TEMPE, Arizona, March 10 (TNSPer) -- Arizona State University issued the following news release: This fall, Arizona State University's Department of English and Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies will welcome five new faculty members who will work toward the center's mission of enabling and promoting the most expansive, creative and daring scholarship in medieval and renaissance studies. This hiring initiative was led by Ayanna Thompson, director of the center and a Regents P more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 11 (TNSPer) -- Curtis Institute of Music issued the following news on March 10, 2021: The Curtis Institute of Music announces the appointment of clarinet faculty member Anthony McGill to the William R. and Hyunah Yu Brody Distinguished Chair, effective immediately. Mr. McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and a 2000 graduate of Curtis, has served on the faculty since 2015. Created through a generous gift by William R. Brody, M.D., Ph.D. and  more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, March 11 (TNSPer) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: Dr. Sharon Beall, a pediatrician who specializes in the care of children who are living with life-limiting conditions, has been named medical director for the Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice Program at the Children's Hospital of Georgia. Beall, a 1990 graduate of the Medical College of Georgia, is also an associate professor in the MCG Department of Pediatrics. Before coming back to the medical s more PR

NEW YORK, March 12 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on March 10, 2021: Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, responded to the confirmation of Attorney General Merrick Garland to lead the Department of Justice -- a department that will be instrumental in combating both gun violence and armed far-right extremism. "No part of the Biden administration can  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Harvard Law School issued the following news on March 10, 2021: As congressional Democrats attempt to advance an ambitious agenda through a closely divided U.S. Senate, the filibuster has garnered renewed interest as a potential obstacle to legislation ranging from immigration and voting rights to overhauling the nation's infrastructure. Often, a single senator can delay or block bills or other Senate business unless proponents can muster a supermajority of more PR

NEW YORK, March 12 -- The Advertising Council issued the following news release on March 11, 2021: The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative today announced new PSAs as part of their COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative's "It's Up To You" campaign featuring former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and former First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and Rosalynn Carter. The videos are designed to encourage all Americans to get answers to the top qu more PR

NEW YORK, March 12 (TNSPer) -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release on March 11, 2021: The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative, of which The Rockefeller Foundation is a member, today announced new PSAs as part of their Covid-19 Vaccine Education Initiative's "It's Up To You" campaign featuring former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and former First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Rosalynn Carter. The videos are  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to restore Obama administration protections of senior citizens in long-term care facilities. "We ask that CMS take administrative action to protect older America more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 5, 2021: Mr. President, today I recognize Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas, a dedicated public servant who is celebrating 25 years on the Federal bench on March 11. Born and raised in Montana, Judge Thomas's skill as a decision maker was evident from the start. Even as a high school debater, he earned the respect of competing schools with the more ST

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) re-introduced legislation that would help restore trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve by helping prevent police-involved deaths and encouraging independent, impartial investigations into law enforcement officials' use of deadly force. The Police Training and Indepe more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09) and Mikie Sherrill (N.J.-11) today urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to restore Obama administration protections of senior citizens in long-term care facilities. "We ask that CMS take administrative action to protect o more PR