ALBANY, New York, April 4 -- Albany Medical Center, an academic health sciences center, issued the following news release on April 3: Clinical leadership from Albany Med; Saratoga Hospital; Ellis Medicine; St. Peter's Health Partners; and St. Mary's Amsterdam gathered at Albany Med Friday, April 3 to provide an update on the regional health care systems' coordinated response efforts related to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Officials discussed the process of transferring patients from New Yo  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- Hachette Book Group published the following book - "Young Guns, Obsession, Overwatch and the Future of Gaming" by Austin Moorhead: The publisher provided this outline of the work: Launched in January 2018, the Overwatch League (OWL) is the first large-scale concerted effort to build a competitive, global framework for an esport that can rival the largest pro sports leagues. $3.5 million in prize money, a broadcasting deal with ESPN, and the purchase of OWL teams by celebri  more

FREDERICK, Maryland, April 3 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Hood College issued the following news: Hood College is the lead on an $860,000 multi-institutional collaboration with the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, the University of New England, and the Maine Department of Marine Resources, funded by the National Science Foundation. Eric Annis, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at Hood and lead scientist on the project, will take two undergraduate summer interns to study lobsters in the  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of a news conference on the coronavirus: Mayor Bill de Blasio: Everybody, this Friday afternoon, we are beginning now a race against time as we prepare for next week. I have said to the federal government, I've said to all New Yorkers that this Sunday, April 5th is an absolutely essential day as we prepare for a very, very difficult week ahead and I've called to arms all New Yorkers who can help in this fight. An  more

OXFORD, England, April 4 -- Osprey Publishing, a division of Bloomsbury Publishing, published the following book - "P-47D Thunderbolt vs Ki-43-II Oscar, New Guinea 1943-44" by Michael John Claringbould: The publisher provided this outline of the work: Although New Guinea's Thunderbolt pilots faced several different types of enemy aircraft in capricious tropical conditions, by far their most common adversary was the Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa, codenamed 'Oscar' by the Allies. These two opposin  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced that the University of Massachusetts Lowell is the recipient of a $1,299,999 annual award from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The award will support the school's Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace. "This important grant funding will assist in f  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * - Lawmakers Seek Additional VA Resources to Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Prevent Similar Outbreaks at VA-Operated Long-Term Care Facilities Across the Commonwealth * * * United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), wrote to Ryan Lilly, Director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) New   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * - Massachusetts lawmakers applaud bridge replacement plan, will fight for federal funding * * * Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman William R. Keating (MA-09), commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for its final "Major Rehabilitation Evaluation Report" on the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges in Cape Cod. This final report was released and f  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * - Massachusetts lawmakers urge USDA to include U.S. seafood industry in a program to help agricultural producers affected by coronavirus crisis * * * Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressmen Seth Moulton (MA-06) and William Keating (MA-09) wrote to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the inclusion of domestic and East Coast seafood co  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), wrote to Ryan Lilly, Director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, expressing their concern about the disturbing reports of the deaths of veteran residents at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home (HSH) and the Chelsea Soldiers' H  more

ORONO, Maine, April 4 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The University of Maine has formed an innovation team to help evaluate and develop solutions to the shortages of supplies and challenges faced by Maine's health care centers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The group includes UMaine faculty, staff and students, representatives from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, the Maine Manufacturing Extension Part  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, April 4 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: What do mythology, money and masculinity have in common? They're examples of stories made real through our collective belief. And though they're only ideas, their effects are real and lasting. Paintings of people have been key sites for negotiating issues of identity and educating cultural norms in society for centuries. We've learned to form meanin  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * - Lawmakers Seek Additional VA Resources to Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Prevent Similar Outbreaks at VA-Operated Long-Term Care Facilities Across the Commonwealth * * * United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), wrote to Ryan Lilly, Director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) New   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- WGBH Boston issued the following news release: * * * - Collaboration with ArtsEmerson and Huntington Theatre Company airs on WGBH 2 * * * With live theatrical performances closed due to the coronavirus, public media outlet WGBH has collaborated with Huntington Theatre Company and ArtsEmerson to bring live theater to the living room. WGBH will present a special broadcast of Mala, a poignant drama written and performed by local playwright and performer Melinda  more