PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Theoretical chemist Martin Karplus (PhD '54) passed away December 28, 2024, at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Karplus was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013 for work that laid the foundations for the field of computational chemistry, which uses advanced software to predict chemical processes using quantum mechanics. He was the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemist  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in business services companies, in its majority growth recapitalization in executive compensation and leadership consultancy, Pearl Meyer. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and the deal was announced in a Jan. 6 press release. Coalesce Capital partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to build va  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * The investment, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board aims to strengthen HA gas turbine repair capabilities and technologies at GE Vernova's Advanced Manufacturing Repair Technology Center located at the Global Repair Service Center in Singapore * The project plans to add more than 100 technical roles to handle more innovative repairs on turbine components * The int  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Technology team advised Later in the acquisition of Mavely, a platform known for paying commissions to social-media creators for the sales they directly generate, for $250 million in cash and stock. This acquisition accelerates Later's ability to deliver full-funnel impact and measurable ROI for marketers while enabling creators to maximize their earnings through social commerce. Later funded the acquis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Key Point: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on personnel, outlined 10 areas of concern, including allegations of heavy drinking and sexual misconduct, remarks suggesting female troops should play a more limited role in the military, his past skepticism about the need for U.S. personnel to comply with laws of war, and accusations of mismanag  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Court Finds that Defendants Made Widespread Misrepresentations and Engaged in Intentionally Deceptive Conduct, including Tricking Consumers into Unknowingly Buying Supplemental Health Insurance and Targeting Vulnerable Consumers Who Could Least Afford The * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today that her office has obtained a favorable  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Longtime MIT faculty member, award-winning author, and HASTS program co-founder was an expert in the influence of social context on science, and the organization of science in Russia and the Soviet Union. * * * By Willamina Hadley, Program in STS Loren R. Graham, professor emeritus of the history of science who served on the MIT faculty for nearly three decades, die  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * MIT physicists develop a predictive formula, based on bacterial communities, that may also apply to other types of ecosystems, including the human GI tract. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News When a new species is introduced into an ecosystem, it may succeed in establishing itself, or it may fail to gain a foothold and die out. Physicists at MIT have now devis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: Beth H. Mitchell, a partner in Nutter's Real Estate Department and co-chair of the Commercial and Real Estate Finance Practice Group, has been elected Secretary of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), effective January 1. ACREL is the preeminent association of approximately 1,000 commercial real estate lawyers, dedicated to advancing excellence in legal services, collegiality among professio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Hartman rejoins Nutter after four years at Federal Reserve Bank of Boston * * * Nutter announced the addition of Daniel W. Hartman, former counsel at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, as Of Counsel to its expanding Banking and Financial Services Group. Hartman will provide legal counsel to banks and other financial institutions regarding mergers, new products and services, formal and informal reg  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * A former faculty member, the accomplished scholar and energetic leader returns to the Institute with a broad vision and deep experience. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News Richard Locke PhD '89, a prominent scholar and academic administrator with a wide range of leadership experience, has been named the new dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management. The appo  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Findings from new study suggest firms should invest in good managers over digital surveillance tools * * * A new study from the University of California San Diego and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology examines digital worker surveillance--specifically, the use of software to monitor remote workers' activities--and tests how effective they are in improving worker per  more