BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has reached a $600 million settlement with major tobacco manufacturers, marking the largest AGO resolution in recent history. In addition to the $600 million that will be paid to the Commonwealth's general fund this fiscal year, the companies will make additional payments totaling tens of millions of dollars each year going for  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Professor Justine Dunlap authors a chapter on her experience creating a contemplative pedagogy faculty learning community at UMass Dartmouth. * * * UMass Law Professor Justine Dunlap has a chapter in the recently released book Expanding the Vision of Faculty Learning Communities in Higher Education (https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Expanding-the-Vision-of-Fa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- George Washington University issued the following news: California and Massachusetts ordered the clearing of homeless encampments and capped family shelter space declaring "we do not have room" for the unhoused.The Supreme Court heard arguments surrounding homelessness in Oregon last term and upheld ordinances that prohibit people who are homeless from using materials to protect themselves from elements while sleeping within city limits. The Washington Post reported, "T  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Large multi-ring-containing molecules known as oligocyclotryptamines have never been produced in the lab until now. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News MIT chemists have developed a new way to synthesize complex molecules that were originally isolated from plants and could hold potential as antibiotics, analgesics, or cancer drugs. These compounds, known as oligocyclotryptam  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The innovation, which employs beeswax to maintain consistent heating, is the result of three years of co-design with Cameroonian poultry farmers. * * * By Lisa Capone, MIT D-Lab MIT D-Lab students and instructors are improving the efficacy and economics of a brooder technology for newborn chicks that utilizes a practical, local resource: beeswax. Developed through part  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * An MIT-led group shows how to achieve precise control over the properties of Weyl semimetals and other exotic substances. * * * By Steve Nadis, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Quantum materials -- those with electronic properties that are governed by the principles of quantum mechanics, such as correlation and entanglement -- can exhibit exotic behaviors un  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Historian Caley Horan studies commerce and uncertainty in modern American life. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News Some people think the world is wildly unpredictable, and are glad insurance can handle the risk and uncertainty they face. Other people believe their destiny is written in the stars, and consult a daily horoscope to reveal what is in store for them. Either wa  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * UMass Lowell, UMaine Researchers Turn Wood Biomass into Sustainable Jet Fuel, Fish Food * * * As Maine's paper production industry continues to decline, the Pine Tree State's forest floors remain littered with millions of pounds of low-value wood products including pulp, shavings, small-diameter trees and branches. While these materials lay prone, the likelihood o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented San Francisco-based Vir Biotechnology in an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Sanofi for three clinical stage masked T-cell engagers (TCEs) and exclusive use of the protease-cleavable masking platform for oncology and infectious diseases acquired by Sanofi from Amunix Pharmaceuticals. The transaction was announced on August 1. Under the agreement, Sanofi will receive an up  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: * * * The City is expanding the public bike share system in Boston by 40% in the next year. * * * Mayor Michelle Wu and the Streets Cabinet announced the launch of a Citywide planning process to add 100 new Bluebikes stations across every neighborhood in Boston. The expansion will meet rising demand and increase the reliability of the City's public bike share system. "Investing in our regional bike share p  more