CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Exceptional students from top programs across the US receive tuition fellowships and conditional acceptance to the MIT Supply Chain Management master's program. * * * The MIT Supply Chain Management Master's Program has recognized 35 exceptional students from eight renowned undergraduate programs specializing in supply chain management and engineering across the United Stat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on May 16, 2024: Yesterday while at a meeting at Rome City Hall, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri signed a Declaration of Intent to establish a formal cultural and economic partnership between the cities of Boston and Rome. Recognizing shared academic, cultural, and economic bonds, the goal of the document is to further strengthen this connection, which could lead to outcomes like increa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston Reparations Task Force recently announced the appointment of former State Representative Byron Rushing to the Reparations Task Force. With this appointment, the task force members will continue to build and convene around Boston's work regarding research and community engagement around reparative solutions for the descendants of enslaved persons. "Byron Rushing is a gro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 (TNSres) -- The city of Boston issued the following news: After receiving a strong pool of applications, the City of Boston's Office of Food Justice (OFJ) has awarded Community Outreach Leaders Grants totalling $100,000 to 5 organizations: Allston Brighton Health Collaborative (ABHC), Cape Verdean Association of Boston (CVA), Health Leads, Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition (MFFC), and Maverick Landing Community Services (MLCS). Over the next 6 months, the grante  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Clark University issued the following news: By Melissa Lynch Dr. Robert D. Bullard calls himself "an accidental environmentalist." He didn't start his career planning to fight for vulnerable communities, but he's spent the last 45 years doing just that. "I always wanted to be a college professor," Bullard said in a recent Zoom interview. "But I came of age when everything was pretty much segregated in the South. We couldn't go to the swimming pool, couldn't  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Katy Dandurand, Human Resources After almost 50 years at the Institute, the MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science (MITES) programs for middle and high school students continue to evolve. MITES increases confidence, creates community, and offers a challenging foundation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) topics for seventh through 12th grade st  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: In response to Governor Maura Healey's appeal in March to President Joe Biden to support the ongoing recovery of Massachusetts communities impacted by severe weather and flooding in September, federal disaster aid will now be available in two counties to businesses and eligible homeowners and renters who incurred storm-related repair costs. Federal Disaster assistance has been authorized by   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has entered into a settlement, via a Consent Judgment, with North Andover Auto School, LLC (NAAS) and its owner, Michael J. Larocque. The settlement resolves the AGO's lawsuit against the defendants for allegedly violating the state Consumer Protection Act by failing to refund consumers after NAAS's abrupt October 2020 closure, which followed  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today released the Fiscal Year 2023 Problem Gambling Helpline report, which highlighted an increase in call volume to the line and included initiatives that served more than 2,000 individuals in communities across Massachusetts in prevention efforts. DPH established the Office of Problem Gambling Services   more

WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts, May 16 -- Massachusetts Bay Community College issued the following news release: MassBay Community College proudly announces that Ronan Keane of Needham, MA, has been selected to deliver the student commencement address at the College's 62nd Commencement exercises on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Keane will be graduating with an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts: Communications. "Being selected to address the graduates at MassBay's commencement is an incredible  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) issued a $15,125 penalty to Avient Colorants USA, LLC, a manufacturer of paints and coatings, for failure to notify MassDEP about releases of hazardous materials. Avient discovered PFAS in groundwater at its property at 85 Industrial Drive in Holden but did not take timely action to contact MassDEP as requ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $400 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc. (BILH), which is using proceeds to buy, build, expand, remodel, and renovate facilities at multiple locations across its health care system, including the Klarman Building at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Bond proceeds are also being used to implement EPIC and Workday electronic medical record and inform  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Lillian Eden, Department of Biology When Hanjun Lee arrived at MIT, he was set on becoming a Course 5 chemistry student. Based on his experience in high school, biology was all about rote memorization. That changed when he took course 7.03 (Genetics), taught by then-professor Aviv Regev, now head and executive vice president of research and early development at Genentech, and P  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The MIT senior calculates how renewables and EVs impact the grid. * * * By Deborah Halber, MIT Energy Initiative MIT senior Elaine Siyu Liu doesn't own an electric car, or any car. But she sees the impact of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewables on the grid as two pieces of an energy puzzle she wants to solve. The U.S. Department of Energy reports that the number of pub  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The doctoral student will use the prize to find novel phases of matter and particles. * * * By Sandi Miller, Department of Physics Physics graduate student Jeong Min (Jane) Park is among the 32 exceptional early-career scientists worldwide chosen to receive the prestigious 2024 Schmidt Science Fellows award. As a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow, Park's postdoctoral work wil  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Trustnet browser extension lets individuals assess the accuracy of any content on any website. