BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- Action for Boston Community Development issued the following news release: The Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Board of Directors elected new officers at the June 2024 annual meeting. ABCD's tripartite board consists of individuals from the private sector, public sector and from low-income Boston neighborhoods. Leaders from each of these groups collaborate to respond to the needs of underserved neighbors in Boston and the Mystic Valley. ABCD Pre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNSres) -- Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, a network that says it provides clinical care, promote medical education and advance research in rehabilitation medicine, issued the following news release: A multi-site clinical trial found that a noninvasive form of electrical stimulation to the cervical spinal cord led to improvements in hand and arm function for people with tetraplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The results of the trial, published la  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Deadlock, a dynamic new one-hour special from GBH, airing and streaming nationwide on PBS, aims to facilitate civil dialogue in an era dominated by polarizing debates. Moderated by Aaron Tang, professor at UC Davis School of Law, the series will feature a diverse panel of influential figures from legal, political, and cultural spheres delving into complex, ethical  more

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update: * * * An in-depth look at this unique feature of the Arctic landscape * * * Update by Kaeli Bennett "I think ice wedges are what make permafrost interesting," says Dr. Anna Liljedahl. Liljedahl works on Woodwell Climate's Arctic team as an Associate Scientist. She aims to understand how climate change is affecting water storage and movement. M  more