BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: After the creation of an independent Office of Historic Preservation in 2022 by Mayor Wu, an early order of business was to incorporate an inclusive and honest account of Boston's history that would inform an aspirational vision for historic preservation. Such a vision would rely upon a deep commitment to centering racial equity and justice around historic preservation in Boston and it would consider creative  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP has expanded its widely recognized Emerging Company & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice group with a new team of attorneys including partners Rose Standifer and Allie Clark, counsel Marc Graboyes and associate Zack Mueller. Their arrival marks a significant advancement for Foley Hoag's Denver office, less than a year after it was established. The growth of the ECVC practice group and Denver office  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP Partner Bryant Godfrey has been named an At-Large Director of the Board of the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI). The appointment recognizes Godfrey's leadership and commitment to FDLI's mission, as well as his expertise on FDA law and regulations. He will join other highly respected leaders in the field in serving on the FDLI Board beginning in January 2024 for a term of four years. Godfrey wa  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that GE Vernova has made two updates to its leadership team as the organization advances towards its planned spin-off in the beginning of the second quarter of 2024 and prepares to become a stand-alone company focused on the energy transition. Jessica Uhl will join the team as President  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued the following mid-month revenue report on Jan. 18, 2024: Mid-Month Revenue reports display how much tax revenue has been collected halfway through a given month by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. * * * Please note: Revenue collections are uneven and weighted toward month-end, and the brief period covered in the mid-month does not provide sufficient data for comparison to prior years. Therefore, the Depar  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Middlesex Community College alum Kwadwo Bempah, from Ghana and now living in Lowell, was selected for a prized internship with Juniper Networks in their California office. After graduating from MCC in Spring 2022, Bempah transferred to UMass Lowell to continue studying Electrical Engineering. He received the MCC Foundation Juniper Scholars Pilot Scholarship in 2021 and looks forward to continue work  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A with Baran Mensah, a senior student: * * * From robotics to dance, the MIT senior has made it his mission to explore as many new experiences as possible at the Institute. * * * By Angelina Parrillo, MIT News correspondent MIT senior Baran Mensah recalls taking apart his toys as a child, curious to see how every piece worked. When his mother explained to him what an engineer was, he knew  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT chemists developed a battery cathode based on organic materials, which could reduce the EV industry's reliance on scarce metals. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Many electric vehicles are powered by batteries that contain cobalt -- a metal that carries high financial, environmental, and social costs. MIT researchers have now designed a battery material that could o  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers survey a broadening landscape of studies showing what's known, and what remains to be found, about the therapeutic potential of noninvasive sensory, electrical, or magnetic stimulation of gamma brain rhythms. * * * By David Orenstein, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory A surprising MIT study (https://picower.mit.edu/news/unique-visual-stimulation-  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Some 150 MIT students participate in the 30-year-old program. * * * By Sarah Foote, Division of Student Life Publication Date: January 18, 2024 For 30 years, MIT MedLinks liaisons have volunteered to support MIT students with first-line medical care. Living in each of MIT's residence halls and in numerous fraternities, sororities, and independent living groups, MedLinks  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * At the MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium, Shell's chief technology officer laid out two very different potential paths for the decades ahead. * * * By Calvin Hennick, MIT Energy Initiative Yuri Sebregts, chief technology officer at Shell, succinctly laid out the energy dilemma facing the world over the rest of this century. On one hand, demand for energy is quickly   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT CSAIL researchers develop advanced machine-learning models that outperform current methods in detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. * * * By Rachel Gordon | MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory The first documented case of pancreatic cancer dates back to the 18th century. Since then, researchers have undertaken a protracted and challenging   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * PhD students interning with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab look to improve natural language usage. * * * By Lauren Hinkel, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab In order for natural language to be an effective form of communication, the parties involved need to be able to understand words and their context, assume that the content is largely shared in good faith and is trustworthy, reason a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The advance makes it easier to detect circulating tumor DNA in blood samples, which could enable earlier cancer diagnosis and help guide treatment. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Tumors constantly shed DNA from dying cells, which briefly circulates in the patient's bloodstream before it is quickly broken down. Many companies have created blood tests that can pick out th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to announce that the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has selected two of the firm's attorneys to participate in the organization's Pathfinder Program for 2024. Associates Taylor Hooks and Tammy Nguyen have accepted invitations to join this year's Pathfinder cohort. LCLD comprises more than 400 members serving as either general counsel of major corporations o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nutter attorneys will participate in the annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid on January 25 to urge legislators to support civil legal aid by fully funding the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC)'s line-item request. For Fiscal Year 2025, MLAC is asking the Massachusetts State Legislature for $55 million to support 16 civil legal aid organizations across the Commonwealth. Unlike crimin  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- Springfield Technical Community College issued the following news: When he's counseling students at Springfield Technical Community College, Jason Phillips looks for ways to help them to do their best, despite any obstacles they might face. Phillips, 25, knows about barriers. When he was in high school, Phillips struggled with a stutter and faced bullying. He did not have the best grades and was told he would never make it in college. Yet he persisted an  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- Westfield State University issued the following news: Ketia Valme '24, an English major, social justice peer educator at Westfield State, and peer tutor at the Reading and Writing Center, originally studied criminal justice at Westfield State. After deliberating during quarantine, she decided to change majors in 2021 and decided to concentrate on her love of writing. Valme described herself as "not much of a talker" when she was younger, though the prolonge  more