WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $5,810,000 for two key projects to expand workforce training for nursing and other health care professions in the Fiscal Year 2022 Labor and Health and Human Services Appropriations bill. The omnibus funding package passed the House and the Senate and now heads t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 (TNSPol) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release: A March 7 virtual panel discussion hosted by the Berry Institute of Politics at Salem State University, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), and the Massachusetts Parentage Act Coalition discussed the gaps in current Massachusetts law that harm children and families. The event highlighted the urgent need for the legislature to pass the Massachusetts Parentage Act (MPA) (S. 113  more

BANGOR, Maine, March 11 (TNSOps) -- Husson University issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: There is growing interest in immersive reality experiences by students and adults. According to the 2022 GroupM Annual Survey on Consumer Attitudes Toward Technology (https://www.groupm.com/groupm-releases-results-of-second-annual-survey-on-consumer-attitudes-toward-technology/), nearly 1 in 3 consumers own an augmented reality/virtual reality device, and 15 percent will buy such a devic  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she successfully secured more than $200,345,598 for 105 Maine projects located across the state in the final Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations bill. Of that amount, 37 of the projects totaling $99,307,710 were funded through the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, which  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $871,000 in the Fiscal Year 2022 Health and Human Services Appropriations bill to support the Red Cross' blood collection and distribution efforts. The omnibus funding package passed the House and the Senate and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. "E  more

WELLFLEET, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The National Park Service Cape Cod National Seashore issued the following news release: Cape Cod National Seashore rangers are offering a variety of programs in March focused on Outer Cape history and natural resources. Programs are free, and no reservations are required. Crabs of the Cape--Saturdays at 2 pm, 30 minutes. Small things can have large impacts. Crabs play important roles in the ecosystem. Join a ranger for an indoor illustrated program at the  more

BANGOR, Maine, March 12 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: The Open Space Institute (OSI), Northeast Wilderness Trust (NEWT), and the Forest Society of Maine (FSM) today announced the successful conservation of 21,300 acres in western Maine. The "Grafton Forest" project, which has been identified as highly effective at storing carbon and providing habitat in the face of climate change, also marks the first conservation victory in the Northern Appala  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: President Biden announces his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve as members on the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities: * Shawn Aleong * Paul Aronsohn * Paul Boskind * Eva Bunnell * James T. Brett * Hillary Dunn Stanisz * Kara Jones * Nicole Jorwic * Cathy Kanefsky * M. Brent Leonhard * Joseph M. Macbeth * Gabriel Martinez * Lucy Meyer * Tia Ne  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that 92 Maine projects included in his Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests will be receiving $136,002,598 through the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2022 budget that passed by a vote of 68-31. Authorized in 2021 on a bipartisan basis, CDS funding reflects funding priorities advocated for by the lawmakers closest to the projects and   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday announced the inclusion of $144 million in the fiscal year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations bill to fund 122 congressionally directed spending projects across Connecticut. "This bill is full of big wins for our state. We fought to get more than $144 million for speci  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, March 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: The NSW New England region has one of the highest rates of heart disease in the state. The Healthy Rural Hearts or HealthyRHearts project, funded by the Federal Government's Medical Research Futures Fund, will connect people at risk of or with heart disease, to a highly qualified nutrition service that supports them to reduce their risk factors. Led by University of Newcastle Laureate Professor C  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 11 (TNSconf) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: With misinformation and disinformation just a mouse click away as we scroll through websites and social media, the importance of teaching people how to recognize the truth from lies is paramount in developing informed citizens. On Tuesday, March 22, a mix of University of Rhode Island media literacy experts, journalists, public information officers, faculty, students and the public will expl  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: By Eric Hamilton The antiviral therapies remdesivir, molnupiravir, and the active ingredient in Pfizer's Paxlovid pill (nirmatrelvir), remain effective in laboratory tests against the BA.2 variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The BA.2 variant also remains susceptible to at least some of the monoclonal antibodies used to treat COVID-19, such as Evusheld by AstraZenec  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and hospitalisation in infants. Globally, approximately one-third of all hospitalisations for lower respiratory tract illness are caused by RSV. Hence, there is a serious unmet medical need for RSV protection in healthy infants born at term. The Wits Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analyt  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 12 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Asthma disproportionately burdens people of color. In comparison to white patients, Black and Hispanic/Latino individuals visit the emergency room for asthma at higher rates, are hospitalized more often, and experience double the mortality rate. However, the medical community often fails to effectively represent these groups in clinical trials. Now, a clinical trial spanning across 19 sites througho  more