WACO, Texas, April 4 (TNSper) -- Baylor University issued the following news on April 2, 2023: Following a six-month internal candidate search, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that DeAnna Toten Beard, M.F.A., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Theatre Arts and professor of theatre history and dramaturgy, has been selected as vice provost for faculty affairs, effective July 1, 2023. "Dr. Toten Beard has experience managing a complex department and understands t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 (TNSper) -- Boston University issued the following news: Former Terrier star defender and Olympic gold medalist Tara Watchorn (Sargent'12) has been named the new head coach of the BU women's ice hockey program. "This is a great day for BU Athletics," Drew Marrochello, director of BU Athletics, said on Monday. "Tara has already built an impressive legacy as a Terrier, and we could not be happier to welcome her back as the leader of a new era for our women's ice ho  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 (TNSper) -- Cambridge College issued the following news: Cambridge College would like to acknowledge the dedicated service of Dr. Pat Johnson, who is stepping away from the role of Director of the School Nurses Education Program. Pat joined Cambridge College as Director of this program in the 1990s when Dr. Sandra Rasmussen retired. In addition to holding this position for over 20 years, Pat also taught several courses, including Grief and Loss, Evaluation of Hea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: * * * Funds from EPA's New Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program were made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act * * * The Biden-Harris Administration has announced $3 Million to develop innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies across Maine. Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: A federal jury convicted a Boston man on March 30, 2023 for his role in a money laundering conspiracy. Mark Anthony Figueroa, 49, was convicted following a three-day trial of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns scheduled sentencing for Aug. 16, 2023. Figueroa was indicted by a   more

CHITTENDEN, Vermont, April 4 (TNSgov) -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: With support from the Open Space Institute (OSI), nearly 2,800 acres in Vermont have been transferred to the U.S. Forest Service as an addition to the Green Mountain National Forest. The "Rolston Rest" property was the largest unprotected inholding remaining in the National Forest. The permanent protection of the property, led by the Trust for Public Land (TPL), will shield the land from the threat of d  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: The owner and President of a North Kingstown-based trucking company, along with his two corporations, all admitted to a federal judge in Providence today that they conspired together with trucking and diesel vehicle sales and service companies throughout the United States and with a foreign national to violate the Clean Air Act by selling  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) to help reintroduce the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Healthcare (EACH) Act, a bicameral bill that would help guarantee abortion coverage--without restrictions--for millions of Americans. The EACH Act ends the Hyde Amendment and lifts unjust aborti  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) to help reintroduce the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Healthcare (EACH) Act, a bicameral bill that would help guarantee abortion coverage--without restrictions--for millions of Americans. The EACH Act ends the Hyde Amendment and lifts unjust abortio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: UPS Teamsters, General President Sean M. O'Brien, and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman rallied at Teamsters Local 25 in Boston on April 2 as they prepare to begin national negotiations for a new contract protecting more than 340,000 package delivery drivers and warehouse logistics workers nationwide. The Teamsters' national master agreement with UPS is the largest private-s  more