YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, April 11 -- Antioch University issued the following news: * * * Three degree programs reduce credit hours and offer more classes online. * * * Antioch University has revamped its three Environmental Studies graduate degrees in order to expand access and make it easier for students to complete these degrees with Antioch University. The PhD in Environmental Studies now requires 66 instead of 69 credits for completion, and the department has condensed the in-person residen  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 10 -- The Australian Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King, issued the following joint news release: * * * The joint release was issued by, Hon Jenny Aitchison MP, NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads; Dan Repacholi MP, Member for Hunter; Hon Emily Suvaal, NSW Duty MLC for Upper Hunter; Maurice Collison, Upper Hunter Shire Mayor * * * Work to rebuild Coulsons Creek Road in the Upper Hunter, NSW, i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - A pharmaceutical manufacturer agreed to pay $2.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today The manufacturer, Novel Laboratories Inc. (Novel), a subsidiary of Lup  more

AMES, Iowa, April 11 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: If you're the Midcontinent Independent System Operator - the organization that manages the flow of high-voltage electricity across a central stripe of the U.S. and Canada, from Manitoba, Michigan and Minnesota through Iowa and all the way to Louisiana - you want energy supplies to meet the energy demands of 45 million people. "We make sure the right amount of electricity is generated and transmitted to ou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: A Dominican man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for reentering the United States and distributing fentanyl after previously being deported. Juan Carlos Santos-Ocasio, a/k/a "Cristhian Aybar-Done," 44, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to six years in prison, followed by five y  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who worked as an east coast source for trafficking fentanyl on behalf of a Mexican drug supplier was sentenced on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Watly Federico Valenzuela Ruiz, 39, pleaded guilty on Novem  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to three fatal and one non-fatal overdoses. According to court documents, Mark Elliot Stool, 67, supplied substances containing combinations of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and methamphetamine and heroin, to four individuals between August 2021 and March 2022.  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following written testimony by Judy W. Chang, President Biden's nominee to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at a March 21, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and distinguished members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I'm honored to be here today as a nominee to serve as a commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commiss  more

HARVARD, Massachusetts, April 11 -- Trustees of Reservations issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: An exhibition opening in June at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard has received a $75,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. Fruitlands, owned by The Trustees, will put the funds to use in support of Across Boundaries Across Barriers, a long-term installation of historic and contemporary Native American art. The exhibition represents a new emphasis on the Native American collection a  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: BOSTON, MA - Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and members of the Massachusetts delegation to celebrate the announcement that General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in Boston will receive $22.1 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements. These projects are funded under the Bipartisan Infra  more