BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 24 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Doctors enjoy playing a vital role in the lives of underserved rural residents * * * By Doug Fraser For most physicians, the next step following residency is a position at a hospital or private practice in an urban or suburban area, sometimes paired with a career in academia. Only an estimated 11% of all physicians choose to work in rural areas, and as a result, the United States is approaching a crisis po  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, July 25 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: * * * Commissioned by the European Commission, the updated guidance documents reflect the latest advancements in CCS technology and address ambiguities identified during the initial CCS deployments in the European Economic Area. * * * Arnhem, The Netherlands, 24 July 2024 -- DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 25 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news: The American Planning Association (APA) Virginia Chapter honors the best in planning throughout the Commonwealth with its Annual Awards Program. VHB was honored to receive APA Virginia's Commonwealth Connectors Award for the Friendly City Trail at the 2024 conference in July. The Commonwealth Connec  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 25 -- Harvard University's Business School issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Students to be able to pursue even more STEM-related opportunities * * * BOSTON--Harvard Business School (HBS) announced today that its MBA Program has been reclassified to qualify as a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree, effective this fall for the class of 2025 and onward. This change is in recognition of the addition of a course   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 25 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-0881-3A) on July 24, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Brockton Area Transit Authority." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...7 * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In accordance with Section 12 of Chapter 11 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Office of the State Auditor has conducted a performance  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, July 25 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: As the world prepares to gather in Paris and observe the Olympic games, France balances, often not successfully, promoting an air of celebration and putting its best foot forward, according to a UMass Lowell historian. "Artifice and reality intertwine at the Olympic games, often in messy ways," said Associate Professor Patrick Young. "Political reality pokes through the smooth ven  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 25 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised Sycamore Partners and its portfolio company The Goddard School, a leading franchisor of premium early childhood education centers across the United States, in its latest $210 million whole-business securitization bond offering backed by Goddard's franchise and brand assets. The add-on bond offering closed on July 19 and included both term ABS and variable funding notes. With this most  more