BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * In a new JAMA viewpoint, Sondra Crosby and Leonard Glantz denounce rectal feeding practices that occurred at these prisons, and call for medical officers who enabled this "medicalized rape" to be held accountable for violating ethical and legal standards. * * * By Jillian McKoy Nearly 10 years ago, a US Senate Intelligence committee report (https://www.intelligence.senate.go  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) named M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) the top lender to minority-owned businesses in Massachusetts for fiscal year 2023. M&T approved 42 7(a) loans during the SBA's fiscal year equaling more than $7 million, representing more than an eightfold increase from only 5 in 2022. Of the 42 loans, 18 were to minority-owned businesses. "As a first-generat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has announced a settlement with Grubhub Holdings Inc. and Grubhub, Inc., ("Grubhub"), a major online food delivery service platform. The settlement resolves a 2021 lawsuit brought by the AG's Office alleging that Grubhub illegally overcharged fees to Massachusetts restaurants in violation of the statutory fee cap in place during the COVID-1  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today launched a Climate Science Advisory Panel through the new Massachusetts Office of Climate Science (OCS) to provide expertise on statewide climate science and future projections used to inform state and local climate adaptation planning and projects. The Panel is comprised of experts within Massachuse  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: The Healey-Driscoll administration is celebrating Northeastern University for winning three federal grants totaling $6 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund to support their Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT). The federal investments supported by the Massachusetts Technology Collabor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), which is responsible for bringing fairness to the state's bidding and procurement process, has entered into a new partnership that will help veteran-owned businesses bid on contracts across the state. The SDO is is partnering with the National Veteran Owned Business Association (NaV  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Zach Winn, MIT News Many issues facing older adults intersect with other social inequalities, but experts often fail to keep the experiences of historically underserved communities in mind when discussing aging. Since 2020, the MIT AgeLab's Aging and Equity Speaker Series has sought to bring together researchers, advocates, and practitioners who aim to understand how aging-related iss  more

NORTH BILLERICA, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Curriculum Associates issued the following news release: Curriculum Associates, a leading education technology company, released a new report today, School Readiness for Young Students Post-Pandemic, which includes the latest insights on student learning. The report examines nationwide data quantifying the latent academic impact of disrupted access to early childhood care and education for the nation's youngest learners. This report is one of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: "I really believe that mental health and physical health -- as well as the social determinants of health -- are intertwined," Northeastern graduate student Susana Kalish says. As a scholar in Northeastern University's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Graduate Fellowship program, Susana Kalish has been thinking a lot about the civil rights leader's legacy. "I remember as a young girl thinking to myself, 'I wouldn't  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Springfield College issued the following news: Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper was named Vice Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Governors at the NCAA Convention earlier this morning. In her new role, Cooper's leadership and advocacy will continue to shape the role the NCAA plays in the well-being and lifelong success of college student-athletes. Cooper was named to the NCAA Board of Governors in 2022 and   more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: The Claire T. Carney Library at UMass Dartmouth recently announced the appointment of Chelsea Fernandes as Librarian Archivist for the Ferreira Mendes Portuguese American Archives and the Luso Afro Brazilian Archives Collections. Fernandes comes to the University with extensive experience managing digital collections and will oversee the digitization efforts of collections wi  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Westfield State University issued the following news: As part of a collaboration between Westfield State University and Springfield International Charter School (SICS) that took place over the course of the summer and fall, two students from each K-5th grade at SICS spent the day on campus to familiarize themselves with the college experience. This is part of an effort to provide exposure to elementary students and offer higher education as an option for tho  more