BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: NORTH ANDOVER -- The Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today $396,000 in citations against B&B Conveyors LLC for failure to make timely payments, failure to pay overtime, and failure to furnish true and accurate payroll records to the AGO. The citations include restitution for workers and civil penalties. B&B Conveyors is a Florida-based corporation tha  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * UMass Lowell Rhetoric Expert Urges VP Kamala Harris To Take Gender Seriously in Run for President * * * Rather than rally support for her campaign using light-hearted, pop-style social media content, Vice President Kamala Harris would benefit from approaching gendered leadership in a serious, strategic manner, according to UMass Lowell Associate Professor Rebecca R  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that it has selected the Power Up New England proposal submitted by Connecticut and its neighboring New England states to receive an award of up to $389 million through the second round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's competitive Grid Innovation Program (GIP). Power Up feat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Affordable Homes Act to build or save 65,000 homes through $5.1 billion in authorizations and 49 policy initiatives * * * Governor Maura Healey today signed into law the most ambitious legislation in Massachusetts history to tackle the state's greatest challenge - housing costs. The Affordable Homes Act and related initiatives will support the production, preservation  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In a Private Funds CFO article, asset management partners Lindsey Goldstein and Marc Biamonte commented on fund term customization and considerations for deals moving forward. Side letters continue to remain a key tool for investors. Marc noted that "there was some discussion about whether side letters would be necessary if everyone had a standardized LPA, but large investors continue to have side letter re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor's Office of Workforce Development (OWD) today announced the allocation of $3.9 million of Neighborhood Jobs Trust (NJT) funding to 24 community-based organizations in Boston. NJT funding supports local organizations that provide low-to-moderate-income adults with job training and support services ensuring the full participation of all Boston residents in the city'  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New center taps Institute-wide expertise to improve understanding of, and responses to, sustainability challenges. * * * The MIT School of Science is launching a center to advance knowledge and computational capabilities in the field of sustainability science, and support decision-makers in government, industry, and civil society to achieve sustainable development goals. Al  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Bioengineer and artist David Kastner seeks to unlock the secrets of catalysis and improve science communication through eye-catching visuals. * * * By Austin Chen, MIT News correspondent As the mountains and trees of California's Napa Valley drift past the car window, 6-year-old David Kastner is deep in conversation with his father. The conversation is a familiar one, shif  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Future African Scientist organization was sparked by a connection between two students from different walks of life during an MIT program in South Africa. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News No one is born a world-class scientist. Instead, their skills are built over many years of education, networking, mentorship, and work in laboratories or in the field. That's the fundame  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics faculty member will play a vital role in shaping and supporting the MIT School of Engineering community. * * * By Mary Beth Gallagher, School of Engineering Hamsa Balakrishnan, the William E. Leonhard (1940) Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro) at MIT, has been appointed associate dean of the MIT School o  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 31 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * More efficient than other approaches, the "Thermometer" technique could help someone know when they should trust a large language model. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News People use large language models for a huge array of tasks, from translating an article to identifying financial fraud. However, despite the incredible capabilities and versatility of these models, they somet  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Electronic waste is a rapidly growing problem, but this degradable material could allow the recycling of parts from many single-use and wearable devices. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it's expected to worsen with the production of new kinds of flexible electronics for robotics, wearable devices,   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New professors join anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, music and theater arts, and philosophy departments, as well as the Program in Science, Technology, and Society. * * * Dean Agustin Rayo and the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences recently welcomed nine new professors to the MIT community. They arrive with diverse backgrounds and vast knowledge in their   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Ozone can be an agent of good or harm, depending on where you find it in the atmosphere. Way up in the stratosphere, the colorless gas shields the Earth from the sun's harsh ultraviolet rays. But closer to the ground, ozone is   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The barely-there lunar atmosphere is likely the product of meteorite impacts over billions of years, a new study finds. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there atmosphere. Since the 1980s, astronomers have observed a very thin layer of atoms bouncing over the moon's surface. This delicate atmosphere -- technicall  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor Joshua Bennett's scholarship, poetry, and teaching help students address core questions about values and meaning in life. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News For their last meeting of the fall 2023 semester, the students in MIT's course 21W.756 (Nature Poetry) piled into a bus and headed to a local performance space for a reading: their own. Sure, students in the   more