NEW YORK, May 9 -- The American Geriatrics Society issued the following news release on May 8: The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) announced that John B. Murphy, MD, a clinician, educator, and administrator working to embed geriatrics education in the fabric of medical curricula and clinical operations will be honored with the 2020 Dennis W. Jahnigen Award celebrating work to train health professionals in the care we all need as we age. President of Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hos  more

NEW YORK, May 9 -- The American Geriatrics Society issued the following news release: The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) announced that Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, AGSF, an assistant professor at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and director of the Dartmouth Centers for Health & Aging, will deliver the society's prestigious Henderson State-of-the-Art Lecture. Following the cancellation of the AGS 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AGS announced that Dr. Fl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 7: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that three grantees in the state of Maine have been selected to receive $1.4 million to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program. These funds will aid under-served and economically disadvantaged communities around the state in assessing and cleaning up abandoned industrial and commer  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 7: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that two grantees in the state of Vermont have been selected to receive $800,000 to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program. These funds will aid under-served and economically disadvantaged communities around the state in assessing and cleaning up abandoned industrial and commercial  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Regis College issued the following news release: Regis College is pleased to announce two new additions to its portfolio of advanced education opportunities for undergraduate students who wish to pursue a career in law. Suffolk University and the University of Massachusetts School of Law will join Western New England University School of Law to offer Regis students an opportunity to complete both their undergraduate and legal degree in six years as opposed to the  more

NEW YORK, May 9 -- Simon and Schuster published the following book - "The Pioneers, The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West" by David McCullough: The publisher provided this outline of the work: As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, May 9 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: Heart disease kills one person every 12 minutes in Australia, and is still the leading cause of death globally. Despite enormous improvements in health outcomes over the years, heart disease is still one of the biggest health burdens on our economy. Hence, in 2018 the NSW Government announced targeted funding into cardiovascular disease with a $150 million investment over 10 years. This targeted i  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 9 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott announced that Comcast will begin a network expansion project this year to extend broadband service to more than 430 addresses in seven Vermont communities, including Arlington, Berlin, Derby, Newport Town, Salisbury, Sheldon and Winhall. Comcast plans to begin rolling-out services this summer and complete the project by the end of 2020. "The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted just ab  more