BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * A Better Blood Test for Cancers Caused by HPV * Within just a few months of becoming sexually active, nearly everyone is infected with human papillomavirus (HPV). Most of the time, your body's immune system fights off the virus. But in some people, the infection persists and leads to certain cancers, including cervical cancer and oropharyngeal (throat) cancer. While the numb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Committee Vote, Warren Releases Troubling Responses from Trump's Treasury and Housing Nominees Ahead of the committee vote, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the troubling responses from President Donald Trump's nomi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Megan MacGarvie and Shulamit Kahn, professors from the Boston University, Massachusetts, have raised concerns in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about the agency's proposed rules that may limit the entry of foreign postdoctoral fellows into the United States. The professors, specialists in the economics of innovation, warn that changes listed in the proposed regulations could negatively impact critical research contributions from these sc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 (TNSjou) -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Veterans More Likely than General Population to Use All Types of Tobacco Products, Including the Most Harmful A new study is the first since 2015 to examine differences in tobacco use by product type among military Veterans compared to civilians, finding that Veterans disproportionately use all commercial tobacco product types, including cigars and cigarettes, which pose a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * BXP Closes Upsized $1.0 Billion Exchangeable Notes Offering with Capped Call * Goodwin's REITs & Real Estate M&A team advised Boston Properties Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"), the operating partnership of BXP, Inc. (the "Company") on the Partnership's 2.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2030 (the "Notes"). The $1.0 billion offering was upsized from $600 million and  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Awarded $12 Million NIH SPORE Grant to Advance Breast Cancer Research * The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), a cancer research consortium comprised of five of Boston's academic medical centers, including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital has been awarded a highly competitive, federal grant  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Emission Impossible: How GE Vernova Is Writing the Blueprint for Capturing CO2 Directly from the Air Every industry is aspiring to minimize their CO2 emissions and achieve net zero. But in some industries, reducing CO2 emissions is not as straightforward as in others due to constraints such as mobility, footprint, or inherent process steps that make it hard to decarbonize these sector  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Evan Miller Speaks on BisNow Multifamily Summit Panel * Last week, Senior Project Manager Evan Miller participated in a panel discussion at BisNow's Boston Multifamily Summit, along with the city's top developers, investors, and city officials who shared insights   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * First U.S. National Genomic Newborn Screening Initiative Launched with $14.4 Million NIH Award * Mass General Brigham and Ariadne Labs, alongside Boston Children's Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), Case Western Reserve University, Baylor College of Medicine, and sequencing partners GeneDx and Illumina, today   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Westlaw Today, Life Sciences Attorneys Examine Federal Government Scrutiny of Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising * In a Westlaw Today article, life sciences licensing and compliance partners Kellie Combs, Greg Levine and Josh Oyster and associate Pascale Stain discussed the federal government's scrutiny of direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertisi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Key Legislative and Enforcement Trends in California Banking Highlighted by Litigation & Enforcement Attorneys * In an article in Law360, litigation & enforcement partners Amy Jane Longo and Rocky Tsai, and associate Tristan Lim examined key regulatory developments in California's banking and financial services sector. The authors highlight the advancement of S.B. 825, whi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts officials, businesses and organizations call on Microsoft to stop its 'disastrous' end to Windows 10 With just 12 days before Microsoft will stop providing security and other updates to Windows 10, MASSPIRG and PIRGs across the country delivered comments from 590 small businesses, elected officials, and organizations calling for the company to extend support  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT OpenCourseWare is "a living testament to the nobility of open, unbounded learning" * Mostafa Fawzy became interested in physics in high school. It was the "elegance and paradox" of quantum theory that got his attention and led to his studies at the undergraduate and graduate level. But even with a solid foundation of coursework and supportive mentors, Fawzy wanted more. MIT Open  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries MIT researchers developed a model that explains lithium intercalation rates in lithium-ion batteries. * At the heart of all lithium-ion batteries is a simple reaction: Lithium ions dissolved in an electrolyte solution "intercalate" or insert themselves into a solid electrode during battery discharg  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Accounting for uncertainty to help engineers design complex systems * Designing a complex electronic device like a delivery drone involves juggling many choices, such as selecting motors and batteries that minimize cost while maximizing the payload the drone can carry or the distance it can travel. Unraveling that conundrum is no easy task, but what happens if the designers don't   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Lincoln Lab unveils the most powerful AI supercomputer at any US university Optimized for generative AI, TX-GAIN is driving innovation in biodefense, materials discovery, cybersecurity, and other areas of research and development. * The new TX-Generative AI Next (TX-GAIN) computing system at the Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center (LLSC) is the most powerful AI supercomputer a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSFR) -- OpenGMSL Association, Beaverton, Oregon, submitted written notifications of changes in its membership to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division on Sept. 22, 2025. The submission was made pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of this action is to extend the act's provisions that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under certain conditions. OpenGMSL added several organ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- 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: * * * Reproductive Equity Now Responds to FDA Quiet Approval of Second Generic Form of Mifepristone Reproductive Equity Now released a statement following the breaking news that the Federal Drug Administration quietly approved a second generic form of mifepristone - one of the two medica  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Health Care Crisis Threatens Coverage for Massachusetts Families * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) released new data from the Massachusetts Health Connector and the House Budget Committee revealing the devastating impact of Republican health care policies that are driving up costs and stripping health coverage f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Sponsors MassBio's Align Summit on October 7 * Ropes & Gray is a proud sponsor of the Align Summit, MassBio's annual early-stage and funder partnering conference, on October 7 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. The conference seeks to connect funders and biotech startups to help develop next-generation therapies. This year, 56 emerging life sciences companie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Warren Calls On Trump to Release September 2025 Jobs Report Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Donald Trump's economic agenda is inflicting massive pain on our economy and to add to the economic unce  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * SPH Professor Competes on Two Episodes of Jeopardy! Prasad Patil appeared on the September 26 and September 29 episodes of the game show, earning more than $35,000 in winnings. By Jillian McKoy Known as the "Father of Microbiology," Louis Pasteur paved the way for modern medicine and public health, with groundbreaking discoveries of the pasteurization process, the rabies vaccine,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Stepping In, Saving a Life: How Melissa Became a Living Liver Donor * Melissa McKenney had a gut feeling when she saw her high school friend Brayden's post on Facebook asking for a living liver donor--she knew she had to step forward. "Brayden posted on Facebook that she needed a liver transplant and a living donor. I did not hesitate," says Melissa. "I felt in my soul tha  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Yanks Billions in Funding for Cutting-Edge Clean Energy Projects * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (October 2, 2025)--The Department of Energy today announced the termination of financial awards for 223 projects, totaling more than $7.5 billion. This funding was aimed at driving innovation on the frontiers of numerous areas of the clean energy transitio  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Announces New Piedmont Atlantic Region & Regional Leadership * As VHB continues its long arc of growth, we are strengthening our regional organization to better serve our clients and communities. The creation of a fifth region--the Piedmont Atlantic Region--wi  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 (TNSjou) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution posted the following news release: * * * USS Arizona provides blueprint for addressing oil leakage at thousands of WWII shipwrecks The findings underscore the USS Arizona's dual role as a solemn memorial and a "living laboratory." * A new study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin shows that oil is still seeping from the wreck of the USS Arizona, more than 80 years after its sinking at Pearl Harbor. The stu  more