BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 24 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: The coronavirus pandemic has presented challenges for people across the entire planet, and older adults are particularly at risk. That is because the virus and the deadly respiratory disease it causes, known as COVID-19, disproportionately affects older adults. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 80% of COVID-19 deaths are among people age 65 and older. In Maine, the na  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 24 -- The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer issued the following news release: In the face of a global health crisis, data must be shared without restriction and barriers to collaboration must be removed. To facilitate free exchange of information among those at the frontlines of the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) has issued a call for academic publishers to immediately make all research related to COVID-19 open-access a  more

BOSTON, March 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Eversource Energy will pay $129,428 to settle several counts of allegedly violating federal PCB regulations at sites in Connecticut and Massachusetts. To EPA's knowledge, Eversource Energy, a utility service company, is now operating in compliance with federal laws regulating PCBs "It's imperative that public utilities adhere to envi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 24 -- The American College of Healthcare Executives issued the following news release: Four healthcare leaders have been elected to serve three-year terms on the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives: Joanne Carrocino, FACHE; William P. Santulli, FACHE; Michele K. Sutton, FACHE; and Nizar K. Wehbi, MD, FACHE. ACHE's Board of Governors oversees ACHE operations and member services. Carrocino is president/CEO, Cape Regional Health System, Ca  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 24 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following notice of inquiry (Docket No. 2020-00090) involving MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Inquiry Regarding Thermal Renewable Portfolio Requirement: I. SUMMARY Through this Inquiry, the Commission seeks comment on a number of issues related to the upcoming rulemaking proceeding regarding the new thermal renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirement created by legislation enacted last year. II. BACKGROUND On J  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, March 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) Technology Transfer Innovation Team has won the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) 2020 Technology Transfer Innovation Award. The FLC is a congressionally mandated organization that educates, promotes, and facilitates federal technology transfer. This award recognizes federal laboratories that successf  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 24 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: ORAU recently announced the election of three directors and welcomed four new institutions to its more than 120-member university consortium. The following leaders are newly elected members of the ORAU board of directors, who will begin serving in June: Michelle Hutnik, ScD, director of research analytics and communications in the Office of the Vice President at Penn State University. S  more