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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday August 27, 2024 ( 4 items )  

CIRCLE Shares and Learns Key Insights on Supporting Civic Engagement for All Youth
MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Tufts University's Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement issued the following statement by Sam Searles and Alberto Medina on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * We connected with leaders and organizers at conferences and summits across the country to share our latest research. * * * Throughout this summer CIRCLE has traveled across the country, attending and presenting at various convenings, panels, and conferences focused on youth   more

Covington Advises Getinge on Its $477M Acquisition of Paragonix Technologies
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release: Covington represented Getinge in its agreement to acquire Paragonix Technologies, Inc., a leading organ transport products and services company in the United States, for an aggregate purchase price, including upfront and earn out payments, estimated to be approximately $477 million. Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize wo  more

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $6 Million in Grants to 61 Tourism Destinations Across Massachusetts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $5.9 million in grants to 61 cultural and tourism projects through the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism's Destination Development Capital (DDC) grant program, which supports projects that expand, construct, restore, or renovate Massachusetts tourism destinations and attractions. "Massachusetts is a world-class de  more

Traveling Into Danger, Astronauts Will Study Inhospitable Space Environment
LOWELL, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * Four Civilians on SpaceX Flight Will Live in 'High Radiation' Belt, Expert Says * * * Weather permitting, a four-person SpaceX civilian astronaut team will begin their journey to one of the most inhospitable regions of space high above Earth Tuesday. Traveling to the Earth's radiation belts, the crew will investigate the impact of the harsh space environment on ma  more