BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Boston's Native Bees Are Under Threat. A BU Student Researcher Wants to Help Protect Them Biology undergraduate Matteo Finnerty's findings at the Arnold Arboretum could inform bumblebee-friendly plantings * In the 1920s, Boston University professor Otto Plath--a biologist and father of writer Sylvia Plath--studied insects at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, where he observed 13 di  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Helping data storage keep up with the AI revolution * Artificial intelligence is changing the way businesses store and access their data. That's because traditional data storage systems were designed to handle simple commands from a handful of users at once, whereas today, AI systems with millions of agents need to continuously access and process large amounts of data in parallel. T  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * John Hapkiewicz Named Wethersfield Managing Director * VHB is pleased to announce the appointment of John Hapkiewicz as the Managing Director of the Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Springfield, Massachusetts offices. In this pivotal role, Hapkiewicz will lead VHB's  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group issued the following news release: * * * Liberty Mutual Insurance Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results BOSTON, Mass., August 6, 2025 - Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively "LMHC" or the "Company") reported net income attributable to LMHC of $1.845 billion and $2.870 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, versus income of $717 million and $2.252 billion for the same periods in 20  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- The MassMutual Foundation issued the following news release: * * * MassMutual Foundation honors dedication of financial professionals with $275,000 in donations to nonprofit organizations SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The MassMutual Foundation has awarded $275,000 to eligible nonprofit organizations through its annual Community Service Award (CSA) program. These charitable contributions - which include two $25,000 awards, fifteen $10,000 awards, and fifteen $5,000  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * School of Architecture and Planning welcomes new faculty for 2025 * Four new faculty members join the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) this fall, offering the MIT community creativity, knowledge, and scholarship in multidisciplinary roles. "These individuals add considerable strength and depth to our faculty," says Hashim Sarkis, dean of the School of Architecture and Pl  more