BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- Advent International, a private equity investor, issued the following news release: * * * Advent leads Skyone's Series C round, boosting the Brazilian software company's investments in AI and Cloud - Company will use new funding to support its global expansion and scale Skyone Studio, its proprietary platform focused on data and virtual agents * Sao Paulo, December 5, 2025 - Advent International, one of the largest and most experienced global private equity   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * GE Vernova to equip second Greenvolt onshore wind farm in Romania * Wind farm will use 42 of GE Vernova's 6.1 MW-158m workhorse wind turbines * Second large deal announced in Romania in last two months * Project shows how wind power can support Romania's goal of adding more renewable energy * BUCHAREST, Romania (December 4, 2025) - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) annou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * How Intersections of Race, Education, and Socioeconomic Status May Predict Unequal Greenspace Exposure A new study suggests that considering these factors jointly can capture a more accurate representation of disparities in residential greenspace exposure, driven by structural racism and decades of disinvestment in marginalized communities. Exposure to trees, grass, and other gree  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * IDC Announces Collaboration with AWS to Power Business Insights in Amazon Quick Research Integration marks IDC's latest advancement in its AI-fueled, human-driven, ecosystem approach to tech intelligence * International Data Corporation (IDC), the trusted tech intelligence leader, today announced a collaboration with Am  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 (TNSrep) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * India's Tablet Market Ships 1.33 Million Units in Q3 2025 as Consumer Segment Records Its Strongest Quarter Over a Decade: IDC INDIA, 5 December 2025 - India's tablet market shipped 1.33 million units in Q3 2025, a 19.7% year-over-year (YoY) decline, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Perso  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MADMEC winners develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from ice * A spray-on coating to keep power lines standing through an ice storm may not be the obvious fix for winter outages but it's exactly the kind of innovation that happens when MIT students tackle a sustainability challenge. "The big threat to the power line network is winter icing that causes huge amounts of do  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researchers "speak objects into existence" using AI and robotics * Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and have it created within a few minutes. In fact, MIT researchers have developed a speech-to-reality system, an AI-driven workflow that allows them to provide input to a robotic arm and "speak objects into existence," c  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Regis College Awarded State Grant to Support Students Pursuing Careers in Behavioral Health Regis College has been awarded a $330,100 State of Massachusetts' Behavioral Health Trust Fund grant to support students pursuing careers in the behavioral health field. The funds will support paid internships and stipends for students in high-demand behavioral health settings, allowing them to complement classroom learning  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy lifting * There are some jobs human bodies just weren't meant to do. Unloading trucks and shipping containers is a repetitive, grueling task and a big reason warehouse injury rates are more than twice the national average. The Pickle Robot Company wants its machines to do the heavy lifting. The company's one-armed robots autonomously u  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Castaneda, Paredes, Krupczynski Family Scholarship Endowment Created to Support first-generation CHC Students Commonwealth Honors College (CHC) Dean Mari Castaneda, architecture Professor Joseph Krupczynski '01MS, and their son, Miguel Angel Paredes '17 have established the Castaneda, Paredes, Krupczynski Family Scholarship Endowment to support first-generation students enrolled in CHC, with pre  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Education Students Hold 28th Annual Conference Students in the College of Education's Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies (TECS), with support from the Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Student Advisory Committee (LLCSAC), recently organized and held the 28th edition of their annual conference, with the theme "Bridging the Gap: Uncovering Community Cultural Wealth throug  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Faculty Mentorship Applications Invited for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship The UMass Center for Justice, Law and Societies and SBS RISE (Remedying Inequity through Student Engagement) invite applications from tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty from any school or college at UMass Amherst for a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The purpose of the fellowship, which will be   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Giuliano, Sup Present Keynote at 'The Art of Questioning' Event at Baystate Medical Center More than 100 participants from UMass Amherst and Baystate Health gathered at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Nov. 21 for The Art of Questioning, a day-long event that explored how intentional, curiosity-driven inquiry can deepen understanding, spark collaboration, and fuel meaningful improvement  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Collaborates with MBTA and SPS on Two Superstructure Replacements * After identifying fatigue cracking during an inspection, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) engaged VHB to design the replacement of two side-by-side short-span steel supers  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Worcester Polytechnic Institute Builds on Three Decades of Cybersecurity Leadership with New Degree Tackling Global Skills Gap New bachelor's degree in cybersecurity builds on WPI's national reputation and addresses a critical global shortage of skilled digital defenders * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has launched a new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity pr  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, Dec. 6 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: * * * You can't argue with the success of WestConn's first all-female Moot Court team to qualify for the American Moot Court Association's National Championship Tournament Grace Parkosewich and Julia Meadows, seniors at Western Connecticut State University, combined their research and oratory skills to succeed at the Eastern Regional Tournament of the American Moot Court Association (AMCA)   more