CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A better DNA material for genetic medicine * To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most genetic medicine uses viruses or double-stranded DNA to deliver genetic information to target cells. DNA in its traditional double helix form can lead to toxic immune stimulation and be difficult to package into cell  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 (NSrep) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * Asia-Pacific Shifts from Growth to Long-Term Value Creation as Markets Mature * BCG Analysis Finds Asia-Pacific Companies Are Prioritizing Governance, Strategic Focus, and Investor Alignment * India Cements Position as the World's Best-Performing Capital Market Over the Past Decade * Australia Shows Long-Term Consistency, China and Sou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 (TNSrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * US Luxury and Exotic Car Market Set to Reach Up to $215 Billion by 2035--Nearly Twice Its Current Size * New BCG and duPont REGISTRY Study Explores How Luxury Car Brands Can Adapt to Fading Loyalty, Changing Digital Habits, and Shifting Ownership Expectations * Secondary Market for Luxury and Exotic Vehicles Projected to Grow 1.5x Faster Than New Sales  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle Receives Conditional Approval from OCC for National Trust Charter * Conditional approval marks key milestone toward GENIUS Act compliance and strengthens USDC infrastructure NEW YORK December 12, 2025 Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world's leading internet financial platform companies, today announc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Combined Oral Contraceptive Use Among People with Migraine with Aura Persists, Despite Cautions *. Epidemiology A new study found that a sizable minority of people with migraine with aura still receive prescriptions for estrogen-containing birth control pills and hormone therapy, despite treatment contraindications or cautions related to stroke risk. Current medical guideline  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Enabling small language models to solve complex reasoning tasks * As language models (LMs) improve at tasks like image generation, trivia questions, and simple math, you might think that human-like reasoning is around the corner. In reality, they still trail us by a wide margin on complex tasks. Try playing Sudoku with one, for instance, where you fill in numbers one through nine i  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Global Megatrends and Digitalization Drive the Discrete Automation Market * According to ARC Advisory Group's new research, the automation expenditure for discrete industries in 2023 surged as suppliers continued to convert large backlogs generated by purchases in 2022 and the improved availability of critical components. After a strong start, demand began to drop in th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * In Gratitude and Service to Public Health *. As we end 2025, Dean Adnan Hyder reflects on his first semester at BU, highlights the new "Teaching Public Health" platform, and shares a preview of SPH's forthcoming 50th anniversary. Dear Colleagues, It is hard to believe that it has been four months since I've had the great honor to join the Boston University School of Public He  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Making clean energy investments more successful * Governments and companies constantly face decisions about how to allocate finite amounts of money to clean energy technologies that can make a difference to the world's climate, its economies, and to society as a whole. The process is inherently uncertain, but research has been shown to help predict which technologies will be most s  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT HEALS leadership charts a bold path for convergence in health and life sciences * In February, President Sally Kornbluth announced the appointment of Professor Angela Koehler as faculty director of the MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (MIT HEALS), with professors Iain Cheeseman and Katharina Ribbeck as associate directors. Since then, the leadership team has moved qui  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New method improves the reliability of statistical estimations * Let's say an environmental scientist is studying whether exposure to air pollution is associated with lower birth weights in a particular county. They might train a machine-learning model to estimate the magnitude of this association, since machine-learning methods are especially good at learning complex relationshi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New MIT program to train military leaders for the AI age * Artificial intelligence can enhance decision-making and enable action with reduced risk and greater precision, making it a critical tool for national security. A new program offered jointly by the MIT departments of Mechanical Engineering (Course 2, MechE) and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Course 6, EECS) wil  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Next Episode: India Has Achieved an Electrification Miracle. Now It's Writing Its Wind Story. In 2010, India's grid was in crisis. The Asian nation struggled with power deficits close to 13% during periods of peak demand, while around one in four Indians still lacked access to electricity. But India has come a long way, and fast. Today 99.6% of Indians have electricity access. Given   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of Singapore visits MIT * President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of the Republic of Singapore visited MIT on Tuesday, meeting campus leaders while receiving the Miriam Pozen Prize and delivering a lecture on fiscal policy at the MIT Sloan School of Management. "We really have to re-orient fiscal policy and develop new fiscal compacts," said Tharman in h  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Process Automation Systems Market Driven by Sustainability, Digitalization Initiatives, and Artificial Intelligence Adoption * According to ARC Advisory Group's new research, the outlook remains positive for capital investments in automation products in the process industries. This is because the macro trends that underlie the growth in this market remain in place. Thes  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Regis Announces Winter Break Courses for Students to Catch-up or Advance Their Degree Progress During the winter break, Regis College will offer two accelerated learning opportunities designed to deliver the same rigorous academic experience as its traditional 15-week undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses, compressed into a two-week format. These intensive courses are open to both Regis and non-Regis stud  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Students capture the spirit of cities across Northeastern's network Northeastern students across global campuses captured the spirit of their cities in a photo contest held by Global Learner Support. By Alena Kuzub One October night, Yuxin Zhou, an Align computer science student based at Northeastern University's Vancouver campus, was walking through Stanley Park as a full moon rose over the ocean.   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Torrey Trust, Robert Maloy Publish New Book on AI and Civic Engagement College of Education faculty members Torrey Trust and Robert W. Maloy have recently authored the new book "AI and Civic Engagement: 75+ Cross-Curricular Activities to Empower Your Students," published in November by ISTE+ASCD. This practical guide from Trust, a professor of learning technology, and Maloy, a senior lecturer,  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news: * * * Students, Professors Share Biggest Takeaways from United Nations Climate Summit COP30 in Brazil Proved Transformative for UMass Lowell Delegation * Despite the United States not having an official presence at the annual United Nations climate summit, UMass Lowell showed up in full force. For the fifth year in a row, UMass Lowell sent students and professors to the Conference of   more