ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 19 (TNSAwa) -- The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy issued the following news release: The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy is pleased to announce that the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) will once again sponsor three AACP Social and Administrative Sciences (SAS) Section Summer Research Exchange Mentorship Program awards for summer 2021. These awards of $2,500 each will support student pharmacists as they pursue research   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: Amtrak and The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) today announced that tickets are now available for purchase on their state-supported train services for travel beginning on Monday, July 19. This includes the Vermonter, which provides daily service between Washington, DC and St. Albans, Vermont, with reserved seating for Business Class customers, and the Ethan Allen   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 19 (TNSPar) -- Assumption College issued the following news: Assumption University and The New England Center for Children (NECC), an internationally recognized leader in autism intervention, research, and professional development, have announced an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Fellowship, which will allow students the opportunity to pursue a Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis degree at Assumption while working with research professionals at NECC. "As  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general today in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) applauding the agency for its Proposed Rule to undo the Trump-Pence Administration's harmful 2019 Title X Gag Rule. The Proposed Rule will rectify many of the harms the 2019 Rule caused women, those who live in rura  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA recently awarded a $41,882,742 grant to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) for the joint endeavor with the Operational Services Division. The two worked collaboratively to procure emergency materials and equipment on behalf of state agencies, municipalities, and private non-profits critical to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts response to  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA recently awarded a $1,947,350 grant to the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development for the State of Vermont's innovative Emergency Feeding Program. The grant covers the state's Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE) Program (https://vteveryoneeats.org/), which provided nutritious meals to high-risk populations impacted by COVID-19 throughout Ver  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news: Less than a mile from the ocean, the New Bedford Custom House, built in 1836, and a National Historic Landmark, has withstood the test of time, and remains the oldest continuously operating Custom House in the country. With a legacy like that, it only makes sense to ensure that the Custom House - a National Registered Landmark, recognized at the highest level of historical significance - receives proper restora  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 19 (TNSPar) -- The International Dark-Sky Association issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: The Appalachian Mountain Club's (AMC) Maine Woods property on Tuesday became the first International Dark Sky Park designated in New England. Because of significant light pollution affecting most of the eastern United States, there are only a few International Dark Sky Parks in the region. Alongside nearby Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, which was designate  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 19 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Governor Mills has proposed investing $35 million in MCCS as part of the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, her plan to dedicate more than $1 billion in discretionary Federal relief funds allocated to Maine under the American Rescue Plan Act. The Governor has also proposed committing $35 million to the University of Maine System and $20 million to Maine's Career and Technical Education Centers. This investment als  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing via teleconference 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 May 18, 2021: * * * ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide us with an update on the state of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci will provide an update on the latest science, and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Sm  more