PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 30 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on Nov. 29, 2023: In an important preliminary victory for the privacy rights of Rhode Islanders, Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Brian Stern today rejected efforts by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority ("RIPTA") and UnitedHealthcare New England ("UHC") to dismiss a pending class-action lawsuit over an August 2021 data breach that compromised the Social Security numbers and   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 30 -- The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: * * * Both expand expertise and AACP service history of the Journal * * * The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education has announced Daniel R. Kennedy, Ph.D., and Susan E. Smith, Pharm.D., BCCCP, FCCM, as two new members of its editorial board. Editorial board members serve the Journal in various roles, including reviewing manuscripts, advising the Editor  more

GREENCASTLE, Indiana, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- DePauw University issued the following alumni news roundup: November 28, 2023 Alumni News Roundup Trombonist and conductor Adam Bodony '08 profiled (https://www.youarecurrent.com/2023/10/23/the-sound-of-music-westfield-residents-passion-plays-out-in-conducting-indiana-orchestras/) by Current Publishing. Benesch law firm welcomes (https://www.beneschlaw.com/resources/benesch-expands-powerhouse-litigation-group-in-chicago-adding-partner-to-focus-on-real  more

FITCHBURG, Massachusetts, Nov. 30 -- Fitchburg State University issued the following news: Fitchburg State University will launch a new Master of Science in Construction Management program next year, building the state's capacity in a critical professional field. The fully online program will be offered through the university's Engineering Technology Department and the School of Graduate, Online and Continuing Education. The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approved the new program this  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that a federal jury has found four men guilty for their roles in a multi-state drug trafficking ring that dealt large quantities of fentanyl, m  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis County, Missouri, was arrested Wednesday on an indictment that accuses him of selling the fentanyl that killed the buyer in May. Jesse Charleston, 33, of Florissant, Missouri, was indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Nov. 15 with three felonies: distribution of fentanyl with death r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Steven Lamar Brown, 42, of Indianapolis has been sentenced to 246 months in federal prison. In June of 2023, a federal jury found Brown gu  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 30 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is pleased to announce the newest addition to its Forest Policy & Management Division, Andrew (Andy) Whitman, who will be stepping into the Climate and Forest Carbon Specialist role. Bringing a wealth of experience in forest science, conservation, and management in New England and Maine, Andy's diverse background en  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news: Ned Blackhawk spoke about Native American scholarship and archives on November 17 at an event sponsored by Columbia's Lehman Center for American History. Two days earlier, he had won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. "Was it earlier this week, or earlier this morning?" joked Blackhawk, the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and Ame  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Improved forecasts will also benefit mariners, aviators, and search and rescue * * * A new research effort led by NOAA and the Department of Energy spinning up this month will play a significant role in the development of wind energy off of the New England coast. Wind power is an essential source of renewable energy, but it's a variable power source, dependent on   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 30 -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) recently announced the appointment of O'Neil Outar as Executive Vice President of Advancement. In his role, Outar will oversee GBFB's fundraising, communications and marketing strategy, departmental budgeting, public relations and public policy to engage external parties to donate financial support or in-kind services in support of hunger relief, as 1 in 3 Massa  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 30 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: The New Hampshire Executive Council voted again today to deny funding for Equality Health Center of Concord, the Joan G. Lovering Health Center of Greenland, and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England as part of the state's Family Planning Program. This vote marks th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 30 -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: UMass President Marty Meehan today announced that Justice David A. Lowy, the first UMass graduate to serve on the state's Supreme Judicial Court, will become the next General Counsel of the 74,000-student, five-campus University of Massachusetts system. In addition to his appointment as General Counsel, Justice Lowy will serve as Strategic Advisor for Law School Education  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Practice of using thyroid hormones to preserve function for transplantation may even cause harm * * * Doctors managing deceased organ donors routinely treat the donors' bodies with thyroid hormones in a bid to preserve heart function and increase the quantity and quality of hearts and other organs available for transplantation. However, according to a recen  more

SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, Nov. 30 -- The State University of New York's Empire State University issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Cailyn Green's path to Empire State University was filled with twists and turns her mentors helped her navigate along the way -- just as she does for her students today. Green, an assistant professor of addiction studies and mentor in the School of Human Services, completed her bachelor's degree in psychology at Western New England University wit  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing issued the following news: * * * Life becomes very complex for patients who need to manage pain due to cancer or other illness while still receiving methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Methadone is a highly effective medication for treating OUD, however, the current U.S. regulatory framework mandates that methadone for OUD is exclusively accessible through federally approved Opioid T  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, introduced the Rural Energy Equity Act to improve and authorize strong funding levels for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The bill would make REAP more accessible for smaller rural businesses and farms and make the program more climate-friendly.  "Farmers and small b  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: By Chigoziri Konkwo Angiodysplasia, a type of benign vascular lesion made up of dilated blood vessels, is a common source of gastrointestinal bleeding from the small intestine. A recent editorial from Yale Internal Medicine's Loren Laine, MD, professor of medicine and chief of digestive diseases, in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights novel findings from a recent multicenter  more