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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday August 01, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Book Details How Global Corporations Can Thrive in an Age of Digital Transformation
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Book details how global corporations can thrive in an age of digital transformation By Patrick Daly Northeastern professor John Fallon, former CEO of education giant Pearson, outlines how global corporations can compete in the AI era in his new book, "Resurgent." LONDON -- Global corporations have the know-how and staying power to compete in the artificial intelligence age against the tech giants and s  more

DNV awards ISO/IEC 42001 certification to Almawave
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, July 28 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: [Category: BizConsulting] * * * DNV awards ISO/IEC 42001 certification to Almawave * It attests to the company's ability to manage the entire technology life cycle and its application of strict quality, safety, reliability and demonstrability criteria, in full compliance with regulations. Based on the principles of respo  more

From Lego Robots to Forensic Analysis, Northeastern Gives Boston High School Students a Crash Course in Calculus and STEM
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * From Lego robots to forensic analysis, Northeastern gives Boston high school students a crash course in calculus and STEM By Cesareo Contreras The Bridge to Calculus Program hs been a smashing success, and over the past few years it has expanded. It now offers courses in physics, biology, chemistry and more. * Lego blocks can be surprisingly helpful for teaching students how mass is distributed throu  more

How government accountability and responsiveness affect tax payment
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * How government accountability and responsiveness affect tax payment * A fundamental problem for governments is getting citizens to comply with their laws and policies. They can't monitor everyone and catch all the rule-breakers. "It's a logistical impossibility," says Lily L. Tsai, MIT's Ford Professor of Political Science and the director and founder of the MIT Governance Lab. I  more

How the brain distinguishes oozing fluids from solid objects
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * How the brain distinguishes oozing fluids from solid objects * Imagine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think about a cascade of water flowing down those same stairs. The ball and the water behave very differently, and it turns out that your brain has different regions for processing visual information about each type of physical matter. In a new study, MIT neuroscien  more

Investing in the Future: American Water Speaks on Workforce and Water Quality at 2025 NARUC Summer Summit
CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 31 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Investing in the Future: American Water Speaks on Workforce and Water Quality at 2025 NARUC Summer Summit * CAMDEN, N.J. - JULY 31, 2025 - American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., participated in the 2025 National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Summer Policy Summit, July  more

Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition Publishes PQC Inventory Workbook
BEDFORD, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release: * * * Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition Publishes PQC Inventory Workbook * McLean, Va., and Bedford, Mass., July 31, 2025 - The Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition (link is external) (PQCC) published its Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Inventory Workbook (link is external) to assist organiz  more

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes 14 new faculty for 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes 14 new faculty for 2025 * Dean Agustin Rayo and the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) recently welcomed 14 new professors to the MIT community. They arrive with diverse backgrounds and vast knowledge in their areas of research. Naoki Egami joins MIT as an associate professor in the Department of Po  more

VHB Partners with Davies Career & Technical High School to Empower the Next Generation
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Partners with Davies Career & Technical High School to Empower the Next Generation * VHB has teamed up with Davies Technical & Career High School in Lincoln, Rhode Island to support the introduction of an Environmental Engineering track in the school's Pre-En  more