BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 19 (TNSPer) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2021: Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, dean of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, has been appointed vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB, President Satish K. Tripathi and Provost A. Scott Weber announced today. The appointment takes effect   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- Boston Public Schools issued the following news release: The Boston Parks and Recreation Department joined stakeholders from Boston's youth sports and nonprofit communities on Friday, October 15 to celebrate the ribbon cutting of new football, track, baseball, and softball fields shared by Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science. A partnership forged by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department's  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2021: Mintz is pleased to share that Member and Chair of the firm's Government Law Practice Elissa Flynn-Poppey has been named a 2021 Circle of Excellence honoree by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's Top Women of Law awards. Attorney Flynn-Poppey will be celebrated for her decades-long leadership and accomplishments in the legal profession and community at an event in November. Attorney Flynn-Poppey  more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: Lake Forest College's Department of English is offering a new experiential learning opportunity for English students through The Fielding Fellows Program. The Fielding Fellows Program, named for 18th century British novelist Henry Fielding, gives students the opportunity to work directly with an English faculty member, gaining valuable hands-on experience and close mentorship from a professor. The fellowship is de  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2021: The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. "It is my privilege to welcome this ex  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 (TNSPol) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following joint news release with Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association: The New England First Amendment Coalition and the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association recently explained to the state's highest court how a case involving ownership rights in photography could indirectly limit how journalists gather news. The case -- Lanier v. President and Fellows of Harvard College --  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Nationally recognized for his work studying a novel inflammatory disorder known as VEXAS, David B. Beck, MD, PhD, has joined the Division of Rheumatology at NYU Langone. Dr. Beck previously worked as a postdoctoral fellow and clinical scholar at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). At NYU Langone, he has dual appointments as an assistant professor in t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that she successfully secured more than $264,959,000 for 106 Maine projects located across the state in the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bills that have been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Of that amount, 37 of the projects totaling $99,246,000 were funded through the Transport  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following commentary to the Boston Herald: President Biden recently named Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins to be the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. Rollins has nothing but contempt for the rule of law. If she is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the residents of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and all of New England would suffer the consequences. Rollins became Suffolk District Attorney in 2019, with the backing of lefti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement on legislation released today by the Appropriations Committee to fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2022. Through her leadership on this subcommittee, Shaheen helps write legislation that invests in important   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 19 (TNSGra) -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2021: The Society of Professional Journalists Foundation is helping fund Wildfire Media's Spark Training Program with a $15,000 grant. Spark is an intensive educational course designed to teach grant writing and fundraising skills to journalists, documentary professionals and students to support their investigative reporting pieces. The program will be online, with interacti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: With colder weather around the corner and energy costs projected to precipitously increase this winter, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a bipartisan group of 38 Senators in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as swiftly and at the highest level possible. In a letter led by Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: With colder weather around the corner and energy costs projected to precipitously increase this winter, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and a bipartisan coalition of 36 senators in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: With colder weather around the corner and energy costs projected to precipitously increase this winter, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as   more