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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday July 04, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Draper Museum Expands With a New Exhibit Focusing on Innovation in Biomedical Engineering
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 4 -- Draper issued the following news release: * * * Draper Museum Expands with a New Exhibit Focusing on Innovation in Biomedical Engineering * CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--A new exhibit at the Draper Museum showcases nearly 50 years of innovation in biomedical engineering. The displays highlight the application of Draper's research and engineering expertise to medical devices, medical imaging, bioinstrumentation, and biomechanics. The new exhibit expands the Museum, ad  more

IDC: 34% of Asia/Pacific Organizations Now Prioritize AI Governance in GenAI-led Development
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, July 4 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC: 34% of Asia/Pacific Organizations Now Prioritize AI Governance in GenAI-led Development * SINGAPORE, 3 July 2025 - A new IDC Perspective titled "Pioneering Innovation with GenAI-Infused Software Development: Best Practices, Strategic Polices, and Regulations in Asia/Pacific (Singapore, Southeast Asia, and India)," reveals a major s  more

Landscape Design Shines at Paces Mill Park Reopening
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: * * * Landscape Design Shines at Paces Mill Park Reopening * In June, the National Park Service (NPS) and Cumberland Community Improvement District (CCID) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Paces Mill Park--the southernmost and most visited unit of the Chattahoochee Rive  more

MIT and Mass General Hospital researchers find disparities in organ allocation
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT and Mass General Hospital researchers find disparities in organ allocation * In 1954, the world's first successful organ transplant took place at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in the form of a kidney donated from one twin to the other. At the time, a group of doctors and scientists had correctly theorized that the recipient's antibodies were unlikely to reject an organ from an i  more

MIT School of Management: Can We Afford Our Morals?
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Can we afford our morals? In a world increasingly defined by moral complexity and economic tradeoffs, MIT Sloan School of Management professor offers a thought-provoking exploration of how individuals and societies navigate the tension between doing well and doing good. "Modern life is an exercise in discomfort," Thesmar says. "We're constantly   more

MIT School of Management: Study Finds Better Services Dramatically Help Children in Foster Care
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 4 (TNSjou) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Study finds better services dramatically help children in foster care A Chilean experiment with legal aid and social services cuts time in foster care, with lasting effects for kids and lower costs for programs. * Being placed in foster care is a necessary intervention for some children. But many advocates worry that kids can languish i  more

Study: Babies' poor vision may help organize visual brain pathways
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study: Babies' poor vision may help organize visual brain pathways * Incoming information from the retina is channeled into two pathways in the brain's visual system: one that's responsible for processing color and fine spatial detail, and another that's involved in spatial localization and detecting high temporal frequencies. A new study from MIT provides an account for how these t  more