Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday May 13, 2025 ( 4 items )  

ABS Chairman and CEO Speaks About Shipbuilding at MIT Symposium on the Future of Manufacturing
HOUSTON, Texas, May 12 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Bureau of Shipping posted the following news release: * * * ABS Chairman and CEO Speaks About Shipbuilding at MIT Symposium on the Future of Manufacturing Christopher J. Wiernicki Also Delivers Maritime 5.0 Guest Lecture to MIT Engineering Students and Faculty (CAMBRIDGE, MA) ABS Chairman and Chief Executive Christopher J. Wiernicki spoke about the application of advanced strategies to improve shipbuilding competitiveness a  more

Marine Biological Laboratory: New Publications - April 2025
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 13 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * New Publications: April 2025 Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In April 2025, 5 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold. Chitsaz, M., Yang, L., Rayes-Danan, R., Savari, O., Li, B., Shribak, M., Eliceiri, K., & Loeffler, A. (2025). Polychromatic Polari  more

Oxfam Reaction to Latest Gaza IPC Hunger Figures
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 13 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam reaction to latest Gaza IPC hunger figures Reacting to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report published today on Gaza warning that a risk of famine is "increasingly likely" if intense hostilities and restricted humanitarian access persist or worsen, Oxfam's Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator, Mahmoud Alsaqqa said: "Gaza's starvation is not incidental--it is deliberate,  more

Statement From the Health & Fitness Association on House Tax Package
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 13 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following statement on May 12, 2025: * * * Statement from the Health & Fitness Association on House Tax Package The tax package includes a provision rooted in the Personal Health Improvement Today (PHIT) Act and recognizes exercise as essential preventive health care. The Health & Fitness Association strongly supports the tax package released b  more