BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following Q&A with student Sarah Shahabi: * * * As one of the largest graduating classes in recent years, students from many different backgrounds will be walking across the stage at BU Law's Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony. With career aspirations in law firms, public service, healthcare, government, and more, graduates are poised to utilize their degrees and diverse experiences to make an impact in the legal worl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 18 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following news: By Kimberly Miragliuolo Professors Daniela Caruso, Kent Coit, David Seipp, and Gary Lawson have made immeasurable contributions during their tenure at BU Law. Professor of Law Daniela Caruso Daniela Caruso has been a valued member of the BU Law community for thirty years. She is a distinguished expert and renowned scholar in contracts, comparative law, and European Union law. Caruso is well known for   more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: MassMutual today announced that Elizabeth Forget has joined the company as head of product. In this role, Forget is responsible for the creation and management of innovative protection, accumulation, distribution and retirement solutions for MassMutual's retail, worksite and institutional customers. Forget reports to Paul LaPiana, head of brand, product and affiliate  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced today that EZDRM, Inc. is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program. EZDRM is offering an Akamai Connected Cloud-native configuration of its digital rights management as a service (DRMaaS) solution t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 18 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: David C. Fixler, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Energy & Natural Resources Practice in Boston, moderated Northeast Energy and Commerce Association (NECA)'s Power Markets 101 virtual panel May 16. The panel discussed the ISO New England administered wholesale electricity markets, including energy, capacity, and ancillary services product markets. The pane  more

CHESTERFIELD, Massachusetts, May 18 -- Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus joined Community Development Corporations (CDCs) from across the state to announce nearly $12 million in Community Investment Tax Credits (CITC). The CITC Program was created by the Legislature in 2012. It was designed to improve economic opportunities for low- and   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 18 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), through its Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Safe Routes to School Crossing Guard awards. The annual contest, which began in 2021, seeks to recognize and highlight the important role crossing guards play in helping students and families safely travel to schools. "Everyone   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 18 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is proud to announce the completion of five Collaborative Agreements to Advance Housing Transit-Oriented Development Projects within the past year under the leadership of MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng, including the 18.98-acre site at Attleboro Station. The agreements represent a cross-section of Memorandums of Agreement (MOA  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, May 17 (TNSres) -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Middlesex Community College hosted the 13th annual Commonwealth Honors Program (CHP) Research Conference on Monday, April 29. The event allowed Middlesex honors students to present and discuss their research projects with the MCC community and celebrate their dedication and success. "I got to visit other students' tables and learn about their research," said Crystal Messamore, an MCC Nursin  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: A new research briefing released today by the MIT Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) establishes three principles supported by data monetization research to guide business leaders when making artificial intelligence (AI) investments. Titled "AI Is Everybody's Business," the research briefing explores managing AI usin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- O'Reilly issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: O'Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced its newest live event, Generative AI Success Stories, taking place on Wednesday, June 12, from 11:00am to 2:00pm ET. Hosted by O'Reilly founder and CEO Tim O'Reilly, the virtual event will showcase the transformative power of AI through real-world wins. Featuring a lineup of industry experts from Intuit, HCLTech, Tabn  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 18 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray has been recognised at the LMG Life Sciences Awards EMEA, which celebrate the most innovative work in the life sciences sector. The firm won four awards in the following categories, further bolstering the firm's market leading reputation as one of the world's preeminent global life sciences practices: * Corporate Life Sciences Firm of the Year * Corporate Rising Star - David Dowling * United   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 18 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc, a company redefining the treatment of solid tumor cancers with cell therapy, in a $125 million five-year, term loan facility with Hercules Capital, Inc. The transaction strengthens the Adaptimmune's balance sheet as it executes on its sarcoma franchise with the commercial launch planned for 2026. The transaction was announced on May 15. The term loan facil  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 16 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Quantum Potential, Slave Societies Digital Archive recognized Vanderbilt University and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries won three awards at the ninth annual Association of Research Libraries Film Festival on May 8 at the Harvard Film Archive in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The "ARLies" recognize excellence in multimedia projects that highlight library collections and their impact. This year's festival feat  more