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Tipoffs on New England Newsletter for Wednesday March 12, 2025 ( 12 items )  

2025 NFL Draft order for all seven rounds
CANTON, Ohio, March 11 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 NFL Draft order for all seven rounds This is a round-by-round list of every pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, No. 1 through No. 257. But first, a few details about this year's event: When is the 2025 NFL Draft? * Round 1: Thursday, April 24, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. * Rounds 2 and 3: Friday, April 25, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. * Rounds 4 through 7: Saturday, April 26, beginning a  more

American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society Webinar April 7: Tracing the History of Boston Jews, Disability, and US Immigration Policy
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society will host a webinar on April 7, 2025, titled "Tracing the History of Boston Jews, Disability, and US Immigration Policy." This event will explore the experiences of Jewish immigrants in early 20th-century Boston, focusing on how restrictive immigration laws affected individuals with disabilities. The presentation will highlight archival materials and personal stories that shed light on the struggles and resil  more

Antioch University: Impact of Poorly Facilitated Anti-racist Conversations | Dissertation Watch
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, March 12 -- Antioch University issued the following news: * * * The Impact of Poorly Facilitated Anti-racist Conversations | Dissertation Watch Brandon Kirkwood, a 2023 graduate of the PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University in New England, has written and published a dissertation, The Impact of Poorly Facilitated Anti-racist Conversations. On top of a rigorous training program, graduate students of color face additional distinct challenges, including   more

Charles Sturt University: Engineers Shortage Jeopardises Major Projects, Wealth Creation and Reaching Climate Change Targets
BATHURST, Australia, March 12 -- The Charles Sturt University issued the following news: * * * Engineers shortage jeopardises major projects, wealth creation and reaching climate change targets Faced with a national shortage of engineers, Charles Sturt University has enhanced its world-renowned engineering degree to offer electrical and mechanical engineering options as well as civil engineering. * The new Charles Sturt Engineering degree is helping to tackle the shortage of engineers in Aus  more

Doctors' Nonprofit Raises Alarm Over Financial Burden and Rising Costs for Patients Ahead of OHSU-Legacy Merger
WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Doctors' Nonprofit Raises Alarm Over Financial Burden and Rising Costs for Patients Ahead of OHSU-Legacy Merger PORTLAND--Considering the Oregon Health and Science University's long history of federal Animal Welfare Act violations and useless experiments, doctors at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine want to see OHSU's notorious primate research  more

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order to Ensure Safe, On Time, and On Budget Construction Projects
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Signs Executive Order to Ensure Safe, On Time, and On Budget Construction Projects Springfield -- Today, at the Massachusetts Building Trades 106 th Annual Convention, Governor Maura Healey signed an Executive Order to promote the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) by state agencies for large public works projects. The order aims to ensure that construction proje  more

Granite Construction VP Johnson Testifies Before Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Gary Johnson, vice president of Granite Construction Inc., on behalf of the Transportation Construction Coalition, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Implementation and Case Studies": * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse and members of the committee, thank you for convening today's hearing to examine the Infrastructure Investment   more

Kathi Borden, Antioch University New England Professor, Concludes Prestigious APA Journal Editorship
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, March 12 -- Antioch University issued the following news: * * * Kathi Borden, Antioch University New England Professor, Concludes Prestigious APA Journal Editorship By Diana Dinerman Longtime New England PsyD in Clinical Psychology faculty member Kathi Borden, PhD, recently stepped down from a six-year position as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (PPRP), a publication of the American Psychological Association. PPRP is one of   more

Legacy Family Tree Webinar April 15: Tracing the Treacherous Trail of an Early 20th-Century Romance Scammer
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Legacy Family Tree will host a webinar on April 15, 2025, titled, "A Matrimonial Advertiser: Tracing the Treacherous Trail of an Early 20th-Century Romance Scammer." This session will examine the case of a woman who manipulated Civil War veterans through deceit and fraud, using a second marriage as a cover for her schemes. Through historical records and investigative techniques, the webinar will reveal how researchers can cut through misinformation to uncover the truth.   more

State of University of Maine System is Strong and Innovative, Chancellor Tells Legislature
AUGUSTA, Maine, March 12 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * State of University of Maine System is strong and innovative, Chancellor tells Legislature In his first in-person address to a joint session of the Legislature since becoming Chancellor in 2019, Malloy highlighted the System's enrollment and retention growth, and its increasing output of new talent and innovation necessary to power the state's economy. AUGUSTA, Maine -- Despi  more

University of Maine System's USDA Funding 'Temporarily' Paused
ORONO, Maine, March 12 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * University of Maine System's USDA funding 'temporarily' paused ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine System (UMS) learned Monday that its funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been temporarily paused. An email forwarded to the University of Maine that appears to have originated from the USDA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer directs the Department'  more

Whitehouse, Magaziner, & Amo Vow to Defend Medicaid from Republican Efforts to Take Health Care Away from Moms and Babies
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Magaziner, & Amo Vow to Defend Medicaid from Republican Efforts to Take Health Care Away from Moms and Babies Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today called on Congress to defend Medicaid against ongoing Republican efforts to take health insurance away from millions of Americans. With Women & Infants Hospital as the backdrop, Wh  more