BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz is pleased to announce that Environmental Law Chair Jeffrey R. Porter and ESG Co-chair Jacob Hupart have been named 'Top Authors' in their respective fields by JD Supra in its 2024 Readers' Choice Awards. This annual award recognizes top authors and firms for their thought leadership in key topics and reaching high levels of visibility and engagement. Jeff boasts over three decades of litigation and   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT.nano Immersion Lab Works with AR/VR Startup to Create Transcontinental Medical Instruction. * * * By Becky Ham, MIT.nano Benjamin Warf, a renowned neurosurgeon at Boston Children's Hospital, stands in the MIT.nano Immersion Lab. More than 3,000 miles away, his virtual avatar stands next to Matheus Vasconcelos in Brazil as the resident practices delicate surgery on a   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Cengage Group, an education and technology company, issued the following news release: Cengage Group, a global edtech company, has appointed Darren Person as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer (CDO). With more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Person will lead Cengage Group's product technology and innovation organization, and ensure the company continues to deliver innovative solutions that enable learners and educators ar  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The city of Boston issued the following news: "I love this City," said Juan Aurelio Lopez, who has spent over four decades servicing the City of Boston. For 46 years, Juan has walked the halls of City Hall with his gracious smile, helping hand, and welcoming attitude. Juan has been more than a city employee. He has been an inspiration, a mentor, and a "history teacher" to many city workers and residents of Boston. Juan began his career with the City as the Cit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: During National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a new grant that will provide up to $800,000 in funding to nonprofit legal services organizations offering legal assistance to low-income consumers who are vulnerable to unlawful asset and income seizures by debt collectors and creditors. The Protecting Consumers from Unlawful Seizures by  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Bradley A. Jacobson, shareholder at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office and co-chair of its Corporate Practice, will present at the Practising Law Institute (PLI)'s Private Placements and Hybrid Securities Offerings 2024, March 7. Jacobson will present on "Late-Stage and Pre-IPO Private Placements," providing insight into the unique characteristics of late-stage and pre-initial  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Zachary A. Dovitz, a Real Estate associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office, was selected to participate in the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's 2024 Boston Future Leaders (BFL) program. The BFL class of 2024 consists of 80 up-and-coming leaders, selected to guide Boston into an innovative future. Presented by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and Harvard Busine  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced a $20 million campaign to end veteran homelessness in Massachusetts. This groundbreaking veteran's housing initiative will include the largest, targeted investment to address veteran homelessness in state history. The End Veteran Homelessness campaign - announced today at the New England Center and Home for Veterans in Bost  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today awarded more than $199,000 in grants to three coalitions of non-profit environmental organizations to support the testing of water quality in rivers, lakes and ponds, and coastal resources in eastern Massachusetts, the Connecticut River Watershed and Cape Cod. The Water Quality Monitoring Grant is administered by   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today joined the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), a national coalition of state governments, non-profits, and businesses to promote the growth of the outdoor recreation economy and outdoor-related activities. The Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation (MOOR) joins 12 other state departments and org  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder today announced that preliminary revenue collections for February totaled $2.007 billion, $27 million or 1.3% more than actual collections in February 2023, but $11 million or 0.6% below benchmark./1 FY2024 year-to-date collections totaled approximately $23.467 billion, which is $186 million or 0.8%   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Boston Public Schools issued the following news on March 5, 2024: Today Mayor Michelle Wu, BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper, the City's Public Facilities Department, and the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) participated in a topping off ceremony for the new William E. Carter School. The Carter School serves students ages 12-22 with disabilities and complex learning needs. The transformation of the Carter marks a renewed commitment to better serve t  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: On Thursday, February 8, Middlesex Community College welcomed Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich for an artist talk, "Wading, Ploughing, Waiting" at MCC's Richard and Nancy Donahue and Family Academic Arts Center in Lowell. One of the most prominent, internationally-known contemporary artists working in Cambodia, Pich's visit was in partnership with MCC's 2023 Fulbright-Hays grant, which sent 14 Lowell t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Jessica Pellien, MIT Press Launched in 2021, the Grant Program for Diverse Voices from the MIT Press provides direct support for new work by authors who bring excluded or chronically underrepresented perspectives to the fields in which the press publishes, which include the sciences, arts, and humanities. Recipients are selected after submitting a book proposal and completing  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * New MIT Sloan research reveals flaws in common assumptions about how misinformation spreads and shows how news producers can manipulate consumer behavior. * * * In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), MIT Sloan School of Management professor and three coauthors use game theory to show that  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A with Daron Acemoglu, David Autor and Simon Johnson, faculty co-directors of the MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative: * * * The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, co-directed by MIT professors Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson, celebrated its official launch on Jan. 22. The new initiative's mission is to analyze the forces that are eroding job quality and l  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Can carbon trading systems reduce global emissions, or are they little more than greenwashing? Clear, enforceable standards may make the difference. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News One of the most contentious issues faced at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) on climate change last December was a proposal for a U.N.-sanctioned market for trading carbon credits.  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study finds language-processing difficulties are an indicator -- in addition to memory loss -- of amnestic mild cognitive impairment. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News Individuals with mild cognitive impairment, especially of the "amnestic subtype" (aMCI), are at increased risk for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease relative to cognitively healthy older adults. Now, a s  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new study finds precancerous colon cells turn on a gene called SOX17, which helps them evade detection and develop into more advanced tumors. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News One of the immune system's primary roles is to detect and kill cells that have acquired cancerous mutations. However, some early-stage cancer cells manage to evade this surveillance and develop into  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Benjamin Daniel, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Soledad Chango, a native of Ecuador and a graduate student in MIT's Indigenous Language Initiative, began preparations for her Quechua course with a clear idea about its purpose. "Our language matters," she says. "It's worth studying and spreading." Quechua at MIT, a new two-week introductory class hosted by MI  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Deborah Halber, MIT Energy Initiative MIT graduate student Sydney Rose Johnson has never seen the steel mills in central India. She's never toured the American Midwest's hulking steel plants or the mini mills dotting the Mississippi River. But in the past year, she's become more familiar with steel production than she ever imagined. A fourth-year dual degree MBA and PhD candidate in c  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The work will help researchers tune surface properties of perovskites, a promising alternative and supplement to silicon, for more efficient photovoltaics. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Perovskites, a broad class of compounds with a particular kind of crystal structure, have long been seen as a promising alternative or supplement to today's silicon or cadmium tell  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * With batteries based on iron and air, Form Energy leverages MIT research to incorporate renewables into the grid. * * * By Deborah Halber, MIT Energy Initiative In 2016, at the huge Houston energy conference CERAWeek, MIT materials scientist Yet-Ming Chiang found himself talking to a Tesla executive about a thorny problem: how to store the output of solar panels and wind   more