AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 15 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is again asking U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Perdue to improve the Farmers to Families Food Box Program program. Specifically, DACF Commissioner Amanda Beal is calling on the Secretary to ensure that food boxes are distributed equitably, create fair opportunities for local vendors and producers to p  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: A clinical trial involving COVID-19 patients hospitalized at UT Health San Antonio and University Health, among roughly 100 sites globally, found that a combination of the drugs baricitinib and remdesivir reduced time to recovery, according to results published Dec. 11 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Six researchers from UT Health San Antonio and Univer  more

WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSPer) -- Williams College issued the following news release: The Board of Trustees of Williams College voted to promote eight faculty to the position of associate professor with tenure. Promotions will take effect July 1, 2021, for Jeremy Cone, psychology; Christine DeLucia, history; Matthew Gibson, economics; Lama Nassif, comparative literature; Christina Simko, sociology; Owen Thompson, economics; Emily Vasiliauskas, English; and Zachary Wadsworth, musi  more