CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Yutao Gong, Brandon Man, and Andrii Zahorodnii will spend 2025-26 at Tsinghua University in China studying global affairs. * * * By Julia Mongo, Office of Distinguished Fellowships Three MIT students -- Yutao Gong, Brandon Man, and Andrii Zahorodnii -- have been awarded 2025 Schwarzman Scholarships and will join the program's 10th cohort to pursue a master's degree in glo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Berkshire Partners in its agreement to make a strategic investment in Thrive, a global technology outsourcing provider for cybersecurity, cloud and IT managed services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed and the transactions was announced in a Jan. 14 press release. Berkshire Partners is an employee-owned, multi-sector specialist investor in private and public equity. Th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Supreme Court justices appear poised to allow a law banning the social media platform in the US to take effect on January 19, say BU LAW professors * * * As anyone who's logged on to TikTok knows, the site's short-form videos are meant to be as clear-cut and easily digestible as possible. If only that were true for the court case that will decide the social media platform's future in the United States. Tik  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Paris Private Equity team advised Cerea Partners, a private equity firm specializing in investments in the agri-food and food-related industries, and Demeter Investment Managers, a major European player in venture capital, private equity and infrastructure for the energy and ecological transition, on their merger to create Demea Invest. With Euros2.8 billion in assets and 66 employees, Demea Invest ai  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV has launched a new family of class notations, Autonomous and Remotely Operated Ships (AROS), providing a framework for how autoremote vessels can achieve equivalent or higher safety compared to conventional vessels. Autonomous shipping, ranging from remote control operation to fully unmanned vessels, marks a major advanc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented EMCOR Group, Inc. in its definitive agreement to acquire Miller Electric Company, a leading electrical contractor serving high growth areas across the southeastern United States, for $865 million in cash. The announcement was made in a Jan. 14 press release. EMCOR is a Fortune 500 leader in mechanical and electrical construction services, industrial and energy infrastructure and b  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: A cross-discipline team of Foley Hoag lawyers represented the Executive Management Team of Winged Keel Group, an independent life insurance brokerage firm specializing in inter-generational wealth accumulation and estate planning strategies, in a strategic investment by GTCR, a private equity firm. Foley Hoag attorneys Colin Kirby, Carmen DeMatteis, Zack Mueller and Ben Kalman represented the executive team o  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * A world leader in combustion technology, GE Vernova continues to invest in new technologies capable of reducing the carbon emissions of its installed base * Dry Low NOx (DLN) combustor prototype demonstrated operability on blends of natural gas and hydrogen and on 100% hydrogen with NOx emissions below 25ppm * GE Vernova currently targets making 100% H2 DLN solutions commercially   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Proposes Significant Changes to Right to Shelter Law Boston -- Governor Maura Healey today proposed significant new changes to the state's Right to Shelter law, including imposing a statutory residency requirement for families and strengthening criminal background checks. The Governor submitted the recommendations in a letter to the Senate President, Speaker, and Hous  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Pending Court Approval, Companies to Pay a Total of $200,000 for Illegal Stormwater Discharges; Includes Funding for Water Quality Projects * * * The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced two separate settlements today with All Steel Fabricating, Inc. (All Steel) and Williams Scotsman, Inc. (WSI) to resolve allegations that each compan  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: SAUGUS -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that Pedro Lopez, 32, of Lynn has plead guilty to several drug and gun charges and was sentenced to ten years in prison after Massachusetts State Police (MSP), in partnership with the Lynn Police Department's Drug Task Force, found approximately $1.2 million worth of counterfeit pills an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Increases Reimbursement Rates for Child Care Providers Boston -- Today the Board of Early Education and Care unanimously approved the Healey-Driscoll Administration's proposed changes to the reimbursement rates for early education and care providers who accept state child care financial assistance, known as rates. Child care providers across Massachusetts will start to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz is pleased to announce that Danielle Frappier has joined as a Member of the Technology, Communications & Media (TechComm) Practice in the firm's Washington, DC office. A communications and technology regulatory lawyer with nearly 25 years of experience, Danielle has represented entities across the telecommunications ecosystem, focusing on the intersection of new technologies and traditional regulatory   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Presented by the American Philosophical Association, the award recognizes the professor's lifelong contributions to philosophy. * * * By