WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak and Partners Break Ground on Southampton Rail Yard Modernization Project in Boston * New maintenance facility and other yard upgrades will support state-of-the-art Airo trains set to enter service on the Northeast Regional & Amtrak Downeaster in the coming years BOSTON - Today, Amtrak was joined by leaders from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Northern New England Passenge  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown hosts American Physical Society meeting highlighting research from across New England * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] On Nov. 7 and 8, physicists from across the region will gather at Brown for the annual meeting of the New England Section of the American Physical Society. For physicists from Brown and elsewhere, the meeting is a chance to exchange ideas and discuss topics that range from supe  more

RARITAN, New Jersey, Nov. 7 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * DARZALEX FASPRO(R) is the first and only treatment approved by the U.S. FDA for patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma Phase 3 AQUILA study showed DARZALEX FASPRO(R) significantly reduced the risk of progression to active multiple myeloma or death by 51 percent compared to active monitoring Landmark approval supports earlier intervention and disease int  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Nov. 8 -- The University of New England issued the following news on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * IDEXX Founder David Evans Shaw draws crowd at University of New England's inaugural Spark Conversation Entrepreneur David Evans Shaw and UNE President James Herbert discuss innovation, risk-taking, and environmental stewardship * More than 50 attendees packed into the first-floor atrium of the Danielle N. Ripich Commons on Wednesday, Nov. 5, for the inaugural Spark Conversation, the th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight released the following testimony by University of California professor Tracey J. Woodruff from an Oct. 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals": * * * Subcommittee Chairman Curtis, Ranking Member Merkley, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Dr. Trac  more