WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * "Shameful and Wrong": Ranking Members Pallone, Neal, Scott Joined Protect Our Care to Slam Republicans for Failing to Fix Their Health Care Crisis * Watch the Full Event Here. Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), and Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: Media] -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * 17 Massachusetts High Schools to Compete on Season 17 of GBH's High School Quiz Show * Boston, Mass. (Nov. 13, 2025) - High School Quiz Show (r), GBH's televised academic tournament for Massachusetts high school students, has revealed the 17 teams that will compete for the Season 17 State Championship title. The qualifying schools received the highest sc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, posted the following news release: * * * Agentic AI poised to disrupt retail, even with 50% of consumers cautious of fully autonomous purchases--Bain & Company * NEW YORK November 13, 2025 Agentic AI is poised to reshape the way consumers shop online, making agentic commerce strategies critical for retailers, Bain & Company finds in a new report Agentic AI in Retail: How Autonomous Shopp  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Attleboro Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $400,000 * BOSTON - The former office manager for a Franklin environmental services business pleaded guilty on Oct. 15, 2025 in federal court in Boston to embezzling more than $400,000 from her employer. Marie Hobson, 54, of Attleboro, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of fil  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bain & Company expands its global Financial Services leadership to enhance support for FS industry clients' fast-developing needs * NEW YORK & FRANKFURT November 13, 2025 Bain & Company today announced senior leadership changes within its global Financial Services practice, further strengthening its fast-growing role as a strategic partner for lead  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Christian Vareika Discusses Q3 Results and Q4 Outlook for Continuation Funds in Secondary Link * Alternative Asset Opportunities partner Christian Vareika shared insights in a Secondary Link article examining the results and trends of continuation vehicle transactions in Q3 and looking ahead at Q4. "Q3 saw an uptick from an already active Q2, continuing another strong yea  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Cybersecurity Services Require Convergence of IT/OT Teams * ARC Advisory Group's research on the Industrial Cybersecurity Services market indicates strong growth and numerous opportunities over the next five years. Digital transformation initiatives are reshaping the industrial control landscape and redefining industrial/OT cybersecurity. The future of control systems i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber and NeighborHealth Partner to Expand Cancer Care Access for Underserved Communities * New partnership brings specialty services from world-leading cancer experts closer to home Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and NeighborHealth today announced the launch of a new partnership, bringing world-renowned cancer expertise directly to NeighborHealth patients  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Dominican National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking and Unlawful Reentry into the United States * BOSTON - A Dominican national, unlawfully residing in Chelsea Mass., was sentenced on Sept. 30, 2025 in federal court in Boston for selling five kilograms of fentanyl to an undercover agent after unlawfully reentering the United Stat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Massachusetts Resident Living in California Sentenced for PPP Fraud * BOSTON - A Los Angeles man who formerly resided in Randolph, Mass. was sentenced on Oct. 1, 2025 in federal court in Boston for submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications on behalf of multiple companies he owns and controls. Rindal Pierre-Canel,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Four Dominican Men Extradited to the United States for Allegedly Operating Elder Fraud Scheme * BOSTON - Four Dominican nationals have been extradited to the United States for their alleged roles in connection with a transnational "call center" operation in the Dominican Republic that tricked hundreds of elderly victims in the United States into believi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Generation: Upskilling Vietnam's Workforce for the Renewables Age The global energy transition is moving at pace and the sheer speed of technological change and project expansion has left the workforce playing catch up. As countries work to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the energy industry is expected to create 30 million jobs that need to be filled by 2030. That's easier said   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Christopher Herbert, managing director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to preserve the Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS), a crucial resource for understanding the nation's rental housing market. The organization emphasized that the RHFS offers invaluable data that are otherwise inaccessible, serving as a critica  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Five faculty members appointed to Emma Bloomberg chairs Harvard has appointed five new Emma Bloomberg faculty members, expanding a distinguished group of scholars whose work addresses complex problems facing cities worldwide. The endowed chairs, established with a gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies and named for Emma Bloomberg, M.B.A. '07, M.P.A. '07, support leading scholars who advance the study and pra  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How drones are altering contemporary warfare * In