ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 24 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news: * * * A church's green transformation, years in the making Parishioners have fueled the effort to add shade and manage stormwater By Will Parson A couple miles north of Washington, D.C., is the densely-populated suburb of Wheaton, Maryland. Surrounded by neighborhoods and a local park is St. Catherine Laboure Church, home to a Catholic parish founded in 1951. On a Saturday in late March, several families   more

CARDIFF, Wales, April 23 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * COVID antiviral speeds recovery but doesn't reduce hospitalisation in vaccinated patients * Antiviral drug Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) does not reduce hospital admissions or deaths in vaccinated adults at higher risk of severe Covid-19, despite helping them recover faster, according to results from two national trials. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, new research spanning over 4000 patie  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release: * * * FDA Approves First-Ever Gene Therapy for Treatment of Genetic Hearing Loss Under National Priority Voucher Program * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha), the first-ever dual adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapy. Otarmeni is indicated for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $12.8 Million for Housing, Economic Opportunity and Development * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today announced $12.8 million in Community Investment Tax Credits (CITC) to 52 Community Development Corporations and Support Organizations across Massachusetts. These awards will support local nonprofit organizations as they advance affordable housi  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, April 23 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Students Present Research with Real-World Impact at SASH 2026 From examining ethics in the age of artificial intelligence to rethinking school library access and uncovering the history embedded in Fall River's waterfront, students brought complex questions into public view through their research and capstone projects at the 13th annual Student Academic Showcase and Honors (SASH) on Wednesday, April 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following opening statement on April 22, 2026, at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces and House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation entitled "Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base": * * * Thank you, Chairman Kelly, and thank   more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Presents at the NHDOT/ACEC-NH Technical Exchange Conference * VHB transportation leaders joined public- and private-sector peers at the 2026 New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) and American Council of Engineering Companies of New Hampshire (AC  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 23 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on April 22, 2026, by Karen Guzman with Peter Krause, senior research scientist and expert in tick-borne diseases: * * * As ticks spread, so do the diseases they carry Yale's Peter Krause, a senior research scientist and expert in tick-borne diseases, explains what's spreading, what's rare but dangerous, and how to stay safe this summer. * Up-close tick encounters are nothing new to Peter Krause. As a tick-borne d  more