaining a   more