WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, May 14 -- The Center for Medicare Advocacy issued the following news release: The Center for Medicare Advocacy, along with AARP and Justice in Aging, filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In their brief, the three organizations highlight the ACA's critical protections for older adults and the disastrous ramifications that will ensue if the law is struck down. The brief explains that the ACA is a lifeline for older adul  more

BETHEL, Connecticut, May 12 -- Experimental Mechanics, a journal from the Society for Experimental Mechanics says that it addresses research in design and implementation of novel or enhanced experiments to characterize materials, structures and systems, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Digital Image Correlation Based Internal Friction Characterization in Granular Materials * Experimental Analysis of the Shot Peening Particle Stream Using Particle  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Free Press issued the following news release: On Thursday, Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-California), Zoe Lofgren (D-California) and Suzan DelBene (D-Washington) joined Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) to introduce a privacy bill addressing the use of technology to track the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic. The Public Health Emergency Privacy Act (PHEPA) provides needed regulations on exposure-notification and contact-tracing applicat  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 12 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news: United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, the final regulations regarding campus responsibilities for ruling on sexual harassment incidents at institutions of higher education under Title IX. In an effort to affect the Department of Education, IACLEA submitted an 11-page outline of the provisions to the U.S. Federal Re  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 12 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following letter: To: Dear IACLEA Members: These are extraordinary and challenging times. It is important to all of us at IACLEA--your Board of Directors, leadership, and staff--that you know we are here for you. In the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, I assure you that IACLEA is here and is ready to share its support. As you know, too, IACLEA's 2020 Annual Conference & Expo  more

NEW MILFORD, Connecticut, May 14 -- The Journal of Physical Activity and Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chronic disease, such as cancer, heart disease, mental health, weight control, neurologic deficits, in which physical activity may play a role in prevention, treatment or rehabilitation, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2020 edition: * Are BMI, Self-Perceptions, Motor Competence, Engagement, and Fitness Related to Physical Activity in Physi  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 15 -- Save the Children issued the following news release on May 14: Save the Children has teamed up with some of the world's greatest athletes and sports legends to give kids inspiring ways to stay active while they are home from school and unable to play the sports they love with the launch of #SAVEWITHSPORTS. Found on Instagram at @SavewithSports, this newly launched online destination features kid-friendly drills, pointers and fitness tips from a star-studded li  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents issued the following news release: Ryan Kelly, CLCS, a producer with Merit Insurance, A Gallagher Company, of Shelton, Connecticut has been named the 2020 PIA National Young Insurance Professional (YIP) of the Year. The PIA National Young Insurance Professional of the Year award recognizes outstanding achievement by a young insurance professional. It was sponsored for the 15th year in a row by The Rough Notes Compa  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 15 -- Save the Children issued the following statement by Athena Rayburn, senior advocacy manager in Cox's Bazar, in response to reports of coronavirus in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: "We are deeply worried about the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on Bangladesh, as the country's total caseload nears 20,000. Now that the virus has entered the world's largest refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar, we are looking at the very real prospect that thousands of peo  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 14 -- Save the Children issued the following statement by Afghanistan Country Director Timothy Bishop on the multiple attacks in Afghanistan, including assault on a maternal and newborn health clinic in Kabul on May 12 that killed several children: "Save the Children strongly condemns this brutal attack on a hospital maternal ward in Kabul. Newborn babies and women in labor were killed in cold blood. This was a sinister, cowardly and calculated attack on women, child  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 11 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: More than 7,000 children of foreign nationality continue to live in unsanitary and overcrowded conditions in al Hol camp in North East Syria amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak. More than a year has passed since the camp population grew following the battle against ISIS in North East Syria. As governments evacuate their citizens stranded around the globe due to the pandemic, Save the Children is calling on   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release: The Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court granted an application to allow incarcerated people to directly appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to protect them from COVID-19. The lawsuit, Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers v. Lamont, was filed in state court by the ACLU of Connecticut on behalf of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (CCDLA) and si  more