CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Watching for changes in the Red Planet's orbit over time could be new way to detect passing dark matter. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News In a new study, MIT physicists propose that if most of the dark matter in the universe is made up of microscopic primordial black holes -- an idea first proposed in the 1970s -- then these gravitational dwarfs should zoom through our so  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- Boston University's College of Communication issued the following news: Advertising students working on a campaign for software company Balsamiq received top honors this spring at the Adlabbies, BU's semi-annual ceremony honoring students working in AdLab, the student-run advertising agency within the College of Communication. Teams working with Under Armour and WHOOP also took home awards in Best in Show and Rising to the Occasion, respectively. Team Balsa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 20 -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: Circle today announced Bradley Horowitz as the newest addition to its Board of Directors. Mr. Horowitz brings more than three decades of tech industry expertise to his appointment, including leadership roles at Google and Yahoo as well as experience as a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at his video analysis startup, Virage. He is also an investor in over 150 star  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Officer Rosa Nunez is a recipient of the National Diversity Council's 2024 National Top Latino Leader Award. The 2024 National Top Latino Leaders list highlights individuals who have achieved success in their careers while paving the way for other Latinos to advance in the corporate arena. These professionals are recognized for their contributions to c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, the Healey Driscoll Administration appointed members of the Cultural Economy Advisory Council, a group comprised of public and private sector stakeholders charged with exploring policies that support artists and cultural organizations, examining ways to create economic opportunities in the arts and culture sector, and promoting cultural equity in the arts. Governor   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * Center for Digital Government's GovX award recognizes Massachusetts for its use of technology to better serve constituents * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that Massachusetts has received the first-place Government Experience (GovX) award from the Center for Digital Government. The award recognizes the state's efforts to continually improve  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The major effort to accelerate practical climate change solutions launches as its mission directors meet the Institute community. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News The leaders of The Climate Project at MIT met with community members at a campus forum on Monday, helping to kick off the Institute's major new effort to accelerate and scale up climate change solutions. "The   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-1216-3J) on Sept. 20, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Office of Jury Commissioner." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...6 * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In accordance with Section 12 of Chapter 11 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Office of the State Auditor has conducted a performance a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) and Harvard University today announced an agreement to promote water access through the construction of a new public dock at DCR's Herter Park in Brighton. As a condition of its permits to m  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * Residents are encouraged to nominate iconic, long standing businesses located within the city by November 1, 2024 * * * Today, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Cabinet announced that the nomination period for the third annual Legacy Business Awards is now open through Friday, November 1, 2024. Residents are encouraged to nominate long standing businesses   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A summer class teaches PhD students and early-career archaeologists ceramic petrography, revealing the origins and production methods of past societies. * * * By Jason Sparapani, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Jennifer Meanwell carefully placed a pottery sherd -- or broken fragment of ceramic -- under the circular, diamond-coated blade of a benchtop saw  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * With the help of MIT's online resources, Doga Kurkcuoglu, now a staff scientist at Fermilab, was able to pursue his passion for physics. * * * By Lauren Rebecca Thacker, MIT Open Learning From a young age, Doga Kurkcuoglu heard his father, a math teacher, say that learning should be about understanding and real-world applications rather than memorization. But it wasn't   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT scientists' discovery yields a potent immune response, could be used to develop a potential tumor vaccine. * * * By Danielle Randall Doughty | Department of Chemistry A collaboration between four MIT groups, led by principal investigators Laura L. Kiessling, Jeremiah A. Johnson, Alex K. Shalek, and Darrell J. Irvine, in conjunction with a group at Georgia Tech led b  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT startup AeroShield has opened a new facility for manufacturing highly insulating windows that will reduce building energy use and cut carbon emissions. * * * By Nancy W. Stauffer, MIT Energy Initiative Imagine if the windows of your home didn't transmit heat. They'd keep the heat indoors in winter and outdoors on a hot summer's day. Your heating and cooling bills wo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * By analyzing X-ray crystallography data, the model could help researchers develop new materials for many applications, including batteries and magnets. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News For more than 100 years, scientists have been using X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of crystalline materials such as metals, rocks, and ceramics. This technique works best  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The interlocking bricks, which can be repurposed many times over, can withstand similar pressures as their concrete counterparts. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry would be disassembled at the end of a building's lifetime and reassembled into a new st  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "Co-LLM" algorithm helps a general-purpose AI model collaborate with an expert large language model by combining the best parts of both answers, leading to more factual responses. * * * By Alex Shipps, MIT CSAIL Ever been asked a question you only knew part of the answer to? To give a more informed response, your best move would be to phone a friend with more knowledge   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New research suggests neurons protect and preserve certain information through a dedicated zone of stable synapses. * * * By Jennifer Michalowski, McGovern Institute for Brain Research One of the brain's most celebrated qualities is its adaptability. Changes to neural circuits, whose connections are continually adjusted as we experience and interact with the world, are k  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * At the cutting edge of pedagogy, Mary Ellen Wiltrout has shaped blended and online learning at MIT and beyond. * * * By Samantha Edelen, Department of Biology When she was a child, Mary Ellen Wiltrout PhD '09 didn't want to follow in her mother's footsteps as a K-12 teacher. Growing up in southwestern Pennsylvania, Wiltrout was studious with an early interest in science  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The digital adviser helps users swiftly navigate the 24-step "Disciplined Entrepreneurship" process. * * * By Meredith Somers, MIT Sloan School of Management Apple co-founder Steve Jobs described the computer as a bicycle for the mind. What the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship just launched has a bit more horsepower. "Maybe it's not a Ferrari yet, but we ha  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * PhD student Mariel Garcia-Montes researches the internet's far-reaching impact on society, especially regarding privacy and young people. * * * By Austin Chen, MIT News correspondent After the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement, a single Tweet or Facebook post was able to mobilize thousands in a matter of hours. In 2012, protests came to the streets of Mexico as young people de  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers find large language models make inconsistent decisions about whether to call the police when analyzing surveillance videos. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News A new study from researchers at MIT and Penn State University reveals that if large language models were to be used in home surveillance, they could recommend calling the police even when surveillance videos   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT researchers find that the first dose primes the immune system, helping it to generate a strong response to the second dose, a week later. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News One major reason why it has been difficult to develop an effective HIV vaccine is that the virus mutates very rapidly, allowing it to evade the antibody response generated by vaccines. Several years  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Sodiaal, France's leading dairy cooperative and owner of the Yoplait yogurt brand, as IP transactions counsel and US M&A counsel in an agreement to acquire General Mills' Canadian yogurt business. The agreement among Sodiaal, General Mills and Lactalis -- owner of the Stonyfield and Siggi's yogurt brands - was announced Sept. 12 in a press release. General Mills has agreed to sell  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * Led by Donahue Professor, Series Aims to Grow the Next Generation of Artists and Audiences * * * Young people throughout the region will experience the wonder of live performance through a new UMass Lowell program that draws on the creative strengths of the university, Middlesex Community College and Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Together, the institutions will stage two  more