WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, July 17 (TNSres) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: * * * NEFAC's Investigative Reporting Fellowships to Be Offered to 25 Reporters, Editors and Producers; Application Deadline Aug. 23 * * * The New England First Amendment Coalition will host its 14th annual investigative journalism institute from Oct. 20 to Oct. 22 at Northeastern University in Boston. Named after the late trail-blazing Boston Globe journalist, the Gl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- Brigham and Women's Hospital issued the following news release: Once again, Brigham and Women's Hospital has been recognized as a 2024 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll Hospital and was ranked first in the nation for obstetrics and gynecology for the third consecutive year. Nationally, the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center ranked fourth in cancer, and two other specialties, Diabetes & Endocrinology, and Rheumatology, earned a spot in the top  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- Common Cause Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: * * * Amidst political violence, Mass. passes gun restrictions * * * On Wednesday, the House and Senate budget conference committee released a compromise bill to improve gun safety in Massachusetts. The bill contains a critical ban on guns at and around polling sites and government buildings, both on election day and during the early voting period. "At a time with heightened fear  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 -- The American Institute of Steel Construction issued the following news release: The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has been selected to receive a $6.4 million grant to help automate the development of steel product environmental product declarations (EPDs). The grant is part of a nearly $160 million U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: * * * July Stories Spotlight Chinese Surf Team, Disability Advocacy in Bolivia * * * WORLD, the leading public media platform renowned for original documentary and nonfiction storytelling, has announced a new season of its Doc World series, featuring compelling documentaries that explore global issues. Highlights include Surf Nation, the story of how China's Na  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * CLF, Maine residents urge DEP to protect local environment * * * July 16, 2024 (ORONO, ME) -- Today, residents living adjacent to Juniper Ridge Landfill, Penobscot Nation leadership, and environmental advocates called on Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Melanie Loyzim to reject Casella's public benefit determination application for the expansion of Juniper Ridge  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, a network that says it provides clinical care, promote medical education and advance research in rehabilitation medicine, issued the following news release: * * * For the eighth year in a row, Spaulding is honored as a "Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion." * * * Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) released the 2024 Disability Equality Index (DEI) - the eighth year measured   more

BEVERLY, Massachusetts, July 17 -- Trustees of Reservations issued the following news release: WALPOLE, Mass. - A beloved community park in the East Walpole neighborhood that will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2025 recently got a facelift by The Trustees of Reservations. The 89-acre Francis William Bird Park is now more accessible and has many improvements thanks to generous financial support from Walpole natives Mike and Susan White, local residents, area companies, and descendants of the  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) extending their working partnership in the exploration, study, and protection of the world's oceans. Like WHOI, UVI conducts extensive research to support and monitor coral reef health, human impacts on USVI ecosystems, and climate predictions.  more