FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco Announces 50MW Battery Energy Storage Asset to Enhance Resiliency and Energy Security * FRAMINGHAM, MA and KINGMAN, AZ - October 16, 2025 - Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy transition, today announced the developm  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bloomberg Law Highlights How Ropes & Gray Leverages AI to Expand M&A Capabilities and Add Client Value * In an article in Bloomberg Law, firm chair Julie Jones, private equity practice leader David Blittner, and M&A partner Jackie Cohen discussed how Ropes & Gray is harnessing AI to deliver greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness across practices. By deploying best-in-cla  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Essential civic institutions: are school boards fulfilling their purpose? By Josiah Padley School boards -- an elected group of community members that sets policy, approves the yearly budget, and establishes a vision for a school district -- haven't been around forever. In fact, s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Chemotherapy Combination Boosts Overall Survival in Patients with EGFR-mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer * Final analysis of Dana-Farber co-led phase 3 FLAURA2 study underscore benefits of adding chemotherapy to existing standard first line therapy with an EGFR-TKI. Treatment with osimertinib plus a platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy combination resulted in stat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Sets the Record Straight on 13-year-old with Gang Ties with Dangerous Weapons Charge for Allegedly Carrying Gun and Long Knife in Massachusetts * According to the police report, the teenager showed a fellow student the handgun and said he was going "shoot and kill" another student WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement sett  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * EDC to Lead Project on Integrating Computer Science into Elementary Math EDC has received an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support elementary school teachers in integrating computer science (CS) into mathematics instruction. The new award enables EDC to expand the successful work of Math + C, a previous NSF-funded project that examined a new approach to i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides Reinsurance Group of America on Strategic Investment in, and Multi-Fund Anchor Commitment to, FoxPath Capital Partners * The Asset Management Transactions, Secondaries and Private Investment Funds teams guided Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA), a leading global life and health reinsurer, on a strategic investment in, and multi-fund ancho  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * In a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cells * Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Until now, scientists had believed that as division occurs, the genome loses the distinctive 3D internal structure that it typically for  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to Assess Treatment for Narcolepsy - Report will be subject of Midwest CEPAC meeting in May 2026; Draft Scoping Document open to public comment until November 5, 2025 - * The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) announced today that it will assess the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Large Language Models Prioritize Helpfulness Over Accuracy in Medical Contexts * Mass General Brigham researchers highlight the 'sycophantic' tendency of artificial intelligence tools like GPT4, which consistently complied with requests that would produce false medical information. Large language models (LLMs) can store and recall vast quantities of medical information, b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Colleen C. Currie, a member of the League of Women Voters from Florence, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) opposing a petition to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship (DPOC) on the federal voter registration form. The writer stated that the League is committed to protecting the freedom to vote and fundamentally disagrees with the petition regarding the utility, legality, and tangible impact of DPOC req  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Lincoln Laboratory and Haystack Observatory team up to unveil hidden parts of the galaxy * For centuries, humans have sought to study the stars and celestial bodies, whether through observations made by naked eye or by telescopes on the ground and in space that can view the universe across nearly the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Each view unlocks new information about the deniz  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcomes 11 new faculty for 2025 * The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcomes 11 new faculty members in core computing and shared positions to the MIT community. They bring varied backgrounds and expertise spanning sustainable design, satellite remote sensing, decision theory, and the development of new algorithms for declarative artificial  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Neal, Ways and Means Democrats Demand Investigation into the GOP's Weaponization of the Internal Revenue Service Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) led Committee Democrats in demanding investigations into reporting from the Wall Street Journal that the Trump Administration plans to use t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New software designs eco-friendly clothing that can reassemble into new items * It's hard to keep up with the ever-changing trends of the fashion world. What's "in" one minute is often out of style the next season, potentially causing you to re-evaluate your wardrobe. Staying current with the latest fashion styles can be wasteful and expensive, though. Roughly 92 million tons of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Urges National Grid, Eversource to Suspend Utility Shutoffs for Federal Workers & Contractors During Government Shutdown * Due to Republican Shutdown, Tens of Thousands of Workers and Contractors in Massachusetts are Missing Wages and May be Unable to Pay Utility Bills Letter to National Grid | Letter to Eversource WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) urged Nationa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Shortlisted for the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards North America 2025 * Ropes & Gray has been shortlisted for "Most Innovative Law Firm in North America" as part of the Financial Times ' Innovative Lawyers Awards North America 2025. This prestigious award recognizes the firm's overall excellence and highlights the quality of service we provide to our  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Safeguarding Goes Smart: The Rise of Networked Safety Systems * New ARC Advisory Group research on the machine safeguarding solutions market reveals that the machine safeguarding landscape is rapidly evolving from rigid, hardwired setups to intelligent, networked safety systems. These advanced solutions offer plug-and-play deployment, remote diagnostics, and seamless in  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * School of Engineering welcomes new faculty in 2024-25 * The MIT School of Engineering welcomes new faculty members across six of its academic units. This new cohort of faculty members, who have recently started their roles at MIT, conduct research across a diverse range of disciplines. "We are thrilled to welcome these accomplished scholars to the School of Engineering," says Mar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Follow Nuclear Treaty with Russia * Unless action is taken soon, there will be no agreed limits on U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear forces for the first time in decades Letter Text (PDF) Washington (October 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Carlos Aramayo, president of Unite Here Local 26, from an Oct. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families": * * * Chair Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present UNITE HERE's views and experience on AI and technology in the workforce. My name is Carlos Arama  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Calls for Trump Administration to Release Critical September Employment Data Before Fed Meets to Set Monetary Policy Affecting All Americans U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the Offi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren on Trump's IVF "Plan": "Another One of Trump's Broken Promises" * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to the White House's new IVF "plan": "It's clear that Donald Trump lied when he told the American people he'd make IVF available to every family for free. Instead, Trump's new genius plan is to rip away Americans'  more