WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Assumption College issued the following news: By Olivia Boudreau A team of researchers, including Assumption University professors Karolina Fucikova and Brian Niece and Assumption alumnae Melissa Taylor and Aleeza S. Isaac, have published an article in scientific journal Plant Ecology and Evolution highlighting their discovery of a new species of green algae. The newly-discovered species of algae, named Johansenicoccus eremophilus, was discovered at  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Comptroller Sean Scanlon announced that effective today, Connecticut residents can now enroll in a newly launched program enabling them to receive a discount card that can be presented at pharmacies to receive savings on certain medication. The discount card is provided through ArrayRx, a multistate consortium Connecticut recently joined that has a goal of  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 7 -- Hampshire College issued the following news: Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a substantial cohort of new professors to campus to support its growing enrollment and fall class. Before coming to Hampshire, newly appointed Assistant Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies Noah Romero was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and collaborated extensively with the Center for Indigenous Peoples Education at Nueva Ecija Un  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 6 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that his office, along with 49 other attorneys general, has reached a settlement with software company Blackbaud for its deficient data security practices and response to a 2020 ransomware event that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers across the United States. Under the settlement, Blackbaud has agre  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 7 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2023: Yesterday, anti-abortion extremists filed a lawsuit to block a ballot initiative meant to give Nevadans the opportunity to enshrine abortion rights into our state's Constitution. Nevada Republicans are fully aligned with these extremists, and Republican candidates up and down the ballot have consistently opposed protecting abortion rights, birth control, and other private medical decision  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 4 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Failed Nevada gubernatorial candidate John Lee is throwing his hat into the race for Nevada's Fourth Congressional District, and he's already campaigning on extreme policies that are out of touch with everyday Nevadans - but he can't escape his past. Before embracing far-right extremism, Lee once supported Congressman Horsford: * Before Lee switched parties in support of Trump's extremism, he dropped o  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 4 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Governor Joe Lombardo further proved his ethical bankruptcy by filing an appeal of the Nevada Commission on Ethics' decision to censure and fine him for misconduct involving his campaigning while wearing an official uniform and badge. Not only is Lombardo arguing that he shouldn't be held accountable, he's also arguing that unless he gets to appoint every member, the Ethics Commission itself is unconstit  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: October is recognized as Campus Sustainability Month, but in true Rebel fashion, UNLV broke the mold and started the festivities early. In mid-September, students, faculty, staff, and community partners gathered at the Foundation Building to kick off the Rebel CAP, UNLV's comprehensive climate action planning process. Campus leadership, members of the Sustainability Task Force,   more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 4 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: Seval Yildirim, vice president for diversity initiatives and chief diversity officer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has been named vice provost for inclusive excellence at the University at Buffalo. UB President Satish K. Tripathi and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs A. Scott Weber announced Yildirim's appointment, effective   more

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 5 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: The Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project provides coaching, training and consultation to build the skills of families and service providers Over the last 33 years, the Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project (NDSIP) has provided support to families and service providers of children, birth through 21 years of age, who have impairments in both vision and hearing. The current grant, a substantial $617,150 over fi  more

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 3 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: Born and raised in Nevada, McAdoo reflects on his time at the University of Nevada, Reno and his long history with NDOW Ask most kids what they want to be when they grow up and they will often list jobs like astronaut, movie star or the lead singer of a rock band. Most of the time those career choices have long since changed by the time those kids grow up. That was not the case for University of Nevada, Reno Al  more

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: The University of Nevada, Reno has added three new faculty members to its Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology this fall. Felicia Jefferson, Mitchell Omar and Meet Zandawala bring unique research expertise and projects that will play a pivotal role in advancing research initiatives in the University's College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources and as part of its Experiment Sta  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Find out why video consumers are hungry for mukbang! * * * Ever find yourself inexplicably sucked into (another!) video of social media influencer downing a massive feast of 100 different kinds of shrimp? You can't scroll past. And before you know it, you're craving crustaceans, making reservations at that new seafood restaurant, and searching for recipes. We've got one   more