BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bybit and Circle Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Global USDC Adoption * DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 8, 2025 Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced a strategic partnership with an affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. ('Circle') (NYSE:CRCL), a global financi  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Education Doctoral Candidate Li Hou Publishes Two New Books in China and the UK Li Hou, a doctoral candidate in the College of Education's Language, Literacy & Culture (LLC) program and an ENGLWRIT 112 instructor in the UMass Amherst Writing Program, has released two new books in 2025. Under the pen name of Lan Xiaoxiu, Hou has written "Pin Hun: Understanding the Emotional Lives of Chinese Wome  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Templeton Foundation awards $1.2M grant for global training in religion, mental health The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to Swayam Bagaria, assistant professor of Hindu studies at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), and Bhrigupati Singh, senior lecturer at the Center for Anthropology and Mental Health Research in Action (CAMHRA) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),   more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * LEADS Program Celebrates 25th Session of Leadership Development * The Fall 2025 LEADS workshop, held November 7-8 at the Warren Conference Center & Inn in Ashland, Massachusetts, marked the 25th session of this impactful leadership development program. Twenty VHBe  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya visits MIT * National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya visited MIT on Friday, engaging in a wide-ranging discussion about policy issues and research aims at an event also featuring Rep. Jake Auchincloss MBA '16 of Massachusetts. The forum consisted of a dialogue between Auchincloss and Bhattacharya, followed by a question-and-answe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Matthews Arena demolition planned. Here's what you need to know Your Matthews Arena demolition teardown questions answered By Cesareo Contreras Northeastern University will soon begin building a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose athletics and recreation complex on the site of Matthews Arena in Boston. After more than 115 years of operation, hosting countless hockey and basketball games, ceremonies, con  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2025: * * * Oceantic Statement: Judge Declares Wind Executive Memorandum Unlawful in State-Led Federal Lawsuit Moments ago, a Boston District Court judge ruled in favor of 17 states (and the District of Columbia), including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York, declaring section two of the January 20 "Wind Order" unlawful, and t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Prognostic tool could help clinicians identify high-risk cancer patients * Aggressive T-cell lymphoma is a rare and devastating form of blood cancer with a very low five-year survival rate. Patients often relapse after receiving initial therapy, making it especially challenging for clinicians to keep this destructive disease in check. In a new study, researchers from MIT, in colla  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * PhD candidate Emily Sholi receives grant to study pathogens' impact on ribosomes By Hallie Leo PhD candidate Emily Sholi has received a prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to further her ribosome research, using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) methods to understand   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Jamie Rowen Publishes New Book Examining Veterans Treatment Courts Jamie Rowen, professor of legal studies and director of the Center for Justice, Law and Societies, has published a new book examining what Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs) reveal about inequality in U.S. institutions. "Worthy of Justice: The Politics of Veterans Treatment Courts in Practice" (Stanford University Press, December 2  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * When companies "go green," air quality impacts can vary dramatically * Many organizations are taking actions to shrink their carbon footprint, such as purchasing electricity from renewable sources or reducing air travel. Both actions would cut greenhouse gas emissions, but which offers greater societal benefits? In a first step toward answering that question, MIT researchers fou  more