LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts, May 31 -- Bay Path University issued the following news release: Bay Path University has been awarded $1,250,000 from the U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to help increase the number and diversity of occupational therapists serving school-aged children with disabilities and high-intensity needs. Through the grant, titled Promoting OT Diversity: A Doctorate Program to Improve School-Based Practice, 32 scholars will obtain doctorate   more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, May 31 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV launched the first cybersecurity certification for hospitals, the Advanced Healthcare Cybersecurity Certification (AHCC). This pioneering certification is available to hospitals worldwide and aims to help hospital IT teams and healthcare professionals identify and address gaps and areas for improvement in cybersecurity sy  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 31 -- Draper issued the following news: Draper recently hosted leaders from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to review the company's progress on the development of solutions for national health security. In September 2023, Draper signed an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement #75A50123C0  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 31 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that more than $691,000 in grants have been awarded to nine municipalities, three non-profit community groups, and two private organizations as part of the Marine Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act (MOSPRA) Grant Program. The MOSPRA Program, administered by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Prot  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 31 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Expected To Create Jobs, Housing * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has entered into an agreement that will allow for the environmental remediation and redevelopment of a contaminated property in Everett formerly owned by Exxon Mobil at 52 Beachman Street, 51 Robin Street, 0 South Tank Farm Road and 211 Wharf Area. The renovation of this 100-acre property is ex  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 31 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2022-0027-3S) on May 29, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...3 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...6 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...10 1. The Executive Office for Administration and Finance's Federal Funds Office could not ensure t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 31 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * New MIT Sloan research shows that unflagged but misleading content on Facebook was less persuasive, but much more widely seen, and thus generated more COVID-19 vaccine skepticism than flagged misinformation. * * * Since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, fake news on social media has been widely blamed for low vaccine uptake in  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, May 31 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Nina Emery, associate professor of philosophy at Mount Holyoke College, has been awarded the inaugural Anthony J. Lisska Prize from the American Philosophical Association (APA). The Lisska Prize honors the legacy of Anthony J. Lisska (1940-2022), who taught at Denison University for 52 years. This prize is awarded in recognition of exemplary contributions to the scholarly mission of small liberal arts coll  more

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, May 31 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news release: The University of Alabama's National Alumni Association has received an $8 million gift from the estate of Bill Decas to enhance four previously created in-state scholarships and create a fifth endowed scholarship for out-of-state students. His gift is the largest single gift the NAA has ever received. Decas, an attorney in Massachusetts, practiced law with his brother George at Decas, Murray & Decas a  more