NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC New England Welcomes MTA Promised Review of Online Resources, Calls for Removal of Antisemitic, Anti-Israel Content American Jewish Committee (AJC) New England welcomes today's statement from Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) President Max Page and Vice President Deb McCarthy that they will remove from the MTA's website "any materials that do not further the cause of pro  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * FEMA Firings Will Leave People on Frontlines of Climate, Extreme Weather Disasters Flailing WASHINGTON--Hundreds of employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has a primary role of helping people before, during, and after climate and extreme weather disasters, have been fired. This continues an alarming assault by the Trump administrat  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * WHOI's Julie Huber Among 65 Fellows Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is proud to announce that Julie Huber, a senior scientist in WHOI's Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry department, has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology Class of 2025. Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leaders  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * WNYC, GBH and WLRN Present "HAITI ON THE LINE" a Live Call-In Radio Special About the Crisis in Haiti Monday February 24 at 7pm ET on public radio stations in New York City, Boston and Miami (February 19, 2025 - New York, NY) - Public radio leaders WNYC, GBH and WLRN will partner on a one-night-only call-in special, "HAITI ON THE LINE," produced in collaboration with The   more

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update: * * * It takes an ecosystem A special message of resolve from President and CEO Dr. R. Max Holmes We spend a lot of time telling you how unique, and uniquely important, our work here at Woodwell Climate is. With good reason. I can't think of a more important mission than science for solutions to address the climate crisis, and our partnership mo  more