Wednesday - October 23, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 5 items )  

350.org: COP29 Host Fails to Mention Fossil Fuels at UNGA Speech
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 28 -- 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: New York, 28 September 2024 - COP29 host, Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov, spoke today at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and outlined a few critical COP29 outcomes. 350.org recognizes and welcomes the mention of the need for a renewable energy uptake and the delivery of a f  more

Applications Being Accepted for 2025 Research Science Institute
MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The Center for Excellence in Education issued the following news release: The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for its 2025 Research Science Institute (RSI), which is collaboratively sponsored with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA on its campus. RSI '25 will be in session from June 22 to August 2, 2025. It will bring together top U.S. and international high schoo  more

New K-12 Mental Health Tech Navigator Brings Blueprint to Schools Seeking Digital Well-Being Products to Support Student Mental Health
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release: * * * The Navigator is a free, web-based resource developed and deployed for K-12 administrators and educators looking to augment their student mental health supports with digital products. * * * New York, NY -- Headstream, an innovation program by SecondMuse that works to improve the mental well-being of adolescents, today announced the launch of the new K-12 Mental Health Tech Navigator to support school  more

Reproductive Health Care On College Campuses Convening Held At Legislative Office Building On Wednesday
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Event aimed to foster collaboration and learning around the implementation of reproductive health services on college campuses as required by Public Act 23-41 * * * The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity (CWCSEO) hosted a reproductive health care accessib  more

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: AMS Honors Dr. Amy Bower With 2025 Henry Stommel Research Medal
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: The 2025 Henry Stommel Research Medal is being presented to Dr. Amy Bower, a Senior Scientist in the Physical Oceanography Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). This is the highest honor the American Meteorological Society (AMS)(https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-awards-honors/awards/science-and-technology-medals/the-henr  more