CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Flagship Pioneering, a bioplatform innovation company, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Organizations Plan to Jointly Advance Breakthrough Solutions in Human Health and Sustainability, Drive Research Collaboration, Entrepreneurship and Accelerate Talent Development * * * SINGAPORE - The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore's lead public sector R&D agency, and Flagship Pioneering, the bioplatform innovation  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * The program works to create a culture among faculty, staff, and students at SPH that values writing as a process and a skill to be honed over time through deliberate practice. * * * The words we use--and how we use them--matter. In the field of public health, words have the power to influence policies, alter social structures, and change behaviors. From public service announcements an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised CAMP4 Therapeutics in a research collaboration with BioMarin Pharmaceutical aimed at advancing novel therapeutics that increase protein levels by targeting regulatory RNA sequences, which are key in controlling gene expression. The collaboration was announced on October 1. Under the agreement, BioMarin will select two targets identified through CAMP4's RAP Platform for development. CAMP  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Interactive Map Showcases When Leaves Will Change at DCR Properties Across Massachusetts * * * As part of its ongoing effort to promote the enjoyment of the state's picturesque natural resources, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today rolled out a new interactive Fall Foliage Map. The new map is designed to allo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Litigation & enforcement partner Laura Hoey commented on the advantages of a single-tiered partnership structure in The American Lawyer. Laura offered insight on how such a partnership benefits various groups of attorneys, noting that they are "more transparent and clear-cut for diverse candidates" compared to other structures. "After entering a nonequity partnership, it's very difficult to get that moment  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Today represents a new chapter for health care in Massachusetts as five of Steward Health Care's hospitals transition to new operators. Lawrence General Hospital is the new operator for both campuses of Holy Family in Haverhill and Methuen, Lifespan is the new operator of Morton and Saint Anne's, and BMC is the new operator for Good Samaritan and St. Elizabeth's. With these t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz Pro Bono Committee Chair and litigation member Susan Finegan will receive the Boston Bar Association's (BBA) Thurgood Marshall Award at its annual meeting on November 14. The award "honors Boston attorneys in the private bar whose extraordinary work has enhanced the human dignity of others." BBA recognized Sue as a tireless and innovative advocate for low-income people in Massachusetts and beyond. Serv  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The tiny device uses a tightly focused beam of light to capture and manipulate cells. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News MIT researchers have developed a miniature, chip-based "tractor beam," like the one that captures the Millennium Falcon in the film "Star Wars," that could someday help biologists and clinicians study DNA, classify cells, and investigate the mechanisms of dise  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Oct. 2, 2024, with Michael Short, associate professor of nuclear science and engineering, and professor of anthropology Manduhai Buyandelger: * * * Anthropologists Manduhai Buyandelger and Lauren Bonilla discuss the humanistic perspective they bring to a project that is yielding promising results. * * * By Leda Zimmerman, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences In 2021,  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * By enabling users to chat with an older version of themselves, Future You is aimed at reducing anxiety and guiding young people to make better choices. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News Have you ever wanted to travel through time to see what your future self might be like? Now, thanks to the power of generative AI, you can. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere created a system   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Oct. 2, 2024, with former physics professor John Belcher and John Richardson, principal research scientist at MIT's Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research: * * * The Plasma Science Experiment aboard NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft turns off after 47 years and 15 billion miles. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News They planned to fly for four years and to get as far as Jupi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The 16th Annual Meeting of the Kendall Square Association honored community members for their work bringing impactful innovations to bear on humanity's biggest challenges. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News While it's easy to be amazed by the constant drumbeat of innovations coming from Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, sometimes overlooked are the dedicated individuals workin  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT CSAIL researchers created an AI-powered method for low-discrepancy sampling, which uniformly distributes data points to boost simulation accuracy. * * * By Rachel Gordon, MIT CSAIL Imagine you're tasked with sending a team of football players onto a field to assess the condition of the grass (a likely task for them, of course). If you pick their positions randomly, th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT and Lincoln Laboratory are among awardees of $38 million in project awards to the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition to boost U.S. chip technology innovation. * * * By Kylie Foy, MIT Lincoln Laboratory MIT and Lincoln Laboratory are participants in four microelectronics proposals selected for funding to the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub. The fundin  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A with David Singer, head of the Department of Political Science: * * * David Singer, head of the MIT Department of Political Science, discusses the Strengthening Democracy Initiative, focused on the rigorous study of elections, public opinion, and political participation. Department of Political Science * * * In the United States and around the world, democracy is under threat. An  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT's innovation and entrepreneurship system helps launch water, food, and ag startups with social and economic benefits. * * * By Carolyn Blais, Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab Inventive solutions to some of the world's most critical problems are being discovered in labs, classrooms, and centers across MIT every day. Many of these solutions move from the la  more