BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 5 (TNSPer) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release: GLAD is thrilled to announce that Michael Johnson will be joining the organization's leadership team as Chief Legal Strategist beginning January 18, 2022. Michael comes to GLAD following nearly two decades in multiple leadership roles at Western New England University School of Law, including Assistant Dean of Admissions and, most recently, Associate Dean for Law Student Affairs and  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 5 (TNSOps) -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news on Jan. 4, 2022: The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) earlier today announced its 13th Class today - the Class of 2022 - with former Livingstone College and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) standout Ben Coates being among those selected. Seven inductees were selected from a list of 29 Finalists who had been determined earlier by the BCFHOF Selection Comm  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 5 -- Environment America issued the following news release: After a 2021 full of environmental victories, Environment America, the national network of 29 state organizations, has a slate of priorities ready for the new year that will ensure more renewable energy, zero carbon climate solutions, conservation, clean water and zero waste progress at the federal and state levels. "From a ninth state committing to 100% renewable energy to new meaningful national conservation a  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 5 (TNSOps) -- Mount St. Joseph University issued the following news: As 2021 comes to a close, we celebrate some of our most memorable reflections over the past year. * * * JANUARY: Mount St. Joseph University Announces Dr. Erin Redle Sizemore As Chairperson of Communication Sciences and Disorders Mount St. Joseph University is excited to announce that Erin Redle Sizemore, PhD CCC-SLP, has been named the chairperson of the Department of Communications Sciences and Dis  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 (TNSPol) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently joined several press advocates to denounce a federal pre-publication review system that erodes the constitutional rights of publishers. "Black-letter law holds that prior restraints on speech and publication are the most serious and the least tolerable infringement on First Amendment rights," explained the groups in a Dec  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Jan. 5 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition launched last year a monthly educational series featuring short, practical lessons on journalism and the First Amendment. The goal of the program -- called "30 Minute Skills" -- is to provide reporters and other citizens knowledge they can use immediately in newsgathering, data collection, storytelling and other areas of journalism and Fir  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 -- Massachusetts Association of Health Plans issued the following news release: At its December board meeting, the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans (MAHP) announced that Richard P. Burke, President and CEO of Fallon Health, was re-elected as the association's new chair beginning January 1, 2022. This will be Burke's first full term leading the association, as he has been serving as chair since July 2021, when he was elected to fill the vacancy created with  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded the Woonsocket Police Department a three-year $819,109 grant to create a new diversion program aimed at connecting people who are struggling with opioid addiction to treatment rather than sending them to jail. W  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: * * * Study establishes LAG-3 inhibition as therapeutically relevant third immune checkpoint pathway * * * In patients with untreated, advanced melanoma, the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors relatlimab and nivolumab doubled the progression-free survival benefit compared to nivolumab alone, with a manageable safety profile, according to the resul  more