NEW YORK, April 6 (TNSEve) -- The American Geriatrics Society issued the following news release: The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) celebrates Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, AGSF, an Assistant Professor at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and director of the Dartmouth Centers for Health & Aging who is the recipient of the 2020/2021 Edward Henderson Award for her trailblazing work on interprofessional teams. Dr. Flaherty will deliver the Society's Henderson State-of-the-Art Lecture at the   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 6 (TNSAwa) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news: Honoring his pivotal role in transforming fetal surgery from the theoretical to the routine, the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) has awarded N. Scott Adzick, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the 2021 ACTS Distinguished Investigator Award for Translation from Proof-of-Concept to Widespread Clinical Practice. Adzick has long b  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, April 6 (TNSEve) -- Regis College issued the following news release: Garth Graham, MD, MPH, an accomplished physician and leading authority on social determinants of health will deliver the commencement address at Regis College's 2021 and 2020 Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 8. Dr. Graham will also receive an honorary degree in recognition of his commitment to health equity, social change, and making credible public health information more accessible around the w  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 6 (TNSOps) -- The Middle States Commission on Higher Education issued the following news: Recognizing the need for accreditors to serve as partners with public higher education systems, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) was pleased to join a Lumina Foundation funded initiative to develop guidelines for engagement and effective partnership. The resulting "A Framework for Action" document was published at the end of March 2021 after consult  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 6 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Overfishing likely did not cause the Atlantic cod, an iconic species, to evolve genetically and mature earlier, according to a study led by Rutgers University and the University of Oslo - the first of its kind - with major implications for ocean conservation. "Evolution has been used in part as an excuse for why cod and other species have not recovered from overfishing," said first author Malin L. Pins  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 6 (TNSJou) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news release: In December 2019, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a man who had already been sick with Ebola fell ill with the virus once again. Because there were no recorded incidents of this having happened before, it gave rise to many urgent scientific questions. Among them: Should other survivors be worried--especially those who work in Ebola treatment units due to their supposed immunity?   more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 6 (TNSAwa) -- The University of New England issued the following news release: Natalie Koons (D.O., '23), a student in the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) has received an honorable mention for the 2021 Student Researcher of the Year award from the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP). The award, bestowed annually, recognizes osteopathic medical students with highly competitive experiences and advancement in cli  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 6 (TNSRes) -- The University of New England issued the following news release: As aquaculture expands off coasts around the globe, Carrie Byron, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs, is part of a team working to better understand the restorative nature of aquaculture. Byron and the University of New England are teaming up with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the University of Auckland, New Zealand to jointly study the ecological  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, April 6 (TNSAwa) -- Western New England University issued the following news release: The Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) has announced Professor Jennifer Levi as the 2021 Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award winner. The award is presented to legal educators who have made significant contributions to the cause of legal education over a period of years and have distinguished themselves as a legal educator of the highest quality. Levi serves as a Professor of Law at W  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, April 6 (TNSRes) -- Western New England University issued the following news release: Even with vaccines against COVID-19 becoming accessible to a larger portion of the public, Massachusetts residents are cautious about returning to pre-pandemic activities, according to the latest survey from the Western New England University Polling Institute. The telephone survey of 415 adults, conducted March 1-31, found that 44 percent were still very or somewhat worried about   more