WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The American Association of University Professors issued the following news: The AAUP joined nearly one hundred other higher education associations in signing on to a letter sent yesterday by American Council on Education president Ted Mitchell to US congressional leaders, providing detailed data about the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on colleges, universities, and students. It documents enrollment declines, particularly at community colleges and among Black a  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 -- The Middle States Commission on Higher Education issued the following news: In a letter to Congressional leadership, the American Council on Education (ACE) and more than 100 higher education associations, including the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, has lobbied for at least $120 billion in "needed support to students and campuses across the country." ACE President Ted Mitchell writing on behalf of the organizations, wrote that "since the on  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 4 -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: UMass Amherst students and faculty were recognized for innovative research, creativity, and impact for the greater good at Supercomputing 2020 (SC20), the largest international conference for high performance computing (HPC). The theme of the virtual conference, held Nov. 9-19, was "More Than HPC." Hakan Saplakoglu, undergraduate in electrical and computing engineering, and Rebecca Doiron, unde  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book for Dec. 2, 2020: Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity continued to expand in the First District in October and early November. Most manufacturers cited increases in revenues in recent weeks compared with a year earlier. Tourism and hospitality remained in the doldrums, while brick and mortar retailers saw gains from earlier in the year. Staffing firms' revenues were down from a year ago, but the  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,428) involving EnergyNorth Natural Gas Corp. dba Liberty Utilities: Winter 2020-2021 Cost of Gas Order Approving Cost of Gas Rates December 2, 2020 APPEARANCES: Michael J. Sheehan, Esq., for Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities Keene Division; the Office of the Consumer Advocate by Christa Shute, Esq., on behalf of residential ratepayers;  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 4 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on Dec. 3: National Grid US President Badar Khan today announced the company's transition to a deeply local model for its US business. The announcement includes the expansion of New England and New York leadership roles and a new Chief Customer Officer. "The changes we're making today deepen our ties to the community and align the full weight of our expertise and   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 (TNSJou) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: One of the most elusive aspects for clinicians treating COVID-19 is the body's immune response to the virus. In the most severe cases of COVID-19, the immune system goes into overdrive, resulting in a fever, multi-organ system damage, and often death -- a cytokine storm. But how to detect and treat a cytokine storm requires that clinicians can identify i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Dec. 3: * * * Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House Democratic Caucus voted for Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) to be chosen as the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee in the 117th Congress. "I extend my congratulations to Rosa on this outstanding accomplishment. This is a historic first for Connecticut. Not since Jonathan Trumbull was elected Speaker of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 3: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after Senate and House conferees released the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The annual legislation authorizes national defense objectives for the fiscal year. Senate and House Armed Services Committee leadership released the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news: The University of Massachusetts Boston has received a new $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to advance its work as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). The five-year grant further strengthens UMass Boston's capacity as the only AANAPISI-designated research university in New England and one of a handful in the   more