CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A study by MIT scientists supports "social good" as a cognitive approach to dealing with highly stressful events. * * * By Rubina Veerakone, McGovern Institute for Brain Research Some people, especially those in public service, perform admirable feats: Think of health-care workers fighting to keep patients alive or first responders arriving at the scene of a car crash. Bu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: * * * First Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the Tower Since 1939 Replaced Building's Mortar, Rebuilt Rear Chimney, Replaced Fireplace and Added Accessible Ramp and New Safety Features * * * The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) celebrated the completion of a $1 million project to restore and improve access to Eliot Tower and Pavilion   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In a MedTech Dive article, life sciences regulatory & compliance partner Greg Levine discussed how the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine could impact the medical device industry and lead to more challenges of Food and Drug Administration regulations, including the agency's rule on laboratory developed tests. The Supreme Court ruling made clear that on questions of ambiguou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a $29,776 fine to Warner Bros., LLC, for violations that occurred during asbestos abatement activities at the University of Massachusetts Clark Hill Steam Project, located at Clark Hill Road, Amherst. MassDEP discovered the violations during an inspection of asbestos abatement activities at t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu announced new disability-aware standards for City resources and the collection of disability data from residents throughout government processes. This Disability Data Standard (https://www.boston.gov/equity-and-inclusion/disability-data-standard#:~:text=We%20want%20to%20develop%20a,accessibility%20and%20inclusion%20in%20Boston.) will support City workers who design and operate services, progr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on July 12, 2024: * * * Staff changes made to Registry, Public Records, and Parking Clerk * * * Mayor Wu today announced new leadership to manage key constituent-facing departments, to improve efficiency in the delivery of city services and to better manage public records requests received by the city. Paul Chong will serve in a newly created role as the Commissioner of City Records. In this new capacity, Ch  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The challenge asked teams to develop AI algorithms to track and predict satellites' patterns of life in orbit using passively collected data * * * By Janine Liberty, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Satellite density in Earth's orbit has increased exponentially in recent years, with lower costs of small satellites allowing governments, researchers, and private  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences appoints new heads across multiple academic units. * * * The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) has announced several changes to the leadership of its academic units for the 2024-25 academic year. "I'm confident these outstanding members of the SHASS community will provide exceptional leadership. I'  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge helps students hone their entrepreneurship skills to create viable ventures for public good. * * * What if testing for Lyme disease were as simple as dropping a tick in a test tube at home, waiting a few minutes, and looking for a change of color? MIT Sloan Fellow and physician Erin Dawicki is making it happen, as part of her aspirati  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 9 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * During a recent history of technology symposium at MIT, participants shared exciting ideas about the future of their field. * * * By Benjamin Daniel, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences The MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) recently organized and hosted a two-day symposium, The History of Technology: Past, Present, and Future. The symposiu  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * PhD student Xinyi Zhang is developing computational tools for analyzing cells in the age of multimodal data. * * * By Austin Chen, MIT News correspondent With recent advances in imaging, genomics and other technologies, the life sciences are awash in data. If a biologist is studying cells taken from the brain tissue of Alzheimer's patients, for example, there could be an  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Madison Myers MBA '23, SM '23 combines scientific expertise with decarbonization innovation. * * * By Kara Baskin, Leaders for Global Operations Madison "Maddy" Myers MBA '23, SM '23 longed to combine her love of the lab with strong business acumen -- and she wanted to fight climate change while doing so. MIT's Leaders for Global Operations program offered the ideal blend  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on July 12, 2024, with Susan Solomon, professor of Earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences: * * * In a new book, Professor Susan Solomon uses previous environmental successes as a source of hope and guidance for mitigating climate change. * * * By Paige Colley, EAPS Susan Solomon, MIT professor of Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences (EAPS) and of chemistry, played a crit  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * While women and men self-reported similar vaccination rates, unvaccinated women had less intention to get vaccinated than men. * * * By Will Sullivan, MIT Governance Lab While many studies over the past several years have examined people's access to and attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccines, few studies in sub-Saharan Africa have looked at whether there were differences in v  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Ammonia could be a nearly carbon-free maritime fuel, but without new emissions regulations, its impact on air quality could significantly impact human health. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News As container ships the size of city blocks cross the oceans to deliver cargo, their huge diesel engines emit large quantities of air pollutants that drive climate change and have human h  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * More accurate uncertainty estimates could help users decide about how and when to use machine-learning models in the real world. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News Because machine-learning models can give false predictions, researchers often equip them with the ability to tell a user how confident they are about a certain decision. This is especially important in high-stake set  more