POTSDAM, New York, March 30 (TNSAwa) -- Clarkson University issued the following news: Clarkson University Assistant Professor Andrew David was recently awarded a research fellowship for visiting faculty at Friday Harbor Laboratory (FHL), University of Washington. The New Faculty Research Fellowships are designed to cover the expenses of faculty scientists coming to FHL to do research for the first time and are awarded to both early and mid-career faculty. The fellowship covers costs of FHL h  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 (TNSPol) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on March 29, 2021: Earlier today, the Biden Administration announced plans for a large expansion of the nation's offshore wind efforts. Officials announced a goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade, along with new investments in research, new loan programs, and efforts to speed up permitting and development of wind projects. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)  more

LONDON, England, March 30 (TNSJou) -- Imperial College London issued the following news: The anti-inflammatory treatment tocilizumab does not significantly improve outcomes for patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, a trial has found. However, researchers found that tocilizumab reduced the time the patients spent in hospital by an average of 8.4 days and reduced time spent in the ICU by an average of 6 days. The COVACTA randomised controlled trial was the first to thoroughly investigate the  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 29-RC-270372) by Region 29 Director Kathy-Drew King: CAZANOVE OPICI WINE GROUP d/b/a OPICI FAMILY DISTRIBUTING OF NEW YORK, Employer and UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS, LOCAL 2D, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 2D (Petitioner) filed a representation petition under Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (the Act) seeking to rep  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 2021: U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) is sounding the alarm on the recent shift by regional banks of the Federal Reserve System toward publishing politically-charged research on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics like climate change and racial justice. In a letter to the  more

WASHINGTON, Pa., March 29 (TNSEve) -- Washington and Jefferson College issued the following news: Pennsylvania's move to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will be explored during the Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management's latest webinar on April 14. "What Is RGGI and Why Should Pa. Participate?" will be held at 11 a.m. as part of the center's Energy Lecture Series and feature Allen Landis, the executive director of the PA Energy Development Authority  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by the White House COVID-19 response team and public health officials with Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on March 29, 2021: * * * ACTING ADMINISTRATION SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Today, I'm joined by Drs. Walensky and Fauci. The cases of COVID-19 are once again on the rise. Dr. Walensky will highlight the public health conseque  more