recent months, Russia has frequently flown drones into NATO territory, where NATO countries typically try to shoot them down. By contrast, when three Russian fighter jets made an incursion into Estonian airspace in September, they were intercepted and no attempt was made to shoot them down although the incident did make headlines an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Istari Digital Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) highlighting barriers that federal statutes, regulations, and policies impose on the development and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies. The company argues that these constraints hamper progress across various sectors, including defense, transportation, energy, and manufacturing. In the letter, Istari Digital outlines t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. William Keating, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * KEATING, MEEKS SLAM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR REMOVING SANCTIONS ON PRO-RUSSIAN BALKAN LEADER * WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Keating (D-MA) and Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY) wrote to Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing strong opposition to the Trump administrati  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lexington Attorney Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Embezzling More Than $3.5 Million * BOSTON - A Lexington, Mass. attorney was sentenced on Oct. 8, 2025 in federal court in Boston for defrauding multiple Massachusetts victims, including two relatives. David Smerling, 75, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to nine year  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Listen: UMass Poll Director Tatishe Nteta Discusses Latest Massachusetts Polling Results Tatishe Nteta, provost professor of political science and director of the UMass Amherst Poll, recently joined the Office of News and Media Relations' Aaron Kupec for a discussion of the results of the latest statewide poll. In the first episode of a new podcast series from the News Office, Nteta talks abou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lowell Man Arrested on Drug Distribution Charges * BOSTON - A Lowell man was arrested and charged on Oct. 1, 2025 for allegedly distributing cocaine base (crack cocaine). Marc Sanchez, 31, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. The defendant made an initial a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Navy Lab Tests Kitchen Innovations to Help Sustain Ships Longer at Sea * As the Navy looks toward extending endurance aboard vessels in contested logistics environments, sailors who've served on any ship or submarine know the options available on the mess deck can depend on the ingredients and equipment available. If a ship is sailing in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, for example, it might not have many  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Government Funding Vote * WASHINGTON, DC Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the House government funding vote: "For 43 days, Republicans have held the people's government hostage instead of working with us to bring down costs for the people. Because of their cruelty, families have been needlessly forced to w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on Government Funding Vote Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the House government funding vote: "For 43 days, Republicans have held the people's government hostage instead of working with us to bring down costs for the people. Because of the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * NEW FROM NBC NEWS: Women Governors Fund Breaks Records to Elect Historic Number of Democratic Women Governors * Fund Chair Governor Maura Healey helped pave the path for election of record ten Democratic women governors across the country New reporting from NBC News highlights the leadership of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey in chairing the DGA's Women Governors Fund, which has been central to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Peabody Man Pleads Guilty to Extortion * BOSTON - A Peabody man, and Gangster Disciple gang member, pleaded guilty on Sept. 30, 2025 to making threats of physical violence to extort money from two victims. Damien Willette, 30, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make interstate communications with the intent to extort and making interstate communications   more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 (TNSxrep) -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Regis College Nursing Faculty and Students Research Imposter Phenomenon in Graduate Nursing Education Study Finds that Intentional Faculty Support is Critical to Student Success * Research conducted by faculty and graduate students from the Regis College Young School of Nursing found that intentional faculty support and self-efficacy interventions can help reduce self-doubt and enhance professional id  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Returning farming to city centers * A new class is giving MIT students the opportunity to examine the historical and practical considerations of urban farming while developing a real-world understanding of its value by working alongside a local farm's community. Course 4.182 (Resilient Urbanism: Green Commons in the City) is taught in two sections by instructors in the Program in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Attorneys to Speak at ICI Retail Alternatives and Closed-End Funds Conference and Securities Law Developments Conference * Litigation & enforcement partner Amy Roy and asset management partner Elizabeth Reza will speak on two panels at upcoming Investment Company Institute (ICI) conferences taking place on November 20, 2025, at the Convene Center Brookfield in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Federal