WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Defends American Families, Files Title IX Complaint Against Westford Public Schools for Letting Boys in Girls' Bathrooms * Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a Title IX complaint against Westford Public Schools (WPS) in Massachusetts, urging the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to inve  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Data Boiler Technologies LLC, Wollaston, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) advocating for significant regulatory reforms regarding artificial intelligence. The company, which has pioneered patented solutions in various AI-related fields, highlights critical concerns over current regulations that they believe hinder innovation and competitiveness in the U.S. AI market. In the letter, the firm undersco  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, posted the following news release: * * * e-Conomy SEA 2025 report: ASEAN's digital economy poised to surpass $300 billion in GMV by 2025, fueled by 7.4x GMV and 11.2x revenue growth in a decade * Singapore, 11 November 2025 - Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company today launched the 10th edition of the annual e-Conomy SEA report, From Digital Decade to AI Reality: Accelerating the future in A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Selects Cleanup Plan for Portion of Lower Neponset River Superfund Site * BOSTON (November 10, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected a cleanup plan for the first mile of the Lower Neponset River Superfund Site, located in Boston and Milton, Massachusetts. This covers the area of the Neponset River from where it merges with the Mother Brook near the Dana Avenue Bri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has received applications from a total of 24 financial entities seeking approval for various banking activities, including becoming a bank holding company or acquiring other financial institutions. The applications, submitted under the Bank Holding Company Act, involve a wide array of transactions, from domestic mergers to the acquisition of U.S. banks by international corporations. The entities seeking approval are 1850 Financial MHC an  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 (TNSrpt) -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova Charts a Path to a Reliable, Low-Carbon Energy Future for Germany * New study/white paper identifies four priorities to align investment in generation, grid, and flexibility. * Berlin - GE Vernova today offered solutions on how Germany can maintain a secure, affordable, and low-carbon electricity supply through 2035, following the Federal Ministry for Economic Af  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * GLP-1 Drugs Tirzepatide and Semaglutide Provide Protection for Heart Health * Mass General Brigham researchers used real-world data to conduct a head-to-head study to investigate cardioprotective effects, finding both medications reduced risk. A new study from Mass General Brigham provides head-to-head evidence comparing the cardioprotective effects of tirzepatide and sem  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Secures Unanimous Defense Verdict for Central Coast Agriculture in Trademark Trial * Following a two-week jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Goodwin's IP litigation team achieved a unanimous defense verdict for Central Coast Agriculture, Inc. (CCA) in a long-running trademark infringement and unfair competition case brought by BBK To  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Ancient DNA shows 'intense connectivity,' rapid migration from Ural Mountains to Hungary By Christy DeSmith Ancient DNA scientists have zeroed in on the origins of Hungary's medieval conquerors. The Magyars, who dominated Europe's Carpathian Basin from the early 10th century, appear closely linked with populations that formed far earlier around the Ural Mountains, located more than 3,000 miles e  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Henrico County Breaks Ground on First K-12 Living Building * In a bold step toward environmental leadership and educational innovation, Henrico County recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Center for Environmental Science and Sustainability (CESS) at Wilt  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Hologic, Marlborough, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing important regulatory barriers hindering the advancement and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnostic systems. The letter outlines concerns regarding inadequate reimbursement pathways and restrictive regulatory frameworks that could impede potential breakthroughs in patient care and diagnostic accuracy. While Hologic's di  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 (TNSrep) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * India's Smartphone Market Hits Five-Year High in Festive Q3 2025, Up 4% YoY on Premium Demand IDC: India smartphone market grows 4% in Q3 2025, led by premium segment; Apple reaches a record 5M units at fourth position for the first time. * INDIA - India's smartphone market reached a five-year high in the festive third quarte  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Asks Court to Block Trump Administration From Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy * BOSTON - The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today formally asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to declare the Trump administration's policy of arresting, detaining, and threatening t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Leading quantum at an inflection point * Danna Freedman is seeking the early adopters. She is the faculty director of the nascent MIT Quantum Initiative, or QMIT. In this new role, Freedman is giving shape to an ambitious, Institute-wide effort to apply quantum breakthroughs to the most consequential challenges in science, technology, industry, and national security. The interd  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * MA House Moves to Weaken Established Climate Law CLF denounces bill that rolls back targets to slash pollution as climate impacts worsen * House Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy Mark Cusack released a bill to gut the state's climate law and cut energy efficiency programs that help reduce pollution and utility bills for Massachusetts families. CL  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Introduces FARE Act * SALEM, MA \- Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced the Fair Aviation in Restrictions and Emergencies (FARE) Act, which stipulates that before the FAA can cancel a single commercial flight during a government shutdown, it must first restrict private jet travel with clear exceptions for public safety, government operations, medical flights, and other es  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal: "The Republican Record of Failure on Health Care Continues" SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) on the continued failure of the GOP record on health care: "Republicans were never going to act on lowering health care costs. They sprinted to extend their tax giveaways to big corporations a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * 'Dancing between the toes of elephants' -- How one outsider cracked private equity culture Michael Magliochetti, a 1986 Northeastern University graduate, wrote a book of short stories that illustrate private equity idioms. By Alena Kuzub Have you ever heard the phrases "hair on the deal," "goat rodeo" or "snap the chalk line"? How about, "You'll never get a black eye on the phone"? When Michael Magl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Darin Detwiler has a lot of food safety fail stories and now, a podcast where he shares them Detwiler and his wife, Gennette Zimmer, launched "Confessions of a Food