CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost * Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made from both living tissue and synthetic parts. By pairing lab-grown muscles with synthetic skeletons, researchers are engineering   more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Regis & Roxbury Community Colleges Announce Joint Admission and Transfer Partnership to Expand Access to Bachelor's Degrees Regis College and Roxbury Community College (RCC) this morning formalized a partnership agreement on joint admission that is designed to expand access to affordable bachelor's degree pathways for community college students in Massachusetts. The partnership creates a seamless transfer process  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Amherst IT Launches Account Management Group UMass Amherst IT has created a new team to make the experience of requesting access, managing software, and navigating systems smoother and more consistent. The Account Management Group, which operates within IT Support Services, will oversee IT account access and permissions - ensuring that students, faculty and staff can more easily access th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Boston Marketing Professor Named One of the World's Most Influential Researchers Professor Werner Kunz of the College of Management has been named a Highly Cited Researcher 2025 by Clarivate, recognizing him as one of the world's most influential researchers. Researchers selected for this list have authored multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Energy Transition Institute's Baker, Sarfo Partner on New EV Charging Initiative in Massachusetts The UMass Amherst Energy Transition Institute (ETI) has joined a new electric vehicle initiative in Massachusetts to install EV charging infrastructure in church parking lots to help serve congregations and ease charging barriers for residents who are considering EV adoption. Erin Baker, Dist  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Legal Scholar Paul Collins to Present 'Supreme Bias' Book Talk on Beacon Hill The State Library of Massachusetts will host Paul Collins, professor of legal studies and political science, for an in-person and virtual author talk on his book "Supreme Bias: Gender and Race in U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings" from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Massachusetts State House.  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Anna Nagurney Named a Fellow of the Operational Research Society Anna Nagurney, the Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies and the director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks, has been named a Fellow of the Operational Research Society (ORS). Based in the United Kingdom, the ORS was established in 1948 as the world's first operational research society. The society is a pr  more