WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Navy officially awarded the contracting options for the tenth Virginia-class submarine in the historic Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton and Huntington Ingalls Industry. The award comes following a 12-month-l  more

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, March 20 (TNSJou) -- Antioch University Midwest issued the following news: Cullen Mackenzie, a first-year MS in Environmental Studies Conservative Biology student, had a paper accepted for publication in the highly-respected tropical ecology journal Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment (NNFE). His article, "Preliminary Study and First Evidence of Presence of Microplastics in Terrestrial Herpetofauna from Southwestern Paraguay," arose from a tropical field internshi  more

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, March 20 (TNSRes) -- Antioch University New England issued the following news: Cullen Mackenzie, a first-year MS in Environmental Studies Conservative Biology student, had a paper accepted for publication in the highly-respected tropical ecology journal Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment (NNFE). His article, "Preliminary Study and First Evidence of Presence of Microplastics in Terrestrial Herpetofauna from Southwestern Paraguay," arose from a tropical field inter  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 20 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following Q&A: Two important advancements in Alzheimer's disease research have been made possible by the work of Rhode Island researchers -- including Dr. Stephen Salloway, a professor of neurology and psychiatry at Brown University who also directs Neurology and the Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital in Providence. Salloway will celebrate 30 years at Brown this coming summer, and he has been focused on Alzheim  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 20 (TNSPer) -- Grand View University issued the following news: Grand View University is proud to announce the hire of Nathan Ragsdell to take over its Esports program. Dr. Jay Prescott, Vice President of Student Affairs, says, "having a combination of playing and collegiate coaching experience makes Nathan the ideal candidate to bring continued success to the Grand View program." Ragsdell pursued a path to professional ranks in Overwatch after graduating from the Univ  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 19 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 19, 2021: Governor Janet Mills announced today that Maine is accelerating the timeline of its vaccination plan to make more people eligible for COVID-19 vaccines earlier. Beginning Tuesday, March 23, 2021, Maine residents age 50 and older will be eligible for the vaccination. Beginning Monday, April 19, 2021, all Maine residents age 16 and older will eligible for vaccination. The accelerated timel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on March 19, 2021: Attorney General Maura Healey announced today the civil recovery of $1,875,000 -- with $195,871.69 going to Massachusetts -- from V.J. Associates Inc. of New England and its affiliates (VJ Associates) for falsely inflating bills related to consulting services on public-works projects in Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. The AG's investigation began after a  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) re-introduced the Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act of 2021. Despite generating more than $150 million in economic impact and supporting thousands of jobs each year, the Essex National Heritage Area will expire on September 30, 2021 if Congress does not extend the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 (TNSRep) -- The Environment Massachusetts Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: New England has more than enough offshore wind potential to meet both its 2019 and projected 2050 electricity needs in a finding from a new report released Thursday by Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. The report, Offshore Wind for America, examines U.S. offshore wind potential by both coastal region and by state, while documenti  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 19, 2021: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Lori Trahan (MA-03) today re-introduced the Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act of 2021, legislation that would eliminate the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area and extend its authorization by 15 years to 2036. Despite generating more than $1  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: As the COVID-19 vaccines reach more people across the country, some people have asked: Could we delay the second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow more people to be vaccinated more quickly? And, how safe am I after my first dose? As an immunologist, I hear this question frequently. The answer is that a single dose is very effective - but I would add that you should still  more

BANGOR, Maine, March 20 -- Husson University issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: Maine's Governor Mills recently announced that state COVID-19 restrictions would be updated to allow public gatherings of up to 75% of an outdoor venue's capacity with social distancing and masking in place. In light of this change, Husson University will be holding traditional Commencement exercises for undergraduate and graduate students on Saturday, May 8, 2021. "In an effort to protect the hea  more