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Tipoffs for Bangor, Maine (New England) Newsletter for Tuesday January 27, 2026 ( 6 items )  

Dartmouth College: Tor Wager Wins Prestigious National Academy of Sciences Award
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 26 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Tor Wager Wins Prestigious National Academy of Sciences Award The Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences recognizes the neuroscientist's pioneering research on the mind-body connection and innovative neuroimaging approaches. * Tor Wager, the Diana L. Taylor 1977 Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience, has been named a recipient of the Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences  more

Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Financial Times: Quebec's Green Energy Drive Means More Fossil Fuels in New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Jan. 23, 2026, to the Financial Times: * * * Quebec's Green Energy Drive Means More Fossil Fuels in New York By Ken Girardin The Canadian province of Quebec is pursuing one of the world's most aggressive decarbonisation programmes -- aiming to stop using fossil fuels for heat or transport within the next quarter of a century while selling more of its clean hydroelectric power to the US. But the prov  more

The duo behind new Holocaust Museum Boston explain what sets it apart
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 26 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * The duo behind new Holocaust Museum Boston explain what sets it apart * Meet the duo behind Boston's new Holocaust Museum. They want it to be unlike any other Holocaust Museum Boston, which opens in late 2026, arrives at a trying time for the Jewish community. Northeastern grads Todd Ruderman and Jody Kipnis explain how their museum bridges the past and present in new ways. by Cody Mello-Klein Janu  more

UMass-Boston: With Funding, Sustainable Craft Beverage Program Expands Its Reach
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news: * * * With New Funding, Sustainable Craft Beverage Program Expands Its Reach By Elizabeth Deatrick How eco-friendly is your beer? What about your kombucha? Vesela Veleva, faculty and co-director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness in UMass Boston's Department of Management, is helping craft beverage companies and consumers answer that question. Under V  more

University of Rhode Island: Context Matters - Looking at Role in Fishery Sustainability Could Serve as a Foundation to Improve Fisheries Worldwide
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Context matters: Looking at role in fishery sustainability could serve as a foundation to improve fisheries worldwide Mateja Nenadovic in URI Marine Affairs looks at governance models for small-scale fisheries, which provide 90% of total fisheries employment world-wide * Governance arrangements that fit social-ecological context help support fishery sustainability. University of Rhod  more

WGA East Announces Graduates of 2025 WGAE Showrunner Academy
NEW YORK, Jan. 26 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release: * * * WGA East Announces Graduates of 2025 WGAE Showrunner Academy * NEW YORK, NY (January 26, 2026)- The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) is pleased to announce the graduates of the 2025 WGAE Showrunner Academy, a training program designed to support television writer-producers, upper-level writers and new show creators in honing the skills necessary to become successful s  more