Schell Bridge archaeological survey in Northfield seeks out site’s Indigenous history
Elnu Abenaki Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Rich Holschuh, right, looks at a historical map of Northfield and surrounding areas on Tuesday with Historical Commission Vice Chair Joe Graveline. An archaeological survey is being done at the site of the Schell Bridge reconstruction project in an effort to find signs of Indigenous life. FOR THE RECORDER/DAN LITTLE
FOR THE RECORDER/DAN LITTLE
Project archaeologist John Campbell works on completing a sampling survey Tuesday morning at the site of the Schell Bridge reconstruction project. FOR THE RECORDER/DAN LITTLE
Mass. state schools will require students be vaccinated this fall. Will other states follow? Hadley Barndollar, USA TODAY NETWORK
US colleges weigh vaccine mandates for fall
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Private colleges and universities in New England were some of the first to announce they ll require vaccination for all students returning to campus this fall. Some of the region s state colleges and universities have also begun to follow suit – but not all of them.
State universities in Massachusetts are leading the way with vaccine mandates, while university systems in neighboring states have been less explicit. At least one has said it will wait until permanent approval of the COVID-19 vaccines by the Food and Drug Administration before considering a requirement for students.
Biomedical engineer receives NIH Trailblazer grant to advance research on paralysis, brain damage
Imagine harnessing the proliferating power of cancer cells to treat spinal cord injuries and restore function following brain damage. It s an idea that University of Massachusetts Amherst biomedical engineer Chase Cornelison has been exploring in recent years.
Cornelison s research has been deemed so promising that he has earned a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trailblazer Award. The three-year, $400,000 grant for new and early-stage investigators supports research of high interest to the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering and for which no or minimal preliminary data exists.
Since 1993, melting land ice has contributed to at least half of global sea level rise and scientists have previously warned that the vast ice sheets of Antarctica were disappearing faster than worst-case scenarios.