NEW YORK, June 10 (TNSAwa) -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today recognized five individuals with awards for their exemplary service to the computing field. Working in diverse areas, the 2020 award recipients were selected by their peers for longstanding efforts that have strengthened the community. This year's ACM award recipients made important contributions in areas including computing  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, June 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reached an agreement with Emhart Teknologies LLC, a manufacturer of precision screw-thread wire and screw-lock inserts based in Danbury, Conn., to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. Under the settlement, Emhart Teknologies agreed to pay a penalty of $29,658 for allegedly discharging a mixture of water and   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: The U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England regional office has entered into a consent decree with the City of Quincy, Mass. to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act regarding the City's stormwater and sanitary sewer systems. Water sampling indicated untreated sanitary sewage discharging from numerous Quincy stormwater outfall  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 10 (TNSPar) -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, is delighted to announce a new partnership with Amazon. A leader in distribution and operational expertise, Amazon will donate weekly transportation services to GBFB every Wednesday, providing a full-sized tractor trailer and class A driver to deliver much needed healthy food from GBFB's warehouse i  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 10 (TNSJou) -- Samford University issued the following news release: First line medications are the recommended drugs for a clinician's first choice when treating a patient for a particular condition. A drug, or a group of drugs, is given this classification because research has shown it is most effective and has the least likelihood of causing side effects. But in some situations, there can be more than one first line medication option. This is the case for treating c  more

NANAIMO, British Columbia, June 10 (TNSJou) -- Vancouver Island University issued the following news: Genevieve van der Voort was the lead author of the published research - a rare accomplishment for an undergraduate student. Genevieve van der Voort is graduating from Vancouver Island University (VIU) with a significant accomplishment under her belt - she is lead author on a research paper published in The Canadian Entomologist. "I still haven't quite got my head wrapped around it," says the   more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, June 10 (TNSPer) -- Villanova University issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: The Villanova University Alumni Association (VUAA) recently announced Stephanie Lim Capello '97 as its new president-elect, and John Celestand '99, Mark Murphy '88, Jenn Park '08 and Brian Westbrook '01 as new members of its Board of Directors. The VUAA Board consists of 25 members across class years and colleges who represent the association within the University community and p  more