SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- The Association of Zoos and Aquariums issued the following news release: The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) member facilities are uniting behind advancing the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, including protecting at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 (30x30). More than 100 AZA-accredited members have already signed a declaration (with signatories as of 10/10/2023) uniting behind efforts to end and reverse the world's   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 12 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release: The California Academy of Sciences is joining more than 100 Association of Zoos and Aquariums(AZA) member facilities in advancing the goals of the Kunnming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, including protecting at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 (30x30). Similar biodiversity goals have been set by the Biden Administration and the state of California, which the California Aca  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: San Antonio, TX -- A federal court in Texas ordered a San Antonio pharmacy and its pharmacist to pay a $275,000 civil penalty and imposed restrictions related to the dispensing of opioids and other controlled substances. Pursuant to an agreed consent judgment and permanent injunction, the court enjoined Zarzamora Healthcare LLC, doing busine  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 12 -- GBH issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Underscoring its commitment to covering local news throughout Worcester County, GBH News will host the first debate of the 2023 Worcester Mayoral race live from its Worcester Bureau on Monday, October 16 at 6 pm. GBH News Worcester Reporter Sam Turken will moderate an open-format debate among the five candidates: incumbent Mayor Joseph Petty, Vice Mayor Donna Colorio, City Councilor Khrystian King, act  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: Luis Diaz Jr., MD, Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, and incumbent of the Grayer Family Chair, and Kojo S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson, MD, Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Member in the Human Oncology Pathogenesis Program (HOPP), and the incumbent of the James Ewing Alumni Chair of Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), have be  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 12 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: National Grid is pleased to announce that Alisha Collins has joined the company as its first Director of Community Impact & Engagement in New England. Collins will lead and expand National Grid's newly relaunched 'Grid for Good' program, a companywide corporate responsibility and social impact initiative supporting communities throughout Massachusetts. "Alisha C  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 12 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 12, 2023, edition (Vol. 389, No. 15): Perspective: * Do Pandemics Ever End? * The New Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pill -- Assessing Financial Barriers to Acce  more

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The University of Maine Institute of Medicine announced that it is hosting the second annual Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering from Oct. 25-27. Events will take place at a variety of locations on the university's flagship campus in Orono. Partner organizations participating in the symposium include The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), MDI Biological Laboratory, MaineHealth, Norther  more