BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [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: * * * 40+ California Business Entities Call for Strengthening Cap-and-Trade Program * A diverse group of over 40 business entities -- including IKEA U.S, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, and REI Co-op -- as well as several business ass  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A boost for the precision of genome editing * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of the first CRISPR-Cas9-based gene therapy has marked a major milestone in biomedicine, validating genome editing as a promising treatment strategy for disorders like sickle cell disease, muscular dystrophy, and certain cancers. CRISPR-Cas9, often likened to "molecular scissors,  more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release: * * * Cyber Community to Connect, Learn, and Strengthen Defense at ATT&CKcon 6.0 * McLean, Va., and Bedford, Mass., August 20, 2025 - The MITRE ATT&CK(r) Community will convene and advance cyber defense at ATT&CKcon 6.0 at MITRE's headquarters in McLean, Va., and online, October 14-15. This y  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advised Celtics and Former Ownership Group in $6.1 Billion Sale to William Chisholm-led Investor Group * Goodwin served as Special Tax Counsel to the Celtics and the former ownership group, led by the Grousbeck family, in the sale of a majority control position in the Boston Celtics to an investor group led by William Chisholm. Chisholm won the bidding in March wit  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Graduate work with an impact -- in big cities and on campus * While working to boost economic development in Detroit in the late 2010s, Nick Allen found he was running up against a problem. The city was trying to spur more investment after long-term industrial flight to suburbs and other states. Relying more heavily on property taxes for revenue, the city was negotiating individu  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Learning from punishment * From toddlers' timeouts to criminals' prison sentences, punishment reinforces social norms, making it known that an offender has done something unacceptable. At least, that is usually the intent -- but the strategy can backfire. When a punishment is perceived as too harsh, observers can be left with the impression that an authority figure is motivated by   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Louisiana Regulators Rush Approval of Entergy, Meta Gas-Powered Data Center Plan Lacking Ratepayer Protections * NEW ORLEANS, La. (August 20, 2025)--The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) voted today to approve Entergy's multi-billion dollar proposal to build three new gas plants across the state. The project is highly contested by advocates concerne  more

ENCINO, California, Aug. 21 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Closes $4.25 Million Industrial Asset Sale in Worcester Metro STERLING, Mass., Aug. 20, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a 36,977-square-foot industrial office warehouse in Sterling, Massachusetts. The asset sold for $4,250,00  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) addressing the critical need for increased federal investment in surface transportation. This letter responds to a recent call for feedback on the next transportation authorization law aimed at improving the state's complex and extensive transportation network. MassDOT oversees a diverse array of transportation systems, includi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Materials Research Laboratory: Driving interdisciplinary materials research at MIT * Materials research thrives across MIT, spanning disciplines and departments. Recent breakthroughs include strategies for securing sustainable supplies of nickel -- critical to clean-energy technologies (Department of Materials Science and Engineering); the discovery of unexpected magnetism in atomi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern Condemns Administration's Politicization of Human Rights Sanctions Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), coauthor of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, criticized the Trump Administration for using bipartisan Global Magnitsky human rights sanctions authority for a partisan purpose, and demanded that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New laser "comb" can enable rapid identification of chemicals with extreme precision * Optical frequency combs are specially designed lasers that act like rulers to accurately and rapidly measure specific frequencies of light. They can be used to detect and identify chemicals and pollutants with extremely high precision. Frequency combs would be ideal for remote sensors or portab  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * New Strategy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment Emerges from Dana-Farber Science * Dana-Farber researchers have provided the mechanistic and preclinical evidence needed to support a clinical trial of a new class of drugs called direct cyclin inhibitors in patients with a range of cancers. New research from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute shows that a new class   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Markey, Wu Celebrate Successful Fare-Free Transit Pilot Programs, Tout Legislation to Close Transit Equity Gap * Efforts Build Upon Successful Pilot Programs in MA, Support State and Local Implementation of Fare-Free Public Transit Press Conference Photos BOSTON - Yesterday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), with the partnership of Mayor Michel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2025: * * * Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder to Take Sabbatical September 1 Deputy Director and Senior Director of Policy and Programs to step in as Interim Co-Executive Directors * Today, Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now (REN),  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Research in Brief: Study Sheds New Light on What Makes Us Sleepy During the Day Research Links Molecular By-Products of the Steroid Hormone to Excessive Daytime Sleepiness * BOSTON -- Most Americans, from pre-teens to elders, just don't get enough sleep, a lifestyle factor that has been linked to increased risk of death, high blood pressure, heart disease, car accidents and overa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following commentary to the Wall Street Journal on Aug. 20, 2025: * * * Warren in WSJ: Illegally Firing Independent Fed Board Members Won't Reform the Fed. But These Ideas Will. Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, penned an op-ed for The Wall Street Journa  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * South Manchester Rail Trail Wins APWA Project of the Year Award * This week, the American Public Work Association (APWA) honored the South Manchester Rail Trail with the Public Works Project of the Year Award in the category of Historical Restoration/Preservation  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Leaders Cut Ribbon on the West Site Expansion and Renovation Project * LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) leaders and Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena to cut the ribbon on GLFHC's West Site Expansion and Renovation project, which was made possible by $2 million in federal funding sec  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Lawrence Mayor DePena Announce $11.8 Million Federal Investment in Lawrence Housing Supply and Public Safety * LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena to announce $11,838,267 in federal funding awarded to the city through multiple programs to expand affordable housing and strengthen public safety. "Every family deserves to feel safe in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Methuen Mayor Beauregard Break Ground on YWCA Affordable Housing Project With $11.8 Million Federal Investment * LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Methuen Mayor DJ Beauregard, State Senator Pavel Payano, YWCA leaders, and Element Care CEO Doug Thompson to celebrate the groundbreaking of the YWCA's 48-unit affordable housing project in Methuen supported by $11.  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Urban civilization rose in Southern Mesopotamia on the back of tides The Great Ziggurat of Ur dedicated to the Moon god. Ziggurats were massive structure typical for Mesopotamia. Sumerians believed that the gods lived in the temple at the top of the ziggurats. (Photo credits: Reed Goodman, Clemson University) * A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions   more