WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- QurAlis, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on behalf of the Biotech Consortium to Accelerate Innovation (BCAI) and with backing from the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, has submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its request for proposals for the Rare Disease Innovation, Science, and Exploration (RISE) Public Workshop Series, docket number FDA-2025-N-1559. The organizations propose a workshop focused on speeding up early-phase development  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * A zero waste future Building upon its already ambitious sustainability goals, Harvard Campus Services has released the first comprehensive plan to help the university transition to zero waste. Accelerating a Zero Waste Future: A Framework for Waste Stewardship aligns with Harvard's Sustainability Action Plan, and includes guiding objectives and actionable strategies that will empower schools and department  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Davis Retirement SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (D-IL) announced that he will not seek reelection: "For nearly three decades, Ranking Member Danny   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Supreme Court Rulings Deliver Victories and Challenges for Public Health The Supreme Court's 2024-2025 term concluded with rulings that will have long-term consequences for civil rights, federal authority, gun regulations, the environment, and more. Below, SPH faculty members discuss the implications of several of these cases. By Megan Jones and Jillian McKoy Mahmoud v. Taylor In Ma  more