WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries is recommending 13 projects for funding to partners around the country to support innovative bycatch reduction research through its Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program. Bycatch is catch that fishermen do not want, cannot sell, or are not allowed to keep. Bycatch of fish, marine mammals, or turtles can have significant biological, economic, and social impacts. Preventing and   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: DALLAS (September 30, 2024) -- AECOM, the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced key leadership appointments across its Water, Program Management and Transportation business lines in the United States. These new appointments reflect the Company's growth and commitment to better serve clients' needs, respond swiftly to market opportunities, and support anticipated busines  more

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Oct. 1 -- Antioch University issued the following news: Numerous Antioch University faculty, students, and alumni from the New England campus helped organize and participated in a grassroots, one-day conference about psychology training. The conference, which was called "Trends in the Training Field: Adapting for Action," was held on June 21 and was sponsored by the Community Health Center in partnership with the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program on Antioch's New England  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: TISBURY, Mass. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Salvadoran noncitizen wanted by authorities in his native country for crimes against humanity. Officers from ERO Boston arrested the 50-year-old fugitive Sept. 17 in Tisbury. "This Salvadoran fugitive is wanted by authorities in his native country to face some extremel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Presented by GBH News' The Culture Show, Community Canvas offers a big screen showcase for local arts and culture * * * Boston public media producer GBH today announced the launch of Community Canvas, a call for submissions designed to spotlight the work of local artists and photographers by displaying their artwork on the GBH Digital Mural, a 30 ft. x 45  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The parachuting, venomous Joro spider was apparently spotted in a Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood, a reported sighting that may confirm these spiders appear to be moving north. According to USA Today, the invasive spiders were first spotted in Georgia ten years ago and they've spread across Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee, with reports of the spider in Alabama, Maryland, Oklahoma and West Vi  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition and several Rhode Island open government advocates -- collectively known as Access/RI -- renewed its call for improved police body camera policies in the state. "By providing the means for greater transparency and accountability in police work, the implementation of police body-worn cameras (BWC) serves as an important oversight tool for b  more

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $9 million contract to the University of Maine for research that will significantly expand efforts to quantify snowpack properties, explore the impact of snowmelt on the surrounding terrestrial environments of Alaska and Maine, and expand training opportunities in polar science. The project is led by School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change I  more