SALISBURY, North Carolina, July 6 (TNSper) -- Catawba College issued the following news: After a national search, Imran Chowdhury, PhD has been selected as the next dean of Catawba College's Ketner School of Business. He begins his new role on September 18th. "Dr. Chowdhury is an energetic leader who possesses a unique array of talents and experiences that made him the right fit for Ketner," said Dr. David P. Nelson, President of Catawba College. "I'm grateful Dr. Chowdhury will lead Ketner Sc  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 6 (TNSconf) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: How might you develop an interdisciplinary pathway to integrate clean energy into the grid? What strategies could advance public understanding of energy systems and how to use energy more efficiently? How can we close the gap between energy and climate research and practice? From July 23-26, 20 early-career energy and climate researchers from the US and Canada will gather on the Dartmouth campus to   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief: * * * Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores, New Bedford, Massachusetts Description: OSHA area offices in Braintree, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island, and Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores today signed an agreement that establishes an alliance to address workplace safe  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 6 (TNSgov) -- Environment America issued the following news release: In response to a public comment period on a proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rule, more than 330,000 members of the public and supporters of environmental advocacy groups, including Environment America, are calling on the Bureau of Land Management to protect mature and old-growth trees and forests managed by the agency. "From the redwoods and Douglass firs of the West Coast to the birches and   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: On Saturday, July 15, Governor Phil Scott and Senator Bernie Sanders will help communities all along the 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) celebrate the trail's completion at a day-long event and end-to-end bike ride. Governor Scott will ride the length of the trail from Swanton to St. Johnsbury, making trailside stops throughout the day (see full schedule below). Senator S  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 6 (TNSper) -- Littler Mendelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has selected Asha Santos as office managing shareholder (OMS) of the firm's Boston, Portland, Maine, and Providence, Rhode Island, offices, effective July 1. Santos succeeds Michael Mankes, who will be stepping down to focus on his full-time practice. "Asha's familiarity with the local business commun  more

CARLISLE, Massachusetts, July 6 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Today, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Brian Arrigo and Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Commissioner Tom O'Shea sent off 16 state wildland firefighters - 14 from DCR and two from DFG - to Quebec, Canada, to help battle some of the more than 70 wildfires that have continued to burn since the beginning of June. "These  more

LONDON, England, July 6 (TNSjou) -- The Natural History Museum issued the following news release: * * * New research on the spiked appendages of Anomalocaris canadensis reveals that the iconic predator was built for speed, but wasn't strong enough to break trilobite skeletons. * * * Biomechanical studies on the arachnid-like front "legs" of an extinct apex predator show that the marine animal was much weaker than once assumed. Anomalocaris canadensis, one of the largest animals to live durin  more

ORONO, Maine, July 6 (TNSfund) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H was recently awarded $6.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to nurture future leaders of northern New England's food system. The new program, called "Oh Yea! 4-H Grows True Leaders," will provide experiential learning, practical knowledge and life skill development to hundreds of young Mainers  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, July 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: * * * A pilot study will investigate the effectiveness and affordability of smart inhaler devices for improving asthma management of children in the Hunter and New England regions. * * * Improving asthma management through better compliance with medication schedules has been shown to be effective in reducing exacerbations and consequently hospitalisations. Smart inhaler devices are a reusable one  more