TUCSON, Arizona, April 12 (TNSPer) -- The University of Arizona's Health Science issued the following news release: The Arizona Board of Regents voted Thursday to confirm the appointments of University of Arizona faculty members Sama Alshaibi, Jean-Luc Bredas, Dr. Juanita Merchant, David Pietz and Dr. Donata Vercelli as Regents Professors. The title of Regents Professor is reserved for full professors whose exceptional achievements merit national and international distinction. Regents Professo  more

MANCHESTER, Connecticut, April 12 (TNSAwa) -- Manchester Community College issued the following news release: Manchester Community College's Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Upsilon Alpha chapter took home several awards from the New England Regional Spring Conference held at Asnuntuck Community College late last month. The national honor society for associate degree students recognized MCC's chapter with the Phi Theta Kappa Five Star and Reach Awards. MCC's chapter also scored Third Place each for the H  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSRep) -- The Aspen Institute issued the following news release: A new report released by the Aspen Health Strategy Group (AHSG), an Aspen Institute initiative, calls for prompt action to improve the health status of people in prisons and jails, who are disproportionately people of color. "Reducing the Health Harms of Incarceration" is the result of a year-long study involving 18 nationally recognized leaders and experts across sectors, with input from the general public.  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 12 -- The Conservation Fund issued the following news release on April 11, 2022: The Conservation Fund and the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands announced today the completion of a multi-year effort to protect 6,395 acres of forestland and aquatic resources within the Beebe River watershed in central New Hampshire. Sharing a 6.5-mile boundary with White Mountain National Forest (WMNF), the newly conserved contiguous land will remain privately owned and susta  more

GENEVA, New York, April 11 -- Hobart and William Smith Colleges issued the following news: The inaugural Bitcoin donation was made by Dr. J. Robert McGhee '70 in honor of Professor Emeritus of Biology Richard Ryan in support of the Colleges' strategic goals around advancing scientific education. McGhee says he began reading about Bitcoin in 2017 and bought soon after. "I learned how to get involved with exchanges, protect assets with hardware wallets and gradually developed a portfolio," he ex  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 12 (TNSJou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Adding the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant) for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) -- the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide -- reduced the risk of recurrence of the cancer or death by more than one-third, according to results from the phase III CheckMate-816 trial. It also achieved a nearly twelvefold increase in pathological   more

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, April 12 (TNSconf) -- The National Funeral Directors Association issued the following news release: The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) will bring together leaders from state and national funeral service associations - along with future leaders in the profession - to the 2022 Leadership Conference, taking place July 10-13 at Disney's Yacht Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. During the 2022 Leadership Conference, attendees will hear from a variety of  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 11, 2022: The Conservation Fund and the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands announced today the completion of a multi-year effort to protect 6,395 acres of forestland and aquatic resources within the Beebe River watershed in central New Hampshire. Sharing a 6.5-mile boundary with White Mountain National Forest (WMNF), the newly conserved contiguous land will remain privately owned and  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on April 11, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today applauded the inclusion of the University of Maine (UMaine) and the University of New England (UNE) in a $6 million program to advance research in quality control of biomanufacturing and biotechnology. The program is led by the National Science Foundation and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Established Program to Stimulate Compet  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on April 11, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today applauded the inclusion of the University of Maine (UMaine) and the University of New England (UNE) in a $6 million program to advance research in quality control of biomanufacturing and biotechnology. The program is led by the National Science Foundation and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Established Program to Stimulate Compe  more