ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSeve) -- The Vision Council issued the following news release: The Vision Council and RX, co-organizers of Vision Expo, today share details on the panels and discussions dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion planned for Vision Expo West 2021, taking place September 22-25 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas. To register for Vision Expo West, click here (https://west.visionexpo.com/). Two of the EYE2EYE Series panels taking place at The See  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 4 (TNSPer) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Melissa Osgood The Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science is welcoming 13 new faculty members in the departments of Computer Science, Information Science and Statistics and Data Science. Collectively, their work ranges from developing robots that assist people with mobility limitations to using computational tools to study inequality and graphical models to solve real-world proble  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 4 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging INNIS FREDERICK, 61, of Saint Cloud, Florida, with a federal tax offense stemming  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 3, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Barnstable Town - May 2020": Workers in the Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.53 in May 2020, compared to the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner W  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 3, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Burlington-South Burlington - May 2020": Workers in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.11 in May 2020, compared to the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 3, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-South Portland - May 2020": Workers in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.82 in May 2020, compared to the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 3, 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, compared to the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Willia  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 4 (TNSRep) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: Researchers returned to sea for the second ecosystem monitoring (EcoMon) cruise of 2021. Scientists and crew aboard the NOAA Ship Pisces sampled at 149 stations. They achieved near-complete coverage of the survey area, from north of Delaware Bay through the Gulf of Maine. Fewer days were available for the cruise than originally planned. The scientific crew droppe  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement on Sept. 3, 2021: * * * Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), member of the House Committee on Oversight & Reform, released the following statement Thursday, Sept. 2 after voting in favor of the Committee's portion of the Build Back Better Act, which provides $7 billion for electrifying Postal Services vehicles and $5 billion to electrify Government Services Vehicles (GSA), among many other pri  more