WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), and StandWithUs, along with a coalition of leading law firms, today announced the launch of a helpline in K-12 schools to provide pro bono legal assistance to parents whose children are experiencing antisemitism in Massachusetts and New York. The helpline follows a successful   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The Broad Institute issued the following Q&A on Sept. 30, 2024, with Bronwyn MacInnis, director of pathogen genomic surveillance in the Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, and Daniel Park, senior group leader for viral computational genomics: * * * By Allessandra DiCorato Bronwyn MacInnis and Daniel Park reflect on how Terra, a scalable and secure open-source platform for biomedical data management and analysis, is making genomics accessible to publi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Paris, France. As elected representatives returned to the French Parliament on Monday morning 350.org and partners staged a creative demonstration in front of the National Assembly, challenging parliamentarians to implement wealth taxes on the super rich and a tax on fossil fuels companies' record pro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Presented by GBH News' The Culture Show, Community Canvas offers a big screen showcase for local arts and culture * * * Boston public media producer GBH today announced the launch of Community Canvas, a call for submissions designed to spotlight the work of local artists and photographers by displaying their artwork on the GBH Digital Mural, a 30 ft. x 45  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition and several Rhode Island open government advocates -- collectively known as Access/RI -- renewed its call for improved police body camera policies in the state. "By providing the means for greater transparency and accountability in police work, the implementation of police body-worn cameras (BWC) serves as an important oversight tool for b  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The ADA Forsyth Institute issued the following news: The ADA Forsyth Institute (AFI) has been awarded a $6.2 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Funded under the highly competitive RM1 mechanism, this five-year award will support a groundbreaking project to develop next-generation smart materials for dental fillings using physics-based artificial intelligence (AI). This innovation marks one of the first appli  more