BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Student Loan Questions and Answers amid Uncertainty Defaulted student loans went into repayment May 5. With more legislation pending and questions mounting, here's some important information current and soon-to-be payers need to know By Alene Bouranova The collection on defaulted federal student loans has officially resumed. While repayment on federal loans resumed in October 2023, at the time the Biden ad  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown joins federal lawsuit challenging cuts to National Science Foundation grant funding PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University has joined a federal lawsuit challenging an action announced on Friday, May 2, by the National Science Foundation to limit indirect cost reimbursements to a 15% rate for its research grants to higher education institutions. Brown is a named plaintiff in the suit f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Advances State's AI Leadership with Major Investments in Massachusetts AI Hub Boston -- Today, during IBM's Think 2025 conference in Boston, Governor Maura Healey announced major updates on the state's effort to grow the artificial intelligence ecosystem in Massachusetts through the Massachusetts AI Hub. The Governor announced a $31 million state grant to expand access   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Celebrates Sheba/ARC's Expansion to Massachusetts Boston -- Governor Maura Healey today welcomed the leadership of Sheba Medical Center, the largest and most comprehensive medical center in the Middle East, to celebrate their recent decision to launch their first U.S. health care startup accelerator in Massachusetts. The ARC accelerator will leverage Massachusetts' worl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Innovation Career Pathways to 20 New High Schools Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today new Innovation Career Pathway designations to 37 high schools, including 20 that are receiving a designated pathway for the first time. These new designations also expand the administration's Clean Energy pathway to five additional school  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system? As the world struggles to reduce climate-warming carbon emissions, India has pledged to do its part, and its success is critical: In 2023, India was the third-largest carbon emitter worldwide. The Indian government has committed to having net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. To fulfill that promise, India will need to  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Hybrid AI model crafts smooth, high-quality videos in seconds What would a behind-the-scenes look at a video generated by an artificial intelligence model be like? You might think the process is similar to stop-motion animation, where many images are created and stitched together, but that's not quite the case for "diffusion models" like OpenAl's SORA and Google's VEO 2. Instead of   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Jared Golden is bankrolled by coastal elites A report exposes that Jared Golden - who claims to be an "independent voice" for Maine - is bankrolled by out-of-state radicals... And Mainers are sick of it. Just 10% of Golden's itemized individual contributions came from Maine, while most came from the liberal bastions of New York, Massachusetts, and California. But it's clear why - G  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * If time is money, here's one way consumers value it As the saying goes, time is money. That's certainly evident in the transportation sector, where people will pay more for direct flights, express trains, and other ways to get somewhere quickly. Still, it is difficult to measure precisely how much people value their time. Now, a paper co-authored by an MIT economist uses ride-sharin  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on May 6, 2025: * * * New Report: "Democrats are bullish about Gov. Maura Healey's reelection chances" This morning, Politico's Massachusetts Playbook reported on a new memofrom the Democratic Governors Association showing "eighteen months out from Election Day, Democrats are bullish about Gov. Maura Healey's reelection chances in deep-blue Massachusetts." The memo outlines how Gov. Healey's record of deliveri  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater Farmers today face a number of challenges, from supply chain stability to nutrient and waste management. But hanging over everything is the need to maintain profitability amid changing markets and increased uncertainty. Fyto, founded by former MIT staff member Jason Prapas, is offering a highly automated cul  more