SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, July 3 (TNSres) -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: By Emily Thurlow Mount Holyoke College Assistant Professor Adam Hilton shared his opinion on the outcome of the first presidential debate and what it might mean for the November election with local news outlets. The first American presidential debate has garnered strong reactions with some referring to the rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump as a "spectacle." In   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Boston University issued the following Q&A on July 1, 2024, with President Melissa L. Gilliam: * * * By Doug Most Throughout its 185-year history, Boston University has had just 10 presidents. On Monday, July 1, 2024, Melissa L. Gilliam, a physician, a researcher in public health, medicine, and the humanities, and a higher education leader for two decades, took office as BU's 11th president. Since being named as the next president in fall 2023, she has travel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Co-leads 27 state and local agencies in asking DHS to extend deferred action protection to protect noncitizen victims and witnesses of labor violations from deportation for four years * * * The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO), along with the Illinois Attorney General's Office and the Seattle Office of Labor Standards, has spearheaded a coalition of 27 lab  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced that it has successfully secured a $100M second lien debt financing with Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit. This strategic financial move underscores Ameresco's commitment to grow its bus  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Boston University issued the following news on July 1, 2024: By Molly Callahan The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that presidents have "absolute" immunity for official acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts--a decision that complicates the federal case against former president Donald J. Trump for trying to subvert the 2020 election. Justices split 6-3 along ideological lines in the highly anticipated decision. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Boston University's Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: By Sofia Romero Three BU Wheelock clinical faculty members were recently promoted in recognition of their outstanding contributions. Grace Kim (counseling psychology & applied human development) received the rank of clinical professor. Nermeen Dashoush (early childhood) and Andrea Bien (appointments in both the Teaching & Learning and Language & Literacy Educatio  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * * GE Vernova and Harbin Electric Corporation provided two hydrogen-ready 9HA.01 combined-cycle units for Guangdong Huizhou combined heat and power plant operated by the Guangdong Energy Group Co. Ltd * New power plant is expected to deliver up to 1.34 gigawatts (GW) to the grid and steam for the industrial process of the chemical complex present in Huizhou * Project   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * Project Protects the Water Quality of Bourne Pond in Falmouth and Creates Four Units of Affordable Housing * * * The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced they have partnered with The 300 Committee Land Trust and the Falmouth Housing Trust on a project that will conserve and protect the water quality and   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release: * * * DCR Expands Multilingual Signage with New Decals Added to Beach Visitor Signs that Welcome Beachgoers in Nine Languages, New Multilingual Beach and Pool Rules Signs * * * As part of its ongoing work to ensure the state's 81 waterfronts are safe and welcoming to everyone, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has partnered with Save the Harbor/Sav  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV is proud to announce that Lucy Craig, Senior Vice President and Director of Growth, Innovation and Digitalization, Energy Systems, has been elected as a board member for WindEurope, the voice of the wind industry in Europe. With over 500 members from across the entire value chain of wind energy, WindEurope actively promot  more

IPSWICH, Massachusetts, July 3 -- EBSCO Information Services, a division of EBSCO Industries, issued the following news release: * * * ~ New Partner Database Simplifies User Journey for Clinical Researchers ~ * * * Mutual subscribers of EBSCO Discovery Service(TM) (EDS) from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Elsevier's ClinicalKey(R) can now discover and access journal articles and book chapters indexed from ClinicalKey within EBSCO Discovery Service. ClinicalKey streamlines access to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP advised Toposware, a leading ZK engineering startup, on its sale to Polygon Labs. Toposware has been collaborating with Polygon Labs to develop its Type 1 Prover, which allows any existing EVM blockchain to adopt zero-knowledge proofs without needing major changes. With the acquisition, the Toposware team will integrate with the existing Polygon Labs ZK development teams. Foley Hoag emerging co  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus announced $27 million in Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) awards to create 547 total new units in 11 Gateway Cities across the state. "We expanded the HDIP program in our tax cuts package because it has a proven track record of spurring housing   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $3 million in grants to conserve large acreages of essential land across Massachusetts. Through the Landscape Partnership Program, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) awarded three grants to expand public recreational opportunities, improve water supply protect  more

