BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Allston Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking "Date Rape" Drug and Methamphetamine * An Allston man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to trafficking methamphetamine and 1,4-Butanediol (BDO), an analogue of Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - more commonly known as the "date rape drug" - out of his Allston home.  Peter Schiepers, 33, pleaded gu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Amy Ross Highlights Importance of AI Fluency for New Attorneys in Reuters * As artificial intelligence becomes integral to legal practice, law schools are introducing mandatory AI training for first-year students. Ropes & Gray's chief of attorney talent, Amy Ross, emphasized in a Reuters piece that engaging with AI during law school is now essential for graduates to effect  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- Assumption University issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Inaugural Foundations Lecture Event Examines the Enlightenment Across Disciplines Assumption University hosted the first Foundations Lecture Series event on Wednesday before a packed Curtis Performance Hall on September 10 featuring panelists Toby Norris, professor of art history; Ben Knurr, associate professor of chemistry; Jeremy Geddert, associate professor of political science;   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [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: * * * Center-right industry advocates and former GOP lawmakers call for protecting responsible investing at Climate Week * NEW YORK CITY: At a main stage event at Climate Week NYC, prominent thought leaders from center-right organiz  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Founder and CEO of Non-Profit for Re-Entry Support Services Indicted on Drug Distribution Charges * BOSTON - The founder and CEO of Adapt & Evolve LLC, a Boston-based non-profit organization that purports to provide community re-entry support services, has been arrested and charged for allegedly distributing cocaine base (crack cocaine). According to c  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova to deploy pioneering Direct Air Capture technology at Deep Sky Alpha in Canada NEW YORK CITY (September 24, 2025) - GE Vernova and Deep Sky, the world's first technology-agnostic carbon removal project developer, announced an agreement to deploy GE Vernova's Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology at Deep Sky Alpha in Alberta, Canada. GE Vernova's technology will be capable o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Genetic Screening Technique Could Enhance CAR-T Therapies for Multiple Myeloma and Other Cancers * Researchers from Mass General Brigham and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have identified genetic modifications that can improve the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell treatment -- an immunotherapy that uses modified patient T cells to target cancer. Th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Improving the workplace of the future * Whitney Zhang '21 believes in the importance of valuing workers regardless of where they fit into an organizational chart. Zhang is a PhD student in MIT's Department of Economics studying labor economics. She explores how the technological and managerial decisions companies make affect workers across the pay spectrum. "I've been interest  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360 Article, Health Care Attorneys Discuss California Bill Scrutinizing Health Care Investments * In a Law360 article, health care attorneys examined the California Legislature's new bill and its implications intended to expand the Office of Health Care Affordability review process to require filings from private equity groups, hedge funds and management services org  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Private Debt Investor, Laurel FitzPatrick Discusses US Private Credit Fundraising Momentum and Retail Vehicles * In a Private Debt Investor article, asset management partner Laurel FitzPatrick commented on continued strength in US private credit fundraising and the evolving role of semi-liquid and retail structures. "We continue to be really busy and our clients were   more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 25 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers modeling electrochemical processes to improve energy, critical technologies There isn't a good and fast way to simulate the electrochemical processes critical for energy production, energy storage, health care technology and advanced manufacturing. Researchers working together from three universities across the United States - Iowa State University, Tufts University in Massachusetts and Stanfor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * IP Transactions Attorneys to Present Early-Stage Collaborations Webinar in Connection with California Life Sciences * IP transactions partners Megan Baca and Geoffrey Lin and IP transactions counsel Georgina Jones Suzuki will present an Innovation & Entrepreneurship webinar on October 1 at 5:00 p.m. ET in connection with California Life Sciences organization on Early-Stage C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Democratic Leadership Statement on Shooting at Ice Facility in Dallas * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement: The double murder that took place in Dallas is horrifying. Our prayers and deepest condolences are with the families of those killed. We thank the brave first responders for their quick  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Applauds International Criminal Court's Announcement of Crimes Against Humanity Charges Against Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte * Boston (September 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement regarding the International Criminal Court's (ICC) announcement of charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Calls Out Energy Secretary's Conflict of Interest with Oklo and Transfer of Nuclear Materials * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 23, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump raising concerns about Secretary of Energy Chris Wright's close relationship with Oklo Inc., a nuclear technology company. Secretary Wright's recent invo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Open Letter from Global Civil Society Demands Ambitious Climate Action Ahead of UN NDC Summit * This weekend, thousands of people took to the streets in 600 actions across 85+ countries in the global mobilisations called " Draw The Line," demanding rights, jobs, justice, democracy, and a sa  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Pega Launches Industry's First Agentic Enterprise Transformation Platform Only Pega Infinity '25 combines AI design-time creativity with runtime predictability to effectively modernize legacy systems * Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), The Enterprise Transformation Company, today announced the general availability of Pega Infinity  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised on Ares Acquisition Corporation II $2.5 Billion Business Combination with Kodiak Robotics * Ropes & Gray has represented Citigroup Global Markets and J.P. Morgan Securities as capital markets advisors and PIPE placement agents to Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE: AACT) in its business combination with Kodiak Robotics, a provider of AI-powered auto  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Sept. 24 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrapup: * * * The ASAM Weekly for September 23rd, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Over 34 states have laws allowing the involuntary treatment of individuals with severe substance use disorders (SUDs), but in many of the states, these laws have not been enforced. In response, the president recently signed an executive order directing vigorous support of such st  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Trump's UN Address Shows "Reckless Disruption and Indifference" * New York City -- Responding to Donald Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly today, 350.org called the U.S. president's push for fossil fuel expansion and climate denial a thinly-veiled threat to global peace, progress, an  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Two VHB Safety Projects Using AI Featured in Engineering Florida Fall 2025 Issue * Two VHB transportation projects were recently featured in an Engineering Florida story about how artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) are opening possibilities ac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Water Resources, has published Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5082, titled 'Methods for Estimating Selected Low-Flow Statistics at Gaged and Ungaged Stream Sites in Massachusetts'. The report, authored by Gardner C. Bent, Elizabeth A. Ahearn, and Jenn H. Fair, outlines methods and regression equatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Warren Presses Treasury Secretary Bessent on Trump's Argentina Bailout United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, pressed Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent for details on President Donald Trump's plan to bail out Argentin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Castro, Ryan Warn ESPN Deals with NFL, MLB May Restrict Competition, Increase Costs for Sports Fans * " ESPN's deals with the NFL and the MLB would give the sports media giant new degrees of control...for two of the most profitable sports leagues in the country. We have serious concerns that fans and competitors will suffer as a result. " Members concerned about loss of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Colleagues Question Trump Administration's Attacks on Transparent Economic Data U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pens  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Slotkin Call for Investigation into Extent of Donald Trump, Trump Family, and Senior Trump Administration Officials Cashing in on Foreign Crypto Deals Administration Relaxed Restrictions on Sales of Sensitive National Security Technology to United Arab Emirates As Congress considers digital asset legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Markey, Van Hollen Seek Answers From TV Broadcasters After Pulling Kimmel's Show * "If Nexstar or Sinclair traded the censorship of a critic of the administration for official acts by the Trump administration, your companies are not only complicit in an alarming trampling of free speech rights but also risk running afoul of anticorruption law" Text of Letter (PDF) Washi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren: Is Rolex Currying Favor with Trump in Effort to End Tariffs on Luxury Swiss Watches? * Rolex invited Trump to U.S. Open just weeks after his administration announced steep tariffs on Swiss goods--including Rolex watches "[These actions] raises questions about whether you are cultivating a relationship with President Trump in attempts to secure lucrative tariff exemptions for Rol  more