BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2024: The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors Thursday approved three new development projects representing approximately 1,027,190 square feet (SF). The new projects will create 152 residential units, 127 units, or 84 percent of these units are designated income-restricted, and will support approximately 841 construction jobs and 1,799 permanent jobs. Th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2024: The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) celebrated the disbursement of $352,500 to 16 community organizations that serve the Dorchester community at an event Friday at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester. The work the organizations do runs the gamut from youth track and field programming, to workshops promoting civic engagement, to support for victims of violence in   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- Clark University issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2024: President David Fithian and Provost Sebastian Royo yesterday announced the appointment of David A. Jordan, MPA '02, to a three-year term as dean of the School of Management. "We are confident that with David's continued leadership the School of Management will realize its full promise and potential, and we couldn't be more enthusiastic about his partnership with us and the other academic deans at   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- Clark University issued the following news: By Meredith Woodward King Many of us hear about cyanobacteria when summertime blooms of toxic blue-green algae lead to beach closings at freshwater ponds and lakes. But cyanobacteria are not all bad -- those growing in the ocean produce more than 12 percent of the oxygen we breathe, according to Clark Biology Professor Nathan Ahlgren. "Cyanobacteria form an important foundation of life in the oceans," sa  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- Clark University issued the following news: The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts is partnering with the Mosakowski Institute at Clark University and the Southbridge Public Schools to develop and implement a robust school-based mental health program that leverages state-of-the-art tech-enabled products and services to address students' academic, social-emotional, and college/career needs. The Foundation's Synergy Initiative has awarded the Mosakows  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * GE Vernova, a global leader driving electrification and decarbonization, to become standalone public company * GE Vernova is well-positioned for multi-decade secular growth driven by the energy transition * Latest milestone as GE Vernova prepares to spin-off in early April following strong 2023 results and cont  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT spinout Elicio developed a vaccine based on a lymph node-targeting approach first developed at the Koch Institute. Phase 1 solid tumor clinical trial results are promising so far. * * * By Bendta Schroeder, Koch Institute Therapeutic cancer vaccines are an appealing strategy for treating malignancies. In theory, when a patient is injected with peptide antigens -- pr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Sarah Foote, Division of Student Life As part of MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles's effort to educate the whole student, MIT's chaplain to the Institute and associate dean Thea Keith-Lucas, along with colleagues Natalie Hill, a Methodist minister and chaplain, and Sarah Johnson, lead wellness instructor for physical education and wellness, created PE.0539 (Yoga/Emotional Intelligence, Conn  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Leon Sandler reflects on 18 years of helping MIT faculty make their research have real-world impact. * * * By Andromeda Blumenau, Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation Imagine you were planning a trek across Death Valley. Would you be better off setting out on foot with just a bottle of water in your hand, or in a vehicle loaded with supplies and a full tank of   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The company, founded by Clark Yuan MBA '22, has developed a cloud platform that makes 3D data sharing, visualizing, and editing easy. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News Workers are increasingly using 3D files to do things like assess construction projects, understand damage from natural disasters, map out crime scenes, and more. But as the importance of 3D files has grown, th  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), the global leader in B2B technology purchase intent data and marketing services today announced the second annual Partner Marketing VisionariesTM Summit, a 2-day virtual event taking place March 12-13. Featuring 12 sessions and a speaker lineup of 30+ Partner Marketing executive  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Applying a small voltage to a catalyst can increase the rates of reactions used in petrochemical processing, pharmaceutical manufacture, and many other processes. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News A simple technique that uses small amounts of energy could boost the efficiency of some key chemical processing reactions, by up to a factor of 100,000, MIT researchers rep  more