WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * A new study finds Jupiter's moon Europa's quiet seafloor may still hold keys for life * A new study suggests Jupiter's icy moon lacks geophysical activity, changing how scientists think about life there Woods Hole, Mass (January 6, 2026) - The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, but none have captured the imagination of scientists quite lik  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * AAMC Statement on 1st Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling in NIH Lawsuit The AAMC issued the following statement on the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals decision to affirm a March 2025 U.S. District Court ruling, which maintained an injunction against harmful cuts to research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH): "The AAMC is pleased that the 1st Circuit Court of A  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Statement After Appeals Court Affirms Permanent Injunction Against Trump Administration For Defunding Medical And Public Health Research * BOSTON Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing th  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Issues Statement After Appeals Court Affirms Permanent Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Research * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump administration, the Departm  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * AI-generated sensors open new paths for early cancer detection * Detecting cancer in the earliest stages could dramatically reduce cancer deaths because cancers are usually easier to treat when caught early. To help achieve that goal, MIT and Microsoft researchers are using artificial intelligence to design molecular sensors for early detection. The researchers developed an AI mod  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco and Republic Services Bring 5.2 MWe Upper Rock Landfill Gas-to-Renewable Natural Gas Facility Online * FRAMINGHAM, MA and EAST MOLINE, IL - January 6, 2026 - Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy infrastructure solutions provider, and Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG), a leader in the e  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Appeals court prevents cuts to billions in medical and public health research funding * A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from implementing a policy that would cut billions of dollars in funds that support medical and public healt  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Arizona Gets Sixth-Lowest Amount From New Rural Hospital Fund, Despite Ciscomani Promises * Ciscomani fails to deliver funding after saying he'd been "a force at the table on this issue" For months, Juan Ciscomani pointed to the creation of a ( woefully underfunded ) "rural health fund" as an excuse for voting for Medicaid cuts that are set to devastate health care facilities acr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Appellate Victory Affirming Permanent Injunction Against Trump Administration over Unlawful NIH Funding Cuts for Universities and Research Institutions * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit unanimously affirmed a lower court's d  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Slams Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) that would si  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 5 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Coalition to Oppose Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined multi-state coalition of 17 attorneys general in sending a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corp  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS PERMANENT INJUNCTION TO HALT DEFUNDING MEDICAL, PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit for affirming a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) f  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Jan. 6, 2026, entitled "Consumer Expenditures in the Boston Metropolitan Area - 2023-24": * * * Households in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, metropolitan area spent an average of $105,320 per year in 2023-24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that food, housing, and transpo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Nevada -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Nevada were 81,055, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 74,494, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statist  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Washington -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 172,479 while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Washington were 165,224 the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 -- Mount Holyoke College posted the following news: * * * Chicago's Brandon Johnson is caught in a housing trap Chicago Mayor Johnson's ambitious social housing agenda faces a steep climb. Mount Holyoke Class of 1926 Professor of Politics Preston H. Smith II analyzes the political traps and developer interests threatening the city's progressive housing vision. By Christian Feuerstein In an article for Jacobin, Mount Holyoke College Class of 1926 Professor  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * Dominican National Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Alexis De Leon used a Facebook account to arrange drug deals * BANGOR, Maine: A Dominican national was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for his role in a Massachusetts-Maine fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Federal Appeals Court Hears Case Challenging NIH Grant Terminations * BOSTON Oral argument was held today before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in a lawsuit challenging the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) mass termi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 5 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Food Insecurity and Adverse Social Conditions Tied to Increased Risk of Long COVID in Children * * Mass General Brigham researchers looked at data on 4,584 participants across 52 U.S. sites from the federally funded RECOVER-Pediatrics study * Results identified social risk factors associated with greater odds of prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms New research led by Mass Ge  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * FundFire Quotes Keith MacLeod on Expanding Retail Access to Private Markets * Asset management partner Keith MacLeod was quoted in FundFire about how partnerships between traditional and alternative asset managers are expanding access to private markets for retail clients. "For products designed for the private wealth channel to get scale, you need buy-in from thousands of  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides Royalty Pharma on Acquisition of Remaining Royalty Interest in Roche's Evrysdi for $240 Million and Potential Milestones * The Life Sciences team guided Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) on the acquisition of the final portion of PTC Therapeutics' remaining royalty on Roche's Evrysdi for $240 million upfront and up to $60 million in sales-based milestones. Fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin is the Top Law Firm for Global M&A for the Sixth Consecutive Year * For the sixth consecutive year, Goodwin has been named the number one law firm in LSEG's FY 2025 league tables for global M&A by deal count. The firm also secured the number one position in United States M&A - by deal count - for announced and completed deals. In the global principal advisors comp  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Condemns CDC Rollback of Childhood Vaccine Recommendations * Boston Today, Governor Maura Healey condemned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s decision to significantly reduce the number of