BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 8 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Inclusive Peer Support Groups Are Expanding at US Colleges, but Stable Funding Is Needed A new study found that collegiate recovery programs that have multiple sources of funding served twice as many students as programs with only one source of funding. These programs, particularly those that offer support groups for students in all stages and types of recovery, can serve as a lifeline d  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten Dangers come but dangers also go, and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear. A new study in mice by MIT neuroscientists shows that the signal is the release of dopamine along a specific interregional brain circuit. The research therefore pinpoints a potentially critical mechanism of mental  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 8 -- Flagship Pioneering, a bioplatform innovation company, issued the following news release: * * * Flagship Pioneering, the National University of Singapore, National University Hospital and the National University Health System Announce Collaboration to Advance Biotech Research & Development Collaboration Aims to Expand Globally Connected Scientific Dialogue and Accelerate Innovation in Human Health and Sustainability SINGAPORE, May 7, 2025 -- Flagship Pionee  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Welcomes Consul General of the People's Republic of China Chen Li to Massachusetts Boston -- Governor Maura Healey today welcomed Ambassador H.E. Chen Li, Consul General of the Peoples Republic of China in New York, to the Massachusetts State House. "Today we welcomed Ambassador H.E. Chen Li to Massachusetts. We discussed our shared economic and cultural ties, and our  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces 'Literacy Launch Institutes' for Educators Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that registration is open for a new teacher training opportunity, called Literacy Launch Institutes, that is focused on Pre-K through third grade literacy. As a core component of the administration's Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3  more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, May 7 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release: * * * MITRE Survey Highlights Persistent Challenges and Emerging Opportunities in Defense Acquisition McLean, Va., and Bedford, Mass., May 7, 2025 - A survey commissioned by MITRE revealed significant hurdles that remain in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition process, particularly f  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, May 8 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * Faculty coauthor's groundbreaking study of the Punic people Arie Shaus, visiting assistant professor in data science at Mount Holyoke College, is a coauthor of a new study that examines the genetic diversity of the ancient Punic people. Mount Holyoke College Visiting Assistant Professor in Data Science Arie Shaus coauthored a groundbreaking study titled "Punic people were genetically diverse with alm  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Using AI to explore the 3D structure of the genome Inside every human cell, 2 meters of DNA is crammed into a nucleus that is only one-hundredth of a millimeter in diameter. To fit inside that tiny space, the genome must fold into a complex structure known as chromatin, made up of DNA and proteins. The structure of that chromatin, in turn, helps to determine which of the genes will   more