Energy Regulator to Prevent Data Centers from Dramatically Hiking Energy Costs for American Families * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (November 13, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Commerce, Science, and Technology Committee, today wrote to Federal Energy Regulatory C  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on House Vote to Reopen Federal Government After 40+ Day MAGA Republican Shutdown * Boston (November 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to advance a spending package to end the MAGA Republican federal government shutdown and reopen the government. As Senator Markey highlighted in   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Six UMass Amherst Scholars Named to Clarivate's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List Six UMass Amherst researchers representing a range of science disciplines within four academic colleges have been recognized as among the world's highly cited researchers in 2025 by Clarivate Plc, a global analytics and data provider. The list, released on Nov. 12, annually recognizes researchers whose contribut  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * SPH Panel Discusses How to Share Health News in Era of Misinformation During an SPH Public Health Conversation on November 12, communication scholars explored how public health experts can leverage social media platforms to communicate reliable health news to the public amid growing distrust in government and science. By Jillian McKoy The average person spends 2.5 hours per day   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Study Finds Adults Who Consumed More Ultra-Processed Foods Had Higher Rates of Precursors of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer * Colorectal cancer used to be associated with old age, but diagnoses have become increasingly common in adults aged 50 or younger particularly in high-income countries like the United States. The reason for this trend is unclear, but a new study led by  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Sudbury CPA Charged With and Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the IRS and Pandemic Relief Fraud * BOSTON - The owner of a Sudbury accounting firm and a real estate company has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to paying an executive more than $1.6 million in compensation and fringe benefits under the table, and to making a fraudulent app  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Three Ropes & Gray Lawyers Named Law360 2025 MVPs * Law360 has named health care partner Adrianne Ortega, life sciences partner Abby Gregor, and private equity partner Chau Le as 2025 MVPs in the Health Care, Life Sciences, and Private Equity categories, respectively. The annual list recognizes attorneys who've distinguish themselves through significant achievements in high  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Transforming complex research into compelling stories * For students, postdocs, and early-career researchers, communicating complex ideas in a clear and compelling manner has become an essential skill. Whether applying for academic positions, pitching research to funders, or collaborating across disciplines, the ability to present work clearly and effectively can be as critical as   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * UMass Chan launches new center with study of digital intervention for patients using GLP-1 medications By Pat Sargent A large-scale trial at UMass Chan Medical School will assess the effectiveness of a digital lifestyle change intervention for patients using GLP-1 therapies to manage obesity, diabetes or cardiovascular disease. The study will launch the Lifestyle Change  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Economist Ina Ganguli Discusses US Science 'Brain Drain' at ScienceWriters Conference Ina Ganguli, professor of economics, warned that the United States could face a "brain drain" as scientists and students seek more supportive environments abroad, during a presentation Nov. 8 at the ScienceWriters2025 conference in Chicago. Speaking at the New Horizons in Science briefing, Ganguli said   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Gerrymandering in North Carolina Limited Residents' Access to Healthcare Centers UMass Amherst research shows tangible harms of redrawing electoral districts to benefit a political party * A University of Massachusetts Amherst study has found that gerrymandering in North Carolina resulted in reduced access to healthcare services. As states across the country grapple with politicall  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Riccio College of Engineering Partners With Myrias Optics to Develop Scalable Polarization-Controlled Metasurfaces The human eye can see the color and the direction of light, but one property that we cannot see is polarization, or the direction in which the light wave oscillates (up/down, left/right or a combination of those). Now, researchers at the Riccio College of Engineering at UMass Amher  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: On House Floor, Pressley Assails Funding Bill, Vows to Keep Up Fight for Healthcare * "What we are bearing witness to is not only a lack of political couragebut it is a fundamental betrayal of the people. Incompetence and indifference to the suffering of our constituents and our neighbors." "You the people deserve better. We the People deserve better. And I won't stop fighting until you ge  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Westfield Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Narcotics and Firearm Offenses * BOSTON - A Westfield man was sentenced on Oct. 17, 2025 in federal court in Worcester for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from California to Massachusetts and launder the proceeds. David Cruz, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman  more