BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich., March 6 -- Andrews University issued the following news: * * * - Editorial team includes faculty from Andrews University and Southwestern Adventist University * * * Over two years ago, a project was conceptualized that would cover Seventh-day Adventism in the "Oxford Handbook" series. Recently, a proposal for this project was accepted by the Oxford University Press (OUP). The project will be led by faculty from several institutions, with primary involvement from two A  more

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, March 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period on the draft Clean Water Act permit for New Hampshire's Great Bay by 30 days to allow for additional input from stakeholders. The new deadline for members of the public to submit comments to EPA is April 8, 2020. If finalized as proposed, EPA believes this draft permit could result in significant decrea  more

FORT A.P. HILL, Virginia, March 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news story: * * * - Timber harvests, forestry services critical to training ranges, projects and protecting natural resources * * * For a pair of Real Estate Office staffers at Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, there really is no confusing the forest for the trees. District foresters Andrew Willey and Stefan Flores are responsible for timber sales and helping manage forests on military i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Boston Society of Architects issued the following news release: The BSA Society for Architecture (BSA) is pleased to announce that a recent grant from Huber Helps will support the community design of a playground for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Grammar School (Mission Grammar), a pre-K through 8th grade school in Roxbury, MA. Huber Helps, a J.M. Huber Corporation program, supports projects that provide multi-year benefits to local communities. Missi  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, March 6 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: This webinar provides market participants with information about formulating a new resource offer floor price and completing the cost workbook to support that price. The training is for new capacity resources, including generating resources, import capacity resources, demand resources, distributed generation, and energy storage resources. The presentation and recording are now available on the ISO website. FC  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, March 6 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced February 6 that it has elected ISO New England Chief Technologist Dr. Eugene Litvinov to its 2020 class. Litvinov was one of 105 engineers selected this year for membership. The NAE is well known as being one of the most honorable professional distinctions in the industry for overall excellence in engineering. The organization awards membership honors to th  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 5: * * * - Senator Hassan Raises New Hampshire's Attempts to Purchase Backordered Supplies * * * Senator Maggie Hassan questioned Robert Kadlec, the Department of Health and Human Services' Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, during a committee hearing about ensuring that public health officials, fire fighters and emergency medical technicians on the front lines of the corona  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks issued the following testimony on March 4 by Shawn Benge, acting deputy director of operations at the Interior Department, at a hearing on 14 National Park Service bills: Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the Department of the Interior on S. 1969, to authorize the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, a  more

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, March 3 -- Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority issued the following news release: * * * - Customers of third-party electric suppliers affected * * * Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) announced today that eligible customers of certain third-party electric suppliers will soon see a credit on their monthly electric bill. These credits to ratepayers, which are expected to vary in amount, are the result of a recent decision issued b  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst campus issued the following news on March 5: University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy was joined by Greenfield Community College President Yves Salomon-Fernandez and Southern New Hampshire University President Paul J. LeBlanc for a panel discussion titled "Higher Education in a Time of Social Change" in the Carney Family Auditorium in Furcolo Hall on Monday, March 2. The event, hosted by UMass  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 6 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: This year, people living with HIV expect to have another option when it comes to treating their disease. A twice a month injection regimen using cabotegravir and rilpivirine was found as effective as the standard treatment of a daily oral three-drug regimen for people with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). The results came from two studies -- Antiretroviral Therapy as Long-Acting  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 6 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: The University of New England, as part of its commitment to global engagement, has signed partnership agreements with two Icelandic universities -- the University of Iceland and Reykjavik University (RU) -- that will forge new paths for academic and cultural exchange in the Arctic. The two agreements, signed Tuesday, March 3, will enhance the University's international presence, strengthen students' g  more