CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Undergraduates Ben Lou, Srinath Mahankali, and Kenta Suzuki, whose research explores math and physics, are honored for their academic excellence. * * * By Leah Campbell, School of Science MIT students Ben Lou, Srinath Mahankali, and Kenta Suzuki have been selected to receive Barry Goldwater Scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. They are among just 438 recipients from  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: Android co-founder Rich Miner, a three-time UMass Lowell graduate whose generosity launched the university's school of computer science in his name, will receive an honorary degree from the institution during a weekend of Commencement exercises at the university's Tsongas Center beginning Friday, May 10, and closing Saturday, May 11. Keynote speakers at each of three ceremonies - th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a relationship-driven, community-focused bank in New England and New York, recently closed a $100 million term financing for Garden City Center, Rhode Island's premier, open-air, retail destination in Cranston owned jointly by CrossHarbor Capital, a leading multi-strategy commercial real estate investor, and WS Development of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Garden City Center offers upscale shop  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on May 2, 2024: Today Mayor Michelle Wu and the City's Office of Veterans' Services announced the launch of the new Bridge the Gap Mini-Grant Program, designed to support veterans, service members, and their families. The mini-grants will be awarded to organizations that support the veteran community of Boston and "bridge the gap" that may exist for veterans after accessing other benefits. Funds will be used to s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on May 2, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Boston Cultural Council (BCC), today announced 104 arts and cultural organizations have been awarded grants totaling $927,500 through this year's Boston Cultural Council grant program. "Our City is committed to ensuring that everyone has equitable access to creative expression and cultural representation," sai  more

NORTH BILLERICA, Massachusetts, May 2 -- Curriculum Associates issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * For the sixth consecutive year, Curriculum Associates has earned recognition for being a Customer Service Department of the Year in the Public Services and Education category by the Stevie Awards. * * * Curriculum Associates has earned Gold in the Customer Service Department of the Year in the Public Services and Education category for the 18th annual Stevie Awards. Curri  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- DataRobot, an artificial intelligence that enhance business transactions and human interactions, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: DataRobot, the enterprise AI platform, today launched new AI observability functionality with real-time intervention for generative AI solutions, available across all environments including cloud, on-premise and hybrid. This latest release provides AI leaders and teams with the tools to confidently build enterprise-gra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP was the recipient of the 2024 Partner in Justice Award from the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), given to one law firm each year for excellence in the field of international human rights. The award was presented at CJA's 26th anniversary gala, which celebrates the trailblazers and innovators who are advancing human rights, justice, and accountability. In particular, CJA recognized Fol  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Robert C. Ross, of counsel at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston Government Law & Policy Practice, will present a master class, "The Intersection of Public Administration and Non-Profits in Policy Implementation," at Clark University's Master of Public Administration (MPA) Senior Leadership Residency program, May 2 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Ross advises businesses and other organi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration awarded more than $50 million in funding for Massachusetts cities and towns to help identify and replace lead service lines and prevent exposure to lead in drinking water. Following advocacy by the Healey-Driscoll Administration, federal delegation, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, and Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, the federal funding an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has filed suit (https://www.mass.gov/doc/marchand-complaint-court-stamped/download) against Marchand LLC d/b/a Marchand Septic, Marchand Septic Service, Marchand Environmental, and Smart Rentals, Michael L. Marchand, Michael Marchand, and 25 Elm Street LLC (the "Defendants"), alleging violations of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 2 (TNSres) -- Matter Communications, a public relation and social media firm, issued the following news on May 1, 2024: Matter Communications - a Brand Elevation Agency that integrates PR, marketing, and creative services - today released findings from its 2024 Matter Health Marketing Outlook Survey. The survey of healthcare marketing decision-makers revealed insights into top priorities in 2024 including product/service awareness, agency partnerships and the use of a  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, May 3 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: A participating campus of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Middlesex Community College has hired Milissa Duncan as the new Coordinator of Civic and Service Learning. Most recently the Competency Based Education Coach and adjunct faculty in English and Developmental English at Northern Essex Community College, Duncan is excited to lead MCC's efforts in civic and service learning. "Civic engageme  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A with Paul Cheek, executive director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship: * * * Paul Cheek, the executive director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, has firsthand experience leading successful startups. Over the last six years, he has also advised hundreds of MIT entrepreneurs as they have launched their own ventures. Those experiences have helped Ch  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * In a study of cells from nearly 400 ALS patients, researchers identified genomic regions with chemical modifications linked to disease progression. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News For most patients, it's unknown exactly what causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease characterized by degeneration of motor neurons that impairs muscle control and eventually leads  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MICRO internship program expands, brings undergraduate interns from other schools to campus. * * * By Stefanie Koperniak, MIT Open Learning Gabrielle Wood, a junior at Howard University majoring in chemical engineering, is on a mission to improve the sustainability and life cycles of natural resources and materials. Her work in the Materials Initiative for Comprehensive Re  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The former EECS professor and RLE affiliate helped to develop a machine that read text out loud and won an Emmy for work on subtly speeding up film and audio without a noticeable loss of pitch. * * * By Jane Halpern, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Francis Fan Lee '50, SM '51, PhD '66, a former professor of MIT's Department of Electrical Engineerin  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Three neurosymbolic methods help language models find better abstractions within natural language, then use those representations to execute complex tasks. * * * By Alex Shipps, MIT CSAIL Large language models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly useful for programming and robotics tasks, but for more complicated reasoning problems, the gap between these systems and humans lo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The technique opens possibilities for exploring exotic states of matter and building new quantum materials. