NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 1 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * $5 million gift from Springer-Lu Family Foundation to support VUMC's Aspirnaut program Aspirnaut is a K-20 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) pipeline that supports immersive summer research experiences for talented high school and undergraduate students. A $5 million gift from the Springer-Lu Family Foundation of Massachusetts will establish an endowment to sup  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * "I Felt Very Alone": Living with an Eating Disorder at BU A Sargent student shares her journey, her struggles, and how she helped create a support group on campus. Plus, more eating-disorder resources available to students By Alene Bouranova How much lower can I go before I get sent to the hospital? At the peak of her eating disorder, that was the question Celine Uhrich asked herself every time she steppe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Many TB Cases May Have Gone Undetected in Prisons in Europe and the Americas During COVID-19 A new study found that reported diagnoses for tuberculosis were consistently lower than expected throughout the pandemic, even though incarceration rates remained largely consistent and TB detection among the general population managed to reverse after an early-pandemic decline. By Jillian Mc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels In a new review, Mary Willis, Jonathan Buonocore, and other environmental health experts present a bevy of evidence that details how fossil fuels are harmful to humans, wildlife, and the environment, and identifies ways to transition to clean, renewable energy. In a new review published in the peer-reviewed journal Oxford Open Climat  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 2 -- Flagship Pioneering, a bioplatform innovation company, issued the following news release: * * * Flagship Pioneering Announces Agreement Between Pioneering Medicines and Pfizer to Discover Potential Novel, Selective Inhibitors for Autoimmune Disease Collaboration leverages Logica, a platform offering from Valo Health and Charles River that directly translates biological insights into optimized small molecules Sixth agreement signed under strategic partners  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, April 2 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC Predicts AI Solutions & Services will Generate Global Impact of $22.3 Trillion by 2030 AI Investments to Fuel Economic Growth, Boosting Global Productivity and Innovation SAN JOSE. - April 1, 2025 - IDC, the global leader in trusted technology intelligence, has today released a comprehensive analysis highlighting the profound econo  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, April 2 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Informa TechTarget and Demandbase Announce Strategic Partnership, Empowering B2B Marketers to Deliver More Pipeline and Revenue from Account-Based Marketing with Integrated Intent Data TechTarget, Inc. ("Informa TechTarget") (Nasdaq: TTGT), global growth accelerator and leading provider of intent data &  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts and Regional Partners Issue First-in-the-Nation Competitive Transmission Solicitation to Unlock Affordable Electricity in New England Boston -- Massachusetts officials celebrated New England's first competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) for longer-term transmission investments issued yesterday by ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE), a long-time goal of the New England state  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 1 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * MIT President Dr. Sally Kornbluth to give Baylor College of Medicine commencement address Dr. Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give the John E. Whitmore Lecture commencement address at Baylor College of Medicine's commencement ceremony in May. Along with Kornbluth, two others will receive honorary degrees: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, senior fellow in the Women and Pub  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Terminates $106 Million in K-12 Education Funding for Massachusetts Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration is condemning the Trump Administration's illegal move to terminate $106 million in K-12 education grant funding for Massachusetts. On Friday evening at 5:03 pm, the U.S. Department of Education notified all states about its decision to end the federal   more