BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study found that extending Medicaid eligibility for birthing people increase treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorder by more than 20 percentage points, compared to birthing people with commercial insurance. * * * By Jillian McKoy Extending postpartum Medicaid eligibility extensions may increase treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), a lea  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNSres) -- Clark University issued the following news: By Melissa Hanson Sometimes app developers create sneaky strategies to keep you on your phone longer. Other times, they create tools meant to help consumers protect their data or accomplish tasks. These mechanisms are at the heart of research by computer science Professor Peter Story and Becker School of Design & Technology Professor Kat Andler. The tools developers use to hook consumers are called dark   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: The Healey-Driscoll Administration has awarded $2.9 million to 20 organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) to address substance use in the communities they serve, which continue to be disproportionately impacted by increases in overdoses. The grants are the first to be awarded through the Redefining Community Wellness program, a new initiative intended to support   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced initial steps to explore a shared campus model for Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School (WT) and Northern Essex Community College (NECC) on NECC's Haverhill campus, a collaborative effort with state and local partners that aims to meet the evolving educational needs of the region's students and communities, ef  more

WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Massachusetts Bay Community College issued the following news release: MassBay Community College distinguished alumnus, Alfonso Hidalgo of Boston, MA, has been appointed by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to the MassBay Board of Trustees. Hidalgo brings a wealth of experience in strategic communications and public policy, alongside a deep commitment to community service and educational advancement. A 2015 graduate of MassBay, Hidalgo earned his As  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNSres) -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Mount Holyoke College film and media student Aderet Fishbane has been selected as one of NBCU's Original Voices Accelerator Fellows. The six-month fellowship is designed to provide a direct pipeline to a career for young creatives. One Mount Holyoke junior is getting an experience of a lifetime hobnobbing with producers and writers and receiving mentorship from independent filmmakers after being s  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * In a first, four different technologies will monitor changes in the upper atmosphere, locally and across the continent, as the sun's radiation dips. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News On April 8, the moon's shadow will sweep through North America, trailing a diagonal ribbon of momentary, midday darkness across parts of the continent. Those who happen to be within the "path o  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The low-cost hardware outperforms state-of-the-art versions and could someday enable an affordable, in-home device for health monitoring. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News Mass spectrometry, a technique that can precisely identify the chemical components of a sample, could be used to monitor the health of people who suffer from chronic illnesses. For instance, a mass spectrom  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Seron Electronics, founded by Mo Mirvakili PhD '17, makes research equipment with applications including microelectronics, clean energy, optics, biomedicine, and beyond. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News Mo Mirvakili PhD '17 was in the middle of an experiment as a postdoc at MIT when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Grappling with restricted access to laboratory facilities, he deci  more

DUDLEY, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Nichols College issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Nichols College has announced that Ralph Crowley Jr., president and chief executive officer of Polar Beverages, will give the Commencement Address at the 2024 commencement exercises on Saturday, May 4. Mr. Crowley has led Polar, founded in 1882 and the largest privately owned sparkling beverage bottler in the country, since 1992. Under his leadership, Polar has grown from an $18M to a $1B enterprise.  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT scientists have tackled key obstacles to bringing 2D magnetic materials into practical use, setting the stage for the next generation of energy-efficient computers. * * * Globally, computation is booming at an unprecedented rate, fueled by the boons of artificial intelligence. With this, the staggering energy demand of the world's computing infrastructure has become a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * An MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead, an MIT study finds. * * * By Jennifer Michalowski, McGovern Institute for Brain Research A new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally reported, according to scientists at MIT's McGovern Insti  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH in a strategic global licensing agreement with mAbxience for a biosimilar candidate currently in development for the treatment of multiple oncology indications. The transaction was announced on April 4. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the licensing agreement, mAbxience will leverage its experience in biosimilar development to devel  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, April 4 (TNSres) -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release: TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), the global leader in B2B technology purchase intent data and services today announced that it plans to release its 2024 first quarter financial results after the market closes on Thursday, May 9, 2024. The Company's management team will host a live conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: Building on its established master's and bachelor's degree programs and aiming to meet industry trends and demands, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has introduced the nation's first PhD program in Financial Technology (FinTech). The new program underscores WPI's dedication to advanced education and research in this rapidly expanding sector, making it the only university in the country t  more