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News Most people agree that the spread of online misinformation is a serious problem. But there is much less consensus on what to do about it. Many proposed solutions focus on how social media platforms can or should moderate content their users post  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on May 15, 2024, with Evan Lieberman, professor of political science and contemporary Africa: * * * Professor of political science Evan Lieberman discusses his research into perceptions among African and American citizens about the climate crisis and how their governments are responding. * * * By Leda Zimmerman, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Evan Lieberman is th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The material could be made as a thin coating to analyze air quality in industrial or home settings over time. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Most systems used to detect toxic gases in industrial or domestic settings can be used only once, or at best a few times. Now, researchers at MIT have developed a detector that could provide continuous monitoring for the prese  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News When water freezes, it transitions from a liquid phase to a solid phase, resulting in a drastic change in properties like density and volume. Phase transitions in water are so common most of us probably don't even think  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Adam Felts, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics How can people better imagine and plan for their future selves? A two-day event hosted at MIT featured two chief executives at the forefront of an emerging industry centered around helping the public prepare for longer lives. Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS, and Penny Pennington, managing partner at Edward Jones, were the opening speakers f  more

DUDLEY, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Nichols College issued the following news: Nichols College President Bill Pieczynski has announced the appointment of Alex Cross as dean of students, effective July 1, 2024. He is coming to Nichols from American International College (AIC) in Springfield, Mass., where he serves as dean of student success and Title IX coordinator. "Alex has an extensive background in managing a diverse portfolio of student life functions as well as in leading initiatives that d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on May 16, 2024: The Preliminary Screening Committee of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board of Directors today recommended two candidates to the full Board for consideration as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The finalists are Eulois Cleckley, the the Director and CEO of the Department of Transportation and Public Works for Miami-Dade County, and Richard Davey, President of New York  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Dessert Holdings in its acquisition of Kenny's Great Pies, a premier manufacturer of high quality, clean label, cream-based pies from Kaho Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The announcement was made public on May 15 in a press release. Dessert Holdings, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is premium dessert company. The Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity pa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Audax Private Equity in the sale of CorEvitas, LLC to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., which has been named a 2024 Mid-Market Deal of the Year by Mergers & Acquisitions. The deal team was led by private equity partner Ken Chow, finance partner Mike Lee, employment partner Megan Bisk, executive compensation & employee benefits partner Jenny Rikoski, litigation & enforcement partners Sa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In an article for The Boston Globe, employment partner Douglas Brayley commented on a proposed FTC ban that would prohibit new noncompete agreements and nullify existing noncompete agreements for employees who are not senior executives. Nearly 20 percent of Americans have noncompete agreements in their contracts. Doug noted that while the FTC and labor advocates argue that noncompetes drive down salaries,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ignites reports that members of the U.S. Congress, using the Congressional Review Act, are looking to unwind recently enacted and likely to be adopted rules by Federal agencies, including by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor. These lawmakers are taking procedural steps ahead of, what they hope, will be a Republican victory in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. A  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Zaxby's, the franchisor of the iconic chain of more than 900 quick casual chicken restaurants across 17 states in the Southern U.S., in a new issuance of asset-backed notes from its whole business securitization. The new debt consists of $210 million of traditional term WBS notes and a $75 million novel delayed-draw note component offered as a private placement, under which Zaxby's   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: By Megan Jones With support from the School of Public Health and BU's Institute for Global Sustainability, Jonathan Buonocore and Mary Willis spearheaded the symposium to share with stakeholders their latest research project, a first-of-its-kind database mapping community exposure to energy infrastructure. Early analysis of a first-of-its-kind database developed by researchers at th  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Springfield College issued the following news: Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper has announced the hiring of Dr. Lori Ciccomascolo as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Her appointment will be effective July 8, 2024. "As we continue to evolve as an institution, I am confident that Dr. Ciccomascolo is the right leader at this important time at Springfield College. With a proven legacy of fostering student triumphs, nurturing c  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Natalie Farny is launching a $1.2 million, five-year project that could advance the use of bacteria for environmental cleanups by determining how a critical biological process regulates genes in bacteria as they adapt to conditions outside of laboratories. Farny, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology, wi  more