CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing building will form a new cluster of connectivity across a spectrum of disciplines in computing and artificial intelligence. * * * By Terri Park, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing On Vassar Street, in the heart of MIT's campus, the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing recently opened the doors to its new headquarters in Building  more

DUDLEY, Massachusetts, April 18 -- Nichols College issued the following news: The College's second annual Research, Experiential, and Applied Learning (REAL) Symposium will be held April 23. The day-long symposium serves to celebrate and highlight the many unique and impactful projects of Nichols students and faculty, both in and out of the classroom. Project presenters will share their research as well as experiential and applied learning experiences with the Nichols community. "The REAL Symp  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Governor Maura T. Healey today participated in the Biden-Harris administration's "Making Care Work" event, in honor of Care Workers Recognition Month and the Month of Action on Care. The event marked the one-year anniversary of President Biden's Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/pre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on April 17, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of Brian Swett as the City of Boston's Chief Climate Officer, leading the Environment, Energy and Open Space (EEOS) Cabinet. This Cabinet is currently overseen by Reverend Mariama White-Hammond who will be transitioning out of her role on April 26. In this role, Swett is charged with spearheading the Mayor's bold agenda on climate action while adva  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 18 (TNSres) -- Clark University issued the following news: By Melissa Hanson and Meredith Woodward King Below the surface of the soil, a diverse community of microbes -- living organisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa -- interact and play a significant role in breaking down organic matter and cycling nutrients. These microbial interactions can improve or, in some cases, impair the health and growth of plants. Although they cannot be seen with the n  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 18 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: A coalition of New England states jointly submitted two applications to secure federal funding to support investments in large-scale transmission and energy storage infrastructure to enhance grid reliability and resilience across the region. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resource  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- Harvard University's Business School issued the following news release: Desiree Rogers (MBA 1985), co-owner and CEO of Black Opal LLC and a venerated figure known for her transformative leadership across various industries, will be the Harvard Business School's (HBS) Class Day Speaker on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The ceremony is set to take place on Baker Lawn at the the campus of the School in Boston. The day's events will include a welcome from the co-preside  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV has acted as technical advisor to Rock Road as it secured a pound sterling100 million funding platform to finance up to 250 zero-emission buses and associated infrastructure across the UK. Rock Rail, the UK Infrastructure Bank and Aviva, through its in-house capital unit Aviva Capital Partners, have formed a partnership  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: A team of Foley Hoag LLP attorneys helped structure an agreement reached in a class action lawsuit that expands opportunities for individuals in nursing facilities to receive the services they need to live in their communities of choice. The settlement, subject to court approval, invests in new housing opportunities and community-based programs for older adults and persons with physical disabilities or mental   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Liberty Mutual Insurance today announced strategic updates in the ongoing transformation of Global Risk Solutions (GRS), the company's global commercial and specialty (re)insurer and international insurance operations, that will bolster its presence in key global markets, including Asia Pacific, and bring clarity, ease of access and the full breadth of the company's capabilitie  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release: A coalition of New England states jointly submitted two applications to secure federal funding to support investments in large-scale transmission and energy storage infrastructure to enhance grid reliability and resilience across the region. The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 17 (TNSres) -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, posted the following issue brief from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center on April 16, 2024: * * * An Act Relative to Strengthening Massachusetts' Economic Leadership Introduction Massachusetts is the global epicenter for the life sciences industry. Yet, other states, such as Texas, New York, California, and North Carolina, are competing hard to outpace us. To remain the leader and to continue to cultivate inn  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is soliciting feedback from potential service plaza operators and other industry stakeholders as part of an effort to identify a best-in-class operating model for its 18 service plazas located along various highways throughout Massachusetts. A Request for Information (RFI) has been issued and will remain open through May 2  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, April 18 -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, a life insurance company, issued the following news release: Financial professionals who choose to affiliate with MassMutual can now offer their clients property and casualty (P&C) insurance, both personal and commercial lines, available through Insurify, America's top-rated insurance comparison platform. This is one of the latest additions to MassMutual's