NEW YORK, April 4 -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: The annual Career Expo at Columbia Journalism School concluded on Saturday, March 23, 2024, with nearly 140 news media companies in attendance online, making it the biggest journalism job fair in the United States. Columbia welcomed more than 200 editors, producers and hiring managers from news companies across the New York metro region, the U.S., and the globe. Editors from Japan, Hong Kong, Gree  more

IRVINE, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- CoreLogic, a property, mortgage and consumer information provider, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * * U.S. single-family home prices rose by 5.5% year over year in February and are expected to taper to 3.1% growth by February 2025. * Four of the top five states with the highest annual home price growth are in the Northeast: New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maine and Connecticut * The five states where home prices remain furthest from  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 4 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval on Tuesday to a measure sponsored by Rep. Valli Geiger, D-Rockland, that would increase access to justice for survivors of sexual assault by establishing a statewide sexual assault forensic examination kit tracking system. Many states have already established a tracking system, while others have passed laws that require every rape kit  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 4 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: This week, the Legislature gave initial, unanimous approval to a measure sponsored by Rep. Michele Meyer, D-Eliot, that would bolster the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program's monthly benefit level to better support Maine families and communities across the state. "The time has come to modernize our TANF program," said Meyer. "Today's cost-of-living has put significant st  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 4 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Westbrook Reps. Morgan Rielly, Sue Salisbury and Drew Gattine, as well as Sens. Jill Duson, D-Portland, and Tim Nangle, D-Windham, welcomed the Westbrook High School Chamber Singers to the State House on Tuesday. The Westbrook High School Chamber Singers performed the national anthem before the Maine Senate. Sen. Duson and Sen. Nangle also presented members of the Westbrook High School and   more

ORONO, Maine, April 4 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Maine Impact Week, an annual celebration of the University of Maine's community and contributions to the scientific, creative and economic advancement of the state, kicks off on April 8. More than 15 events will highlight the impact of research and creative work produced by Maine's premier research university, which ranks among the top 3.7% of doctoral universities nationwide (https://umaine.edu/research/r1/) w  more

ORONO, Maine, April 4 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Jules Vazquez's eyes were glued to a four-foot-tall, high-tech telescope being assembled in front of her at the Versant Power Astronomy Center. The telescope has an 80-millimeter lens and is equipped with a specialized camera and small computer. Astronomy center Director Shawn Laatsch was teaching Jules, a high school student at Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, and other astronomical enthusiasts how to  more

ORONO, Maine, April 4 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has donated $1.6 million to the University of Maine to establish the UMaine Sustainable Packaging Initiative. The UMaine Sustainable Packaging Initiative is a research-based public and private consortium that focuses on using forest-based materials to accelerate the transition to renewable and recyclable packaging made from forest fiber. "As a UMaine graduate, I am happ  more