RINDGE, New Hampshire, March 5 (TNSPer) -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: The Franklin Pierce University Board of Trustees announces the appointment of new member Nick Soggu, President and CEO of SilverTech, Inc. and CEO of Pannos Marketing. "On behalf of the entire University, I am pleased to welcome Mr. Soggu to our Board of Trustees," said President Kim Mooney. "We are fortunate to have a leader in technology innovation and digital design as we continue to differentia  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, March 4 (TNSPer) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: Plymouth State University (PSU) has named Alberto Ramos as Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and Director of Diversity, Equity and Social Justice, becoming the first to serve in this role for the University. After a nationwide search, a committee comprising PSU faculty, staff members and students selected Ramos, who arrives from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System where he has served i  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, March 4 (TNSPer) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: The Museum of the White Mountains (MWM) at Plymouth State University (PSU) has named Meghan Doherty as its new director. After a nationwide search, an interdisciplinary committee of six PSU faculty and staff members selected Doherty, who arrives from Berea College in Kentucky where she served 10 years as the director of the Doris Ullman Galleries, curator of the College Art Collection and as an ass  more

AUBURN, Alabama, March 3 (TNSRes) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Cassie Montgomery Biomanufacturing, or the production of biomaterials, is an emerging economic sector with significant growth potential in states like Alabama, Maine, New Hampshire and Wyoming. Research underway in Auburn University's Department of Chemical Engineering is poised to help these states realize that potential. As part of a recently awarded National Science Foundation EPSC  more

AUBURN, Alabama, March 4 (TNSPar) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Biomanufacturing, or the production of biomaterials, is an emerging economic sector with significant growth potential in states like Alabama, Maine, New Hampshire and Wyoming. Research underway in Auburn University's Department of Chemical Engineering is poised to help these states realize that potential. As part of a recently awarded National Science Foundation EPSCoR grant, assistant chemical engineeri  more

NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, March 2 (TNSPol) -- Colby-Sawyer College issued the following news: When President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress for his first-ever State of the Union on March 1, 2022, one Colby-Sawyer alumnus was watching as the personal guest of a member of Congress. Noah Clay '20, a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H., was selected to attend the President's address -- albeit virtually -- as the guest of U.S  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 2 (TNSRep) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * The model maps changes in users' emotions rather than the specific content of texts. * * * Dartmouth researchers have built an artificial intelligence model for detecting mental disorders using conversations on Reddit, part of an emerging wave of screening tools that use computers to analyze social media posts and gain an insight into people's mental states. What sets the new model apart i  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 2 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: The Leslie Center for the Humanities has announced the winners of the first round of a new grant program. As its name suggests, the "Venn Vision" award helps interlocking circles of scholars share research interests, motivating faculty of all ranks to reach out to colleagues in concrete ways for inspiration. "What's new and exciting about this award is that it can be used for anything that a small group of   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 5 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Stretching the supply of jabs globally could reduce infections and deaths. * * * To stretch the supply and accelerate global vaccination against the coronavirus, a team of economists is calling for the testing of fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Their findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "By utilizing half doses of some COVID-19 vaccines, our  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 4 (TNSOps) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: The failure of Vladimir Putin's plan to sweep into Ukraine and install a puppet government has forced the Russian president into the use of brutal, indiscriminate, prolonged military force, William Wohlforth, the Daniel Webster Professor of Government, said at a public forum Wednesday on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "There is a battle underway, a battle for Ukraine, a battle for the world order  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 1 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: A new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal Environment International, reveals how prenatal exposure to mixtures of commonly found metals can adversely affect fetal growth. Fetal growth is linked to future health--infants who are born small for their gestational age experience greater rates of neonatal mortality and are at a higher risk of developing neurocognitive impairment in childhood a  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 4 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: Attorney General John M. Formella today announced a national settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their role in the opioid crisis, that will increase the amount of funds paid by the Sacklers from $4.325 billion under the original bankruptcy plan to at least $5.5 billion. The settlement funds, which could increase the total amount b  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 1 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the filing of Assurances of Discontinuance with the Nashua Regional Cancer Center, Inc., known as the Radiation Center of Greater Nashua (Radiation Center), and with Elizabeth Gray, the then-Executive Director at the Radiation Center. The assurances resolve the Attorney General's investigation related to allegations of unauthorized practi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 1 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: With reproductive rights and access to abortion under attack from Mitch McConnell and Republicans in New Hampshire and across the country, the Senate today is set to vote on the Women's Health Protection Act which would push back against state bans and restrictions on abortions by codifying Roe v. Wade. The US Senate will vote on the legislation today -- and there is no que  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 1 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2022: * * * NH GOP Senate candidate Kevin Smith released an "energy plan" that is a massive giveaway for Big Oil. In response, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement: "Kevin Smith's plan is a massive giveaway for Big Oil that would not address the prices Granite Staters are feeling right now. "This so-called plan comes right out of Mitch McConnell's corporate spe  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 5 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: Chuck Morse just threw even more shade at Kevin Smith. Morse is hosting one of his first campaign events today in Londonderry -- Kevin Smith's hometown -- with State Senator Sharon Carson. Morse's event comes one day after Smith not-so-subtly hosted a campaign event in Salem, which is Morse's hometown. This is just the latest example of how the "crazy," "complicated,"and "  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 25 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,587) involving 2021-2023 Triennial Energy Efficiency Plan: Order on New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Motion for Waiver On February 14, 2022, the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) filed a Motion for Waiver of Requirement in Order No. 26,579 for Service-Rendered Billing. NHEC requested that the Commission waive the provision in Order No. 26,579 requiring  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,589) involving electric and natural gas utilities: Development of a Statewide, Multi-Use Online Energy Data Platform Order Approving Settlement and Establishing a Process for Developing a Statewide Data Platform In this order, the Commission approves the design and framework proposed by the parties in this matter for the development and implementation of a state-wide Mu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 25 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,588) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. dba Liberty Utilities: Petition to Approve Battery Storage Pilot Program Order on Requests to Continue I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND On February 9, 2022, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty) filed a letter requesting the continuance of an interim review h  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, March 4 (TNSRes) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news on March 3, 2022: Remote and unpopulated, Antarctica and its surrounding waters are the focal points of worldwide scientific study concerning climate change. Chris Kratt '02 just returned from several weeks' research on the southern continent's Florida-sized Thwaites Glacier, which is weakening due to warming temperature and has been predicted to make a major contribution to sea level rise during th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 3 (TNSPar) -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law has joined the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) as a partner institution, becoming part of a network of more than 500 colleges and universities committed to the success of Hispanic higher education in the US, Puerto Rico, Latin America, Spain, and US school districts. HACU was established in 1986 with a founding membershi  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, March 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: In a new study of the ecological impacts of tropical cyclones, an international research team including researchers from the University of New Hampshire addresses a question that people have asked for centuries: when confronted by a storm, is it better to be resistant like an oak or resilient like a willow? The findings could help guide coastal managers in decision making as they plan f  more