CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, May 14 -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: A new electronic tagging study of 100 Potomac River striped bass sheds light on rockfish migration in Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Coast. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researchers found that when rockfish reach 32 inches in length they leave Chesapeake Bay and become ocean migrators. Small fish that stayed in the Bay had higher mortality rate  more

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts, May 15 -- Tufts University issued the following news release: Students of New England's only veterinary school have shown their incredible strength of community amidst the extraordinary challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, these students will come together virtually on Sunday, May 17, at 3pm, to celebrate Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University's 38th Commencement, which will be marked by speeches, awards and presentation of degrees. The 131 gr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following announcement: The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has appointed new members to each of its three independent evidence Appraisal Councils: the California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF), the Midwest Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (Midwest CEPAC), and the New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (New England CEPAC). "Each of the indepen  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: Since mid-March, ISO New England has observed an impact on consumer demand for electricity attributable to societal changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, consumer demand has declined by 3 to 5% compared to what ISO forecasters would otherwise have expected, though these percentages have and will continue to fluctuate from week to week. In an effort to share what our system operators are seeing  more

BELMONT, Massachusetts, May 15 -- McLean Hospital issued the following news release: Reprogramming a patient's own skin cells to replace cells in the brain that are progressively lost during Parkinson's disease (PD) has been shown to be technically feasible, reports a team of investigators from McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the most recent issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. PD is the second most common degenerative disease of the brain, and millions of   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following statement: Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick led their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy asking for additional funding for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies. * * * "Right now, there is limited information about the effects of COVID-19 on pregnant peopl  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin renewed her call for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to investigate the Trump administration's promotion of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, despite the fact that it is not a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved treatment for the coronavirus. On April 28, Senator Baldwin first requested an HHS OIG inve  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) participated in a video call with New England Council (NEC) President and CEO James Brett and 150 NEC members. During the call, Senator King provided updates on federal coronavirus response efforts, took questions from the members, and discussed priorities that he would like to see in future coronavirus relief legislation, such as: substantial and additional aid to help st  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- WGBH Boston issued the following news release: In tribute to its outstanding and unique accomplishments, WGBH's Basic Black will be honored with the 2020 Governors' Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter. Basic Black is the longest-running, live, weekly program on public television focusing on people of color. The show first appeared in 1968 as Say, Brother during the height of the civil rights movement   more