suite of wealth management and protection solutions. "Those t  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, April 18 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Middlesex Community College won first place in Advancing Institutional Equity and Belonging at the 2024 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Awards of Excellence. MCC President Phil Sisson and Provost & Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs Arlene Rodriguez accepted the award at a ceremony hosted in Louisville, Kentucky on Monday, April 8. "This achievement is a collaborative e  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * For 10th consecutive year, the Institute ranks No. 2 among all colleges and No. 1 among colleges with one main campus, underlying the impact of innovation and critical role of technology transfer. * * * By Robyn Bunch, Technology Licensing Office In an era defined by unprecedented challenges and opportunities, MIT remains at the forefront of pioneering research and inno  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * In research that may lead to next-generation airplanes and spacecraft, MIT engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News To save on fuel and reduce aircraft emissions, engineers are looking to build lighter, stronger airplanes out of advanced composites. These engineered materials are made from high-perfo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on April 16, 2024, with Matthias Winkenbach, principal research scientist, director of research for the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and a researcher with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab: * * * MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Director Matthias Winkenbach uses AI to make vehicle routing more efficient and adaptable for unexpected events. * * * By Lauren Hinkel  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Postdoc Shaniel Bowen studies women's sexual anatomy and health while also working to interest young women in STEM careers. * * * By Michaela Jarvis, School of Engineering Watching her uncle play a video game when she was a small child started Shaniel Bowen on her path to becoming a biomedical engineer. The game, "Metal Gear Solid 2," introduced her to exoskeletons, wear  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Engine Accelerator offers "tough tech" startups space, support, and a network to help them scale up. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News In a large, open space on the first floor of 750 Main Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a carbon-capture company is heating up molten salts to 600 degrees Celsius right next to a quantum computing company's device for supercooling qubit  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Mark Harnett investigates how electrical activity in mammalian cortical cells helps to produce neural computations that give rise to behavior. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Mark Harnett, an associate professor at MIT, still remembers the first time he saw electrical activity spiking from a living neuron. He was a senior at Reed College and had spent weeks building a   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Graduate student Hammaad Adam is working to increase the supply of organs available for transplants, saving lives and improving health equity. * * * By Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society For those in need of one, an organ transplant is a matter of life and death. Every year, the medical procedure gives thousands of people with advanced or end-sta  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The fellowship will incubate early-career science journalists, providing them with a year of skill-building freelance experience and dedicated mentorship. * * * The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT has announced a new fellowship program that will provide students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) with training, mentorship, and early-career support t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Sensors that detect plant signaling molecules can reveal when crops are experiencing too much light or heat, or attack from insects or microbes. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have discovered signals that reveal when plans are expe  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A with Claire Walsh associate director of policy at J-PAL Global: * * * Since 2020, K-CAI has innovated and tested climate policies in more than 35 countries and supported scale-ups that have reached over 15 million people. * * * By Leda Zimmerman, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences The King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI) is the flagship climate change program of   more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, April 18 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Mount Holyoke professor Marta Sabariego and a group of neuroscience majors led a bilingual workshop for first graders at Edward Nelson White School in Holyoke to understand the intricacies of the brain and inspire them to pursue careers in science. It's not every day that you hear a classroom full of first-grade students cheer that they want to be scientists, but that's exactly the sentiment that recently  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: * * * Open Through May 31 * * * The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced earlier this month the start of the public comment period for Beyond Mobility, the Massachusetts 2050 Transportation Plan. As an update, the public comment period has been extended and will be open through May 31, 2024. Community members are encouraged to offer   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * An MIT Values event showcased three women's career journeys and how they are paving the way for the next generation. * * * By Dario Salati and Sharece Corner, MindHandHeart What better way to commemorate Women's History Month and International Women's Day than to give three of the world's most accomplished scientists an opportunity to talk about their careers? On March 7, MindH  more