AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * As Federal Food Aid Faces Cuts, New UMass Amherst Labor Center Report Shows Nearly Half a Million Massachusetts Workers Rely on SNAP Researchers highlight corporate reliance on taxpayer-funded food assistance * With the federal government reopened after a weeks-long shutdown that disrupted food assistance across the country, a new University of Massachusetts Amherst Labor Center wor  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Creative Approach: Cultivating Tomorrow's Women Energy Leaders Today Statistics reflect what leaders like Yogini Parkhi know from experience. At a key moment in many girls' lives, they're nudged away from interests like math and science. "I know it happened to me growing up in India," says Parkhi, the engineering leader for GE Vernova's Grid OS Data Fabric and Connect business. She s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * How to solve Toronto's traffic troubles? Start with the data A research group of Northeastern students, led by assistant teaching professors Yvonne Leung and John Wilder, spent months examining public transit use and traffic on highways around Toronto. * Traffic in Toronto can be troublesome on a good day. But when it comes to events, forget it. It can get so bad that performing pop stars walk to the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 (TNSjou) -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Mid- and Late-Life Physical Activity May Reduce Dementia Risk By Up to 45% A new study provides insight into the relationship between physical activity and brain health, identifying modifiable behavior changes that people can make to delay a potential dementia diagnosis later in life. * Health experts have long touted the benefits of physical activity on both physical an  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Graduate Students Encouraged to Apply for 2026 U.N. Global Sustainable Solutions Winter School The schools of Public Policy and of Earth and Sustainability will co-host the United Nations Global Sustainable Solutions Winter School 2026, a free online program running Jan. 8-29. The workshop is open to graduate students from all UMass campuses and the United Nations University. The online synchr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Unlocking ammonia as a fuel source for heavy industry * At a high level, ammonia seems like a dream fuel: It's carbon-free, energy-dense, and easier to move and store than hydrogen. Ammonia is also already manufactured and transported at scale, meaning it could transform energy systems using existing infrastructure. But burning ammonia creates dangerous nitrous oxides, and splittin  more