BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Sophie Yarin Paul Rachman has been having a pretty great year. In February, the filmmaker celebrated a major success at the Sundance Film Festival with Daughters (2024), a documentary he coproduced. Following four inmates at a Washington, D.C., prison as they participate in a pioneering family program, the film culminates in a father-daughter dance held in the facility. It won the Festival Favorite Award and Aud  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office of Black Male Advancement, and the Black Men and Boys Commission announced the release of a request for proposals (RFP) seeking partners to conduct an equity study focused on Black men and boys in Boston. The study aims to detail, quantify, and evaluate the prevalence, significance, and scope of inequities within the City. This initial phase of the study will gather essen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: A Foley Hoag LLP litigation team has prevailed on an appeal of a multimillion-dollar trial verdict on behalf of its client, BioPoint, Inc. In the prelude to this appeal before the First Circuit, the Foley Hoag litigators, led by partner and Labor & Employment practice Co-chair Allison Anderson, won a jury and bench trial in the federal district court of Massachusetts for BioPoint, a life sciences consulting f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Gauge Capital in its strategic growth investment in AGT Robotics, a leading provider of robotic welding solutions for the structural steel and heavy metal fabrication industry. The announcement was made in an August 13 press release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Gauge Capital is a leading middle-market private equity firm based in Southlake, Texas that invests in five key se  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * $54 million agreement to advance acquisition of battery electric trains; Fairmount will be first Commuter Rail line in Massachusetts to provide 100 percent electric train service * * * Today, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng, City of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Ke  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * Now including K-3, English 3D offers a comprehensive K-12 multilingual program for students and educators heading back to school * * * Adaptive learning company HMH today announced that its award-winning English language development program, English 3D, which is now available for students in grades K-3, provides a complete K-12 solution with expanded reach to support younger   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release: Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products--as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods--was associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. While the link between heme iron and T2D has been reported previously,  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Visiting faculty bring diverse expertise in civil procedure, health law, legal research, and more * * * The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law is proud to announce the addition of two esteemed visiting professors, Brian Sirman and Lisa M. Ungerbuehler, for the 2024-25 academic year. Bringing a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to legal educatio  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: * * * The partnership builds on strengths of both Worcester-based institutions focusing on critical areas of study and research. * * * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Assumption University have announced a formal partnership and launch of the Collaborative Accelerated Master's Programs (CAMPs) Framework. The innovative framework allows undergraduate students from Assumption Unive  more