BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Calls On U.S. Supreme Court To Protect Access To Preventive Health Care Services BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for mil  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * United States Sides with Russia, Breaks with Europe, in Ukraine War Resolution Pardee's Igor Lukes says, "With a single vote, the highest authority of the country has allied itself with some of the most vile enemies of humanity" By Doug Most Igor Lukes was busy on Monday, teaching his class at Boston University on international relations dating back to 1945 and attending a ceremony in downtown Boston for a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * BU Prof Produced Oscar-Nominated Short Film Anuja COM's Aaron Kopp on his role in making the Hindi-language film about two young sisters striving for a better life In the Oscar-nominated short film Anuja, now streaming on Netflix, two young orphaned sisters work jobs in a garment factory. When the younger sister gets a chance to take a placement exam to attend an elite boarding school, her older sister does   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Clark University issued the following news: * * * Which practices work best for bilingual schoolchildren? $780,000 NSF grant funds Clark psychologist's study in Worcester classrooms By Meredith Woodward King English language learners (ELLs) comprise over 10 percent of the nation's public schoolchildren, most of them receiving in- or out-of-classroom support in English-only schools. Yet, a smaller but growing percentage attend bilingual schools, alternate  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Essex County Man Convicted, Sentenced After Trial For Submitting False MassHealth Claims For Autism Behavioral Health Treatment SALEM -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that Donald Martel, age 69, of Georgetown, was convicted after a five-day trial for fraudulently billing MassHealth, the state's Medicaid program, for applied behaviora  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * GI Partners and TA Announce Majority Investment in Egnyte Ropes & Gray represented GI Partners and TA Associates in a strategic growth investment in Egnyte, a provider of secure content collaboration and governance solutions. This partnership will infuse Egnyte with the capital and expertise needed to expand its global market presence and accelerate innovation through contin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey, MBTA Announce Free South Coast Rail Weekend Service and Parking Through April Boston -- Governor Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) have announced free weekend service and parking to celebrate the beginning of South Coast Rail service. The MBTA is on schedule to begin South Coast Rail passenger service the morning of March 24, 2025  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts 2024 Graduates Again Top of the Nation in Advanced Placement Success Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that a third of students who graduated from Massachusetts public high schools in 2024 scored a 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, the state's highest percentage ever and the highest in the nation for the second year in a row, acc  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Helping the immune system attack tumors Stefani Spranger is working to discover why some cancers don't respond to immunotherapy, in hopes of making them more vulnerable to it. By Anne Trafton, MIT News In addition to patrolling the body for foreign invaders, the immune system also hunts down and destroys cells that have become cancerous or precancerous. However, some cancer cells   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Protein from tiny tardigrades may help cancer patients tolerate radiation therapy When scientists stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps "water bears" survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much less DNA damage after radiation treatment. By Anne Trafton, MIT News About 60 percent of all cancer patients in the United States receive radiation therapy as part of th  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news: * * * NJ TRANSIT Advances Trans-Hudson Planning for a More Connected Future Developing multimodal solutions to improve transit resiliency. NJ TRANSIT recently concluded a five-year study focused on improving transportation between New Jersey and New York City. Launched in 2019 in partnership with  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 [Category: BizEnergy] -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * NRG Energy, GE Vernova and Kiewit accelerating new generation capacity to support demand growth HOUSTON (February 26, 2025) - NRG today joined GE Vernova and TIC, a subsidiary of Kiewit, in announcing a new venture aimed at rapidly bringing new electricity generation capacity to market in response to growing demand for computing power and generative AI (GenAI).   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Altice France on Ground-breaking EUR24 Billion Restructuring Ropes & Gray has advised Altice France S.A. and Altice France Holding S.A. on the launch of their historic balance sheet restructuring involving more than EUR24 billion of debt, whereby Altice France and Altice France Holding entered into restructuring framework agreements with holders of their  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management on its Acquisition of a Significant Minority Stake in CorpAcq Ropes & Gray has advised Vintage Strategies at Goldman Sachs Alternatives on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in CorpAcq alongside a majority investment from private equity firm TDR Capital. The transaction involved the redemption of GSAM's existin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Underwriters in $300 Million Bond Offering for Sixth Street Specialty Lending Ropes & Gray represented the underwriters in Sixth Street Specialty Lending's $300 million in aggregate principal amount of registered investment-grade bonds. The transaction priced on Feb. 18 and closed on Feb. 25. Sixth Street Lending Partners is a specialty finance company  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Represents Sanofi in Investment in Enveda's $150 Million Series C Financing Ropes & Gray represented Sanofi in its investment in Enveda's $150 million Series C financing. Enveda is a biotechnology company that uses AI-powered tools to identify and characterize a wide range of molecules produced by living organisms, creating a database of chemical biodiversity.   more