SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Aug. 4 (TNSPer) -- The American Veterinary Medical Association issued the following news release: The American Veterinary Medical Association elected a new team of volunteer leaders at its 2021 Annual Convention, including the first Latino and first native of Puerto Rico to lead the 97,000-member AVMA. Dr. Jose V. Arce, a veterinarian practicing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, began his one-year term as president of the American Veterinary Medical Association on July 31st. "Ve  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 4 -- The Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society that says it provides a forum for scholarship in agricultural, environmental, food and resource economics, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2021 edition: ARTICLES: * Investment in research and development and export performances of Canadian small and medium-sized agri-food firms * Prices for a second-generat  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 (TNSPer) -- The League of American Orchestras issued the following news release: Seven new board members have joined the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestras, the national organization dedicated to advancing the orchestral art form in the U.S. The League's membership comprises more than 1,800 organizations and individuals across North America, ranging from worldrenowned orchestras to community orchestras, from summer festivals to student and youth ensembles,   more

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 4 (TNSJou) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: GSA's dynamic online journal, Geosphere, posts articles online regularly. Locations and topics studied this month include the Teton normal fault; the Middle to Late Jurassic provenance Paradox Basin; the history of Ganderian crustal fragments in southeastern New England; the central Appalachian Mountains; and the Bone Spring Formation, Texas. You can find these articles at https://geosph  more

OXFORD, England, Aug. 4 -- The Journal of Crustacean Biology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Crustacean Society that says it features all aspects of crustacean biology and other marine arthropods, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2021 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Claw morphology, claw strength, and fighting behavior in the New River crayfish Cambarus chasmodactylus James, 1966 (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae) * Regenerated claws of the virile crayfish  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 4 (TNSOps) -- The Maine Medical Center issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2021: MaineHealth, northern New England's largest health system and Maine's largest private employer, announced today that it will require COVID-19 vaccination for all care team members, with very few exceptions, as a condition of employment, as of Oct. 1, 2021. With this effort, MaineHealth joins dozens of hospitals and health systems, along with some government and non-healthcare private  more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 4 -- MaineHealth issued the following news on Aug. 3, 2021: MaineHealth, northern New England's largest health system and Maine's largest private employer, announced today that it will require COVID-19 vaccination for all care team members, with very few exceptions, as a condition of employment, as of Oct. 1, 2021. With this effort, MaineHealth joins dozens of hospitals and health systems, along with some government and non-healthcare private employers, in a public   more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Aug. 4 (TNSOps) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently argued for the release of an investigation into allegations of excessive force by a police officer in New Hampshire. "Transparency and accountability lead to trust between the citizenry and the government," explained NEFAC in an Aug. 2 amicus brief (http://www.nefac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Union-Leader-and-NEFAC-Am  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan successfully led efforts to secure significant federal funding to strengthen coastal resiliency efforts for coastal communities in New Hampshire and across the country in the recently released bipartisan infrastructure package. The funding that Senator Hassan helped to secure in the final package will help protect coastal communities from flooding as climate change continues   more