CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 (TNSAwa) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: One of the world's most influential reproductive scientists, Patricia Kilroy Donahoe, MD, FACS, will receive the 2021 Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during a virtual event to be held in her honor this evening. Dr. Donahoe, a general and pediatric surgeon, is director of pediatric surgical research laboratories and chief emerita of pediatric surgical ser  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 11 -- Baptist Health South Florida issued the following news release: With an increase worldwide in clinician stress and burnout - worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic - Baptist Health South Florida has named Ana Viamonte Ros, M.D., as its first Chief Well-being Officer. Dr. Viamonte Ros, also medical director of Palliative Care and Bioethics Services at Baptist Health, will lead an initiative to make mental health wellness and overall well-being a priority. It will include de  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2021, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - May 2021": Prices in the Boston area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent for the two months ending in May 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table.) Regional Commissioner Wil  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 (TNSPro) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: By Mallory Bersi Climate change poses a significant threat to the health of communities, and with increasing concerns about emerging novel viruses and severe storms as climate change progresses, the connection between the environment and health is critical. The School of Public Health is at the forefront of environmental health practice, and throughout June, the Centers for Disease  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, June 12 (TNSPer) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: America's need for infrastructure upgrades and an existing shortage of engineers come just as South Dakota State University is putting more resources into its heavy highway construction program. In January, it was announced that Beavers Charitable Trust, which is the scholarship arm of the Beavers Inc., a national heavy construction industry trade group, was making a $50,000 investment in the   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSPer) -- The Environmental Law Institute issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is delighted to announce three new members have joined its Leadership Council: Edward (Ted) Boling; Alexandra Dunn; and Richard Leahy. "We are so fortunate to have these outstanding individuals join the ranks of our Leadership Council," said ELI Leadership Council President Kathy Robb. "ELI's vision is a healthy environment, prosperous economi  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 12 (TNSPol) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition and a group of fellow open government advocates recently called for changes in Rhode Island legislation that, as currently written, would "be a significant blow to transparency and accountability." Amendments to H 5891 and S 0804 offer some protection to the public's right to know, the groups wrote in a June 10 letter to members   more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, June 12 (TNSEve) -- Springfield College issued the following news: The Springfield College Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship hosted its Davis Grant Summer Institute on Monday, June 7, presented in a virtual format. The event featured keynote speaker, Dr. Peggy Maki, Education Consultant Specializing in Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education. As part of Maki's presentation, she used examples from her experiences as a higher educatio  more