BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * SPH Partners with MAPC to Host Symposium on Heat Health The event convened stakeholders from across the state to discuss research and policy to address extreme heat and health. * With half the country poised to hit record-breaking high temperatures, the Center for Climate and Health at the School of Public Health collaborated with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to host  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Boston University to Seek External Recommendations for Athletics Policies and Practices Review will focus on best practices to ensure the well-being of athletes * Boston University announced Thursday that it will seek a new outside review to make recommendations about ways to enhance the athletics department's current policies, processes, and best practices to further strengthen support for student well-bei  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Chris Townsend Discusses Fundraising Environment in MergerMarket * Asset management partner Chris Townsend provided insights to Mergermarket, discussing how sponsors are faring in the current fundraising environment. "Managers, unable to lose key LPs, are conceding to friendlier investment terms," Chris said. He also highlighted the pressure on GPs to liquidate funds quic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Global M&A resilient to tariff shock as executives lean in with dealmaking to exploit disruptions--Bain & Company M&A Midyear Report Leading companies will pursue multi-year M&A roadmaps to secure scale advantage, expanded capabilities and future-proof portfolios amid volatility * BOSTON--June 26, 2025--Global mergers and acquisitions activity by leading companies   more

MIAMI, Florida, June 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's David C. Fixler Presents at 2025 Community Solar Innovation Summit * BOSTON - June 27, 2025 - David C. Fixler, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Energy & Natural Resources Practice in Boston, presented at the 2025 Community Solar Innovation Summit in Westminster, Colorado, June 26. Fixler spoke on the panel "Unlocking Scalabl  more

NEW YORK, June 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Groups File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Birthright Citizenship Order * Immigrants rights' advocates today filed a new nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The lawsuit is in response to today's Supreme Court ruling that potentially opens the door for partial enforcement of t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360, Tim McCrystal Discusses Midyear Health Care Dealmaking Trends * In a Law360 article, health care partner and practice co-chair Tim McCrystal discussed key trends that have influenced 2025 midyear health care dealmaking. Tim notes that at the federal level uncertainty and open questions remain regarding potential cuts to Medicaid, Medicare drug pricing negotiati  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In The Global Trade Law Journal, Lincoln Tsang Analyzes the Rise of Deglobalization as a Threat to Global Health and International Trade in Essential Health Care Products * In a leading Global Trade Law Journal article *, partner Lincoln Tsang, head of the firm's European life sciences practice, discusses the recent geopolitical tensions that are impacting the global econom  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden Call on Republicans to Stop Solar Cuts that Threaten K-12 School Funds * Lawmakers release data showing over 250 schools at risk of delayed projects and higher energy costs Letter Text and Full Dataset (PDF) Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT and Mass General Brigham launch joint seed program to accelerate innovations in health * Leveraging the strengths of two world-class research institutions, MIT and Mass General Brigham (MGB) recently celebrated the launch of the MIT-MGB Seed Program. The new initiative, which is supported by Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), will fund joint research projects led by researchers at MIT   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Markey Bill to Redesignate Salem Maritime Site Passes in House and Senate * We're sorry. The page you requested cannot be found. The address may have been typed incorrectly or the page may have been moved during the recent redesign of our site. Thank you. *** Original text here: https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-markey-bill-to-redesignate-salem-maritim  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S. * Much like Middle Eastern oil production in the 1970s, China today dominates the global refinement of critical metals that serve as the foundation of the United States economy. In the 1970s, America's oil dependence led to shortages that slowed growth and brought huge spikes in prices. But in recent decades, U.S. fracking   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Rep. Stephen F. Lynch's Statement on House Vote to Table Impeachment Washington, D.C. "I have participated in both of the successful investigations and impeachments of President Trump. I also voted for impeachment in each case. As you may recall, Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats controlled the House in both the prior Trump impeachments. As a result, Democrats controlled the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive Equity Now Applauds Massachusetts Senate Vote to Strengthen Shield Law Boston Globe: Shield Law expansion would further protect providers, emergency abortion care, and gender-affirming care * BOSTON (June 26, 2025) - Reproductive Equity Now's President Rebecca Hart  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive Equity Now Stands in Solidarity with Planned Parenthood Following Medina Decision Medina v Planned Parenthood Ruling Greenlights South Carolina to "Defund" Planned Parenthood, Strips Low-Income South Carolinians of Care, Sets Dangerous Precedent * BOSTON (June 26, 2  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The Rise of Agentic AI: From Conversation to Action (The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law) * Partners Omer Tene and Kevin Liu write for The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law that the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is evolving at a dizzying pace. Just as organizations were adapting to generative AI and its capabilities for creating  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 27 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Security Industry Association posted the following news release: * * * Security Industry Association Announces Program for 2025 AcceleRISE Conference * Hosted by SIA's RISE community and created for young leaders in the security industry, this fun, enriching event will take place Aug. 4-6 in Boston, Massachusetts. SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule and program for the 20  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Senate Working Through the Weekend to Pass Budget Bill That Would Harm People to Boost Billionaire Profits * Below is a statement by Gretchen Goldman, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). "At a time when people across the country are looking to lawmakers for real solutions to real crises, this bill would instead steal from families struggl  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling: "None of Us Are Safe" * Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Casa, Inc. that district court judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions. "This ruling is what happens when the Supreme Court is pack  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold the E-Rate Program * Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research that the Universal Service Fund (USF) is constitutional.  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on May PCE Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Today's personal consumption expenditures data release shows inflation increased 0.1%  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 (TNSjou) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Study Identifies Ways to Lower Risk of Liver Cancer for People with Hepatitis B Infection Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is known to be associated with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but how and why they are connected remains unknown. Researchers from Mass General Brigham discovered that HBV does not cause liver inflammation or cancer on its own, but worsens liver inflammat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Study Points to Promising Chemoimmunotherapy Strategy for Aggressive Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer * RESEARCH SUMMARY Study Title: Neoadjuvant PD-1 and PD-L1 Blockade With Chemotherapy for Borderline Resectable and Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Publication: JAMA Oncology Corresponding Dana-Farber Cancer Institute authors: Biag  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Using generative AI to help robots jump higher and land safely * Diffusion models like OpenAI's DALL-E are becoming increasingly useful in helping brainstorm new designs. Humans can prompt these systems to generate an image, create a video, or refine a blueprint, and come back with ideas they hadn't considered before. But did you know that generative artificial intelligence (GenA  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Warren Statement on Fed Big Bank Stress Test Results Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Fed's 2025 stress tests result for the biggest banks in the country: The Fed's 2  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Garcia Renew Fight to Limit Flow of Ammunition Into American Communities * Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight (AMMO) Act, legislation that would restrict bulk sales of ammunition, require businesses that sell ammunition to obtain t  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * WBUR: Mass. lawmakers press ICE for answers on use of Burlington office for detainees * Originally Published by WBUR (link is external) By Miriam Wasser The Massachusetts congressional delegation is demanding answers from federal immigration officials about conditions at an administrative office in Burlington where immigrants have been detained, often for days at a time, since at least ear  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * With July 9 Tariff Deadline Looming, Ranking Member Markey Urges Trump Administration to Spare Small Businesses from Disastrous Trade Policies (Washington, June 27) - As the 90-day clock President Trump set for trade deals to be reached with other nations is set to expire in less than two weeks on July 9, Ranking Me  more

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, June 27 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update: * * * Reflections on another Canadian wildfire season By R. Max Holmes The summer of 2025 is showing the effects of climate change, with severe storm activity, flash flooding, and heat waves all making national headlines in recent weeks. What has received less attention--and certainly less than it deserves--is the record-breaking wildfire season  more