BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Multistate Guidance For Schools On Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility Initiatives BOSTON -- Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in issuing guidance to ensure K-12 schools, colleges, and universities across the nation understand the legality, viability, and importance of diversity, equity, inclu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration For Defunding Medical And Public Health Innovation Research BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, th  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking Trump Administration's NIH Funding Cuts OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts issuing a preliminary injunction that continues blocking the Trump Administration's unlawful and drastic National Institutes of  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Serv  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research For Immediate Release: March 5, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Preliminary Injunction TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 21 other attorne  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES MULTISTATE GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in issuing guidance to help K-12 schools, colleges and universities understand the legality,   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * James Bond Always Saves the World. Will Jeff Bezos Save Bond? BU film and TV professor on Amazon taking creative control of iconic film franchise By Rich Barlow Bezos. Jeff Bezos. That the Amazon founder and board chair could make himself the new James Bond may not be much more far-fetched than 007's adventures. Shortly before Bezos asserted control over the opinion pages of the Washington Post, which he   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * BridgeBio Pharma Prices $575 Million Convertible Notes Offering Goodwin's Life Sciences Capital Markets team advised BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) on its offering of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031. The offering priced at $500 million, plus the full exercise of the initial purchasers' option to purchase an additional $75 million of notes. The initial convers  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: BizConsulting] -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * DNV and EGPC partner to advance HSE, process safety, and sustainability through digital transformation Digital Solutions at DNV and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop an Integrated Governance Framework for Health, Safet  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: BizConsulting] -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * DNV launches H2MET joint industry project to advance hydrogen flow metrology DNV has launched the H2MET joint industry project (JIP) to advance metrology for 100% hydrogen flow applications. Building on previous work in renewable gases and CO2, H2MET aims to improve the accuracy and reliabili  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * FairJourney Biologics Acquires Charles River Laboratories South San Francisco Facility Ropes & Gray represented FairJourney Biologics S.A., leaders in the discovery and optimization of antibodies, in its acquisition of the South San Francisco site from Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. The completed acquisition was announced in a March 4 press release. Financial  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Foley Hoag Grows New York Deal Team with Addition of Nicole Perez Foley Hoag has announced that Nicole Perez has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group. Perez brings experience in complex public and private mergers and acquisitions across various industries, including technology, energy, and life sciences. Her practice focuses on representing acquirer  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Gubra on License Agreement with AbbVie to Develop an Amylin Analog for the Treatment of Obesity for up to $2.225 Billion The Life Sciences team at Goodwin has advised Gubra A/S ("Gubra") on a license agreement with AbbVie to develop a potential best-in-class, long-acting amylin analog for the treatment of obesity. Gubra is a company listed on Nasdaq Copenhag  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 6 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SECURES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR DEFUNDING MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATION RESEARCH HONOLULU - Attorney General Anne Lopez and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Hu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statement Condemning Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration issued the following statements today in response to Linda McMahon's confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Education and speech on the " Department's Final Mission ": Governor Maura Healey: "Massachusetts is home to the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Justin Kliger Discusses Alternative Retail Structures in Mergers & Acquisitions In a recent Mergers & Acquisitions article, asset management partner Justin Kliger shared insights on alternative retail structures in the private equity space. "Alternative retail structures are increasingly opening access to high net-worth investors," Justin said. "These investors are sources  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Knitted microtissue can accelerate healing Lincoln Laboratory and MIT researchers are creating new types of bioabsorbable fabrics that mimic the unique way soft tissues stretch while nurturing growing cells. By Anne McGovern, Lincoln Laboratory Treating severe or chronic injury to soft tissues such as skin and muscle is a challenge in health care. Current treatment methods can be   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group issued the following news release: * * * Liberty Mutual Insurance Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results BOSTON, Mass., March 5, 2025 - Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively "LMHC" or the "Company") reported net income attributable to LMHC of $1.239 billion and $4.383 billion for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, versus income of $654 million and $213 million for the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Travel & Tourism to Highlight Massachusetts 250, Conversation with Governor Healey and Bestselling Author Elin Hilderbrand Springfield -- The 2025 Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Travel and Tourism will take place on March 18-19, 2025, at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield. It will highlight the strength of Massachusetts' tourism secto  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research BALTIMORE, MD (March 5, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump administrati  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * The MIT Legatum Center announces new gift, vision for increasing impact in global growth markets MIT alumni Sayuri and Craig Sharper make generous gift to expand the center's impact in global growth markets The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT embarks on an exciting new chapter, thanks to a substantial gift from Sayuri   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 4, 2025: * * * Developing materials for stellar performance in fusion power plants Zoe Fisher, a doctoral student in NSE, is researching how defects can alter the fundamental properties of ceramics upon radiation. By Poornima Apte, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering When Zoe Fisher was in fourth grade, her art teacher asked her to draw her vision of a dream job on pap  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Letterlocking: A new look at a centuries-old practice A first history of the document security technology, co-authored by MIT Libraries' Jana Dambrogio, provides new tools for interdisciplinary research. By Brigham Fay, MIT Libraries For as long as people have been communicating through writing, they have found ways to keep their messages private. Before the invention of the gumme  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study suggests new molecular strategy for treating fragile X syndrome Enhancing activity of a specific component of neurons' "NMDA" receptors normalized protein synthesis, neural activity, and seizure susceptibility in the hippocampus of fragile X lab mice. By David Orenstein, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Building on more than two decades of research, a study by M  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Why rationality can push people in different directions Philosopher Kevin Dorst's work examines how we apply rational thought to everyday life. By Peter Dizikes, MIT News It's not a stretch to suggest that when we disagree with other people, we often regard them as being irrational. Kevin Dorst PhD '19 has developed a body of research with surprising things to say about that. Do  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 5 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate coalition secures nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump's defunding of medical and public health innovation research SEATTLE - Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump administration, the Department of Hea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Cutera in Prepackaged Chapter 11 Cases Ropes & Gray advised Cutera, Inc., a leading provider of aesthetic and dermatology solutions for practitioners worldwide, in prepackaged chapter 11 cases to reduce the company's debt by nearly $400 million, or over 90%, and raise $65 million in new money from existing lenders. The transaction was announced in a Marc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sectigo Acquires Entrust's Public Certificate Business Ropes & Gray represented GI Partners and its portfolio company Sectigo, a global leader in digital certificates and automated certificate lifecycle management, in Sectigo's purchase of Entrust's public certificate business. The transaction was announced in a Jan. 29 press release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 5, 2025: * * * Study: The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs New results show with high statistical confidence that ozone recovery is going strong. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team ha  more