WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, July 27 (TNSawa) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: The Latin American and Caribbean Studies program recognized three students in its 2022 annual Student Paper Awards. History major Max Turner '22 won the top prize, whereas Sociology major Vania Perez Gordillo '22 and English and Women's and Gender Studies double-major Aspen Ben Azulay '23 received honorable mentions. Turner's paper is titled "E Pluribus, Unum and De Muitos, Um: Economi  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSres) -- Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release: House prices rose nationwide in May, up 1.4 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI(R)). House prices rose 18.3 percent from May 2021 to May 2022. The previously reported 1.6 percent price change for April 2022 was revised downward to 1.5 percent.. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly house price chan  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center issued the following news on July 25, 2022: A clinical study conducted at OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Center on the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center campus has found that people with Type 2 diabetes diagnosed during youth -- as young as 10 years old -- have a high risk of developing complications at early ages and have a greater chance of multiple complications within 15 years after di  more

LIVERMORE, California, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: A visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) last summer by a university professor led to a unique internship opportunity for an undergraduate student this summer: helping LLNL scientists fabricate higher-performing carbon aerogel structures for electrodes and other energy-storage applications. In 2021, Professor Anthony Santamaria fro  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, July 27 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its July 21, 2022 edition: Perspectives: * Fossil-Fuel Pollution and Climate Change: Communicating Statistics on the Health Effects of Climate Change * Medical Device User  more

LUDLOW, Massachusetts, July 27 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 25, 2022: Today U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) New England Regional Administrator Mike Vlacich and Massachusetts District Director Bob Nelson joined Congressman Richard Neal as they toured Vanished Valley Brewing Company in Ludlow to highlight the American Rescue Plan's COVID-Relief programs and acknowledge the impact of SBA over the 69 year history of the agency. Vanish  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, July 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: Researchers are calling for the inclusion of regular mental health assessments in fertility treatment guidelines and ongoing support after research shows that fertility problems contribute to women's psychological distress, even if the fertility issues are resolved. Researchers from the University of Newcastle and the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) found that half of the women with fertil  more

PERTH, Australia, July 27 (TNSawa) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news on July 26, 2022: A molecular immunologist from The University of Western Australia with a distinguished track record in researching asbestos related cancer has been presented with a prestigious award by the Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia (ADSA). Professor Richard Lake, an Adjunct Professor in Cardiovascular and Respiratory Science at UWA, has been presented with the Emeritus Professor E  more