WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Citizenship Act (USCA), a sweeping immigration bill that would create an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of immigrants already in the country and provide an even faster track for Dreamers, was introduced Feb. 18 by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA). The legislation follows a promise from President Biden that he would send an immigration package to Congress at th  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release: The House voted 219-212 in the early hours of Saturday morning--mostly along party lines--to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that includes nearly $40 billion in aid for students and institutions. ACE and a number of higher education associations sent a letter of support for the bill before the vote, noting that it represented the "largest federal effort so far to address the crippling im  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: Nothing affects our health more than our environment. Factors like the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and where we live dictate our environmental exposures and can determine our overall health. Even though everyone is affected by their environment regardless of income or race/ethnicity, income inequality and structural racism subject some communities to far greater enviro  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 2 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release on March 1, 2021: An international team of researchers including Dr. Leif Andersson, a professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), and Minal Jamsandekar, a Ph.D. student in the CVMBS Biomedical Sciences program, have used whole genome sequencing to document 53 herring populations from the Atlantic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Mark Batorski, of Farmington, Conn., was honored recently by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Office for his work maintaining the Farmington Water Pollution Control Facility. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managing and operating wastewater treatment facilities thr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The Jackman Utility District Wastewater Treatment Facility in Jackman, Maine was recognized recently by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Office for its commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managing and operating wastewater treatmen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Office recently awarded four 2020 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to New Hampshire wastewater facilities and individuals to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Don Kennedy, retired engineer of the NEIWPCC (formerly known as the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission), was honored recently by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Office for outstanding service throughout his career. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public se  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Office recently awarded two 2020 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to a Rhode Island wastewater facility and an individual to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managin  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Site Manager Chris Beagan selected Kate Hanson Plass as the new Archivist at Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site and John F. Kennedy National Historic Site. Hanson Plass begins her new role on March 14, 2021. Hanson Plass has served as Museum Technician for the two sites since 2012. Before joining the sites, she worked at the John F. Kennedy Presid  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following op-ed on March 1, 2021, to the FoxNews.com: * * * Sen. Marshall Op-ed: Biden's Gender Discrimination Executive Order Will Destroy Women's Sports U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. penned an op-ed for FOX News about President Biden's efforts to allow biological boys to compete in girls' athletics, saying in part, "On the very first day of his presidency, Joe Biden took one giant leap backward for women's rights when he i  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to White House Coronavirus Task Force Response Coordinator Jeff Zients urging the Administration to consider a new COVID-19 vaccination strategy that prioritizes first doses in order to better protect Americans from highly transmissible variants of the disease. The Senators begin, "As a threat rises from   more

LA JOLLA, California, March 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: In a study published online February 25, 2021 in The New England Journal of Medicine, a repurposed drug used to treat arthritis did not significantly improve the outcomes of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Results of the Phase III clinical trial, conducted by an international team led by senior author Atul Malhotra, MD, research chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 2 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: Two University of New England students will use their knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) to highlight Maine's minority-owned businesses in an upcoming television series. Marine biology Class of 2023 students Salma Bezzat and Lydea Rowell have partnered with the series "Elevating Voices," which aims to support various ethnic backgrounds across the state and the contributions they make to  more