RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU team from Virtual Curation Laboratory provides 3-D digital model of skull of man who died in the 1830s and then received unusual burial. * * * Archaeologists in 1990 excavated a 19th-century grave in Griswold, Connecticut, in which the remains were arranged to form a skull and crossbones, indicating that the middle-aged man was thought to be a vampire, possibly because he had tubercul  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to enhance security at synagogues, mosques, churches, temples, and other houses of worship, community centers, and nonprofit organizations that are considered high-risk for being targeted by hate crimes, U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped include $305 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) in the newly signed omnibus appropriations law. This level of funding is a $55 million increas  more

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Jan. 4 (TNSper) -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont announced on Dec. 30 the appointment of Greg Daniels '96 as executive director of the State Contracting Standards Board, the entity responsible for oversight related to all matters associated with state procurement. The State Contracting Standards Board consists of 14 voting members who are appointed by the governor and the leaders of the General Assembly. Th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2023: The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will break ground on the Blackstone section of the Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) in Spring 2023, which is estimated to take approximately three years to complete. The $11.3 million project runs from the Saint Paul Street   more

MELVILLE, New York, Jan. 4 -- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features linear and nonlinear acoustics, uderwater sound and acoustical oceanography, music and noise, posted research articles on the following topics in its December 2022 edition: ACOUSTICAL OCEANOGRAPHY: * Study of acoustic propagation across an oceanic front at the edge of the New England shelf * Walking on snow-covered Arctic sea ice to infer ice thickness ANIMAL BIOACOU  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following statement on Jan. 3, 2023, on the death of ex-U.S. Attorney Lincoln C. Almond: * * * The men and women of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island mourn the passing of Lincoln Carter Almond, who led this Office with distinction for twenty-one years, over two terms. "As United States Attorney, Lincoln C. Almond led by example: whether trying  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: The President's economic plan is proving that when America invests in ourselves - especially in our infrastructure, clean energy, and high-growth industries that are critical to our economic and national security - we can build a bottom-up and middle-out economy. That means an economy with better jobs and better pay, including jobs that don't require a four-year degree. And it means a more dynamic and more resilient economy,  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 4 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: On December 17, 2022, a case study written by Christopher Hong, MD, a chief resident at Yale School of Medicine, and Bulent Omay, MD, surgical director of the Yale Pituitary Program, appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. The case study highlighted a complex case of an 81-year-old patient with pituitary apoplexy. Pituitary apoplexy is a serious condition in which a pituitary tumor spontaneou  more