AUBURN, Alabama, May 28 (TNSBook) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Gabrielle Bates is a writer and visual artist from Birmingham. After completing her undergrad in English (creative writing) at Auburn University in 2013, she moved to Seattle, Washington where she studied poetry at the University of Washington and received her MFA in 2016. Recently, the accomplished poet, writer, podcaster and editor has had a second poem published in The New Yorker. The poem, In the Dre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 27, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua - May 2020": Workers in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $35.50 in May 2020, about 31 percent above the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported to  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 28 (TNSJou) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood-pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive blood-pressure management--lowering systolic blood-pressure to less than 120 mm Hg--dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and death from these diseases, as well as death from all causes, compared to lowering systolic blood-pressure to less  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 28 -- Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: The Maryland Vaccine Equity Task Force, led by Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead, will surpass 500 clinics today. With the support of the task force, more than 133,000 vaccines have been administered across all 24 jurisdictions. "Maryland continues to serve as a national leader on vaccine equity," said Governor Hogan. "General Birckhead and her team have succeeded by taking a data-d  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, May 28 (TNSPol) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: The New England First Amendment Coalition wrote to New Hampshire state senators today about a bill that would restrict access to police mugshots, calling the proposal "a dangerous and unjustified infringement" upon the public's right to know and the ability of journalists to report the news. HB 125 classifies police mugshots as investigatory records and ex  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 28 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NOAA funded 125 habitat restoration projects in coastal areas throughout the country. Now, more than a decade later, we're taking a look back at some of the projects we funded. We'll explore the benefits this restoration work continues to bring to communities and ecosystems across the country. In Part 2 of this 3-p  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that Matthew Jolin of Ashland -- a student at Plymouth Regional High School -- is this year's winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition in New Hampshire's Second Congressional District for his digital illustration titled, 'Adulations of Aberrant Green.' Young artists from schools across New Hampshire's Second Congressional District submitted original artwork to b  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, May 28 (TNSPer) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: UMass Dartmouth announced the appointment of Jim Anderson to the position of Interim Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management today. "I elevated this role to a Cabinet-level position because nothing is more important to UMass Dartmouth's future than continuing to recruit highly talented students who will thrive at a nationally ranked research univers  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 28 (TNSPer) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: The University of Richmond has hired Michael Pina to serve as its first director of admission for diversity outreach and partnerships. He directly oversees the diversity recruitment and outreach, international, and off-campus programming teams. He will work closely with other senior leaders to develop strategies and tactics to attract, recruit, and enroll a talented and diverse student body, in  more