MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 11 (TNSPer) -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2021: Taft welcomes associate attorneys Elise Rhodes and LeRoy Ricksy to the Chicago office in the Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions practices. The firm's Chicago office has added 20 attorneys to date in 2021. Rhodes is a transactional attorney who focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, including related equity, debt, and mezzanine financings. She received her J.D., cum lau  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 11 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 10, 2021, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - October 2021": The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast rose 0.6 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the increase was largely due   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 11 (TNSJou) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: In a new review article, published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from University Hospitals (UH), Case Western Reserve University and Boston College discuss evidence linking pollution and cardiovascular disease. The research team highlights strategies for reducing individual exposure to pollution, and the importance of government-supported interventions encouraging   more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The University of Maine's collaborative research with the lobster industry will continue thanks to the support of businesses that rely on the fishery. The national restaurant chain Red Lobster, Cranberry Isles Fishermen's Co-Op in Islesford, Maine, and Ready Seafood Co., a supplier and processor headquartered in Saco, Maine, teamed up to fund this sixth consecutive field season in 2021. The program mon  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- The National Institute for Health Research issued the following news: A world-first study has shown that whole genome sequencing (WGS) can revolutionise the diagnosis of rare diseases, improving speed and accuracy and revealing conditions other testing would miss. In NIHR-backed research, WGS - which analyses a person's entire genetic code - led to a new diagnosis for a quarter of study participants, enabling them to receive more personalised clinical care.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement: * * * Voters in a statewide ballot in Maine last week rejected a proposed transmission line that would cut through Maine forests and prop up expensive, unjust, and ecologically destructive Canadian megadams to supply Massachusetts with electricity. The $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project, proposed by Avangrid, would be paid for by Massachusetts electricity ratepayers. In respons  more

LYON, France, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- The United Nations World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer issued the following news release: A Working Group of international experts was convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to review and assess all available studies of current methods for cervical cancer screening in terms of their effect on cervical cancer incidence and mortality. A Special Report published today in The New England Journal of Med  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 10 (TNSPar) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island joins MITRE and regional BlueTech partners for a groundbreaking celebration of MITRE's new BlueTech Lab and the formation of the Northeast BlueTech Science and Engineering Acceleration (BlueSEA) Coalition. WHO: BlueSEA Coalition Partners: * Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution * MITRE * University of Rhode Island * Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division New  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 10 (TNSEve) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Leaders in various areas of food science, policy and industry will come together at the University of Rhode Island Tonight, Nov. 9 to discuss "The Future of Seafood: Sustainability through Local and Global Action" as part of the 58th annual Honors Colloquium. The 2021 Colloquium, Sustaining Our Shores, celebrates the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Develo  more