Benjamin Daniel, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences MIT philosopher Sally Haslanger has been named the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Philip L. Quinn Prize from the American Philosophical Association (APA). The award rec  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Junior Shreya Mogulothu says taking an MITx class as a high school student opened her eyes to new possibilities. * * * By Lauren Rebecca Thacker, MIT Open Learning Shreya Mogulothu is naturally curious. As a high school student in New Jersey, she was interested in mathematics and theoretical computer science (TCS). So, when her curiosity compelled her to learn more, she t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * The advance holds the promise to reduce error-correction resource overhead. * * * By Sandi Miller, Department of Physics Quantum computing promises to solve complex problems exponentially faster than a classical computer, by using the principles of quantum mechanics to encode and manipulate information in quantum bits (qubits). Qubits are the building b  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Machine-learning models let neuroscientists study the impact of auditory processing on real-world hearing. * * * By Jennifer Michalowski, McGovern Institute for Brain Research When sound waves reach the inner ear, neurons there pick up the vibrations and alert the brain. Encoded in their signals is a wealth of information that enables us to follow convers  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Student Ambassadors program offers MIT undergraduates from across language areas opportunities to share their voices, passion, and commitment with the community. * * * By Benjamin Daniel, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Angelina Wu has been taking Japanese classes at MIT since arriving as a first-year student. "I have had such a wonderful experience l  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new computational model explains how neurons linked to spatial navigation can also help store episodic memories. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Nearly 50 years ago, neuroscientists discovered cells within the brain's hippocampus that store memories of specific locations. These cells also play an important role in storing memories of events, known as episodic memories.   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Professor who develops technologies to push the envelope of what is possible with photonics and electronic devices succeeds Joel Voldman. * * * By Zach Goodale, School of Engineering Karl K. Berggren, the Joseph F. and Nancy P. Keithley Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT, has been named the new faculty head of electrical engineering in the Department of El  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The startup NALA, which began as an MIT class project, directly matches art buyers with artists. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News In the world of high-priced art, galleries usually act as gatekeepers. Their selective curation process is a key reason galleries in major cities often feature work from the same batch of artists. The system limits opportunities for emerging artists and lea  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT professors Iain Stewart and Roberto Fernandez are "Committed to Caring" * * * By Leila Hudson, Office of Graduate Education Advisors are meant to guide students academically, supporting their research and career objectives. For MIT graduate students, the Committed to Caring program recognizes those who go above and beyond. Professors Iain Stewart and Roberto Fernandez are two  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * With their recently-developed neural network architecture, MIT researchers can wring more information out of electronic structure calculations. * * * By Steve Nadis, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Back in the old days -- the really old days -- the task of designing materials was laborious. Investigators, over the course of 1,000-plus years,  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * The work opens new avenues for understanding and manipulating electrons in materials. * * * By Elizabeth A. Thomson, Materials Research Laboratory MIT physicists and colleagues have for the first time measured the geometry, or shape, of electrons in solids at the quantum level. Scientists have long known how to measure the energies and velocities of elect  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * As the use of generative AI continues to grow, Lincoln Laboratory's Vijay Gadepally describes what researchers and consumers can do to help mitigate its environmental impact. * * * By Anne McGovern, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Vijay Gadepally, a senior staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, leads a number of projects at the Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center (LLSC) to m  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * With a new design, the bug-sized bot was able to fly 100 times longer than prior versions. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future could grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture's harmful impacts on the environment. To   more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * New Partnership Expands Access to Affordable Undergraduate and Advanced Degrees * * * Regis College and the Town of Burlington, MA, announce a strategic partnership that will support town employees with unique development programs, employee recruitment through access to Regis graduates, collaboration opportunities with Regis faculty on product development and research, discounted tuition rates, and use of the R  more