CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * 3 Questions: How MIT's venture studio is partnering with MIT labs to solve "holy grail" problems * MIT Proto Ventures is the Institute's in-house venture studio -- a program designed not to support existing startups, but to create entirely new ones from the ground up. Operating at the intersection of breakthrough research and urgent real-world problems, Proto Ventures proactively bu  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 2 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Antimicrobial common in everyday items linked to allergic conditions in children * Triclosan is an antimicrobial chemical that was for decades added to everyday items like soap, toothpaste, cosmetics and even kitchen utensils and athletic wear, until concerns about potential health risks led manufacturers to phase it out of some products.  New research suggests there may be even more reason for concern.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Child Tax Credit Increased Food Security, Stable Housing among Young Children, but Many Eligible Families Didn't Receive It As Congressional Republicans are poised to pass a megabill that would strip the Child Tax Credit from millions of children and leave behind those with the lowest incomes, new findings underscore the need to remove minimum income requirements from this ta  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Confronting the AI/energy conundrum * The explosive growth of AI-powered computing centers is creating an unprecedented surge in electricity demand that threatens to overwhelm power grids and derail climate goals. At the same time, artificial intelligence technologies could revolutionize energy systems, accelerating the transition to clean power. "We're at a cusp of potentially gi  more

NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, July 3 -- Colby-Sawyer College issued the following news: * * * CSC streamlines admission for Berkshire Community College healthcare grads By Beth Staples Colby-Sawyer College is automatically accepting Berkshire Community College graduates with associate degrees in three healthcare-related fields who want to pursue online Bachelor of Science degrees. Officials at the two colleges signed three agreements in January that guarantee streamlined admission for BCC gra  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Study quantifies U.S. news media's disregard for archaeology from China, Taiwan Four years ago, Rowan Flad, the John E. Hudson Professor of Archaeology, wrote a piece for the Washington Post calling attention to the lavish media attention given to ancient Egyptian finds versus the utter silence surrounding equally spectacular discoveries in China. "At the time I was teaching a world archaeology c  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Financing innovation: Proposal for novel adaptive platform trial fund offers new model for ALS drug development Researchers propose new royalty-based investment model to bridge the 'valley of death' and accelerate drug development * Cambridge, MA - July 2, 2025 - A team of researchers from the MIT Sloan School of Management, the Sean M. Healey &  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study finds better services dramatically help children in foster care * Being placed in foster care is a necessary intervention for some children. But many advocates worry that kids can languish in foster care too long, with harmful effects for children who are temporarily unattached from a permanent family. A new study co-authored by an MIT economist shows that an innovative Chil  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The high-tech wizardry of integrated photonics * Inspired by the "Harry Potter" stories and the Disney Channel show "Wizards of Waverly Place," 7-year-old Sabrina Corsetti emphatically declared to her parents one afternoon that she was, in fact, a wizard. "My dad turned to me and said that, if I really wanted to be a wizard, then I should become a physicist. Physicists are the rea  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news: * * * Mechanical Engineering Professor Wins NSF CAREER Grant for Structural Monitoring Assistant Professor Alessandro Sabato Developing Drone and Camera System By Katharine Webster Thoroughly inspecting large structures like bridges, dams, railroad lines and wind turbines is an expensive and time-consuming process. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Assistant Professor Alessandro Sa  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 3 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHBers are Most Influential Women in Georgia Engineering & 35 Under 35 * Six VHB Atlanta team members were recognized this month by Engineering Georgia as outstanding and inspiring female leaders in the industry. The awardees were selected by the American Council   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Wentworth Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Wentworth Professor Receives NSF Grant To Study Solar Eclipses By Emily Marrs With access to new, cutting-edge capabilities, things are looking up for Wentworth Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Physics Ben Boe and his students. Literally. Made possible through the nearly $390,000 grant he was awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) earlier this year, Boe will enga  more