HAYWARD, California, March 24 (TNSPer) -- California State University East Bay campus issued the following news: Evelyn Buchanan has been named Vice President for University Advancement following a nationwide search. She begins at Cal State East Bay on May 2. Buchanan joins the university from Chico State, where she has served as Associate Vice President of Development and Campaign Manager since 2018. She brings more than 25 years of prior experience as a vice president for advancement program  more

NEW YORK, March 24 (TNSAwa) -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: Each year, The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) evaluates the work of those who dedicate their careers to the 37 million adults in the United States affected by kidney disease and selects among them the educator, researcher, and clinical nephrologist to receive the prestigious Donald W. Seldin Award. The award was established to recognize excellence in the tradition of one of the foremost teachers   more

GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts, March 25 (TNSAwa) -- The American Hockey Coaches Association following news release: For leading Adrian College into the NCAA Men's Division III Frozen Four at Lake Placid, NY, Adam Krug has been named winner of the 2022 Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men's Coach of the Year. It is the first such award for Krug and Adrian. Adam Krug is in his eighth season as head coach of the Adrian College men's hockey team. The Bulldogs enter the Frozen Four wi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following joint statement with eight organizations: * * * Massachusetts House of Representatives leadership and the House Reopening Working Group announced yesterday that it "will work with the Senate to formalize a hybrid hearing model that allows in-person participation at hearings while retaining the benefits of remote access." Advocates--including the ACLU of Massachusetts, Boston C  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from the Town of Falmouth for proposed work in Vineyard Sound at Menauhant Road in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The proposed work involves the placement 22,500 cubic yards of sand for beach nourishment over a 335,412 square foot area to create a  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 25 (TNSconf) -- Assumption College issued the following news: Larry Lucchino, Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer and Chairman & Principal Owner of the Worcester Red Sox, will deliver the Commencement address during Assumption's 105th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 8, at the DCU Center in downtown Worcester. Lucchino, along with Paqui Kelly, co-founder and board president of the Kelly Cares Foundation, and Wendy M. Wright, Ph.D., professor emerita of theology at   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development issued the following news release: The Baker-Polito Administration celebrated the completion of Make Ready work, a four-year, coordinated effort to remove the largest obstacle to extending broadband access across 53 "Last Mile" communities in Western and Central Massachusetts. During a roundtable event hosted at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke,   more

NEW YORK, March 25 (TNSconf) -- Barnard College issued the following news on March 24, 2022: Barnard College announced today that Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race and founder of the Human Computer Project, will deliver the keynote address to the Class of 2022 at Barnard's 130th Commencement on May 18, 2022. Shetterly will receive the Barnard Medal of Distinction, the College's   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSPol) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: Restaurant Brands International (RBI) announced that it will ban toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" in food packaging globally by 2025. RBI--which owns Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons--is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with 27,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. The company stated: "As a next step in our product stewardship journey, the Burger King, Tim Hortons and Po  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 25 (TNSRes) -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: The state's largest business organization issued the following response to today's release of the February 2022 employment report. "While we welcome the strong rebound from the Omicron surge, the labor shortage crisis continues to threaten the state's pandemic recovery and addressing this crisis must be the top priority for policymakers," CBIA presi  more

ALBANY, New York, March 25 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Canal Corporation today announced a new comprehensive effort, including a new rapid response plan, to combat the potential spread of the round goby, an aquatic invasive species, to the Lake Champlain Basin following the discovery of the fish in the Hudson River near   more