Best of the Small Presses 2022
Two stories from the
New England Review have been selected for inclusion in the next Pushcart Prize collection: McKenna Marsden’s “Suffering in Motion” (
NER 40.4) and Lindsay Starck’s “Baikal” (
NER 41.4). The XLVI edition will be published in November 2021.
McKenna Marsden, a current MFA candidate at the University of Maryland-College Park, grew up in Oregon and spent the majority of their adult life in greater Boston. “Suffering in Motion” was their first publication. Marsden talks to
NER staff reader
Laur Freymiller about “Suffering in Motion” in our Behind the Byline feature. The story is also read aloud by
FSU eyes candidates to replace Thrasher as president
Members of public express opposition to Corcoran’s bid
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FSU President John Thrasher (Florida State University photo)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As Florida State University seeks a successor to retiring President John Thrasher, a committee Friday started interviewing nine finalists for the job as questions swirled about a potential conflict of interest for one high-profile candidate and as a student campaign emerged for another.
The university’s Presidential Search Advisory Committee began a two-day process of interviewing the finalists, a mix of politically connected local candidates and academics from universities throughout the country.
This is how everyone savvy is doing it, yes ALL SIDES now, not just alt-right. It s our new paradigm. How MSM outlets deal with it, whether they filter it and create balance, or end up feeding certain agendas by covering what the aglorithms rule are hot, that s the thing:
“Focus on conflict. Feed the algorithm. Make sure whatever you produce reinforces a narrative. Don’t worry if it is true.” https://t.co/9boLCcUyzH Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 16, 2021
by Barry Teater, NCBiotech Writer May 13, 2021 .
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK The North Carolina Biotechnology Center awarded 48 grants and loans totaling nearly $1.8 million to universities, bioscience companies and other entities in the third quarter of its fiscal year.
The awards, made in January, February and March, support life sciences research, technology commercialization and entrepreneurship throughout North Carolina. The funding also helps universities and companies attract follow-on funding from other sources.
Company loans
Three bioscience companies received Small Business Research Loans totaling $550,000 to advance their research, product development and commercial viability.
Alacrity Medical Innovations of Chapel Hill received $100,000 to complete prototype development and prepare for an Investigational New Drug (IND) filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a disposable, drug-device combination product that treats mild to moderate bleeding in patients