CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 20 (TNSrpt) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "Cold spray" 3D printing technique proves effective for on-site bridge repair * More than half of the nation's 623,218 bridges are experiencing significant deterioration. Through an in-field case study conducted in western Massachusetts, a team led by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in collaboration with researchers from the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineer  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, June 18 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * AR/VR Market Rebounds with 18.1% Growth in Latest Quarter; Mixed and Extended Reality to Drive Long-Term Expansion, says IDC NEEDHAM, Mass., June 18, 2025 - The global AR/VR headset market posted a strong rebound in the latest quarter, growing 18.1% year-over-year, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worl  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 25 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Celebrates Campus Expansion * Nearly a decade in the making, the expansion of Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital has introduced new inpatient beds, support spaces, enhanced parking facilities, improved landscaping, pedestr  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-MA Calls on Harvard Divinity School to Publish Commencement Speaker's Anti-Genocide Address * The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the state's leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Harvard Divinity School to uphold its own standards of academic freedom by releasing a commencement s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 21 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Community Catalyst Celebrates the Impact of the Restuccia Health Justice Fellowship; Honors Its Final Cohort of Leaders A powerful chapter closes--but the movement it helped build is only growing stronger. * BOSTON, MA -- Community Catalyst proudly honors the Restuccia Health Justice Fellowship as it concludes its final cohort, marking a powerful chapter in leadership development and movement-bui  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former Haitian Mayor and Human Rights Violator Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Lying about Past Involvement in Political Violence * Note : See indictment here (https://www.justice.gov/d9/2025-06/viliena_indictment_508_compliant.pdf). Jean Morose Viliena, the former Mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, was sentenced today to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release by Chief J  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warren Gains Commitment from Hegseth to Follow Supreme Court Orders on Deploying Troops to American Cities * Trump has already ordered 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to L.A. Hegseth: "We've got contingencies and plans for any number of capabilities should governors be unable...to actually secure (their) own federal agents in their cities." Video of Exchange (YouTube  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, June 18 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC: AI-Driven Automation and Cloud Modernization Fuel 15.7% CAGR Growth of Data Management Software in Asia/Pacific*, Reaching $13.7B by 2029 SINGAPORE, 18 June 2025 - According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker ( 2024H2 ), the Data Management Software market in Asia/Pacific excluding Jap  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Island rivers carve passageways through coral reefs * Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a labyrinthine, living ring. A coral reef is punctured at points by reef passes -- wide channels that cut through the coral and serve as conduits for ocean water and nutrients to filter in and out. These wa  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Joint House Democratic Leadership Statement on Political Violence * House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement: We condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on Congressman Max Miller and his family and are thankful they are safe. The rise in political violence in this country   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Teamsters Demand Passage of Worker Protection Package * Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org (BOSTON) - Teamsters across Massachusetts descended on Beacon Hill to demand lawmakers enact two critical bills to improve workplace safety. At the Massachusetts General Court's Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Dev  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT engineers uncover a surprising reason why tissues are flexible or rigid * Water makes up around 60 percent of the human body. More than half of this water sloshes around inside the cells that make up organs and tissues. Much of the remaining water flows in the nooks and crannies between cells, much like seawater between grains of sand. Now, MIT engineers have found that this   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Nippon Steel Corporation and U.S. Steel Finalize Historic Partnership * Ropes & Gray advised Nippon Steel Corporation in a finalized partnership with U.S. Steel Corporation, announced in a June 18 press release. Together Nippon Steel and U. S. Steel form a world-leading steelmaker, with best-in-class technologies and manufacturing capabilities. The deal protects and creat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 20 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * North Carolina energy legislation will destabilize business and investment environment * Ceres issued the following statement today, after the North Carolina legislature passed energy legislation that included a repeal of the s  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on June 17, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, first of all, I just want to say how powerful the presentations were talking about the tragedy in Minnesota and how all of our hearts go out to the families and to the entire State because it is obviously something that had a profound imp  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on Senate Parliamentarian Advising on Republican Provisions in Budget Bill Washington, DC - The Senate Parliamentarian advised on several provisions in Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Committee Tim Scott's section of Donald Trump's so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Demands Answers on Trump's Potential Contract with Shadowy Humanitarian Group, Urges More Aid to Gaza Through Responsible Partners * Letter follows reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is considering giving GHF $500 million despite concerns about its funding sources, neutrality, basic competence in providing aid, and more "It is critical that the United States stop the huma  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * Warren, Waters Press National Credit Union Administration on Board's Authority Following Illegal Terminations "Despite the critical importance of a fully staffed board to NCUA operations, President Trump unlawfully fired NCUA Board Members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka on April 16, 2025." * Washingt  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, June 18 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Worldwide Ethernet Switch Market Grew 32.3% in the First Quarter of 2025, according to IDC's Quarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker Fueled by the AI infrastructure buildout, the datacenter portion of the Ethernet switch market increased 54.7% from the same period a year earlier * NEEDHAM, Mass. -The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorde  more