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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Thursday May 01, 2025 ( 11 items )  

AI-enabled translations initiative empowers Ukrainian learners with new skills
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * AI-enabled translations initiative empowers Ukrainian learners with new skills With war continuing to disrupt education for millions of Ukrainian high school and college students, many are turning to online resources, including MIT OpenCourseWare, a part of MIT Open Learning offering educational materials from more than 2,500 MIT undergraduate and graduate courses. For Ukrainian   more

Boston University: Law School Applications Surge Amid Economic, Political Uncertainty
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Law School Applications Surge amid Economic, Political Uncertainty Across the US, law schools, including BU School of Law, see rising interest from prospective students seeking stability--and a way to uphold firmly held values By Molly Callahan Amid an uncertain job market, an unstable economy, and an unpredictable political arena, law schools across the United States are seeing a surge in applications from   more

Governor Healey Recommends Four New Pardons
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Recommends Four New Pardons Boston -- Today, Governor Maura Healey recommended four individuals to the Governor's Council to receive pardons: Frank Albert, Paul Cacchiotti, Joseph Donisi and Yolanda Rodriguez. If confirmed, the total number of individuals pardoned by Governor Healey would be 25, in addition to hundreds of thousands who received her blanket marijuana   more

Healey-Driscoll Administration Hosts First-Ever Healthy Youth Summit
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Hosts First-Ever Healthy Youth Summit Boston -- Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration, in collaboration with the Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking (GCSADVHT), hosted the first-ever Healthy Youth Summit, a one-day conference aimed to equip local high school students with practical tools for healthy  more

Healey-Driscoll Administration Hosts First-Ever Healthy Youth Summit
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 29 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Hosts First-Ever Healthy Youth Summit Boston -- Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration, in collaboration with the Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking (GCSADVHT), hosted the first-ever Healthy Youth Summit, a one-day conference aimed to equip local high school students with practical tools for healthy  more

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $25 Million Scholarship Program for Behavioral Health Graduate Students
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 29 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $25 Million Scholarship Program for Behavioral Health Graduate Students Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that they have launched a two-year $25 million scholarship program for graduate students completing degrees or certificates in behavioral health fields. Applications are now open for the first round of scholarshi  more

Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Grow the Massachusetts Creative Economy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Grow the Massachusetts Creative Economy Boston -- Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration released a report with recommended strategies for better supporting artists and creative workers while fostering more economic opportunities for the cultural sector. The report, crafted by Governor Healey's Cultural Economy Advisory C  more

Informa TechTarget Updates on Filing of Annual Report on Form 10-K
NEWTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Informa TechTarget updates on filing of Annual Report on Form 10-K TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT) ("Informa TechTarget") (the "Company"), a leading growth accelerator for the B2B Technology sector, today confirms that it will file its Annual Report on Form 10-K on or before May 30, 2025. As previously   more

Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Visits Harbor Area Family Resource Center to Recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Visits Harbor Area Family Resource Center to Recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month Chelsea -- Today, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll visited the Department of Children and Family's Harbor Area Family Resource Center (FRC) in Chelsea where she presented the administration's official proclamation declaring April Child Abuse Prevention Month. The visit hi  more

MIT engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer In the future, quantum computers could rapidly simulate new materials or help scientists develop faster machine-learning models, opening the door to many new possibilities. But these applications will only be possible if quantum computers can perform operations extremely quickly, so scientists can make measurements an  more

Studying work, life, and economics
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Studying work, life, and economics For policymakers investigating the effective transition of an economy from agriculture to manufacturing and services, there are complex economic, institutional, and practical considerations. "Are certain regions trapped in an under-industrialization state?" asks Tishara Garg, an economics doctoral student at MIT. "If so, can government policy help  more