BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Researchers Partner with Nonprofits to Track Health Effects of Federal Environmental Policies Jonathan Buonocore and Jonathan Levy in the Department of Environmental Health have received a new grant to support their ongoing efforts to advance public discourse around health-protective environmental policies. By Megan Jones Since the start of 2025, the Trump administration has issued   more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * India's Tablet Market Decreased 32.2%YoY in 1H25 to 2.15 Million Units, says IDC INDIA, August 28, 2025 - India's tablet market (including both detachable and slate tablets) shipped 2.15 million units in the first half of 2025 (1H25), marking a 32.2% year-over-year (YoY) decline, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) World  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT researchers develop AI tool to improve flu vaccine strain selection * Every year, global health experts are faced with a high-stakes decision: Which influenza strains should go into the next seasonal vaccine? The choice must be made months in advance, long before flu season even begins, and it can often feel like a race against the clock. If the selected strains match those tha  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New self-assembling material could be the key to recyclable EV batteries * Today's electric vehicle boom is tomorrow's mountain of electronic waste. And while myriad efforts are underway to improve battery recycling, many EV batteries still end up in landfills. A research team from MIT wants to help change that with a new kind of self-assembling battery material that quickly brea  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Understanding shocks to welfare systems * In an unhappy coincidence, the Covid-19 pandemic and Angie Jo's doctoral studies in political science both began in 2019. Paradoxically, this global catastrophe helped define her primary research thrust. As countries reacted with unprecedented fiscal measures to protect their citizens from economic collapse, Jo MCP '19 discerned striking   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Why countries trade with each other while fighting * In World War II, Britain was fighting for its survival against German aerial bombardment. Yet Britain was importing dyes from Germany at the same time. This sounds curious, to put it mildly. How can two countries at war with each other also be trading goods? Examples of this abound, actually. Britain also traded with its enemie  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Worldwide Smartphone Market Forecast to Grow 1% in 2025, Driven by Accelerated 3.9% iOS Growth, according to IDC Strong Shipment Growth Forecast in USA, MEA and APeC Will Offset The 1% Decline in China in 2025 * NEEDHAM, Mass., August 27, 2025 - Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1.0% year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.2  more