CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * At convocation, President Kornbluth greets the Class of 2029 * In welcoming the undergraduate Class of 2029 to campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT President Sally Kornbluth began the Institute's convocation on Sunday with a greeting that underscored MIT's confidence in its new students. "We believe in all of you, in the learning, making, discovering, and inventing that you al  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Firearm Suicides Are Increasing Among Older Women at an Alarming Rate While firearm suicides are higher among older men than older women, a new study found that this method of suicide is rising sharply among women 65 and older, underscoring the need for increased mental health support for older populations. * While firearm suicides are higher among older men than older wome  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Polysubstance Involvement in Youth Opioid Overdoses Increases with Age A new study found that youth as young as 15 are using multiple substances combined with opioids, and by age 21, youth opioid overdoses more commonly involve other substances--primarily stimulants--rather than opioids alone. By Jillian McKoy Most research suggests that opioid overdoses involving multiple   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Cengage Group, Boston , Massachusetts, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding its notice of intent to establish Negotiated Rulemaking for the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). The organization, which serves over 12 million students across 125 countries, emphasizes the necessity of clear regulations that enhance education accessibility and workforce development. Cengage's letter outlines critical areas for the Department to focus on,   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Consumers Energy's Data Center Plan Insufficient to Protect Michiganders from Rising Costs, Increased Pollution Per Legal Brief * LANSING, Mich.--The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) received opening briefs late last week in a contested case regarding Consumers Energy's proposal to create new requirements for data centers seeking to connect to the u  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Klaviyo in acquisition of Gatsby * The Technology and Global M&A teams advised Klaviyo, Inc. (NYSE: KVYO) on an acquisition of Gatsby Tech, Inc., a social automation product that helps brands convert engagement over social channels into owned customer relationships. By natively integrating Gatsby into the Klaviyo platform, brands can capture interest the mo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * In The News: Sasha Thaler Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on Overtime and Tip Taxation Under the OBBBA * Constangy partner Sasha Thaler was quoted in a recent Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, "On 'no tax' on tips, overtime, don't believe the hype, attorneys say," which examines the implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has determined a regulatory review period for the drug Lumisight, an optical imaging agent used to help detect cancerous tissue during breast cancer surgery. The determination comes as the petitioner, Lumicell Inc., Newton, Massachusetts, pursues an extension for its patent. The calculation of the review period is a step under a federal law that allows for patent extensions of up to five  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Names Robert Carroll a 2025 Go To Lawyer for Intellectual Property * Partner Robert Carroll has been recognized by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a Go To Lawyer: Intellectual Property for 2025. Since 2020, Go To Lawyers has showcased the leaders in the Massachusetts legal community across practice areas. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recogniz  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Recognizes Troutman Pepper Locke Partner Glenn Pudelka as a 'Go To' IP Lawyer * BOSTON - Glenn Pudelka, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke's Intellectual Property Practice Group, was once again named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's "Go To Lawyers" for intellectual property in the 2025 edition. The program recognizes the top lawyers in a given prac  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Mediterranean Diet May Offset Genetic Risk of Alzheimer's * A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce dementia risk. The study, published in Nature Medicine, found that people at the highest genetic risk for Alzheim  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Tonko, Balint Joined New York Town Hall in Stefanik's District to Spotlight Harm of GOP Budget, Present a Progressive Vision for the Nation * GLENS FALLS, NY - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL) joined advocates, union members, and community members in Glens Falls for a town hall to expose how Republican policies a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Find Link Between History of Traumatic Brain Injury and Development of Malignant Brain Tumor * Key takeaways * Mass General Brigham researchers compared data from more than 75,000 adults with TBI to a control group of the same size. * They studied the patients over 24 years and observed how many developed brain tumors, leaving out any patients with existin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Identify Key Metric in Delivering Focused Ultrasound to Treat Patients with High-Grade Gliomas * The blood-brain barrier--a feature of blood vessels that protects the brain from harmful substances--is so good at its job that it poses a serious obstacle to treating brain cancer. To deliver therapeutic treatments across the blood-brain barrier (BBB), researchers a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 26 -- Trinity College issued the following news: * * * Trinity Student Receives National Recognition for Urban Pond Research Avery Sands '26, a Trinity College environmental science major with a minor in legal studies, has been awarded a National Environmental Leadership Fellowship by the Rachel Carson Council (RCC), one of the nation's oldest environmental advocacy organizations. This national recognition supports her research and community outreach efforts focuse  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Initiates Investigation into Burlington Public Schools for Allegedly Violating Parental Rights * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) initiated an investigation into Burlington Public Schools in Burlington, Massachusetts for allegedly failing to comply with parents' written requests to opt their children out of a survey that a  more