TROY, Michigan, May 12 (TNSAwa) -- Automation Alley issued the following news release: Automation Alley, Michigan's Industry 4.0 knowledge center and a World Economic Forum Advanced Manufacturing Hub (AMHUB) for North America, is pleased to announce that Vice President Cynthia Hutchison has accepted a 12-month fellowship with the World Economic Forum to lead an initiative in accelerating Michigan's AMHUB, as well as supporting and developing other AMHUBs worldwide. In her new role, effective M  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 (TNSPol) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) officials have issued a record of decision approving construction plans for the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of New England. The move comes amid a flurry of early and much-needed actions from the Biden Administration to confront the climate crisis and protect biodiversity. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the  more

STATEN ISLAND, New York, May 12 (TNSJou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: As Covid-19 vaccine supply becomes more abundant in the United States, the pace of vaccination has plateaued and even declined. This has been largely attributed to "vaccine hesitancy" rather than issues of access to the vaccine. In a perspective for the New England Journal of Medicine, CUNY SPH Distinguished Lecturer Scott Ratzan an  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSJou) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on May 11, 2021: Defenders of Wildlife and partners filed a petition today with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) to establish a year-round mandatory 10-knot speed limit and other vessel-related regulations within the core habitat of the Gulf of Mexico whale, south of the Florida panhandle. With an estimated 50 individuals remaining, the immed  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: * * * In response to the Biden-Harris administration's final approval of the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Senior Director of Government Affairs Matthew Davis: "We are thrilled to see the Biden-Harris administration approve the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, continue to undo the former administratio  more

NEW YORK, May 12 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on May 11, 2021, entitled "New Hampshire's Housing Appeals Board: A Surgical Approach to State Land-Use Intervention": The report was authored by Brian Chen. * * * Executive Summary Amid worsening housing shortages, states across the country are considering how to reform land-use policy. For a promising model of how to achieve strong reform with relative ease, policymakers ought to look to New Hampshire. Its new Housing   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: An investigational gene therapy can safely restore the immune systems of infants and children who have a rare, life-threatening inherited immunodeficiency disorder, according to research supported in part by the National Institutes of Health. The researchers found that 48 of 50 children who received the gene the  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Last week, while giving a Capitol Report to the New England Council, Senator Maggie Hassan made this strong declaration: "You can't run and hide in New Hampshire. You have to make your case. The cameras are rolling. The cell phones are up, and people are going to ask what they want, and you aren't going to be protected by a big entourage." That's odd because when the cameras were rolling in N  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: An investigational gene therapy can safely restore the immune systems of infants and children who have a rare, life-threatening inherited immunodeficiency disorder, according to research supported in part by the National Institutes of Health. The researchers found that 48 of 50 children who received the gene therapy retained their replenished i  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 12 (TNSJou) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Now that Pfizer has received emergency-use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow adolescents ages 12 to 15 to receive its COVID-19 vaccine, the next step will be overcoming vaccine hesitancy in this group, including addressing the myth that the vaccine leads to infertility, said Northwestern Medicine infectious diseases expert Dr. Robert Murphy. "It will be somewhat of  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 12 (TNSRes) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: They developed a sickle cell anemia test for newborn babies, found a way to make blood transfusions safer, and discovered that the body can, indeed, attack itself. They brought new scientific understanding to Buffalo, even when their ideas were initially ridiculed and later accepted as essential to human health. They fought and curbed devastating outb  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, May 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: Congressman Richard E. Neal announced nearly $90 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in Massachusetts' First Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the f  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced $105,688,374 in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in Maine under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed in   more