WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment issued the following public notice on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Draft Air Quality Permits 7386 and 7387, District of Columbia Department of General Services, Construction and operation of two natural gas-fired boilers at the DC General Health Campus and Jail, 1900 Massachusetts Avenue SE, Washington DC. * * * Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 20 DCMR Sec.210, the Air Quality Division (AQD) of the Departmen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Governor Maura Healey today nominated Sarah Hamilton as Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court and Health Antonio to District Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor's Council for confirmation. "Both of these attorneys will make our court systems fairer and more just, and I am thrilled to nominate them," said Governor Healey. "They've each   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey signed An Act promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options. This comprehensive legislation will overhaul maternal health practices in Massachusetts and expand coverage for midwifery, birth centers, doulas and screening and treatment for postpartum depression, among several other initiatives to save lives. "Massachusetts i  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- Hampshire College issued the following news: * * * Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a number of exciting new professors to campus to support its fall class. * * * rl Golberg's research and teaching center on trans and queer studies, phenomenology, pedagogy, and 19th- and 20th-century U.S. literature. Goldberg has a B.A. from Harvard College, where they focused on English and creative writing. After graduating, Goldberg moved to Gainesville, to work   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Rising senior and Army ROTC cadet Alexander Edwards and Aneal Krishnan '02 discuss a new UROP fellowship with the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies. * * * By Michael Rutter, Office of the Vice Chancellor Pursuing an Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program project (or two or three) is a quintessential part of the academic experience at MIT. The prog  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * A new family of integrated rock salt-polyanion cathodes opens door to low-cost, high-energy storage. * * * By Peter Reuell, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering For the past decade, disordered rock salt has been studied as a potential breakthrough cathode material for use in lithium-ion batteries and a key to creating low-cost, high-energy storag  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Building on a landmark algorithm, researchers propose a way to make a smaller and more noise-tolerant quantum factoring circuit for cryptography. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News The most recent email you sent was likely encrypted using a tried-and-true method that relies on the idea that even the fastest computer would be unable to efficiently break a gigant  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Amulya Aluru '23, MEng '24 and the MIT Spokes have spent the summer spreading science, over 3,000 miles on two wheels. * * * By Lillian Eden, Department of Biology Amulya Aluru '23, MEng '24, will head to the University of California at Berkeley for a PhD in molecular and cell biology PhD this fall. Aluru knows her undergraduate 6-7 major and MEng program  more