BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 (TNSPer) -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 12: The Boston Foundation announced its latest round of quarterly grants, along with the grant awards for the latest cycle of the Open Door Grants program. The Foundation Board of Directors approved $810,000 in single and multi-year discretionary grants to 13 organizations in this cycle, along with $1.43 million in Open Door grants to 43 organizations, and acknowledged $2.2 million in gr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: A combination of two medications, injectable naltrexone and oral bupropion, was safe and effective in treating adults with moderate or severe methamphetamine use disorder in a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trial. The findings suggest this combination therapy may be a promising addition to current approaches to treatment, such as  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release on Jan. 13: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen Simpson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that PAMELA SMITH, 72, of Kirkland, Washington, formerly of Guilford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty yesterday to aiding in the preparation of a false tax return. Pursu  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The Healthcare Distribution Alliance issued the following news release: The HDA Research Foundation has conferred four graduate-level scholarships to pharmaceutical supply chain leaders. "Our Foundation scholars represent the curiosity and dedication of the people that make up our industry -- who work to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of lifesaving medicines and healthcare products in the U.S. each and every day," said Perry Fri, Executive Vice President   more

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Jan. 13 (TNSRes) -- James Cook University issued the following news release: New research has found as climate change causes the world's oceans to warm, baby sharks are born smaller, exhausted, undernourished and into environments that are already difficult for them to survive in. Lead author of the study (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79953-0) Carolyn Wheeler is a PhD candidate at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Jan. 12: Attorney General Maura Healey today announced her office's appointment of Ava Callender Concepcion to the Cannabis Control Commission to fill the seat vacated by Britte McBride. By statute, the seat must be filled by an individual with a background in public safety. Concepcion, a Dorchester resident, will bring to the Commission a background in public safety, including ex  more

ILIGAN CITY, Philippines, Jan. 13 -- The Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology issued the following news: The College of Education of MSU-IIT, along with the commitment of Chancellor Sukarno D. Tanggol, serves the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) by conducting a research project entitled "Mapping Study of TEIs serving the BARMM". The project aims to explore the quality of pre-service programs and teacher education graduates of TEIs in the BARMM. It a  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New England Field Office issued the following news release: ALL DRY HAY Connecticut hay production is estimated at 83 thousand tons, up 2% from 2019. Yield is estimated at 1.80 tons, up 0.08 ton from the previous year. Harvested area, at 46 thousand acres, is down 2% from the previous year. Maine hay production is estimated at 183 thousand tons, down 22% from 2019. Yield is estim  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New England Field Office issued the following news release: The USDA-NASS, Northeastern Region has released the crop production forecast for December, according to Pam Hird, state statistician of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), New England Field Office. Hay Stocks: All hay stored on United States farms as of December 1, 2020 totaled 84.0 million tons, d  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 14 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute on Drug Abuse issued the following news release on Jan. 13: A combination of two medications, injectable naltrexone and oral bupropion, was safe and effective in treating adults with moderate or severe methamphetamine use disorder in a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trial. The findings suggest this combination therapy may be a promising addition to current approaches  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Jan. 13 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: On behalf of Clean Air Carolina and the North Carolina Coastal Federation, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a petition for rulemaking with the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission for the state to take action against harmful climate change by joining other states in a cooperative effort to reduce heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. "Wit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 (TNSPer) -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release on Jan. 12: University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan announced that Dr. Mark Fuller, a longtime Dean at UMass Amherst's Isenberg School of Management and currently the Vice Chancellor for Advancement at UMass Amherst, will assume the role of Interim Chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on January 19, 2021. Dr. Fuller has spent 12 years in the UMass s  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: Join UMass Dartmouth and Farm to Institution New England (FINE) at the Virtual New England Sea Summit 2021 focused on leveraging institutions to support local seafood producers, kelp, and underutilized species. Attendees will learn about the challenges and opportunities of producing and sourcing farmed kelp and underutilized fish species in New England. The one-day event in  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Jan. 13 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: David Livingstone Smith, Ph.D., professor of Philosophy at the University of New England, has penned an editorial for in Indian outlet The Edition, in which he states that President Donald Trump's dehumanizing rhetoric leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol is a threat to democracy. Smith focuses on Trump's speech prior to the riots that interfered with the election certification of Joe   more