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

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * Ameresco's commitment to energy efficiency, cost savings, resiliency, and decarbonization continues to guide its strategic initiatives * * * Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced the successful year end divestiture of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study sheds light on the often-overlooked consequences of college drinking. * * * More than half of US college students experienced alcohol-related harms caused by others, according to the first national probability-based survey of such harms conducted in 20 years. The findings, published in Drug and Alcohol Review in December, shed light on how others' drinking affects  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Undergraduate class blends science, hands-on experimentation, and a love for coffee to fuel curiosity. * * * By Jason Sparapani, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Elaine Jutamulia '24 took a sip of coffee with a few drops of anise extract. It was her second try. "What do you think?" asked Omar Orozco, standing at a lab table in MIT's Breakerspace, surrounded  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * - Iwaya and Shitsukari wind farms will be powered by 14 units of GE Vernova's onshore wind turbines - Projects support Japan's renewable energy goals - Deals will bring total amount of energy being supplied by GE Vernova onshore wind turbines to 1.8 GW * * * TOKYO - GE Vernova's Onshore Wind business announced today that it has signed an order to provide 14 4.2MW-117m/* turbines fo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is scheduled to release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, before market open. GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik and GE Vernova CFO Ken Parks will discuss the company's financial results in a webcast at 7:30 AM ET, which can be accessed at https://www.gevernova.com/investors/events/ge-vernova-4th-quart  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Private Equity team advised Bregal Sagemount on a minority growth investment from its Basecamp fund in 360 Advanced, a leading consulting firm focused on cybersecurity and compliance frameworks. With the completion of this investment, 360 Advanced will operate in an alternative practice structure. 360 Advanced Cybersecurity, LLC will provide advisory and non-attest services while 360 Advanced, Inc., an   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Goodwin Technology M&A and Digital Currency & Blockchain teams advised FalconX on its acquisition of Arbelos Markets, a trading firm specializing in crypto derivatives. FalconX operates FalconX Bravo Inc., the first CFTC approved swap dealer focused on cryptocurrency derivatives, and this acquisition further reinforces FalconX's commitment to expanding its derivatives business and strengthens its positi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: Goodwin has advised ATHAGORAS Group ("ATHAGORAS"), a portfolio company of GREENPEAK PARTNERS ("GREENPEAK"), on the financing of the acquisition of CSO Pharma Consulting ("CSO") and MIGx AG ("MIGX"). CSO provides reliable services and professional support for pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers in the fields of Pharmacovigilance, Medical Affairs, Quality Management & GDP as well as Development  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

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 9 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL's Hotels & Hospitality group facilitates sale of 50-room, recently renovated hotel * * * BOSTON, Jan. 8, 2025 - JLL's Hotels & Hospitality group announced today the sale of Parker Beach Lodge, a 50-room, recently renovated hotel on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. JLL represented a private owner in the transaction. The hotel will be managed by Jamsan Hotel M  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * Today, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Attorney General v. Town of Milton, resolving Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's lawsuit against Milton for failure to comply with the MBTA Communities Law by declaring that Milton now must do so. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement on today's decision: "Today's decision is a res  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Using the island as a model, researchers demonstrate the "DyMonDS" framework can improve resiliency to extreme weather and ease the integration of new resources. * * * By David Chandler, MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems Researchers at MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) have shown that using decision-making softwa  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Thermochromorph printmaking technique developed by CSAIL researchers allows images to transition into each other through changes in temperature. * * * By Adam Conner-Simons, MIT CSAIL Researchers in MIT Professor Stefanie Mueller's group have spent much of the last decade developing a variety of computing techniques aimed at reimagining how products and systems are des  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Political scientist Ariel White studies people on the margins of U.S. politics to see if they might participate more fully in our system of government. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News As the old saw has it, 90 percent of politics is just showing up. Which is fine for people who are already engaged in the political system and expect to influence it. What about everyone else? The U.  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * AeroAstro PhD student Sydney Dolan uses an interdisciplinary approach to develop collision-avoidance algorithms for satellites. * * * By Elizabeth Durant, Office of the Vice Chancellor If there's a through line in Sydney Dolan's pursuits, it's a fervent belief in being a good steward -- both in space and on Earth. As a doctoral student in the MIT Departmen  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * McGovern Institute neuroscientists use children's interests to probe language in the brain. * * * By Rubina Veerakone, McGovern Institute for Brain Research A recent study from the McGovern Institute for Brain Research shows how interests can modulate language processing in children's brains and paves the way for personalized brain research. The paper, which appears in Im  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * At the MITEI Fall Colloquium, the administrator of the US Energy Information Administration explained why long-term energy models are not forecasting tools -- and why they're still vitally important. * * * By Calvin Hennick, MIT Energy Initiative Joseph F. DeCarolis, administrator for the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), has one overarching piece of advice for  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Inspired by the mechanics of the human vocal tract, a new AI model can produce and understand vocal imitations of everyday sounds. The method could help build new sonic interfaces for entertainment and education. * * * By Alex Shipps, MIT CSAIL Whether you're describing the sound of your faulty car engine or meowing like your neighbor's cat, imitating sounds with your voic  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The engineer and aspiring astronaut developed an outreach program at Lincoln Laboratory to help bring hands-on STEM activities to all. * * * By Ariana Tantillo, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Yari Golden-Castano first learned about the moon, planets, and space while her grandmother in Mexico, Barbarita, taught her how to read from an encyclopedia. Golden-Castano had already earned the nick  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: PC shipments during the fourth quarter of 2024 grew 1.8% from the prior year with global volumes reaching 68.9 million shipments, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. For the full year, PC vendors shipped 262.7 million PCs, up 1% from 2023.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Simple Mills in a definitive agreement to sell the company to Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) for $795 million in cash. The acquisition was announced on Jan. 8 in a press release. Simple Mills is a market-leading natural brand offering premium better-for-you crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes. The deal team was led by M&A partners Jackie Cohen and Stephanie Lapidus and  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Swoop, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in its acquisition of MyHealthTeam, the creator of one of the largest patient social networks in healthcare, offering more than 62 condition-specific communities to support patients with chronic and rare conditions. The announcement was made in a January 7 press release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Swoop is a leading provid  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news: * * * VHB led the bus network study, prioritizing safety and equitable transit access. * * * The Ride On bus system serves as a critical transportation link for people who live and work in Montgomery County--the most populous county in Maryland. To meet the evolving needs of its ridership  more