PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 9 (TNSJou) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2021: Adding to a growing body of research affirming the benefits of fetal surgery for spina bifida, new findings show prenatal repair of the spinal column confers physical gains that extend into childhood. The researchers found that children who had undergone fetal surgery for myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida, were more likely than those who received po  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Central Command issued the text of the following transcript on Feb. 8, 2021: Paul Salem All right, good morning, everybody, or good afternoon if you're in the Middle East or other parts of the world. My name is Paul Salem. I'm the president of the Middle East Institute here in Washington, D.C. Very glad and proud to be hosting this exclusive meeting today with General McKenzie, commander of Central Command. The Middle East Institute is cel  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Feb. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: The city of Lowell's significance in U.S. history will be the focus of two new workshops for K-12 teachers, giving them the tools they need to develop engaging lesson plans on the American Industrial Revolution for their students. Open to educators across the country, the week-long professional development sessions will be held virtually this summer by the Tsongas Industrial Histo  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on Feb. 8, 2021: * * * Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York City indoor dining can reopen at 25 percent capacity on February 12, Lunar New Year Day. The reopening was previously scheduled for Valentine's Day, but restaurants requested an earlier reopening date to allow staff to prepare and the request has been granted. The reopening is subject to strict state guidance, which can be fo  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Feb. 9 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently testified on proposed legislation in New Hampshire that would make law enforcement certification hearings public. "The light of public scrutiny is as important, if not more important, when the certification or decertification of police officers entrusted with powers of the use of force and arrest is at issue," according to NEFAC's  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- Trinity College issued the following news release: Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney recently was named a Trailblazer by the Urban League of Greater Hartford. She was honored as part of the organization's 56th Equal Opportunity Day (EOD) Celebration held in December. The event's theme, "A Moment in the Movement," recognized the unique urgency of efforts, sacrifices, allyship, and aid in 2020 within the long-standing fight for racial, social, health  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 9 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: A University of Rhode Island professor has been honored by the American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages with the Nelson Brooks Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Culture - one of the premier national awards in language education. Niko Tracksdorf, of Needham, Massachusetts, an assistant professor of German and associate director of the German International Engineering Program, is editor and co  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: "The power of language is just amazing to me; how you can read a book or listen to a conversation and -- even though you've not physically experienced it -- through language, you are there." On the surface, this is a mindset that might seem suited for a poet or a writer, but for Noma Anderson, the new dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, it's what drew her to a career in speech-language p  more