BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The Boston University College of Communication issued the following news: * * * Why We're So Fascinated with True Crime Stories, and How It May Be Impacting Our Well-Being BU researcher Kathryn D. Coduto has studied why it's hard to disconnect from cases like those of Karen Read or Gabby Petito * The trials of Karen Read, the disappearance of Gabby Petito, the Delphi "Snapchat murders"--society has become obsessed with true crime stories. They domi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-MA Welcomes Opening of New Harvard Muslim, Hindu Prayer Spaces * The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the state's leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the opening of new Muslim and Hindu prayer spaces at Harvard University. Those new prayer spaces will open this fall based on reco  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results NEW YORK -- August 12, 2025 -- Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) today announced results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. Financial Highlights * USDC in circulation grew 90% year-over-year to $61.3 billion at quarter end, and has grown an additional 6.4% to $65.2 billion as of August 10, 2025 * Total   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * EDF, UCS File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Secret Convening of Climate Skeptics, Use of Their Hidden "Science" Report in Attempt to Overturn Endangerment Finding * BOSTON--Two leading science and environment groups are going to court to challenge the Trump administration's use of a secretively convened group of climate skeptics to prepare a now widel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Fitness Industry's Global Momentum Continued in 2024, New Report Shows 2025 HFA Global Report Highlights Industry Growth, Innovation, and Policy Progress Around the World * BOSTON - August 11, 2025 --The Health & Fitness Association (HFA) today released the 2025 HFA Global Report, the co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSrep) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * From Waste to Worth: Fashion's Opportunity to Reclaim up to $150 Billion in Lost Textile Value a Year * Textile Waste Hit 120 Million Metric Tons in 2024 and Could Exceed 150 Million Metric Tons Annually Within the Next Five Years * New BCG Report Explores How to Scale the Circular Economy and Reclaim Lost Value * BOSTON--The world is producing cloth  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Hanscom civil engineers introduce non-toxic solution to invasive plant control By Andrew Lane, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The 66th Air Base Group Civil Engineering Division recently incorporated new, more sustainable materials to their grounds management operations. A non-toxic, vinegar-based solution replaced the synthetic weed-killer products used previously. "We n  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Major Heinz Mack sculpture gifted to Harvard Art Museums The Harvard Art Museums are pleased to announce the gift of "Light-Relief" (1960), a large-scale sculpture by internationally renowned artist Heinz Mack (b. 1931). The work -- a generous gift made by the artist's recently established Mack Foundation in Germany -- has entered the collection of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, one of the Harvard Art Museum  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Eye of Sauron: CfA Astronomers Play Key Role in Cosmic Discovery, Solving a Long-Standing Blazar Mystery A stunning new image of a cosmic jet aimed directly at Earth, resembling the mythical "Eye of Sauron" in the distant Universe, has revealed the secret behind unexpectedly bright high-energy gamma-ray and neutrino emissions from a peculiar blazar, potentiall  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Hilltown Community Health Centers Inc., Huntington, Massachusetts, has recently submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing strong opposition to the proposed designation of the Health Center Program as a "Federal Public Benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization, which serves nearly 9,000 patients in Western Massachusetts, argues that this d  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Informa TechTarget Q2 2025: Continuing Momentum, including 15%+ Quarter-over-Quarter Sequential Revenue Growth NEWTON, Mass: TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), ("Informa TechTarget" or the "Company"), a leading growth accelerator for the B2B Technology sector, today published its financial results for the  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Louisiana Regulators Rush Vote on Entergy, Meta Gas-Powered Data Center Plan Lacking Ratepayer Protections * BATON ROUGE, LA. (August 12, 2025)--The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is scheduled to vote next week--months earlier than initially planned--on whether to approve Entergy Louisiana's proposal to supply a new Meta data center with 2.3 giga  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Lynn Community Health Center, Massachusetts, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expressing strong opposition to the proposed classification of the Health Center Program as a "Federal Public Benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization argues that labeling the Health Center Program in this manner contradicts existing law and could severely damage th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * New Analysis Reveals Critical "Measurement Gap" in Insurance Industry * BOSTON, August 12, 2025--A new analysis released today reveals a stark disconnect between the insurance industry's climate commitments and their ability to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSrep) -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Half of US adults now use AI -- but views on how to regulate the technology vary widely by state, new research shows By Tanner Stening Among other things, the report (https://www.chip50.org/reports/ai-across-america-attitudes-on-ai-usage-job-impact-and-federal-regulation) found that views about how and whether to rein in AI tools don't follow typical red-blue state divides. Half of U.S. adult  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Nutter Achieves Mansfield Certification Plus for 2024-25 Nutter announced today that it has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus for 2024-25 by Diversity Lab. This is the sixth consecutive year that Nutter has earned Mansfield Certification and the second consecutive year the firm achieved Mansfield Certification Plus status, reflecting the firm's steadfast commitment to fairness,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Platform-style games, direct-to-consumer distribution drive far-reaching shake-up of global gaming market--Bain & Company annual Gaming Report 2025 survey of more than 5,000 gamers worldwide shows user-generated content, influencer-led game discovery, and cross-media IP are defining the next era of gaming * LOS ANGELES--August 12, 2025--Traditional AAA game studios  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Research in Brief: Best Practices for GI Endoscopy During Pregnancy New BIDMC Review Guides GI Care in Pregnant Patients * While gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is rarely performed during pregnancy -- accounting for just 0.4 percent of procedures -- there are times when it is urgently needed. A new review by physician-scientists from Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC),   more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Solid State Technology Sparks Shift in the Low Voltage Controlgear Market * ARC Advisory Group's new research on the Low Voltage Controlgear market makes it evident that it is undergoing significant transformation driven by the shift from traditional electromechanical relays to advanced solid-state relays (SSRs). SSRs offer key advantages--faster switching speed, superi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The ADA Forsyth Institute issued the following news: * * * Welcome to dentech 2025! By Skylar Rolstad ADA Forsyth dentech 2025 is where ideas meet opportunity in oral health. This year's conference at ADA Forsyth's new, state-of-the-art headquarters welcomes top executives from leading oral health companies, inventors creating new innovations, and leaders in government and academia. Conversations at dentech have the power to inspire the future of oral   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * Zak Swartz of Marine Biological Laboratory is Named a Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that MBL Assistant Scientist Zak Swartz is among 22 researchers joining the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. These early-career scientists will receive four years of funding to uncover fundamental insig  more