CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 26 -- The Broad Institute issued the following Q&A on July 25, 2024, with cell biologist and neuroscientist Ralda Nehme, director of the stem cell program: * * * Ralda Nehme, director of Broad's stem cell program, talks about how stem cells can be a model for disease in a dish and what scientists can learn from these experiments. * * * By Allessandra DiCorato When Ralda Nehme, a cell biologist and neuroscientist, first started her lab at the Stanley Center for  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 26 -- Common Cause Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * Amidst political violence, Mass. Governor signs gun restrictions into law * * * Governor Healey just signed a compromise gun reform bill (https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4885) into law that will improve public safety and ensure safer elections in Massachusetts. The new law includes a critical ban on guns at and within 150 feet (equivalent to the existing electioneering   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 26 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with 20 nominations across ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, and NOVA by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for the 2024 Annual Emmy(R) Awards. Today, FRONTLINE, GBH's investigative journalism series, received 17 nominations for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, including in the Best Document  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 25 -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * The Massachusetts state House of Representatives passed An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency, H.4891, addressing high prescription drug prices. The Senate passed a similar bill in December, so the two bills now head to a conference committee where the House and Senate must work out the differences before a final vote sends it to G  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 26 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * The move will improve quality of life of those living along Fairmount Line * * * The MBTA Advisory Board on Thursday approved a contract to electrify the Fairmount Commuter Rail line, which runs through Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, and Hyde Park. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "Massachusetts residents and commuters have been waiting a   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 26 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * 350.org Pacific launches Our Pawa campaign, spotlighting Australian climate commitments and the Pacific energy transition * * * Pacific - Today, young Pacific islanders launched Our Pawa - a campaign focussed on accelerating a safe renewable energy transition in the Pacific and Australia. A month from the 53r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 26 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: The richest 1 percent have amassed $42 trillion in new wealth over the past decade, nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 percent of the world's population, according to new analysis by Oxfam today ahead of the third meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The average wealth per person in the top 1 percent rose by nearly $400,000 in real terms over the last  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 26 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Gear up for the October 2024 launch of NASA's Europa Clipper mission, which will uncover the mysteries of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa, with interactive exhibits, captivating models, and special guest speakers Photos and video are available here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/70hcvuzuohzghtgjyj3p7/ABV98QARUpNhD2VIALDFCQY?rlkey=cz0d55m61zjtvfgnxfrsz4v3b&st=uxycqib4&dl=0)  more