CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 2 -- The Australian Academy of Science issued the following news release: The Academy's Early- and Mid-Career (EMCR) Forum has announced the new Executive for 2021. Seven new passionate and engaged EMCRs will help advocate for researchers in Australia through the Forum and all its activities. Dr Yee Lian Chew, Dr Timothy Lau, Dr Zsuzsa Banhalmi-Zakar, Dr Michelle Christie and Dr James Gong are continuing their ongoing terms, bringing seasoned knowledge to the Executiv  more

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Feb. 2 (TNSJou) -- Colorado State University issued the following news: Last March, Dr. John Eisenach, an anesthesiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Colorado, spearheaded a collaborative effort for hospitals and researchers to study and promote the use of convalescent plasma for people with COVID-19. Eisenach, who graduated from Colorado State University with an undergraduate degree in biological sciences in 1994, said that he was inspired by a mentor to create the Colo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,450) involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: Recovery Mechanism and Rate Treatment for Net Metering and Group Host Costs Order Approving Settlement Agreement APPEARANCES: Matthew J. Fossum, Esq., on behalf of Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy; Kelly Buchanan, on behalf of Clean Energy New Hampshire; the Offic  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 2 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: In December, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,471 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $8.6 billion and approved nearly 11.7 million payments worth nearly $14 billion. The Office rejected 137 contracts and related transactions valued at $790 million and more than 5,200 payments valued at more than $38.9 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient   more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Feb. 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: Research into a new drug which primes the immune system in the respiratory tract and is in development for COVID-19 shows it is also effective against rhinovirus. Rhinovirus is the most common respiratory virus, the main cause of the common cold and is responsible for exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In a study recently publishe  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Feb. 2 -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: Today's cancer patient may be tomorrow's cardiac patient, with almost a third of people who survive cancer developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Funding from the National Heart Foundation (NHF) will enable researchers from the University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and Hunter New England Health (HNE) to investigate ways to improve the outlook for patients living with and beyond   more