ALBANY, New York, Dec. 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated the start of construction of the 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line, being developed by Transmission Developers Inc, to deliver reliable clean energy from Hydro-Quebec in Canada directly to New York City. The construction of this green infrastructure project, which begins following the execution of a major union labor agreem  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Understanding this dynamic system will inform climate change mitigation efforts * * * Salt marshes are a well-known carbon sink and can aid in carbon sequestration efforts. But they are also dynamic ecosystems that change with the seasons and tides. New research out of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Ecosystems Center shows how seasonal cycles and the ocean's ebb and flow a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2022: The NAM Leadership Consortium today announced the Emerging Fairer & Stronger from COVID-19: the National Commission on Investment Imperatives for a Healthy Nation (the Commission). This new initiative aims to advance transformative improvements in the U.S. health system, motivated by and based on lessons learned from deadly shortfalls experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission will   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news release: A program that combines computer-based and driving simulator training may reduce the proportion of crashes and near crashes among teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a small study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Teens who took the training, which aims to r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: A program that combines computer-based and driving simulator training may reduce the proportion of crashes and near crashes among teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a small study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Teens who took the training, which aims to reduce the number of long glances away from the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Nov. 30, 2022, at the White House Tribal Nations Summit: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello! (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please, take a seat if you have one. I say that because one day I said, "Take a seat," and everybody said, "He doesn't even understand there's no chairs out here." (Laughter.) Well, Deb -- thank you, Madam Secretary, for that introduction. Thirty-five generations of ancestors in New Mexic  more

SALINAS, California, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Tim Ryan (D-OH) introduced the G.I. Bill Transferability Improvement Act of 2022. This legislation focuses on expanding the accessibility of education benefits for servicemembers who have dedicated at least 12 years of honorable service to the nation. Currentl  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Different treatments can impact maternal and neonatal health outcomes, according to a Rutgers pharmacoepidemiologist * * * People with opioid-use disorder who are pregnant may have more favorable neonatal health outcomes when using buprenorphine, an active ingredient in suboxone and other medications approved for treatment of opioid-use disorder, compared with methadone, according to a Rutgers r  more

SALISBURY, Maryland, Dec. 1 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release: When Jahnaiya Sutherland was trying to decide where to go to college, Salisbury University was an easy choice. In fact, the only challenging part was that other schools were offering full-tuition scholarships when SU was not -- at least not in the same way. "I received full-tuition scholarship offers from other universities, but the number of scholarships I received from Salisbury University made up for tha  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- The University of Arizona's Health Science issued the following news release: James Liao, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, effective Jan. 16, 2023. Dr. Liao joins the UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson from the University of Chicago, where he is chief of the Section of Cardiology, the Harold Hines Jr. professor of medicine, and director of the UChicago Medicine Cardiovascular  more

ORONO, Maine, Dec. 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $668,456 to a team of University of Maine researchers studying new ways to reduce spoilage in high-moisture hay, and how spoilage processes differ in alfalfa relative to grass hays. The spoilage of stored hay bales is a costly issue for U.S. farmers, especially in areas like the Northeast and North c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Angus King and a group of his New England Senate colleagues are urging the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a plan that will prevent blackouts or price hikes for New England households this winter; a serious concern given Russia's continued disruptions to global energy markets. In a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, the Senators ask the Secretary to work with k  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: The Ninth Tykeson Fellows Conference brought together more than 90 attendees, including young research and clinical trainees and experienced scientists to learn about each other's latest research efforts and to build lasting collaborations. This meeting is key to the National MS Society's effort to continue to build and nurture the MS professional workforce to relentlessly pursue pathways to cures an  more