CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Mary Beth Gallagher, School of Engineering Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named as MIT's first chief innovation and strategy officer, effective immediately. He will continue to serve as dean of engineering, a role he has held since 2017. As chief innovation and st  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * As societies move to cleaner technologies, the MIT senior seeks to make the transition more sustainable and just. * * * Anushree Chaudhuri has a history of making bold decisions. In fifth grade, she biked across her home state of California with little prior experience. In her first year at MIT, she advocated for student recommendations in the preparation of the Institute  more

LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- Bay Path University issued the following news release: Bay Path University, along with Oakwood University, a Historically Black College, have been selected as educational partners by the food franchise Denny's Corporation to provide college courses to Denny's employees as part of the company's Management In Training (MIT) initiative. The initiative integrates Denny's Manager-In-Training program with specific college courses, enabling participants to earn u  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the recipients of $4.7 million in funding to train and place Boston residents into life sciences careers, the latest stage of the City's Life Sciences Workforce Initiative (https://www.boston.gov/news/life-sciences-workforce-initiative-launched-boston-residents). Mayor Wu was joined by Dr. Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., CEO and President of Vertex Pharmaceuticals,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2024: The Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement (MOWA) today announced that they will award $50,000 to Neighborhood Birth Center through their Healthy Pregnancies and Births Grant (HPB). This grant, funded through the City's Operating Budget, will help respond to the need for group-based perinatal support while also building capacity to meet the diverse cultural and language needs of pregna  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Amy Laskowski College life comes with a lot of challenges. Some students feel homesick when they first arrive, others may experience loneliness and a sense of isolation for much longer. Add to that, academic pressures, the stress of finding a job, and the balancing act of navigating relationships, and it's a lot to keep bottled up. Fortunately, BU students have a new place they can go to seek help for these iss  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: Goodwin has advised Deutsche Invest Capital Partners ("Deutsche Invest") on the acquisition financing for Tank & Becker Group by its portfolio company Brick Group. Deutsche Invest is an entrepreneurial alternative asset management platform with an investment focus on Europe. Its investment strategies are Capital Solutions, Technology and Special Situations. Brick Group was founded in 2023 by Deutsche Inv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Life Sciences team advised CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP) on its investment agreement for the sale of approximately $280 million of its common shares to a select group of institutional investors in a registered direct offering, at a price per share of $71.50, representing a premium of greater than 10% to CRISPR Therapeutics' 30-day volume-weighted average price. The financing is expected to close o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Technology team advised NinjaOne on its $231.5 million Series C funding round led by ICONIQ Growth. Frank Slootman, Chairman and CEO of Snowflake; and Amit Agarwal, President of Datadog; among others also invested in the round. With this financing, ICONIQ Growth General Partner Roy Luo has joined NinjaOne's board of directors. This minority investment values NinjaOne at $1.9 billion. NinjaOne automate  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today the Healey-Driscoll administration celebrated the implementation of transformative changes to how the state reimburses early education and care providers who accept state child care financial assistance, known as rates, during a round table discussion at the Roots Learning Center in Westfield. For the first time, the administration is using the cost of providing car  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowship provides support to journalists dedicated to connecting local stories to broader climate contexts. * * * By Sophia Apteker, Environmental Solutions Initiative Last year, Pew Research Center data revealed that only 37 percent of Americans (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-data-says-about-ame  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- The city of Boston issued the following news: From 1822-1909, the city legislature was bicameral, meaning it consisted of two bodies: the Board of Aldermen and the Common Council. The Board of Aldermen members were elected at-large and members of the larger Common Council were elected from wards of the city. The men highlighted below were members of the Common Council. * * * George Lewis Ruffin George Lewis Ruffin was born on December 16, 1834 in Richmond, V  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: As the Healey-Driscoll Administration works toward positive and proactive solutions to combat climate change, the Executive Office of Energy of Environmental Affairs (EEA) unveiled Massachusetts' first-ever Environmental Justice (EJ) Strategy (https://www.mass.gov/doc/february-2024-environmental-justice-strategy-english/download) today to e  more

LAWRENCE, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $6,320,000 tax-exempt bond on behalf of Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, Inc. Helfrich will use bond proceeds to buy and renovate a vacant 41,000-square-foot building at 43 Merrimack St. in Lawrence, located next to the company's existing 100,000-square-foot headquarters, to create additional space for its advanced manufacturing business that includes a state-of-the-art robotic wel  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The team used machine learning to analyze satellite and roadside images of areas where small farms predominate and agricultural data are sparse. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Crop maps help scientists and policymakers track global food supplies and estimate how they might shift with climate change and growing populations. But getting accurate maps of the types of crops  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Feb. 14, 2024, with Paloma Duong, an associate professor in the program in Comparative Media Studies/Writing: * * * The scholar's new book looks at perspectives of the Cuban people through a study of online media, music, fashion, and contemporary communication. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News As a state run by a Communist Party, Cuba appears set apart from many of its neigh  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Feb. 14, 2024, with Emily Goodling, a lecturer in German in Global Languages: * * * By Lisa Hickler, MIT Global Languages Emily Goodling is a lecturer in German in Global Languages at MIT. She teaches class 21G.411 (Conflict, Contest, Controversy: A Literary Investigation of German Politics), a new course offered last fall. Goodling developed the course with the help of an MIT Global La  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Performing this test could help doctors prevent dysfunction that can occur when the right and left ventricles of the heart become imbalanced. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Every year, around 50,000 people in the United States experience cardiogenic shock -- a life-threatening condition, usually caused by a severe heart attack, in which the heart can't pump enough blood  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Political science and physics major Leela Fredlund wants to ensure fairness and justice prevail in humanity's leap into space. * * * Can a government promote morality? How much trust should people place in their government? Such fundamental questions of political philosophy and ethics intrigue Leela Fredlund, a senior majoring in political science and physics. She has parsed thes  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Award honors "scientists who have made a transformational contribution toward the improvement of human health." * * * MIT Institute Professor Robert S. Langer was recently honored with the 2023 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for his groundbreaking work in designing novel drug delivery systems that can deliver medications continuously, precisely, and at controlled rates over exten  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release: * * * * Cash flow from operations and free cash flow both exceed $200 million for first time in company history * Annual contract value (ACV) grows 11% year over year * Pega Cloud gross margin jumps to 74% for 2023 * * * Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leading enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, released   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Innovative AI system from MIT CSAIL melds simulations and physical testing to forge materials with newfound durability and flexibility for diverse engineering uses. * * * By Rachel Gordon, MIT CSAIL Every time you smoothly drive from point A to point B, you're not just enjoying the convenience of your car, but also the sophisticated engineering that makes it safe and re  more