JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2022: By Mila Cisneros AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force Civil Engineer Center successfully facilitated award of a $277 million project to construct a modern laboratory required for development of advanced technologies on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory campus, located on Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The effort will provid  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (TNSJou) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Tanzanian study of 6,700 children over two decades highlights new insights into the long-term health benefits of bed nets * * * Bed nets save lives in the long run, according to a 22-year study in Tanzania, which for the first time, indicates that children who sleep under them at an early age are more likely to survive into adulthood. The study, published in the New England Jo  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Winters are warming faster than summers in North America, impacting everything from ecosystems to the economy. Global climate models indicate that this trend will continue in future winters but there is a level of uncertainty around the magnitude of warming. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire focused on the role of carbon dioxide emissions in this equation--looking at the eff  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 (TNSJou) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release: The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's "milder" outcomes are likely due to more population immunity compared to earlier waves of the pandemic rather than the virus's properties, according to a paper by William Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology and co-director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Roby   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2022: A Connecticut man was arrested today on charges arising from a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $500,000 from his former employer, New England Sports Network (NESN). Ariel Legassa, 49, of Burlington, Conn., was charged with one count of mail fraud. Legassa made his initial appearance in federal court in the District of Connecticut today   more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 (TNSPol) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently testified against a New Hampshire bill that would make it easier for government to keep meeting minutes secret. Under state law, government bodies are allowed to meet in non-public sessions so long as minutes and decisions are publicly disclosed within 72 hours of the meeting. SB342 would add an exemption to this rule fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 3 (TNSJou) -- Northwestern Medicine issued the following news release: For many COVID-19 patients with irrecoverable lung damage, transplantation is the only option for survival. However, there is limited information about the long-term outcomes of these patients, including postoperative complications, hospital length of stay and survival. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows positive outcomes in the first 30 consecutive C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2022: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on legislative proposals to improve domestic recycling and composting programs. Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) questioned witnesses about how her draft legislation, The Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, would address recycling accessibility in underserved areas. She also asked abou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2022: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on legislative proposals to improve domestic recycling and composting programs. Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) questioned witnesses about how her draft legislation, The Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, would addr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from the Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire Senate delegations seeking to ensure that offshore wind developments in the Gulf of Maine are pursued in a sustainable manner backed by "rigorous scientific research." In the letter to BOEM Director Amanda Lefton, King and Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jeanne   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from the Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire Senate delegations seeking to ensure that offshore wind developments in the Gulf of Maine are pursued in a sustainable manner backed by "rigorous scientific research." In the letter to BOEM Director Amanda Lefton, King and Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In response to elevated natural gas prices that are causing U.S. consumers to pay higher energy bills, a group of ten U.S. Senators led by Jack Reed (D-RI) and Angus King (I-ME) is urging the Biden Administration to seriously reevaluate the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Noting "the heavy burden rising natural gas prices has placed on American families," the Senators say domestic producers shouldn'  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 3 (TNSPol) -- The University of Virginia issued the following Q&A with William Petri, vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine on Feb. 2, 2022: * * * Soon, Americans of all ages could be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The University of Virginia's Dr. William Petri chatted with UVA Today earlier this week as Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its vaccine for children under 5. Parents could be signing their youngest  more