DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, March 1 (TNSPer) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: Dr. Kimberly Scott, vice chancellor for student affairs and a higher education administrator for nearly 30 years, understands that students spend almost 60% of their lives outside the classroom. In her new role at UMass Dartmouth, one of her main goals is to synthesize students' academic and curricular experiences. "The overall mission of Student Af  more

ORONO, Maine, March 2 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Maine Foundation issued the following news release: The President and CEO of the University of Maine Foundation is one of two leaders being honored with the national 2022 CASE Commonfund College and University Foundation Award. Jeffery Mills, Ph.D., President and CEO of the University of Maine Foundation, will be recognized for his contributions at the 2022 CASE Conference for College and University Foundations in April. "This national award  more

NEW YORK, March 1 (TNSOps) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, various extremist groups and individuals took to multiple online platforms such as RocketChat, Element, Hoop, and Telegram to promote their ideology in relation to the invasion. Pro-ISIS  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSPol)(TNSCapv) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: This morning, hours before President Biden gives his first State of the Union address, New York advocates from the nationwide Build Back Fossil Free Coalition rallied in Albany to demand bolder climate leadership from President Biden. After two years of broken climate promises, advocates in New York and across the country are pressuring President Biden in advance of his first State of the Union   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following written testimony by Brian J. Miller, medical practitioner and assistant professor of medicine and business of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, involving a hybrid hearing on Feb. 8, 2022, entitled "ARPA-H: The Next Frontier of Biomedical Research". ARPA-H is the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. * * * Chairwoman Eshoo, Ranking Member Guthrie, and distinguished members o  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 2 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, along with a coalition of 25 states, voiced his opposition to President Biden's proposed rule to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that would prohibit liquefied natural gas (LNG) from being transported by rail car in the United States. In a comment letter sent yesterday, the attorneys general argue that this Biden  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, March 2 (TNSPol) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently opposed a plan in New Hampshire to make secret all records of settlements between the state and victims of abuse at its former Youth Development Center. More than 350 individuals have alleged abuse involving 150 staffers at the center from 1963 to 2018. House Bill 1677 (https://legiscan.com/NH/drafts/HB1677) creates a s  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 2 -- Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor issued the following news release: Attorney General John O'Connor is joining a coalition of 25 states, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, in opposition to President Biden's proposed rule to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that would prohibit liquefied natural gas (LNG) from being transported by rail car in the United States. The coalition argues that this Biden proposal wil  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 2 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: Governor Kevin Stitt sent a letter today to President Joe Biden requesting immediate action be taken to strengthen the United States and our allies abroad by embracing America's domestic crude oil and natural gas industry and halting the importation of Russian crude oil and natural gas products. In part, the letter states: Every administration since 1973, Republican and Democr  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement ahead of the Senate vote on the Women's Health Protection Act. The legislation would guarantee the right to access an abortion--and the right of an abortion provider to deliver these abortion services--free from medically unnecessary restrictions that interfere with a patient's individual choice or the provider-patient relationship. "Granite   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: On the floor of the U.S. Senate today, Senator John Hoeven called on the Biden administration to reverse its harmful approach to U.S. energy production. The senator stressed the need to empower greater domestic energy production in order to bring down inflation, strengthen the economy, enhance national security and reduce America and Europe's reliance on Russian oil and gas. "Our econom  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks issued the following statement by Shannon Estenoz, assistant secretary of the Interior for fish and wildlife and parks, involving a Feb. 9, 2022, hearing on the Great American Outdoors Act: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the Department of the Interior (Department) on implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act. The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) is a historic le  more

DENVER, March 2 (TNSJou) -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: Black and Latinx patients with moderate-to-severe asthma, who took inhaled glucocorticoids when they used reliever medications, in addition to usual care, had fewer severe asthma exacerbations, improved asthma control, improved quality of life and fewer days lost from work or school. These findings were reported from a new study just published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Mi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton and 24 attorneys general sent a letter to the Biden Administration reiterating that the Proposed Rule suspending the transport of liquified natural gas (LNG) by rail will greatly impact the ability of the nation to achieve energy independence. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) suspended a Trump era rule that allowed transport of LNG in rai  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 28, 2022: * * * The White House and Department of Justice Announced 99 Law Schools in 35 States and Puerto Rico Continue to Answer the Attorney General's Call to Action for Stronger Access to Justice and Court Reform on Eviction Prevention Today, the White House and the Department of Justice announced 99 law schools have responded to the Attorney General's Call to Action to the Legal Profession, issued on August 30  more