WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, June 15 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University is the only organization in Connecticut to receive a Big Read award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the 2024-25 academic year. Following the theme "Where We Live," Eastern's Big Read grant will support a yearlong community-reading program centered around the book "The Bear" by Andrew Krivak. The University will release a detailed event cal  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: The amount of infectious H5N1 influenza viruses in raw milk rapidly declined with heat treatment in laboratory research conducted by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. However, small, detectable amounts of infectious virus remained in raw   more

ALBANY, New York, June 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced recommendations by the New York State Board for Historic Preservation to add 17 properties and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places and an additional district to the State Register of Historic Places. The nominations include industrial buildings, public housing sites, and houses of worship. During Pride Month, the Board  more

CANTON, Ohio, June 15 -- The National Football League issued the following news on June 14, 2024: By Grant Gordon, Digital Content Editor Kings of the NFL once more, the Kansas City Chiefs received more championship spoils. For the second time in as many years and third time over the past half-decade, the Chiefs received Super Bowl rings on Thursday night, this time in celebration of their Super Bowl LVIII triumph over the San Francisco 49ers. Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Patrick Mahomes,  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, June 15 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: The Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) is pleased to announce the election of Patricia M. Pinto as Chair of the Board of Directors. Ms. Pinto is a Senior Vice President with Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc., an environmental and geotechnical engineering and geosciences consulting firm serving a broad array of public and private clients in the development, energy, i  more