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Proximity is key for many quantum phenomena, as interactions between atoms are stronger when the particles are close. In many quantum simulators, scientists arrange atoms as close together as possible to explore exotic states of matter  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "We need more scientists who can explain their work clearly, explain science to the public, and help us build a science-literate world." * * * By Amanda Cornwall, MIT Career Advising and Professional Development Laurence Willemet remembers countless family dinners where curious faces turned to her with shades of the same question: "What is it, exactly, that you do with  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Senior James Simon wants to effect change in two ways: by quantifying societal issues and working directly with disadvantaged communities. * * * By Angelina Parrillo, MIT News correspondent Upon the advice of one of his soccer teammates, James Simon enrolled in 14.73 (The Challenge of World Poverty) as a first-year student to fulfill a humanities requirement. He went from  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new framework describes how thought arises from the coordination of neural activity driven by oscillating electric fields -- a.k.a. brain "waves" or "rhythms." * * * By David Orenstein, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory It could be very informative to observe the pixels on your phone under a microscope, but not if your goal is to understand what a whole v  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * For the MIT Visiting Artist Chloe Bensahel, fabric itself tells the story. * * * By Elisabeth Vincentelli, Arts at MIT In 2021, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution contacted Chloe Bensahel, currently the MIT 2023-24 Ida Ely Rubin Artist in Residence, and told her about some objects that had been made for space missions. "They were weavings of conductive yarn with mag  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Institute's "mind and hand" ethos has found a home in the United Arab Emirates. * * * By Maria Iacobo, School of Architecture and Planning MIT has nurtured and celebrated its entrepreneurial culture for decades, with programs and courses supporting innovative startups. MITdesignX -- the venture accelerator founded in 2016 in the School of Architecture and Planning (  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, May 3 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: Integrated energy planning will be key to achieving climate goals cost-effectively and equitably, National Grid and RMI study finds Utilities and regulators are planning for a future less reliant on fossil gas and more dependent on clean energy resources. Integrated energy planning (IEP) and non-pipeline alternatives (NPAs) are solutions designed to help reach tha  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Governor Maura T. Healey today unveiled a new analysis (https://www.mass.gov/doc/mass-leads-act-impact-report/download) finding that her ClimateTech Initiative proposed as part of the Mass Leads Act would have a profound economic impact on the state's economy. The 10-year, $1.3 billion proposal is expected to generate $16.4 billion in economic activity - representing  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A lauded professor, theoretical physicist, and fusion scientist, Loureiro is keenly positioned to advance the center's research and education goals. * * * By Julianna Mullen, Plasma Science and Fusion Center Nuno Loureiro, professor of nuclear science and engineering and of physics, has been appointed the new director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, effective May 1. Lo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT spinout 247Solar is building high-temperature concentrated solar power systems that use overnight thermal energy storage to provide power and heat. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News As remarkable as the rise of solar and wind farms has been over the last 20 years, achieving complete decarbonization is going to require a host of complementary technologies. That's because r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 2 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP today further bolstered its leading private equity platform with the addition of William (Bill) Schwab as a partner and chair of the Boston office. He reunites with longtime former colleague Alexander Temel, who recently joined the firm as co-chair of the private equity practice. Schwab represents private equity funds and portfolio companies in mergers, acquisitions, secondary transactions,   more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- Springfield College issued the following news: Springfield College alumnus John "Jay" Martin '71 is the winningest men's soccer coach in all NCAA divisions with more than 750 wins. His excellence over four decades is second to none, and he offers the secret to his success in his recent book, Lessons From The Best Coach, Develop A Winning Culture That Lasts. A native of Hingham, Mass., Martin played men's soccer and earned All-American honors in me  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 2 -- Boston University issued the following news on April 30, 2024: By Melina Nguyen Last Thursday night, almost 400 students, local entrepreneurs, and members of the Boston University community attended Innovator's Night, Innovate@BU's marquee event, at the George Sherman Union Metcalf Ballroom. The 10 finalists in the New Venture Competition delivered live pitches on stage for a chance to win part of the $72,000 in prizes for their budding business. Almost 140 tea  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), the global leader in B2B technology purchase intent data and services today announced that it will be presenting a case study with Broadvoice live at Forrester B2B Summit - "How Broadvoice is Building its Revenue Waterfall Fueled by Intent". Featuring Malachi Threadgill, fo  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 3 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: Two juniors in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's Journalism and Mass Communication Department, Christen Davis and Steven Matthews Jr., have been selected as inaugural HBCU (historically Black college or university) Science Journalism Fellows at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Davis, an Honors College multimedia major fro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 2 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Rich Barlow Boston University and the union representing more than 1,200 part-time faculty have tentatively agreed to a four-year contract, with annual raises for the adjuncts between 3.5 and 4.25 percent. The agreement, hammered out in 18 sessions over the last nine months, must still be ratified by the part-time faculty members of SEIU Local 509, the Massachusetts Union for Human Service Workers and Educators. R  more