SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release: * * * Findings suggest "less is more" and "tried and true" may benefit select patients * * * Research findings being presented at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition highlight new treatment approaches that are enabling patients to live longer or better, judicious uses of older treatment approaches, and how a powerful, relatively new prognost  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The Associated Colleges of the Midwest issued the following news: The annual writing competition, now in its 52nd year, awards a prize of $1,000 for the winning story. Students at the 14 member institutions of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) may participate in the contest by submitting their short stories to their college's English department. Two faculty from within the consortium will select up to six finalists; Miller will select the winning story i  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 12 -- Church History, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers history of Christianity and its cultural contexts, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2023 edition (Vol. 92, Issue 2): Research Article: * "We Slay Demons": Moral Progress and Origen's Pacifism * The Role of the Cult of Saints in Reshaping Episcopal Leadership and Cracow's Struggle for Primacy in Piast Poland * Printing, Publics, and Pudding: Charles Chauncy's Universal Sa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has appealed a recent court decision in a lawsuit against Academy Express regarding unlawful tailpipe emissions from the company's buses. Academy provides shuttle services throughout Greater Boston, and its vehicles have been observed repeatedly idling beyond the legal limit pumping exhaust pollution into nearby neighborhoods. "Every year, vehicle emissions are  more

MANCHESTER, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Manchester Community College issued the following news release: CT State Community College (CT State) campuses statewide will host FAFSA sessions in December to support individuals in filing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Prospective and current students, along with their parents, are invited to attend sessions at CT State campuses Asnuntuck (Enfield), Capital (Hartford), Gateway (New Haven), Housatonic (Bridgeport), Manchester, Mid  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Institute of World Politics issued the following news release: IWP is pleased to welcome John Marshall Callahan, Ph.D., former consultant to the Joint Public Affairs Support Element, U.S. Transportation Command and the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, as a new adjunct professor teaching our online course on Military Strategy: Theory and Practice (IWPO 628) this spring. Since May 2017, John Callahan has served as Director of International Relations and Home  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Today, Alexander Valencia Garcia will be arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge Marcia M. Henry at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on an indictment charging him with two counts of international cocaine distribution. On November 7, 2023, the defendant, a Colombian citizen, was arrested in Florida on an arrest warra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDEPORT, Conn. - On December 5, 2023, a federal jury in New Haven found KEISHAWN DONALD, 22; TREVON WRIGHT, also known as "Tre," 22; ERIC HAYES, also known as "Heavyweight Champ," 26; and TRAVON JONES, also known as "Budda," 21, guilty of racketeering offenses related to their involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. This announcem  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- GlaxoSmithKline, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Jemperli (dostarlimab) in combination with carboplatin-paclitaxel (chemotherapy), for the treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer and who are candida  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) community is deeply saddened to share the passing of Robert D. Pugatch, MD, a stellar educator and former Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. An expert in thoracic imaging, he was passionately known as one of the best in medical education, dedicated to mentoring and training generations of radiologists an  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: "Communities right across regional Australia are on edge as renewable energy projects demanded by inner-city elites threaten their way of life and livelihoods; communities in the Mallee and the Riverland are no different," said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. This week, the IPA team will visit Mildura, Robinvale, Swan Hill, Kerang, Renmark, and  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: National Grid is prepared for a storm to potentially impact Massachusetts Sunday evening through Monday, bringing heavy rains, potential flooding, and damaging winds into the region. The primary concerns associated with this storm include heavy rainfall, potential flooding, and gusting winds, including the potential for hazardous wind gusts across Massachusetts.  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: Kelvin Cochrane '22 was a history buff as a child, piqued by stories his maternal grandmother shared about her World War II experience as a Japanese Canadian woman. Cochrane would later recount her life to audiences at Plymouth State, where he was honored as his class year's distinguished history graduate, and they also inspired his path to graduate school. Cochrane grew up skiing in Calgary and followed s  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 12 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Today, in response to the announcement that Republican and Democratic lawmakers plan to enshrine protections for safe, legal abortion in the New Hampshire Constitution, leaders from New Hampshire reproductive health care providers as well as reproductive health advoc  more

COLCHESTER, Vermont, Dec. 12 -- Saint Michael's College issued the following news: Cat Cutillo, Social Media and Community Content Specialist Emma Anderson '25 started the nonprofit Not A Luxury Inc. in 2020 while she was still in high school. Three years later, the organization has donated 23,000 menstrual products to date throughout Vermont and is championing a movement to help people overcome period poverty. On January 27, Anderson's nonprofit is hosting a fundraising event in the Roy Room  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) will receive $27,490,000 through the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Federal-State Partnership (FSP) for Intercity Passenger Rail-National Grant Program. Senator Collins previously sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Trans  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Today, Connecticut climate and environmental groups released a policy paper in support of increased energy efficiency, solar power and available clean heat. Titled "Our Climate Can't Wait," the paper outlines Connecticut's clean energy shortcomings and offers suggestions on how legislators can steer the state towards its decarbonization goals. While neighboring states have made impressive prog  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Newbury woman and Northfield woman, two former nurses, were indicted in connection to the diversion of dangerous narcotics by medical professionals, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robin Nichols, 63, of Newbury, was indicted on one count of Tampering with Consumer Products and one count of Obtaining a Controlled Dru  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: A Colombian man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to money laundering. Luis Fernando Galindo-Ramos, 55, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy, laundering of monetary instruments and engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for Marc  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC, Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Yale School of Medicine, professor of public health (health policy), Yale School of Public Health, and director, Yale's Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) has been named as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). "I am honored to lead one of the world's   more