BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 29 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Discrimination-related Depression, Anxiety Pronounced Among Multiracial, White, Asian Populations A new study found that more than half of US adults encounter some form of discrimination, and that this mistreatment may fuel higher chances of depression and/or anxiety diagnoses among these specific racial and ethnic groups due to cultural, social, and systemic factors. By Jillian McK  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 29 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Immigrant Mothers of Young Children Struggle to Juggle Family Needs and their Own Health Immigrant mothers of young children reported neglecting their own health to ensure that their children have healthcare, housing, and food in the face of a host of challenges, including chronic economic hardship, the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-immigration policies, xenophobia, and racial discriminatio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 29 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Increasing Cancer-Gene Testing in Primary Care A new study found that the point-of-care approach screened more patients than engagement through email and mail--but genetic testing rates were similar in both approaches, suggesting the need for a combination of engagement strategies. Up to 10 percent of cancers are caused by genes that can be easily detected by commercially available   more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, March 29 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Cloud Infrastructure Spending continued in accelerated mode in the Fourth Quarter of 2024 as AI investment path surpasses the most positive expectations. NEEDHAM, Mass., March 27, 2025 - According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on c  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, March 28 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news: * * * Dave Fenstermacher Teams with Procopio and Fulcrum for NEREJ Housing Panel Insights from the 2025 Life Science & Housing NH Summit. Against the backdrop of New Hampshire's life sciences boom and its added pressure to the state's already strained housing market, New England Real Estate Jour  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova's aeroderivative technology to provide reliable power and help ensure grid stability with high efficiency in Missouri ATLANTA, GA (March 28, 2025) - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced that it secured an order from the municipal utility of Springfield City Utilities, Missouri (CU) for three units of its innovative LM6000VELOX * aeroderivative  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 28 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Extends Hybrid and Remote Public Meetings to Increase Access Boston -- Today, Governor Maura Healey signed An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency. This legislation will permit state and local public bodies to conduct public meetings in a hybrid or remote format while also allowing participants at town meetings to participate   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 28 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards an Additional $76 Million in Student Loan Repayment for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Providers Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration is distributing an additional $75.8 million in student loan repayment awards as part of the MA Repay Program. Funding is going to more than 1,700 behavioral health and primary care providers throughout  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, March 28 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * MassArt president named 2025 commencement speaker at Eastern Connecticut State University Dr. Mary K. Grant to receive honorary degree Willimantic, CT (03/28/2025) -- Eastern Connecticut State University is proud to announce Dr. Mary K. Grant, president of Massachusetts College of Art and Design, as the honorary degree recipient and keynote speaker for its 135th Undergraduate Commencem  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * MIT affiliates named 2024 AAAS Fellows The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes six current affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni for their efforts to advance science and related fields. Six current MIT affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 26, 2025: * * * Professor Emeritus Earle Lomon, nuclear theorist, dies at 94 On the physics faculty for nearly 40 years and a member of the Center for Theoretical Physics, he focused on the interactions of hadrons and developed an R-matrix formulation of scattering theory. By Sandi Miller, Department of Physics Earle Leonard Lomon PhD '54, MIT professor emeritus of physics, die  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * Making higher education more accessible to students in Pakistan EduFi, founded by an MIT alumna, provides low-interest student loans to families in Pakistan so more can attend college. By Zach Winn, MIT News Taking out a loan to attend college is an investment in your future. But unlike in the United States, students in Pakistan don't have easy access to college  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * Mapping the future of metamaterials Mechanical metamaterials research demands interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation, say researchers from MechE's Portela Lab. By Anne Wilson, Department of Mechanical Engineering Metamaterials are artificially-structured materials with extraordinary properties not easily found in nature. With engineered three-dimensional  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Preparing for a career at the forefront of the aerospace industry In a new class, students design, build, and test an electric rocket engine turbopump, facing challenges they will experience as practicing engineers. By Rachel Ornitz, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics You're an aerospace engineer on a tight timeline to develop a component for a rocket engine. No sweat, yo  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, March 29 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news: * * * South Coast Rail Ribbon Cutting VHB celebrates the launch of South Coast Rail passenger service. After 30 years of working with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to restore passenger rail service between Boston and the South Coast communities for the first time since th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 28 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Continues to Take Away Food from Massachusetts Families and Students Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration and food security organizations are criticizing the Trump Administration for continuing to cancel federal funding that aimed to provide local, healthy food to children and food banks in Massachusetts. This week, the United States Department of Agricu  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, March 29 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news: * * * VHB's AI-Powered Bentley Tool Shared with Industry Leaders Model-Based Design Lead Kyle Rosenmeyer recently met with Bentley Premier Scholars from across the globe to introduce VHB's innovative Copilot for Bentley tool, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant designed to significantly enh  more