BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New BU President Melissa Gilliam, a physician with training in epidemiology, discusses the University's role in helping improve health and wellbeing for residents of Boston--and beyond. * * * By Michael Saunders Long before Dr. Melissa Gilliam was named the 11th president of Boston University, a role that she officially began on July 1, she trained as a physician with a keen  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 4 (TNSres) -- Clark University issued the following news: * * * Florencia Sangermano brings expertise to team collecting biodiversity data in three-day competition * * * By Meredith Woodward King Florencia Sangermano, associate professor of geography, is part of a global research team hoping to win a five-year, $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition by remotely collecting biodiversity data from deep within the Amazon, identifying the most species, and provi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * The Energy Transformation Advisory Board will include utilities, fossil fuel workers, business groups, technology providers and innovators, and environmental justice advocates, among others * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the formation of the Energy Transformation Advisory Board to advise and guide the state   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 (TNSres) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * In Response to Massachusetts' Behavioral Health and Opioid Crises, Hospitals and HMOs Report Increased Investment in Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Education Programs * * * The Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today that in fiscal year 2023, Massachusetts hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration and MBTA General Manager Eng secure contracts with all 28 unions in record time. * * * The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has reached a landmark achievement by successfully negotiating agreements with all 28 of its affiliated labor unions, representing 16 collective bargaining agreements. This accomplishment, the first of its kind   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Elaine Nsoesie is one of 25 honorees worldwide who will be recognized by Mozilla during The 2nd Annual Rise25 Awards, which celebrate individuals for their leadership in ensuring a trustworthy future for AI. * * * By Megan Jones Elaine Nsoesie, associate professor of global health, has been named one of 25 honorees and artificial intelligence (AI) innovators worldwide to be celebrated  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Over the past two years, Eric Rubenstein and a team of SPH researchers have supported seven adults with Down syndrome as they investigate the health issues that matter to their community. * * * By Megan Jones When Eric Rubenstein, assistant professor of epidemiology, convened a group of individuals with Down syndrome to guide his research on how to improve the health and wel  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- Regis College issued the following news: Regis College was awarded a two-year, $260,150 Workforce Competitiveness Grant from the Commonwealth Corporation to train and upskill employees from three of its healthcare partners, Emerson Health, Lawrence General Hospital, and South Shore Health. The training, in the form of professional certificates, is delivered from the university's Wood Lavine Division of Professional Studies. The grant will cover full tuition co  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- Regis College issued the following news: RNCareers.org, a prominent nursing education resource, has recognized Regis's nursing program as one of the top three in Massachusetts and among the top in the nation as it has been nationally recognized as a Nursing School of Distinction. Each year, RNCareers.org analyzes data on more than 1,700 nursing programs considering program accreditation, tuition costs, academic excellence, faculty qualifications, student satis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could face pressure to revise its ESG funds rule as regulators in the European Union recently called for simplifying standards in that market. Asset management partner George Raine told Ignites that the call from EU rulemakers "puts some wind in [SEC critics'] sails." "If the commissioners are looking abroad and they're seeing this type of development, it certai  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently faced setbacks in rulemaking from the Supreme Court, including on SEC v. Jarkesy and Chevron. In a CQ Roll Call article, litigation & enforcement partner Jeremiah Williams noted that "the SEC has been somewhat aggressive, and making rules where the statutory basis is maybe a little bit questionable. The climate rule is a good example of that." The r  more