CASTLETON, Vermont, July 2 (TNSMon) -- Castleton University issued the following news: Castleton Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science Dr. Andrea Corcoran has been awarded $34,563 in start-up funds from Vermont Biomedical Research Network. The funds will support Corcoran's research on the role of Cannabidiol (CBD) on breathing and autonomic responses in humans, as well as how these might be altered by varying levels of exercise. This is a one-year award that began on May 1. It is f more PR

CASTLETON, Vermont, June 29 (TNSPro) -- Castleton University issued the following news: College Steps has announced that it has completed a successful and productive ninth year at Castleton University as the program navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. College Steps partners with colleges across the country to provide individualized college support for students living with social, communication, or learning challenges. The program serves students for whom navigating college is challenged by social more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 2 -- Democracy for America issued the following news release: Democracy for America (DFA) endorses Charles Booker for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, ahead of the 2022 race. Booker is a lifelong resident of Kentucky and a former member of the State House of Representatives. During his time in office, he was the state's youngest Black lawmaker. DFA backed Booker in 2020 during his initial run for Senate against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, this is the group's first Senate more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, June 30 (TNSPer) -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release: VLS VP also named chair of LSAC's Emerging Markets and Innovation Committee. Vermont Law School's (VLS) John Miller has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the not-for-profit organization that, together with its member schools, is committed to advancing law and justice by encouraging diverse and talented individuals to study law and by supportin more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 30 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) today announced a settlement with Health Care & Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont (HCRS) of Springfield resolving allegations that HCRS violated the Vermont False Claims Act. The settlement, reached in collaboration with the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, resolves  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 29 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced that he has appointed Don Rendall as the interim chair of the Natural Resources Board (NRB). The appointment comes following the resignation of Diane Snelling as chair, which is effective July 2. "Don has the experience to understand the importance of having a clear, predictable and consistent regulatory process, and will be able to hit the ground  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 2 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced that he has appointed Monica White as commissioner of the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL), effective today. "Monica has dedicated much of her career to public service and human services, and she's done it well," said Governor Scott. "She's a proven leader who will be able to hit the ground running in this permanent rol more PR