WATERVILLE, Maine, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- Colby College issued the following news: * * * Scot Lehigh's first novel is a gritty coming-of-age story set in Downeast Maine * * * Scot Lehigh '80 writes for a living, immersing himself in the fast-paced, often fractious world of political reporting for the Boston Globe, where he is a long-time reporter and columnist. When it came to his debut novel, though, the 1989 Pulitzer Prize finalist found inspiration in a different kind of place: Eastport, M  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: About Fresh, a nonprofit dedicated to providing healthy food to communities that cannot afford it, has secured a $988,000 loan from the Healthy Retail and Commerce Fund to support the growth of its Fresh Truck and Fresh Connect programs. The fund is administered by Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation (MHIC). HRCF unlocks matching capital from hospita  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Dec. 5 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who died Friday at 93, made an appearance at Dartmouth early in her tenure as a Class of 1930 Fellow through the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy. Addressing an audience of more than 1,000 people at Dartmouth in April 1984, O'Connor reflected on the fact that the number of lawyers in the U.S. had surged to 650,000--two thirds of all attorneys in the wo  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The U.S.-French relationship has long been positif, since Lafayette visited Rhode Island, and the French government sent a statue across the sea to recognize shared connections. That well-established connection between countries was celebrated recently at the University of Rhode Island, marking continuing collaborations across borders. A delegation from France visited the University of Rhode Island in N  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, Dec. 5 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Prescott National Forest - issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: The Prescott National Forest welcomes the arrival of Andrew Shriver, who was selected as the new Deputy Forest Supervisor, effective October 23rd. "I am honored to be the new Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Prescott National Forest and look forward to working with local communities, partners, and stakeholders in sust  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- New York University issued the following news release: A school-based dental program that can prevent up to 80% of cavities is coming to three New Hampshire school districts. CariedAway(TM) NH Concord, an innovative cavity prevention program developed by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry), has received a $1 million, three-year award from Northeast Delta Dental to launch in elementary and middle schools in Concord, Pittsfield, and the Merrimack Valley sc  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: For Cornell Law School Assistant Clinical Professor of Law Ian Matthew Kysel and Luwam Dirar LL.M. '09 J.S.D. '16, an assistant professor at Western New England University School of Law, a trip to Arusha, Tanzania, in October represented the culmination of three years of work promoting a progressive, rights-based framework for viewing migration across the continent of Africa. Kysel and Dirar presented at the 77th Ordinar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement (FISH Wellness) Act, bipartisan legislation that would build upon the success of theCommercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research & Training Program to better address the range of occupational safety and health risks facing fishermen in this highly strenuous and danger  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: By Ethan Wojciechowski On October 23, Jess Rauchberg, Ph.D., a new faculty member in the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, presented at "The Promises and Perils of Generative AI in the Creator Economy," an event hosted by Microsoft Research New England. As one of over thirty participants from around the world, Rauchberg "was invited to co-facilitate with a Microsoft colleague a demonstration th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Maine man has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston in connection with his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that operated in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Northern California. Jacob Parlin, 44, of Lebanon, Maine, was convicted on Nov. 30, 2023 of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Dec. 5 -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: An Australian-first initiative to boost healthcare staff and provide medical students with invaluable paid experience is now underway in Hunter New England Local Health District, thanks to a new partnership with the University of Newcastle and TAFE NSW. Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park said the 'Learn while they Earn' pilot program invites first and second year Bachelor of Medical Science/ Doctor of Me  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: * * * Half of faucets in Massachusetts schools built in the 1960s and 70s could be a source of elevated lead levels; research helps identify facilities at the greatest risk * * * University of Massachusetts Amherst civil and environmental engineers have determined the factors that may help identify the schools and daycare centers at greatest risk for elevated levels of lead in drinki  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Dennis Hilliard's career has taken him to some interesting places, beyond the laboratory bench. Over the years, Hilliard, director of the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island, has tackled unique cases, from handling a coffee can packed with fire debris from a suspected arson case in Providence to analyzing greyhound urine samples from the former Lincoln Park Dog Track to   more