BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 (TNSGra) -- Bunker Hill Community College issued the following news release: Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) announced the growth of its Career Pathways Impact Project (CPIP), which addresses the career counseling needs of community college students. The second phase of CPIP builds a new structure of career support at BHCC that incorporates a holistic review of advising, career preparation, and job placement support. In addition, the project focuses on employ  more

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 15 (TNSRep) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Krisy Gashler As industrial-sized solar installations pop up throughout New York state, residents fear the loss of agricultural land. Lexie Hain '99 has a simple solution: sheep. "Sheep will rest in the shade of a solar panel just as well as under a tree; they don't care," said Hain, a farmer in the Finger Lakes region and executive director of the American Solar Grazing Association, a nonprofit trade group  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 15 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Buoyed by strong performance among financial markets across the globe, the Brown University endowment generated a 51.5% return during Fiscal Year 2021. Brown closed its fiscal year on June 30, 2021, with an endowment market value of $6.9 billion. Brown's endowment is a collection of charitable gifts designated by donors to be spent for specific purposes and invested by the University. Investment r  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 -- The National Park Service Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site issued the following news release: Public conversation around health, science, and the body are nothing new; in the 19th century the Longfellows and their social circle engaged with the discourse of their day. Join Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site and the Friends of the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters for our 2021 Virtual Fa  more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 15 -- MaineHealth issued the following news: In a bold move to expand and elevate care for the more than 40,000 Maine children and adults with autism or other developmental disorders, Maine Behavioral Healthcare (MBH), part of the MaineHealth system of care, recently opened the new 28,000-square-foot Glickman Lauder Center of Excellence in Autism and Developmental Disorders in Portland, Maine. Construction of the nearly $15 million donor-funded facility began in spri  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Joined by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Governor Janet Mills today applauded CMS's recent approval of Maine's State-based Health Insurance Marketplace - CoverME.gov - and announced that, beginning Friday, October 15, 2021 Maine people can window shop for plans using a new tool called "Plan Compare." The "Plan Compare" tool was built using feedback from  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: In Case You Missed It, WMUR's John DiStaso wrote about how Chris Sununu's attempt to have it both ways on vaccinations is leaving him politically isolated both from his own base and from Democrats and independents. In the column, DiStaso notes that Sununu's inability to appease the anti-vaxxer mob and his failure to convince his Republican Executive Councilors to support the  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 (TNSPol) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: The New England First Amendment Coalition today called on the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to cease barring reporters its considers "advocacy journalists" from its press briefings. Last week state CDC officials barred the Maine People's Alliance and the Maine Policy Institute from its press briefing, justifying the decision by calling   more

CATONSVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 15 (TNSJou) -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences issued the following news release: New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could enhance public safety by employing new, robust data-driven approaches to identify adverse effects of drugs faster and more reliably, which would improve the regulatory decision-making and oversight processes. This approach would substantia  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) celebrated the announcement that Ayanti Grant will be recognized by the NAACP among the 100 most influential blacks in the State of Connecticut. Ms. Grant oversees the operations of Rep. Courtney's office throughout eastern Connecticut as District Director, and joins a group of other community leaders, industry trailblazers, and influencers who will be recognize  more