NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 5 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on March 3, 2021: Acting United States Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Waterbury State's Attorney Maureen Platt, Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. Spagnolo today announced that 17 individuals have been charged with federal offenses related to the distribution o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 (TNSPer) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: In December 2019, the World Health Organization designated 2020 to be the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife to honor the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth and to address the sacrifices and inherent challenges of essential healthcare workers in the US and across the globe. On Tuesday, March 9, the School of Public Health will host the Public Health Conver  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Bunker Hill Community College issued the following news: Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is pleased to announce the launch of a varsity esports program for enrolled students. Esports are video game tournaments in which student teams compete with other colleges and universities through virtual game rooms. With Athletics on hold due to the health concerns of COVID-19, BHCC's Athletic Department is sponsoring only esports this spring. "Just like the more tra  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Coalition for a Democratic Workforce issued the following news release: The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW), composed of hundreds of organizations representing millions of businesses that employ tens of millions of workers nationwide in nearly every industry, shared a letter with U.S. lawmakers expressing opposition to the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842/S. 420). CDW said the PRO Act would drastically restructure the nation's labor law  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, March 5 (TNSJou) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: The following faculty were conferred tenure, effective July 1, 2021 by the Board of Trustees at its most recent meeting: David Kuenzel, associate professor of economics; Michelle Personick, associate professor of chemistry; and Olga Sendra Ferrer, associate professor of Spanish. In addition, one faculty member was promoted, effective July 1, 2020: Valerie Nazzaro, associate professor of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book for on March 3, 2021: Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity was decidedly mixed in the First District, with moderate growth on balance. Manufacturers reported strong to very strong results, while restaurants and hotels experienced very weak demand. Retail sales were robust across a variety of outlets, and auto sales made a sharp rebound in late 2020. Performance at staffing firms was mixed but mo  more

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, March 5 (TNSRes) -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: In the late 1990s, when he set out with the idea for his latest book, "The First Reconstruction: Black Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War," Van Gosse's subject was Black power, which he defines not as a movement, but as "political power for Black people." A professor in Franklin & Marshall College's Department of History, Gosse described in the book's acknowledgements ho  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: New England's largest newspaper thinks New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan is in BIG trouble; bigger trouble than any other Democrat in the U.S. Senate up for re-election in 2022. Dragged down by poor approval ratings, a weak record of accomplishments and an unfavorable election cycle for Democrats, the Boston Globe is struggling to see how Sen. Hassan can survive. As for New Hampshire voter  more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 5 (TNSRes) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: Jolaade Kalinowski comes from what she calls a long line of strong Black women - women who have experienced adversity and life challenges, and who passed down to her the value and beauty of Black feminism, she says. But with adversity comes stress, and Kalinowski's family experienced emotional and economic hardship with the loss of her father when she was a child. She watched her mother struggle   more

LONDON, England, March 5 (TNSJou) -- The University College London issued the following news: Daily infusions of albumin provide no significant health benefit to patients hospitalised with advanced liver cirrhosis, over and above 'standard care', finds a large-scale multicentre trial led by UCL researchers. Albumin is a protein made in the liver that prevents fluid leaking from the bloodstream to other body tissues and carries various substances throughout the body, such as hormones or enzymes  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, March 5 (TNSRes) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: Stock assessment is one of the many key areas of research being conducted by several professors at the School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST). Efforts led by Professors Steve Cadrin, Pingguo He, and Kevin Stokesbury help characterize how offshore wind development interacts with the marine environment, including important fisheries and critical habitat. Their  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, March 5 (TNSRes) -- Western New England University issued the following news release: Associate Professor of Mathematics at Western New England University, Dr. Thomas C. Hull, has recently published his latest book, Origametry: Mathematical Methods in Paper Folding (Cambridge University Press, November 2020). In his book, Hull takes a deep dive into the math behind origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. "This is the first book of its kind," said Dr. Hul  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, March 5 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Wesleyan has announced the speaker and honorary degree recipients for its 189th Commencement. The date of Commencement was previously announced as May 30th; however, given current pandemic conditions, the University is reviewing other options for the last week of May. The University is currently planning to hold the ceremony in-person on Wesleyan's Middletown campus, though off-campus guests will be   more