EVERETT, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * 21 million more meals served; thousands more students participating, many eating locally sourced food * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today released data (https://www.mass.gov/doc/universal-free-school-mealsfinal070124/download) from the first year of state-funded universal free school meals, showing major increases in student participation compared  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Education posted the following news release: * * * Input will help develop state's whole-of-government approach to affordable child care * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today a series of listening sessions across Massachusetts to inform the Early Education and Child Care Task Force's recommendations and broader strategy to ensure accessible and affordable high-quality child care for all families. These   more

ASHLAND, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Massachusetts Bay Community College issued the following news release: The MassBay Community College All Brand Automotive Technology program recently received a 2023 Subaru Outback from Subaru of New England. The All Brand program, launched two years ago, provides students with a comprehensive education and hands-on training on various makes and models of vehicles, preparing them for a career in the automotive industry. MassBay Community College automotive tec  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: ML Strategies announced the promotion of Taylor Shepherd to Vice President of Government Relations and Anthony DeMaio to Senior Vice President. Taylor is a seasoned public policy professional with a proven track record of success in legislative and regulatory lobbying, strategy, and relationship building. For more than five years, she has worked with ML Strategies clients to help them achieve their legislat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nixon Peabody's Intellectual Property practice and 13 of the firm's attorneys have been recognized as industry leaders by the intellectual property business media organization IAM. The 2024 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals recommends Nixon Peabody for patent litigation in California with a bronze ranking, highlighting the firm's work in healthcare and life scie  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSres) -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leading enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, today published its annual Impact Report. The report provides a view into Pega's 2023 progress, developments, and contributions in its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) programs. 2023 was a year of change with t  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: President Danielle R. Holley appeared on two MSNBC shows to discuss her examination of the Supreme Court's overturning of affirmative action and its effect on college admissions. President Danielle R. Holley appeared on two MSNBC shows, "Velshi" and "The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart," on June 30, 2024, to discuss the first anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to overturn affirmative action in hig  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In a chapter for Global Investigations Review, director of behavioral insights Nitish Upadhyaya, litigation & enforcement partner and founder of R&G Insights Lab Amanda Raad, behavioral scientist Caitlin Handron, and associates Leah Dowd, Jeffrey Irwin, and Karina Thomas, examine compliance, conduct and behavior through the lenses of cultural psychology, behavioral science and complex adaptive systems. The   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray celebrated the pro bono achievements of attorneys and support team members at the firm's 21st annual global pro bono event on June 26. The following individuals and teams were honored at the ceremony for their efforts on behalf of many pro bono clients in 2023--a year in which the firm dedicated more than 135,000 hours to pro bono projects. * * * Outstanding Pro Bono Contributions in Asia Ass  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In an article for Bloomberg Law, litigation & enforcement partners Doug Hallward-Driemeier and Rob Skinner discussed how the Supreme Court's recent ruling on Chevron will impact Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement across industries, and within the federal government and lower courts. "Parties accused of violating statutory provisions in numerous contexts will now have a more level playing f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In Private Equity International's May issue asset management partner and Hong Kong office managing partner Vincent Ip discussed GP/LP dynamics amid the difficult fundraising environment. In the article, which was featured in PEI's Insight section, Vince noted that GPs are luring investors with additional benefits, such as co-investments and secondaries opportunities. Vince also shared that "where LPs reall  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 3 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is welcoming new Florida officers from Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico and New York with a Sunshine Salute. Attorney General Moody's Thin Line Tribute: Sunshine Salute initiative recognizes brave officers who move to serve in Florida, highlighting their stories. Several new Sarasota Police Department officers shared their stories with Attorne  more