WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 -- Assumption College issued the following news: Assumption University's Froelich School of Nursing has announced that its baccalaureate degree program in nursing has been officially accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The accreditation came just one week after the announcement of the 100% NCLEX-RN(R) pass rate for first time test writers in the program's inaugural class. "The CCNE site evaluation team joined us April 3-5, 2023   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- Energy and Environmental Economics issued the following news: E3 was retained by a large group of public and investor-owned utilities in Washington to evaluate the benefits, costs, and cost shifts associated with customer solar under Net Energy Metering (NEM). Under Washington law, utilities must offer NEM to customers until they reach a capacity threshold based on their historical peak loads. Once they have reached this "legislative minimum," they may   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- Hampshire College issued the following news: In the December issue of the journal, Assistant Professor of Physics Kaca Bradonjic explores the intersections of science, philosophy, and art. Abstract: "Physicists study the physical world on spatial, temporal, and complexity scales inaccessible through ordinary human perception. How, then, does a person ground their understanding of physics at these scales in the sensory impressions and emotional states   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * In the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, immunology may be entering a new golden age * * * By Ekaterina Pesheva Four years after the first cases of an unusual pneumonia appeared in Wuhan in December 2019, nearly 7 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19, and some 65 million more continue to struggle with the infection's mystifying aftermath -- a poorly understood syndrome known as long  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on Jan. 2, 2024: The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Greenbelt, Essex County's Land Trust (Greenbelt), today announced they have partnered to protect more than 2,000 acres of Lynn Woods, as part of a decades-long effort with the City of Lynn to permanently preserve the park and ensure it remains an important recreational resource for the region and a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today awarded more than $380,000 in grants to support water management and planning projects in six municipalities. The grants are part of the Water Management Act Grant Program, an effort by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDE  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: As part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration's "Forests as Climate Solutions" Initiative, today the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) released the Climate Forestry Committee's report containing its recommendations regarding enhanced climate-oriented forest management practices for Massachusetts, based on the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release: The Department of Public Health (DPH) is committed to comprehensive reproductive health care access. In the wake of recent complaints regarding several anti-abortion centers, DPH has initiated a review of its statutory and regulatory obligations. The purpose of this review is to make sure DPH professional licensees and facility licensees - including these centers - are adhering to t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT Koch Institute researchers Daniel Anderson and Ana Jaklenec, plus 11 MIT alumni, are honored for inventions that have made a tangible impact on society. * * * By Bendta Schroeder, Koch Institute The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) recently announced the election of more than 160 individuals to their 2023 class of fellows. Among them are two members of the MIT Koc  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT researchers introduce a method that uses artificial intelligence to automate the explanation of complex neural networks. * * * By Rachel Gordon, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Explaining the behavior of trained neural networks remains a compelling puzzle, especially as these models grow in size and sophistication. Like other scientific cha  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Angelina Parrillo, MIT News Correspondent Kwesi Afrifa came to MIT from his hometown of Accra, Ghana, in 2020 to pursue an interdisciplinary major in urban planning and computer science. Growing up amid the many moving parts of a large, densely populated city, he had often observed aspects of urban life that could be made more efficient. He decided to apply his interest in comp  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor David Hsu examines how people and cities can fight climate change locally -- and how MIT can do the same. * * * A few years ago, David Hsu started taking a keen interest in some apartment buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx -- but not because he was looking for a place to live. Hsu, an associate professor at MIT, works on urban climate change solutions.  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new study finds that language regions in the left hemisphere light up when reading uncommon sentences, while straightforward sentences elicit little response. * * * By Anne Trafton With help from an artificial language network, MIT neuroscientists have discovered what kind of sentences are most likely to fire up the brain's key language processing centers. The new stud  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Lightweight and inexpensive, miniaturized mass filters are a key step toward portable mass spectrometers that could identify unknown chemicals in remote settings. * * * By Adam Zewe Mass spectrometers, devices that identify chemical substances, are widely used in applications like crime scene analysis, toxicology testing, and geological surveying. But these machines are b  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), the global leader in B2B technology purchase intent data and services today announced that it plans to release its 2023 fourth quarter and full year financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. The Company's management team will host a live co  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- Westfield State University issued the following news: As Assistant Director of Veteran Services at Westfield State Robert Vigneault manages the Military Community Excellence Center on campus, a dedicated space for military connected students. Vigneault is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, where he was an aircraft mechanic, primarily working on B-52 and KC-135 aircrafts. When he entered the Reserve, Vigneault became a chef before meeting his wife, also in the   more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- Westfield State University issued the following news: Jakayla Leary, class of 2027, is a first-year and criminal justice major at Westfield State. In addition to her classwork, Leary is active on campus, as she is involved in the Student Government Association (SGA), as well as a member of the Criminal Justice and Black Student Union Clubs. Next year, she aims to be a residential assistant for student dorms. Originally from Boston, Leary first heard about th  more