BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Jan. 31 (TNSper) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: The week before his official start as the Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students at Roger Williams University, Derek Zuckerman was already finding a home on campus and cheering on the RWU Men's and Women's Basketball teams at their home games. As part of his new role as a member of the Student Life leadership team, which began Jan. 23, Zuckerman will oversee the departments o  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 31 (TNSawa) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: "All My Rage" written by Sabaa Tahir and published by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, has won the 2023 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The award was announced today by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA's LibLearn  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), will expand a new public health media model for blunting the impact of deceptive claims about health by using a preemptive, protective approach that aims to minimize the public's susceptibility to them. The 18-month, $1.2 million grant enables APPC an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today released the January episode of the Senator's "Inside Maine" podcast. In this edition, the Senator and his guests discuss the opportunities and challenges of telehealth in Maine and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on telemedicine. Senator King, a long-time advocate for quality healthcare access, was joined by Dr. Michael Ross, the Medical Director  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 31 -- Quaternary Research, a journal that says it advances the understanding of Earth and human history through study of the last 2.6 million years from the Quaternary Research Center, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2023 edition: Research Articles: * A multimethod approach to the genesis of Menga, a World Heritage megalith * A terrestrial record of climate variation during MIS 11 through multiproxy palaeotemperature reconstruction  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced $255 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Fiscal Year 2023 government funding package to support public transit improvements and modernization across Connecticut. "  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 27 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce a major new initiative to accelerate progress toward the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of achieving 100% lead service line removal and replacement. The "Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerators" initiative will be introduced during a White House convening with Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael S. Reg  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that he has been appointed to serve as a Regional Whip for the House Democratic Caucus in the 118th Congress. Magaziner was selected for the job by regional leadership in the House, and he will work with Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05) to ensure that the interests of working Rhode Islanders are well-represented in Congress. "Rhode Islanders sent  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to improve roadway safety, better connect neighborhoods, and make Providence streets safer for all users, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation today joined with Mayor Brett Smiley to announce a new $27.2 million federal grant under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline helped cre  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) this morning hosted a roundtable discussion with medical providers and advocates at Dartmouth Health to discuss the Senator's recent work to expand access to maternal mental health care. They also discussed what additional action Congress can take to support mothers' physical and mental well-being, as well as what advocates are working   more