AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 10 (TNSRep) -- The Maine Development Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 9: The nonpartisan Maine Economic Growth Council today released its 26th annual Measures of Growth Report, a comprehensive snapshot of how the state's economy is performing relative to our long-term goals, to other states, and the U.S. as a whole. The Report finds reason for renewed urgency in the face of COVID-19, the resulting recession, and persistent systemic racism: the pandemic a  more

MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 10 -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Bruce Gosper as Vice-President for Administration and Corporate Management for a period of three years. He will succeed Deborah Stokes whose term ends on 17 January 2021. Mr. Gosper's expected first date of reporting is on 1 February 2021. Mr. Gosper is currently the Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, and also, a member of the Asia Society Austral  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- Assumption College issued the following news: Carl Robert Keyes, Ph.D., professor in and chair of the Department of History at Assumption, actively seeks to share how slavery impacted enslaved men, women, and children in the 18th century through his Adverts 250 Project. His recent lecture on the topic, which was sponsored by the Shrewsbury Public Library, will be aired on Shrewsbury Media Connection, the town's public television station. Prof. Keyes is the   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release on Dec. 9: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joleen Simpson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indict  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration came under fire this week for sending in a team of agents to raid the home of a former state data scientist. DeSantis is so committed to undermining facts and public health that he's resorting to using physical violence to intimidate scientists. Rebekah Jones, a top scientist who was fired for refusing to manipulate Florida's COVID-19 data to support DeSantis' reopen  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Earthjustice is excited to announce that Adam Cohen has joined the organization's Board of Trustees. Cohen is a co-founder and CEO of Ranger Power, a solar energy development company. An esteemed renewable energy advocate, Adam has over 14 years of experience in the renewable energy sector concentrated on the development, construction, and operation of clean energy projects. During his career he has   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized targeted modifications to the 2017 Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) general permit for 46 New Hampshire communities. The changes reflected in these final permits are limited modifications to permits that are already in effect and being implemented. The modifications provide either enhanced clarity regarding permit  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- The University of Maryland's Global Campus issued the following news release on Dec. 9: Gregory Fowler, Ph.D., grew up in Albany, Georgia, one of eight children; his mother was a secondary school teacher and other family members included ministers and pastors. He realized from an early age the power of education and the need to engage with people and help them wherever they are in life. These lessons have driven his success as a distinguished scholar, facu  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: A Soldier from the 923rd Contracting Battalion at Fort Riley, Kansas, is the recipient of the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year Award. Army Contracting Command leaders announced Sgt. 1st Class Robert Nicholson, a contracting specialist, as the winner of the BEYA Student Leadership-Graduate Level Award at the end of November. The Priory, Jamaica, native  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Dec. 8: Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Committee conferee, voted along with a veto-proof majority of members in the House of Representatives to pass the NDAA Conference Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. "For the past 59 years, Congress and Presidents of both parties have reached a bipart  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Kirk Francis, president of the United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund, and chief of the Penobscot Indian Nation, at an oversight hearing entitled "From Languages to Homelands: Advancing Tribal Self-Governance and Cultural Sovereignty for Future Generations" on Dec. 9: Thank you for this opportunity to provide forward-looking testimony on necessary advancements in the delivery of the  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 10 (TNSJou) -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's Igor Puzanov, MD, MSCI, FACP, Andrew Hyland, PhD, and Maciej Goniewicz, PhD, PharmD, have all recently been recognized as global scientific pioneers on Clarivate Plc's Highly Cited Researchers list for 2020. The listed recognizes researchers who have demonstrated "significant influence" through papers that have been highly cited, or r  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: Coming across a full-size, antique carousel in a nearly vacant academic building will stop you in your tracks. But it's the sound that gets you. "Vimoksha" by Kathryn Fanelli '20MFA--part of her thesis exhibition entitled "The Passing Show"--is a site-specific installation of a century-old merry-go-round, which has been decked with mirrors and stripped of gilding and paint to reveal a bare, woo  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release: The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Dr. Gregory Fowler as the next president of University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). Fowler, currently the president of Southern New Hampshire University Global Campus, will begin his tenure as UMGC president on January 4. Fowler has served as president of Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Global Campus s  more