WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSjou) -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: On the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., AFT President Randi Weingarten and Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence co-Founder Abbey Clements, a survivor of the Sandy Hook shooting, issued the following statement: * * * Weingarten said: "In the decade since that horrific day in Newtown, a movement in the name of lives shattered by gun violen  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 15 (TNSjou) -- The American Cancer Society issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows travel time to the nearest mammography facility is long for a considerable proportion of women in the United States, particularly affecting more than 50% of women in rural areas in 28 states. This poor geographic accessibility was associated with a lower number of women getting important breast cancer scre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA selects two Connecticut organizations to receive first Brownfields Job Training grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, boosting workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a total of $1 million in grants funded through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for environmental job   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 (TNSrpt) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * This toll likely increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report led by David Jernigan. * * * Alcohol's health, safety and economic toll on the Bay State residents far outstrips revenues from state alcohol taxes, according to a new report from Boston University School of Public Health. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSconf) -- The National Quality Forum issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced today that Atul Gawande and Toyin Ajayi will be the keynote speakers for its 2023 Annual Conference (NQF23) to be held in Washington, DC, February 20-22. Gawande is a renowned surgeon, writer, public health leader, and the current Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Ajayi is co-f  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 15 (TNSconf) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The global head of health care for Google/YouTube and the founder of the Black Men in White Coats national organization will highlight a youth summit taking place Feb. 18 at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The goal of the Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit (BMWCx), which will be HSC's signature Black History Month event, is to inspire unde  more

AMES, Iowa, Dec. 15 (TNSjou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: When the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium was formed seven years ago, Iowa State University researchers faced two big questions about reestablishing the milkweed and other wildflowers needed for the iconic butterfly's survival: How can habitat be restored and where should it be located? The "how" of restoring habitat is outlined in the consortium's guidelines for planting prairie. "Where" is the subjec  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release: The former Director of Operations of the now-defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for conspiring to defraud the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In 2012, 753 patients in 20 states were diagnosed with a fungal infection after receiving injections manufactured by NECC that were contaminated with  more

EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news: The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) saw business bounce back at Flynn Cruiseport Boston this year with 310,767 passengers and 128 cruise ships this season, including 56 homeport vessels and 72 port of calls. The Cruiseport served a record number of homeport ships this year with five vessels from four different cruise lines, and saw the number of passengers and ships in October surpass that  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Dec. 15 (TNSjou) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: The 2022 winter issue of New England Review (NER) features a wide variety of literature to explore. There's a COVID diary by Zoe Valery, Leath Tonino's defense of the American Outback, and a short play by British author Charlotte Turnbull. The new issue also includes multipage excerpts from poem sequences by Sandra Simonds and Diana Khoi Nguyen and new shorter poems by Kim Addonizio, Aumaine Rose Smith, and   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 (TNSacc) -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: Keene State College recently received accreditation for its educator preparation programs from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. Keene State College was one of four New England institutions to earn the accreditation achievement this fall, and the only school in New Hampshire. "This accreditation honors our roots as a teacher's college and highlights  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: * * * NIAID Participated in International PREVAC Consortium * * * Two randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating three Ebola vaccine administration strategies in adults and children found that all the regimens were safe in both age groups, according to results published today in the New England Journa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Slowly but surely, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) is advancing its way through Congress. After winning overwhelming bipartisan approval in the U.S. House of Representatives last week, on a vote of 350-80, the full U.S. Senate is considering the NDAA this week. The $847 billion NDAA specifies budgets and policies for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the n  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped introduce bipartisan legislation to help families afford cost-reducing, sustainable residential home heating technologies. The BTU Tax Credit Expansion Act incentivizes the purchase of these innovative heating sources by increasing the maximum rebate for biomass stoves and boilers from $2,000 to $8,000. Once purchased, the stoves' ye  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped introduce bipartisan legislation to help families afford cost-reducing, sustainable residential home heating technologies. The BTU Tax Credit Expansion Act incentivizes the purchase of these innovative heating sources by increasing the maximum rebate for biomass stoves and boilers from $2,000 to $8,000. Once purchased, the stoves' yea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release: * * * LBA-6: Zanubrutinib Demonstrates Superior Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Compared with Ibrutinib for Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (R/R CLL/SLL): Results from Final Analysis of ALPINE Randomized Phase 3 Study * * * The targeted drug zanubrutinib showed superior efficacy with fewer side effects than ibrutinib in the first h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Jose W. Fernandez, under secretary of State for economic growth, energy, and the environment at the Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony: * * * UNDER SECRETARY FERNANDEZ: Good morning. Good morning. It's wonderful to be here. It's wonderful to see so many faces of friends and families who've come to celebrate. Thank you, Ramin, for that introduction. And to Ramin and our Special Representative for Commercial and  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: * HBO Max has renewed THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS for a third season. The ten-episode second season from Warner Bros. Television debuted November 17 and concludes with the final two episodes of the season tomorrow. Since the launch of season two, THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS has been the top Max Original, with last week's release day setting a new record for the series by delivering an a  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 15 (TNSpar) -- Yale University School of Public Health issued the following news: The Connecticut Department of Public Health is partnering with the Yale School of Public Health to deliver two new workforce development initiatives intended to enhance training for current and future public health workers in the state. The Public Health Training Academy of Connecticut and the Public Health Fellowship Program will be managed by YSPH's Office of Public Health Pract  more