Safety A-hole" as a space to discuss another side of the industry. By Erin Kayata Northeastern associate teaching professor Darin Detwiler has made a career out of food safety. So as you can imagine, he has quite a few stories about food s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * For American students in London, the cost of World War II hits home Students studying at Northeastern University in London visited the World War II memorial site where 3,811 war dead are buried and another 5,127 missing are remembered. By Patrick Daly LONDON -- The Wall of the Missing dwarfed Jamison Nielsen as he stared at the imposing slab of graying Portland stone. The 500-foot-long wall in Cambr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam Pilipinas responds as Super Typhoon Uwan devastates communities * Responding to the impact of two deadly typhoons, Super Typhoon Fung-Wong (local name: Uwan) and Typhoon Kalmaegi (local name: Tino), Maria Rosario Felizco, Oxfam Pilipinas Executive Director said: "Two deadly typhoons in a span of one week in the world's most disaster-prone country must be enough to convince  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ryan Rohlfsen Featured in Anti-Corruption Report Article on Compliance Risk Assessments * Anti-Corruption Report featured anti-corruption & international risk co-chair Ryan Rohlfsen in the third installment of its four-part series on how companies should reassess compliance risks amid shifting enforcement priorities. Ryan emphasized the importance of revisiting assessment  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Senate Vote to Reopen Government After 40+ Day Shutdown * Washington (November 9, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement announcing he will vote against legislation that does nothing concrete to reduce health care costs for 22 million American families, including 337,000 people in Massachusetts, who are now receiving notices t  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 -- Springfield College issued the following news: * * * Springfield College Alumna Returns Home for Peter V. Karpovich Lecture By Damon Markiewicz When Stacy Sims, PhD, G'97, arrived at Springfield College as a graduate student and decided to study Exercise Physiology, she was excited to pursue her strong desire to delve into the unique physiology of the female body. As a result, Sims had the pleasure of connecting with professor of Exercise Science Samue  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 (TNSrep) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Tablet Market Levels Off in 3Q 2025 Following Six Quarters of Growth Driven by Replacement Demand, according to IDC Worldwide tablet shipments declined 4.4% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2025 (3Q25), totaling 38 million units, according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion Awarded $481,675 to Expand "Future Quest" Career Exploration Initiatives Lori Cooney, M.Ed., program director of inclusive education and curriculum design at the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at UMass Boston, has been awarded a second-year contract of $481,675 from the Plan Your Way OK initiative at the Oklahoma State Depar  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Ciullo Receives Awards to Support Dissertation Research to Improve Outcomes in School-Age Children with Communication Disorders Brittany Ciullo, a doctoral candidate in speech, language, and hearing sciences, has been awarded a two-year, $47,537 Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Food Scientist Jiakai Lu Awarded Grant to Help Create Savory Textures in Alternative Protein Meat Analogs Jiakai Lu, associate professor of food science, has received a three-year, $611,000 USDA grant to develop a hybrid computer-aided engineering framework combining multiphysics simulations and a machine learning approach to better predict the texture of plant protein products that mi  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Researchers Continue to Seek Queer Peri/Menopausal Women for Digital Storytelling Project Researchers affiliated with the Health Environment and the Arts (HEART) Initiative at UMass continue to seek sexual and/or gender minority people experiencing peri/menopause to participate in a digital storytelling project. "Queering Menopause: Building Collaboration for Understanding Menopause Among Sexu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Exposes "Dangerous and Misguided" Effort By Defense Contractor Lobbyists to Undermine Right to Repair Reforms * Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, wrote to the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), the trade association for big DoD contractors, regarding its  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senate Dems Press Government Accountability Office to Investigate Trump Administration's Partisan Government Shutdown Messaging * Political messages may have violated federal appropriations law Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senators Urge Trump Administration to Stop Imminent "Tax Bomb" for Student Loan Borrowers * Borrowers who earn income-driven repayment cancellation after decades of payments could be hit with tax bills as high as $10,000 "The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service should move immediately to avoid this financial disaster for working-class Americans." Text of Letter (PD  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren: Government Funding Deal A "Mistake" * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on a deal to fund the government without lowering health care costs. "I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. The fight to lower costs is a righteous fight, and we must not give it up. "Republicans in Congress ex  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Statement on the Senate Budget Vote * MALDEN, MA - Democratic Whip Katherine Clark issued the following statement on the Senate's budget vote: "A GOP budget that spikes health care premiums and everyday costs to fund tax cuts for billionaires is a grave betrayal of everyday Americans. That was true in July. It was true in September. And it remains true today. "Republicans eli  more

NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Nov. 10 -- Newberry College posted the following news: * * * Wolves Earn Overall #1 Seed In NCAA D2 Field Hockey Tournament - Host Bentley Saturday * In just 13 years the Newberry College field hockey has gone from not winning a game in its inaugural season in 2013, to finishing the 2025 season undefeated at 18-0 and earning the #1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Division 2 Field Hockey Tournament. The Wolves, champions of the South Atlantic Conference, host Bentley out  more

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following policy brief on October 8, 2025, entitled "Climate Risk Assessment: Louisville, Kentucky." Here are excerpts: * * * The impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of physical hazards are putting many communities at risk. As the threat of climate change grows, so too does the need for accessible information, tools, and expertise to support cl  more

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following policy brief on October 30, 2025, entitled "Submitted comment on the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) strongly opposes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule to remove reporting obligations of 46 source categories for the industrial sector under the Greenhouse   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025: * * * WPI Receives $1 Million Grant to Expand Workforce Training for Hydrogen Jobs Program with Western New England University will offer hands-on training and internships to prepare skilled workers for an emerging industry * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop hands-on training, interns  more