BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Boston University issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Findings from two BU working groups will be presented this month * * * During her inauguration speech as Boston University's 11th president on September 27, Melissa L. Gilliam said she was announcing a new initiative: "Creating a community in which each of us can fully contribute to the life of this campus requires each of us to commit to regarding one another with dignity and respect." She sa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Organizations in Boston, Northampton and Worcester to use grant funding to provide high quality maternal health care Organizations in Boston, Northampton and Worcester to use grant funding to provide high quality maternal health care * * * Working to close gaps in maternal health care services across Massachusetts, the Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $1  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New document transfers $350 million in federal funding from USACE to FHWA, moves MassDOT further toward replacing the Sagamore Bridge * * * In a sign of continued momentum on the Cape Cod Bridges project, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has signed a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Department of the Army and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to move forward   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * New document transfers $350 million in federal funding from USACE to FHWA, moves MassDOT further toward replacing the Sagamore Bridge * * * In a sign of continued momentum on the Cape Cod Bridges project, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has signed a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Department of the Army and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to mo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: As part of the AGO's ongoing workers' rights enforcement efforts, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced nearly $1 million in citations against five employers across five different industries for their failure to comply with Massachusetts' sick time law and other worker protections. The citations include over $690,00 in restitution for impacted workers and over $274,000  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz advised global alternative asset management firm TPG in a strategic partnership with Surescripts(R), the nation's leading health information network. The partnership includes an investment in Surescripts through TPG Capital, the firm's U.S. and European private equity platform. TPG's investment will allow Surescripts to develop an array of solutions addressing healthcare's biggest challenges and accele  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised Novo Nordisk in a multi-year partnership with NanoVation Therapeutics to develop genetic medicines for rare and cardiometabolic diseases. Novo Nordisk will receive an exclusive worldwide license to use NanoVation's long-circulating lipid nanoparticle technology for RNA delivery targeting cells outside the liver. The partnership was announced on September 18. Under the agreement, Novo N  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In an article for Law360, real estate investments & transactions partner Peter Alpert and counsel Peter Scherer discussed how climate factors have become pertinent considerations in property decisions. "Clients need to be thinking about how climate risk will impact operations, not just property portfolios," Alpert noted. Similarly, Scherer pointed out that climate risk factors "should already be priced into  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Springfield Technical Community College issued the following news: Springfield Technical Community College Trustee Jeffrey S. Sattler put himself through college, founded a bank and has dedicated his life to service. In recognition of his leadership in the community, Sattler will be honored Oct. 17 as one of three 2024 William Pynchon Medalists. The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts will bestow the award at a celebration event at the Naismith Memor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised TPG and DIRECTV in two acquisitions announced on Sept. 30: DIRECTV and EchoStar have entered into a definitive agreement under which DIRECTV will acquire EchoStar's video distribution business DISH, including DISH TV and Sling TV, through a debt exchange transaction. The deal was announced in a press release. DIRECTV will acquire EchoStar's video distribution business for $1 plus the a  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * Initiative Marks the Latest Lowell Innovation Network Corridor Collaboration * * * Military veterans and their spouses have a longtime ally in UMass Lowell. Today, the university grows that partnership through a collaboration with Headlamp that establishes a new workforce training and resource program to prepare veterans and their families for careers in the life sciences.   more