BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * "How Would You Increase Motorcycle Helmet Use in Cambodia?" *. Professor Veronika Wirtz provides feedback on a student's stakeholder map during a GH888 class. Photo: Megan Jones in the classroom Students in Veronika Wirtz's global health policy seminar tackle this question and others like it in classroom exercises designed to give them hands-on experience in the application   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release: * * * CitiesSpeak Podcast Features the Dignity Index's Tim Shriver and Tami Pyfer on Improving Public Discourse and Strengthening Community * Washington, D.C. -A new episode of the CitiesSpeak podcast from the National League of Cities (NLC) features Tim Shriver, CEO of UNITE, and Tami Pyfer, co-creator of the Dignity Index, in conversation recorded live in Bo  more

NEW YORK, March 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Grants Temporary Emergency Stay of TPS Termination for Somalia * Media Inquiries: ramla@panasd.org, maria@panasd.org, press@africans.us, golnaz@muslimadvocates.org, media@haitianbridge.org, media@naacpldf.org The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has temporarily paused the termination of Somalia's designation for Temporary Protected Sta  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Hackathon for Health Equity Sparks Student Interest in Epidemiology *. School News Guided by SPH mentors, multidisciplinary teams of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students from universities across the country analyzed national high school survey data to answer original research questions about teen health. More than 40 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine: Do We Need a Consensus on a Preferred Label? * Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine: Do We Need a Consensus on a Preferred Label ? health inequities In response to a study that found no consensus for a preferred label among people with Spanish and Latin-American origin, Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz provides guidance in a JAMA Network Open co  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Historic Offshore Wind Project Breakthroughs, New Chapter in New England's Clean Energy Future * CAMBRIDGE, Mass (March 14, 2026)-Vineyard Wind and Revolution Wind, offshore wind projects off the coast of New England, made history late Friday night. Revolution Wind sent its first electricity to the grid, while workers installed the final wind turbine for Vi  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, March 14 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news on March 12, 2026: * * * Massachusetts Appeals Court holds session at UMass Law Visit sponsored by the Bristol County Bar Association brings appellate proceedings and learning opportunities to campus * The Massachusetts Appeals Court visited the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's School of Law (UMass Law) on March 4, bringing appellate proceedings directly into the law schoo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New Analysis Identifies Feasible TB Diagnostic Instrument Prices for Healthcare Systems in Low-Resource Countries *. infectious disease A new study found that offering decentralized tuberculosis testing in local clinics could be cost-effective in low- and middle-income countries if the diagnostic instruments used to run those tests were priced roughly between $400 and $800.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Offshore Wind off New England Coast Reaches Major Milestones * March 14, 2026 (Boston, MA) - The developers of two offshore wind projects off the New England coast have announced major milestones. Revolution Wind sent its first power to the grid on March 13. Also on March 13, Vineyard Wind installed the final blades on its turbines, marking the end of construction. Each of these wind proje  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability released the following written testimony by Wendy Liu, attorney with Public Citizen Litigation Group, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Highway Safety Under Threat: Examining Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance to Illegal Aliens." CDL is commercial driver's license. * * * Dear Chairman Brecheen, Ranking Member Thanedar, Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to tes  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, March 11 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Dartmouth expands athletics offerings Women's Flag Football, Men's Lacrosse, and Men's Swimming to launch in 26-27 * The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will expand its athletics offerings beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, highlighted by the launch of women's flag football and the return of men's lacrosse and men's swimming as varsity programs. "Athletic  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- University of Scranton undergraduate students and faculty members presented findings from multiple studies during the Eastern Psychological Association Conference held in Boston. The delegation included twelve students and five professors who shared six research posters during the event on Feb. 27-28. Several projects focused on historical and educational aspects of the field. Gianna Assuncao, neuroscience major from Clark, New Jersey, Joseph Battaglia, a neuroscience ma  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: * * * WPI Launches Two New Undergraduate Degrees in Marketing Analytics and Business Analytics and Applied AI to Meet Rising Industry Demand New programs show WPI's commitment to preparing students for the future of work * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced two new bachelor's degree programs--the bachelor of science in marketing analytics and the bachelor of science in bu  more