NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: We are still faced with many unknowns on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a new commentary published this past weekend in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, founder and director of ICAP at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, joined with Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health & Men  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, Feb. 1 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) issued a key decision today to move forward with two large projects to promote renewable energy development in northern Maine by determining the projects are in the public interest. In November, the Commission issued conditional approval while it explored partnership options to help offset costs to Maine ratepayers. Since then,   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 (TNSper) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Alejandro "Alex" Diaz, who most recently served as the inaugural chief compliance officer at Temple University in Philadelphia, has been tapped as Dartmouth's first chief compliance officer, Executive Vice President Rick Mills has announced. Diaz started work at Dartmouth on Jan. 30. Diaz will report to Mills with a dotted line report to the chair of the Board of Trustees' Audit and Oversight Commit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins are introducing a bipartisan bill to help more Maine families afford residential home biomass heating technologies that can save them thousands a year. The BTU Tax Credit Expansion Act incentivizes the purchase of these innovative heating sources by increasing the maximum rebate for these alternative stoves and boilers from $2,000 to $8,000. Once purchased, the st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins are introducing a bipartisan bill to help more Maine families afford residential home biomass heating technologies that can save them thousands a year. The BTU Tax Credit Expansion Act incentivizes the purchase of these innovative heating sources by increasing the maximum rebate for these alternative stoves and boilers from $2,000 to $8,000. Once purchased, the sto  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 1 (TNStalk) -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2023: * * * The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) selected proposals to develop 1,000 MW of wind power in Aroostook County, as well as a new transmission line that would carry clean energy from northern Maine to the New England electric grid. The project developers now have the opportunity to work with partners including other New England states like Massachusetts, to sha  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: "Every day, this Office sees the financial ruin and emotional devastation inflicted on elderly victims by scams and fraud schemes. The most recent FBI statistics are staggering: in 2021 nearly 100,000 American seniors reported being defrauded by scammers of $1.7 billion dollars. That's more than just a statistic - it's a life changing even  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 1 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: 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 Davi  more

ORONO, Maine, Feb. 1 (TNSpro) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The University of Maine School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) will launch a new Bachelor of Science in Human-Centered Technology Design program in the fall 2023 semester. The degree program was approved at the Jan. 30 meeting of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. Human-Centered Technology Design, or HCTD, focuses on the design and development of digital technology with a gr  more