CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University. * * * By Julia Mongo, Office of Distinguished Fellowships MIT senior Owen Dugan, graduate student Vittorio Colicci '22, predoctoral research fellow Carine You '22, and recent alumna Carina Letong Hong '22 are recipients of this year's Knight-Hennessy Scholarships. The competitive fellowship, now in its seventh  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: The Foley Hoag LLP D.C. office and several of its attorneys were recently recognized for their dedication to pro bono work by the 2023 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll and by the D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services 40@50. The 2023 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll annual tribute recognized attorneys who provided services throughout the past year to D.C. residents who cannot affo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Forbes has ranked Massachusetts as the most environmentally-friendly state in the nation. All 50 states were evaluated using a Sustainability Index that utilized three metrics- water use, energy use, and solar friendliness to determine their commitment to protecting the environment. Massachusetts ranked second in water usage with a total of 200.57 gallons per day diverting less water from riv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed a $16,176 penalty to The James Monroe Wire and Cable Corp. for violating air quality and hazardous waste regulations at its two manufacturing facilities in Lancaster. The Company manufactures cable for various industrial uses. MassDEP determined that the Company exceeded production limits contain  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, May 15 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is celebrating the groundbreaking of the "Taxiway B South" project at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Western Massachusetts. Airport officials broke ground on the $32 million project on Monday, May 13, at a ceremony attended by elected officials, municipal leaders, and members of the 104th Fighter Wing  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz advised global investment firm Sixth Street in a non-dilutive, senior secured credit facility of up to $475 million for Apellis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: APLS). Apellis received $375 million in funding at close, with ability to access an additional $100 million under the facility at the Company's option prior to September 2025, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Apellis used the majorit  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Three stars circling the Milky Way's halo formed 12 to 13 billion years ago. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News MIT researchers, including several undergraduate students, have discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they happen to live in our own galactic neighborhood. The team spotted the stars in the Milky Way's "halo" -- the cloud of stars that envelope  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 10 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * More than a decade since its launch, App Inventor recently hosted its 100 millionth project and registered its 20 millionth user. Now hosted by MIT, the app also supports experimenting with AI. * * * By Andrew Whitacre, RAISE Initiative In June 2007, Apple unveiled the first iPhone. But the company made a strategic decision about iPhone software: its new App Store would   more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- San Diego State University issued the following news: By Bryana Quintana A National Science Foundation-funded project has brought together four principal investigators (PI) from institutions across the country to conduct research and promote underrepresented students in STEM at San Diego State University. In 2022, SDSU's Liz Waters, along with Elizabeth Vierling from University of Massachusetts Amherst, Paula Lemons from University of Georgia and Magd  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: At a Drug Information Association conference on advertising and promotion regulatory affairs covered in a Pink Sheet article, life sciences regulatory & compliance partner Kellie Combs discussed key takeaways from recent warning and untitled letters issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP). Kellie observed that several themes are emerging from recent OPD  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The chip-scale device could provide sensitive detection of lead levels in drinking water, whose toxicity affects 240 million people worldwide. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Engineers at MIT, Nanyang Technological University, and several companies have developed a compact and inexpensive technology for detecting and measuring lead concentrations in water, potentiall  more

IPSWICH, Massachusetts, May 15 -- EBSCO Industries, a provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books and discovery service to libraries, issued the following news release: The Seton Hall University Libraries (SHU) will transition to the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP) using EBSCO FOLIO hosting and implementation services from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). SHU Libraries will undergo phased implementation and is expected to be entirely live on FOLIO by Jan  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, founded by MIT professors and former postdocs, has turned the promise of RNAi research into a new class of powerful therapies. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News There are many hurdles to clear before a research discovery becomes a life-changing treatment for patients. That's especially true when the treatments being developed represent an entirely new c  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: UMass Dartmouth Provost Ramprasad Balasubramanian recently announced that Madan Annavarjula will become the next Dean of the Charlton College of Business on September 1. Annavarjula most recently served as the Dean of the College of Business and Professor of International Business at Bryant University. At Bryant, he was responsible for strategic planning, curriculum developme  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new "consensus game," developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, elevates AI's text comprehension and generation skills. * * * By Rachel Gordon, MIT CSAIL Imagine you and a friend are playing a game where your goal is to communicate secret messages to each other using only cryptic sentences. Your friend's job is to guess the secret message behind your sentences. Sometimes, you  more