BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Bridge Over Troubled Waters joined with Liberty Mutual Insurance today to celebrate the official opening of Brunson Liberty House. With an estimated 11,000 youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in the Boston-area each year, the nine-bedroom co-op style apartment in Brighton offers a safe next step for young adults experiencing homelessness who have graduated from Brid  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 (TNSres) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release: Chronic loneliness may significantly raise older adults' risk of stroke, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "Loneliness is increasingly considered a major public health issue. Our findings further highlight why that is," said lead author Yenee Soh, research associate in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. "Esp  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP partner Christopher Escobedo Hart has been named a 2024 "Go To Lawyer" for Cyber/Data Security by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. This honor recognizes top lawyers across Massachusetts who are considered leaders in their field. In this ongoing series, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly highlights "Go To Lawyers" described as well-versed, experienced senior attorneys with a long record of success and to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: * * * Public comment period will be open from Thursday, June 20, through Wednesday, July 10, and may be submitted through email, a CIP Comment Tool, and at six virtual regional public information meetings * * * The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the public comment period for the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2029 five-year Capita  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued the following news: * * * State will commit $15 million to program to incentivize larger-scale projects * * * Mayor Wu and Governor Maura Healey today announced the extension of the City of Boston's Office to Residential Conversion Program with added funding from the state. The state will offer $15 million in funding to incentivize larger-scale office buildings to convert to housing, which often can be more c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz advised Altamira Technologies Corporation (Altamira), a Virginia-based defense contractor, on a deal that won "Deal of the Year" in the "Under $50 Million" category at ACG National Capital's 22nd Annual Corporate Growth Awards. The awards recognize "excellence and outstanding achievements in 2023 corporate growth with companies and deals which built corporate value through mergers and acquisitions, s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz is pleased to share that Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Chairs Cynthia Larose and Co-chair Scott Lashway have been named 2024 Go To Cybersecurity/Data Lawyers by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The award recognizes top cybersecurity/data lawyers across the Commonwealth who demonstrate significant leadership in the field with a record of success, and to whom other lawyers make referrals for their exper  more

ITHACA, New York, June 24 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Intimate partner violence is notoriously underreported and correctly diagnosed at hospitals only around a quarter of the time, but a new method provides a more realistic picture of which groups of women are most affected, even when their cases go unrecorded. PURPLE, an algorithm developed by researchers at Cornell and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, estimates how often underreported health conditions occur in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: * * * Supreme Court poised to rule in case that could prevent pregnant women from receiving emergency, life-saving treatment * * * Today, on the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision which overturned Roe v. Wade, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey stood with state officials, health care providers, insurers and advocates and signed an Executive Order (https://www.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In a Law360 article, ERISA and benefits partners Joshua Lichtenstein and Sharon Remmer and ERISA and benefits associates Jonathan Reinstein and Alexa Voskerichian analyzed the U.S. Department of Labor's final fiduciary rule and the practical implications for asset managers in private equity, credit, real estate and hedge funds. The final rule focuses on whether advice is being provided to retirement accoun  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 (TNSres) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Brigham, Broad, and Harvard Chan School researchers found that specific species and strains of bacteria were linked to changes in the functioning of the gut microbiome and a person's risk of type 2 diabetes * * * The largest and most ethnically and geographically comprehensive investigation to date of the gut microbiome of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release: * * * Award recognizes staff member for women's leadership programming * * * Heather Makrez Allen, Ph.D., UMass Lowell's executive director of alumni and donor relations, has been awarded the 2024 Roy J. Zuckerberg Endowed Leadership Award in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to women's leadership programming at the university. She was recognized for her continued organiza  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today that an administrator of Donna Kay Rest Home (Donna Kay), located in Worcester, was indicted last week in connection with a scheme to steal more than $220,000 from the rest home and its elderly residents. Luiza Wade, age 43, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, was indicted by a Worcester County Grand Jury on Ju  more