WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Bimbo Bakeries Teamsters Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike * Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: mdrumm@teamster.org (WASHINGTON) - Members of Teamsters Locals 170 and 633 at Bimbo Bakeries have voted by an overwhelming 98 percent to authorize a strike. The more than 200 Teamsters in sales and warehousing work throughout New England. "Every day, the  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 4 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * CEO Update - Sept. 4, 2026 * Dear Colleagues, I hope you are gearing up for a restful long weekend, or that if you are working you find some time to get outside and enjoy the weather. As you may recall, we have begun a new Project Thrive for fiscal 2027 (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027). Like last year, Project Thrive is a focused effort to close our budget gap with a combination of cost redu  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 5 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * ETCAMAH(R) (camizestrant) in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor approved in the US for 1st-line advanced HR-positive breast cancer Approval based on SERENA-6 Phase III trial results which showed combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 56% in patients with an emergent ESR1 tumor mutation Innovative treatment strategy has potential to reshape 1st-line tre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Federal Grand Jury Indicts Chinese National for Voter Fraud in Massachusetts * BOSTON - A federal grand jury has indicted a Chinese national residing in Andover, Mass., on charges stemming from an alleged scheme to use another Chinese national's identity to register to vote and cast a ballot in the 2024 presidential election. The defendant was previousl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Georgian National Charged for Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of $1.3 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme * BOSTON - A Georgian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly conspiring to launder the proceeds of a $1.3 billion health care fraud scheme while he was illegally in the United States. Erekle Gugava, 33, a Georgian na  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Invests $4.2 Million to Grow Offshore Wind Workforce and Research * BOSTON -Governor Healey and the Mass Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) today announced $4.2 million in funding to 20 projects that will prepare workers for offshore wind and maritime careers, and support research on fisheries, wildlife, and the marine environment. The funding is awarded through two MassC  more

INDIANA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * IUP College of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Announced * On September 3, Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Council of Trustees heard an update on IUP's College of Osteopathic Medicine, including an introduction of the college's first four tenure-track faculty members. The new faculty introduced today were Marina Diioia, Cheryl Doane, Sophia Johnson, and Stephanie Klinesmith. "These facul  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 4 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * New audio tour highlights indigenous cultural significance of plants in URI's Youngken Medicinal Garden * KINGSTON, R.I. -Sept. 4, 2026 -The Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden at the University of Rhode Island offers visitors a quiet, tranquil environment within the bustling Kingston Campus, as well as an education in more than 300 species of medicinal plants used for both traditional heali  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Children's suicide-related emergency visits spiked by 74% in the US between 2016-2022 Half occurred in hospitals that often lack specialized resources to care for kids in mental health crises * Study represented more than 5 million emergency visits for mental health concerns * Authors stress all EDs need additional training, access to pediatric mental health professionals, and should uni  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Sept. 5 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE student's research with Passamaquoddy Tribe centers relationships, health, and the environment Isabel Ryan ('27) is transforming a summer research experience into fellowship with long-lasting impact on the well-being of Maine's Indigenous peoples Story by Alan Bennett For University of New England student Isabel Ryan, a summer research project in eastern Maine began months before she ever collect  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Sept. 5 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Wildlife cinematographer Mauricio Handler to explore storytelling, conservation at UNE Connections Lecture Oct. 5 Alan Bennett How might documentary film offer a path toward more effective conservation? How can storytelling change minds and create connections between creatures living in the oceans and the humans whose actions may define their fate? Those questions will guide the University of New En  more