WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, May 11 (TNScapv) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The New England First Amendment Coalition continued its international outreach today with a civics and legal program for Middle Eastern and African leaders. The U.S. State Department sponsors short-term visits to the United States for foreign officials, executives and journalists to learn about a variety of topics, including the First Amendment. Since 201  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory issued the following news: Two microscopes funded by a $4.3 million award from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) have been installed at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL). The two advanced instruments--a plasma focused ion beam-scanning electron microscope (Thermo Scientific PFIB-SEM Helios Hydra) and a confocal and super-resolution microscope (Leica Stellaris 8 STED)--will allow 2D and 3D reconstruction from   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The Nieman Foundation issued the following news: The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 24 leading journalists from around the world for two semesters of study at Harvard University, where they will research climate change, the use of artificial intelligence in newsgathering, the proliferation of misinformation, campaigns to silence the free press and other urgent societal and media issues. The cohort will arrive in Cambridge this fall from throug  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 10 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA primate scientist Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel gave an earful to the leadership of Charles River Laboratories during the company's annual meeting, pointing out that it misleads shareholders by not saying exactly where its imported monkeys come from or which deadly pathogens they harbor. Birgit Girshick, Charles River's chief operating officer, was visibly uncomfortable under the scrutin  more