WASHINGTON, July 11 -- NPR [National Public Radio] issued the following news release: NPR announced today that it has received a $5.5 million grant from philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt to further expand public media's collaborative journalism efforts. The grant will enable NPR and its partners to create a regional newsroom in Appalachia and the neighboring area; bolster an existing public media collaboration, the Mountain West News Bureau; conduct a multistation visual journalism pilot i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * North Kingstown, R.I.-based business will settle alleged violations for misbranded pesticide devices * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Ocean State Jobbers, Inc., doing business as Ocean State Job Lot, a corporation based out of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, for alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: * * * The NITE Committee will support City efforts to foster a more fun, equitable and family-friendly nightlife economy that benefits residents across neighborhoods * * * Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion recently announced the inaugural members of the Nightlife Initiative for a Thriving Economy (NITE) Committee. The Committee members were selected based on their deep p  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Developed by MIT RAISE, the Day of AI curriculum empowers K-12 students to collaborate on local and global challenges using AI. * * * By Katherine Ouellette, MIT Open Learning During the journey from the suburbs to the city, the tree canopy often dwindles down as skyscrapers rise up. A group of New England Innovation Academy students wondered why that is. "Our friend Vic  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its July 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 391, No. 2): Perspective: * Medicare Advantage and Consolidation's New Frontier -- The Danger of UnitedHealthcare for All * Four Decades of Orp  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: By Kristen Munson Every disaster reveals something about our state of preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic uncovered deep fissures in the country's public health system. Heavy rain events like last July tested Vermont's infrastructure and agricultural sector. And ready or not, with climate change, more will come. That is why University of Vermont researchers are working to build our resilience to extre  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 10 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University]Following the second-rainiest summer on record and an unusually mild 2023-24 winter, New England hydrangeas are experiencing a banner year, and the spectacular hydrangea blooms on the Brown University campus are no exception. From College Hill to the Jewelry District, the vibrant clusters of purple, deep blue and pink are brimming from bushes across the campus grounds and near Br  more