BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 23, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Springfield - May 2020": Workers in the Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.78 in May 2020, about 1 percent below the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissio  more

ALBANY, New York, July 24 (TNSPer) -- Albany Medical College issued the following news release: Infectious diseases expert Alan Sanders, M.D. has joined Albany Med as chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Sanders has a special interest in surgical-associated infections, the wide array of severe hospital- and community-acquired infections, and in improving the use of antibiotics to decrease the potential for antibiotic resistance. Active in the Capital Region's medical community fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The FBI issued the following news release on July 23, 2021: Director Christopher Wray has named Janeen DiGuiseppi as the special agent in charge of the Albany Field Office in New York. Most recently, Ms. DiGuiseppi was the deputy assistant director of the FBI's Training Division. Ms. DiGuiseppi joined the FBI as a special agent in 1999 and was first assigned to the Salt Lake City Field Office, where she worked violent crime, drug, and public corruption violations. In 20  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Health Policy, issued the following report (No. HP-2021-16) on July 9, 2021, entitled "Access to Affordable Care in Rural America: Current Trends and Key Challenges". The report was written by Gina Turrini, D. Keith Branham, Lucy Chen, Ann B. Conmy, Andre R. Chappel, Nancy De Lew and Benjamin D. Sommers. * * * Here are the excerpts: KEY POINTS * Ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 23, 2021: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced the successful inclusion of $750,000 in federal community project funding for the City of Chelsea's and City of Everett's Island End River Regional Coastal Flood Resiliency project. in the FY2022 House Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Funding for the project, which Rep. Pressley has been advocating for through Congress' Communit  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: A research study that started by analyzing COVID-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness in frontline workers is broadening to include children, thanks to a $15 million grant renewal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A University of Arizona Health Sciences study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and immunity among frontline workers has received a $15 million award from the Centers  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, July 24 (TNSPar) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: The University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth is partnering with the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation to create opportunities for Truman Scholars to earn their law degree. The UMass Law Truman Foundation Public Service Scholarship program will offer Truman Scholars admitted to UMass Law a full scholarship, including tuition and fees, for the duratio  more