CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Jan. 9, 2024, with Keeril Makan, music composition professor, section head of the MIT Music and Theater Arts Section and associate dean of the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: * * * By Ken Shulman, Office of the Vice President for Campus Services and Stewardship More than 1,500 students enroll in music classes each year at MIT. More than 500 student musicians participate i  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT chemical engineers create a zwitterionic hydrogel system for single-step water treatment with minimal environmental footprint. * * * By Carolyn Blais, Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab "Zwitterionic" might not be a word you come across every day, but for Professor Patrick Doyle of the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, it's a word that's cent  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2024: The BPDA today announced that the first four locations for the Squares + Streets planning initiative will be Roslindale Square, Cleary Square, Codman Square, and Fields Corner. The planning processes for Roslindale Square and Cleary Square will begin in February, followed by Fields Corner and Codman Square this spring. Each of these locations is a key historic commercial area  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * At an MIT Blueprint Labs Preschool Research Convening, researchers present studies on early childhood education and discuss new research directions with practitioners. * * * By Talia Gerstle and Amanda Schmidt, Blueprint Labs Preschool in the United States has grown dramatically in the past several decades. From 1970 to 2018, preschool enrollment increased from 38 perce  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Flagship Pioneering, a bioplatform innovation company, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: Flagship Pioneering, the bioplatform innovation company, and Indigo Ag, an innovative leader and trusted partner in sustainable agriculture, today announced that Dean Banks will join Flagship Pioneering as CEO-Partner and CEO of Indigo Ag, effective February 1, 2024. Banks will also continue as an Indigo board member, a role he has held since July 2022.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: David J. Dykeman and Andrew (A.J.) Tibbetts, shareholders in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office will present a MassMEDIC webinar, titled "Trends in MedTech for 2024," on Jan. 11 at noon EST. The event will take place live from San Francisco during the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. Dykeman and Tibbetts will be joined by medtech experts Ed McNamara, senior vice president of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced more than $15 million in grants to 67 organizations across the state through the Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Program (CERP), a competitive grant program that offers flexible operating grants to local collaborations for programming and projects that develop, strengthen, and invest in communi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2022-0057-3J) on Jan. 10, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Military Division of the Commonwealth." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...7 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...11 1. The Military Division of the Commonwealth did not ensure that the data from the Massachusett  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer today welcomes Nick Black as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience. In this role, Black will work directly with Chief Hoffer on special initiatives like the Healey-Driscoll Administration's Corporate Climate Challenge and develop and execute Massachusetts' long-term climate initiatives, includin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Energy and Environmental Economics issued the following news: On December 6, 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued an order in the 20- 80 proceeding that sets a new regulatory framework for the future of natural gas distribution in support of the Commonwealth's climate goals. The order was released following a two-year investigation into the role of local gas distribution companies (LDCs) in achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG)   more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Dedicated to providing students with opportunities to highlight their achievements, Middlesex Community College's Communication, Art & Design department hosted a student Portfolio Showcase. The event took place at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9 in Bedford. "Allowing a space for students to present the work that they spend countless hours on is extremely important," said Henry Pestana, an MCC Graphic   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: The MIT School of Science has announced the winners of its 2023 Teaching Prizes for Graduate and Undergraduate Education. The prizes are awarded to School of Science faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching. Winners are chosen from nominations by their students or colleagues. Roger Levy, a professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, was awarded a prize for de  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Biology graduate student Juana De La O is building connections through her thesis work in mouse development and her passion for cooking and baking. * * * By Lillian Eden, Department of Biology MIT graduate student Juana De La O describes herself as a food-motivated organism, so it's no surprise that she reaches for food and baking analogies when she's discussing her the  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2024: Richard M. Wiesman '76, SM '76, PhD '83, a professor of the practice in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE), died on Sunday, Jan. 7. He was 69. A technology innovator and leader who saw many complex engineering systems reach the marketplace, Wiesman's work spanned from laboratory development to field deployment. His broad skills in all aspects of  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba and artist Argha Manna take readers through a series of discoveries in infectious disease. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News The Covid-19 pandemic taught us how complex the science and management of infectious disease can be, as the public grappled with rapidly evolving science, shifting and contentious policies, and mixed public health me  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT researchers can now track a cell's RNA expression to investigate long-term processes like cancer progression or embryonic development. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Sequencing all of the RNA in a cell can reveal a great deal of information about that cell's function and what it is doing at a given point in time. However, the sequencing process destroys the cell, m  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The MIT Orbital Capacity Assessment Tool lets users model the long-term future space environment. * * * By Janine Liberty, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics MIT's Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Laboratory (ARCLab) announced the public beta release of the MIT Orbital Capacity Assessment Tool (MOCAT) during the 2023 Organization for Economic Cooperat  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: MIT.nano has announced that Shell, a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, has joined the MIT.nano Consortium. "With an international perspective on the world's energy challenges, Shell is an exciting addition to the MIT.nano Consortium," says Vladimir Bulovic, the founding faculty director of MIT.nano and the Fariborz Maseeh (1990) Professor of Emerging Technologies  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT Electric Vehicle Team builds a unique hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric motorcycle. * * * MIT's Electric Vehicle Team, which has a long record of building and racing innovative electric vehicles, including cars and motorcycles, in international professional-level competitions, is trying something very different this year: The team is building a hydrogen-powered elec  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Tufts University's Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement issued the following research: * * * Supporting Youth, Creating Opportunity, and Strengthening Democracy * * * Starting in the spring of 2023, CIRCLE and Rural Youth Catalyst kicked off a nonpartisan learning community with anchor organizations from a diversity of rural places that provide support to young people. The goals of the learning community were to lear  more