WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 23 (TNSPro) -- Clark University issued the following news: Rhode Island state Representative Deb Ruggiero never thought that a simple lunch meeting would become a seminal moment in her career. On a summer day in 2019 she met fellow public servant Joe O'Brien, former mayor of Worcester, at an outdoor cafe in Jamestown, RI. O'Brien wanted to talk to her about a new master's program developed by Clark University, which he was directing. His advocacy convinced her to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 22 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement: * * * Janet Coit has been named Assistant Administrator of the National Marie Fisheries Service (NMFS). She was previously the longest-serving Director of Environmental Management in Rhode Island and will now be responsible for overseeing the nation's fishing industries. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "With the climate crisis threatening ocean life  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 23 -- Denver International Airport issued the following news release on June 21, 2021: Denver International Airport (DEN) is pleased to welcome its newest airline, Southern Airways Express. Southern Airways was selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) to Chadron, Nebraska (CDR) using nine-seat King Air 200 aircraft. Southern Airways will provide 12 weekly round trips between DEN and Chadron beginning today, Monday, Jun  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: By Matt Dornback, Expedition Coordinator in Training June 13-27, NOAA Ocean Exploration will conduct a shakedown of its dual-body remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) Deep Discoverer and Seirios on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer in the Atlantic Ocean between Norfolk, Virginia, and Newport, Rhode Island. The expedition will include engineering test dives in water depths up to approximatel  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 23 (TNSGra) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: The Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research has awarded more than $100,000 to Gregory Friedman, M.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's and Children's of Alabama's Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. The funding allows Friedman to advance his clinical trials and research on treatments for brain tumors in children. Pediatric patients with cancerous gliomas normally   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 23 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Le Xie, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University and assistant director-energy digitization at the Texas A&M Energy Institute, has been named the recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Technical Committee on Cyber-Physical Systems (TCCPS) Mid-Career Award. The award recognizes one mid-career  more