recommended routine childhood vaccines. Governor Healey and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health are making clear that despite these misguided federal d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey to RFK Jr: NIH Cuts Have Halted Clinical Trials for Tens of Thousands of Patients * Boston Governor Maura Healey today wrote to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to demand that he restore funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that have stopped 380 clinical trials and impacted more than 74,000 patients nationally, includin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360, Eva Carman and John Sorkin Outline 2026 Priorities for Ropes & Gray in New York * Ropes & Gray's New York co-managing partners, Eva Carman and John Sorkin, highlighted strategic growth and client-focused innovation as 2026 priorities in a recent Law360 feature. John and Eva discussed how the firm is targeting expansion in M&A, private equity, asset management, hea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Announces 2026 Fellow Class * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Independent Women announced its 2026 class of visiting fellows, welcoming a distinguished group of policy experts and innovators from across the country to its highly regarded annual fellowship program. The incoming class reflects the program's growing influence as a pipeline for serious policy and cu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Litigation & Enforcement Attorneys Analyze FINRA's Focus on GenAI in New York Law Journal * In an article published in New York Law Journal, litigation & enforcement partners Lisa H. Bebchick and Amy Jane Longo, managing principal and global head of Advanced E-Discovery and AI Strategy Shannon Capone Kirk, associate Anne Conroy, and law clerk Adam Garfinkel analyze FINRA's 2  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: * * * Bill to tackle PFAS pollution passes key House Public Health Committee A bill to protect public health from toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS passed a key hurdle in the state Legislature after winning passage in the House from the Joint Committee on Public Health. The Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS (H4870/S1504) filed by state Rep. Kate Hogan  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition Opposing Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined multi-state coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a comment letter (https://oag.maryland.gov/News/Documents/pdfs/States%20WOTUS%20Comments_01052026%20Final.pdf) opposing a proposed rule by the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Pressley Marks Fifth Anniversary of Horrific January 6th Insurrection Today, Pressley Will Join Colleagues on Capitol Steps for Moment of Reflection * Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the five-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection. Later today, the Congresswoman will join her colleagues on the Capitol steps for a moment of refl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Research in Brief: BIDMC Gastroenterologist Leads First Global Consensus on Legal and Ethical Standards for AI in Endoscopy International Framework Addresses Emerging Challenges as AI Enters Clinical Practice * As artificial intelligence tools increasingly enter gastrointestinal medicine, a team of international experts led by Tyler M. Berzin, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Launches Health AI Atlas, A Health Care AI State Laws Tracker * Ropes & Gray has launched the Health AI Atlas, a centralized resource for tracking state regulation of AI development and deployment by health care stakeholders, and competing de-regulatory efforts at the federal level. Developed by the Ropes & Gray health care practice, the Health AI Atlas assist  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Use JWST to Examine Ancient Monster Stars That May Reveal the Birth of Black Holes A new study shows that mysterious "Little Red Dots" seen by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are likely supermassive stars, shedding light on the earliest days of our universe * Phoenix, AZ (January 6, 2026)-- Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astro  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Sean Luk: Addressing the urgent need for better immunotherapy * In elementary school, Sean Luk loved donning an oversized lab coat and helping her mom pipette chemicals at Johns Hopkins University. A few years later, she started a science blog and became fascinated by immunoengineering, which is now her concentration as a biological engineering major at MIT. Her grandparents' batt  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments to USDA * (Washington, D.C., January 6, 2026) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new slate of presidential appointments to key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "Under President Trump's leadership, USDA is building a powerhouse team of Presidential Appointees deeply committed to upl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Dissolution of Corporation for Public Broadcasting * Washington (January 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors officially voted to dissolve the organization. "Today's decision to dissolve  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Five-Year Anniversary of Trump-Incited Insurrection, Violent Attack on Democracy * Washington (January 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement marking five years since President Donald Trump incited a MAGA mob to violently storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and threaten to overturn the results of the 2020 presidentia  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * UMass Chan study highlights effect of Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia on subcortical brain structures By Pat Sargent A recent study by the Laboratory for Neuro-Analysis and Imaging (LANAI) at UMass Chan Medical School highlights how subcortical brain structures degenerate in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia patients. The study, published in t  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Unprecedented Data on Global River Quality, Quantity Now Gathered From Space, Powered by UMass Amherst-Built Software The river data can help with drought and flood prediction, water resource management for drinking water and irrigation, infrastructure planning, and environmental monitoring * Software created at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is turning data from international satell  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * Update on Investigation into Brown University and Brookline Shootings The Department of Justice, alongside our law enforcement partners, has been actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the mass shooting at Brown University and the homicide of an MIT professor in Brookline, Mass. The investigation into these horrific  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Sanmay Das elected AAAI fellow for contributions to multi-agent systems By Barbara L. Micale Sanmay Das has been elected a 2026 Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) fellow, an honor given to individuals who have made significant, sustained contributions -- usually over at least a 10-year period -- to the field of artificial intelligence. Founded in 1979, AAAI is dedicated to advanci  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Statement Marking 5 Years Since the January 6th Insurrection * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement marking five years since the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol: "Five years ago, a mob incited by Donald Trump attempted to use violence and terror to keep him in power. "Since the insurrection, Trump has continued   more