WHIPPANY, New Jersey, Sept. 17 [Category: BizPharmaceuticals] -- Bayer USA, an enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, posted the following news: * * * Bayer's KERENDIA(r) (finerenone) Receives FDA Approval as the First New Treatment in 30 Years for Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Type 1 Diabetes * KERENDIA(r) (finerenone), a non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), is the first new treatment in more than 30 y  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Philadelphia Files Right-to-Know Request, Launches Public Letter Campaign Seeking Answers Over Macklemore Removal September 17, 2026 Civil rights organization seeks records concerning Lincoln Financial Field decision, invites public to join call for transparency - The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today announced that it has  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clark students work to revive the forgotten past * During a summer internship at Preservation Worcester, Connor Dunham '27 and Jenny Marks '27 pored through archives to unravel forgotten history. Preservation Worcester is a nonprofit organization that protects neighborhoods and sites that are significant to the city's diverse culture. Dunham's research project, "Black Migration to Worcester, 1860-1900  more

TOCCOA FALLS, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- The University of Toccoa Falls posted the following news: * * * Dr. You Ju Lee, Paul Warner and Loren Lee to Perform Collaborative Concert at UTF * Toccoa Falls, Ga. (September 16, 2026) - University of Toccoa Falls' Music Department invites the community to its Collaborative Concert featuring acclaimed musicians Dr. You Ju Lee, piano; Paul Warner, cello; and Loren Lee, violin. On Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 7 pm, the Grace Alford Performing Arts Center w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Harrigan Launch Bipartisan Hydropower Caucus to Lower Energy Costs * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) and Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) launched the bipartisan Hydropower Caucus, a new forum to bring together Members of Congress with hydropower and marine energy experts across federal agencies, industry, and stakeholder organizations. The   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont, Tourism Officials Announce Launch of the Connecticut Haunted History Trail * New Statewide Tourism Experience Brings Together Nearly 400 Years of Haunted Landmarks, Paranormal Lore and Some of Connecticut's Most Mysterious Places Download map in high quality (PDF) (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Office of Statewide Marketing and Tourism toda  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 17 -- The Dartmouth College School of Medicine (Geisel) posted the following news: * * * Healthy Aging: A Framework for Improving Care of Older Adults * Terry Fulmer, an adjunct professor of medicine at Geisel School of Medicine, nurse, and leading expert in geriatric care, has spent her career dedicated to improving the lives and healthcare of older adults. Acknowledging her leadership in advancing the healthcare of an aging population, she recently received   more

PUTNEY, Vermont, Sept. 18 -- Landmark College issued the following news: * * * September 17, 2026 Landmark Faculty to Speak on Neurodiversity at Regional Conference At Landmark College, where neurodiversity is front and center, instructors seek ways to accommodate students' learning styles. For example, instead of completing a 20-page paper, students with learning differences that affect writing may have the option to create a PowerPoint presentation or video. But with increasing requests f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Nigerian National Arrested for Unlawfully Voting in 2022 Midterm Election * BOSTON - A Nigerian national residing in Lynn, Mass. has been arrested and charged with illegally voting in the 2022 midterm elections. Defendant also allegedly voted in the 2024 Presidential primary election. Gladys Adaeze Okafor, 56, is charged with unlawfully voting as an a  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Picking up the Pace After Peaches: Cold Spring Orchard Shifts into Fall Apple Season * On a hillside along Belchertown's Sabin Street, a quintessential western Massachusetts backroad, a myriad of apple trees stretches across approximately 70 of the 200 total acres at UMass Amherst's Cold Spring Orchard Research and Education Center. This month, the beautiful landscape becomes a busy destinati  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * States Push Back on Civil Rights Rollbacks That Put Communities at Risk of More Pollution, Environmental Harms * When we ignore real-world impacts, communities that already carry more than their fair share of health and environmental burdens are the ones who pay the price. Photo: Unsplash September 17, 2026 (Boston, MA) - A coalition of 14 state attorneys general, including Massachusetts   more

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Sept. 17 [Category: BizPharmaceuticals] -- Bayer Group, a pharmaceutical and life sciences company, posted the following news release: * * * U.S. FDA approves finerenone for new indication in patients with chronic kidney disease associated with type 1 diabetes * Berlin, September 17, 2026 - Bayer announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kerendia(tm) (finerenone), a selective, non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (nsMRA)  more

ATHENS, Georgia, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * UGA VetMed researcher catalogs viral diversity in vulnerable sea turtle populations By Amy H. Carter September 17, 2026 Groundbreaking study uses genetic sequencing to ID new viruses For decades, efforts to reverse the decline in sea turtle populations have focused on man-made impacts to their environment. But new research (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567134826000900?pes  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Biologic Therapy Shows Significant Reduction in COPD Flare-Ups Two international clinical trials led in part by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that the investigational biologic therapy tozorakimab significantly reduced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) flare-ups among patients already receiving standard treatment for t  more