WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * After Landmark Harvard Conference, Brandeis Center Announces Call to Action for New Jewish Civil Rights Movement to Advance Third Emancipation Following Illuminating Panels and Conversations, Brandeis Center Urges Law Schools, Universities, and Jewish Communal Organizations to Embrace Emerging Movement and Act * Boston, MA - Following a landmark conference at Harvard Uni  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 22 states secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a written opinion and judg  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Calls on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Abandon Plan to Decimate Enforcement, Consumer Protection * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency's statutory obligation to superv  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 22 -- Assumption University issued the following news: * * * Shattering the Stigma: President Weiner Speaks with Students About Mental Health Awareness On a recent Friday morning, a small circle of students came together to read and discuss the stories of those living with disability and mental illness. Professor Lucia Knoles' ENG 271: Illness, Disability, and Healthcare in Literature course invites students to study these stories for a greater understanding of  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * At Hearing, Kevin Warsh Refuses to Say Trump Lost the 2020 Election, Fails to Answer Questions on Undisclosed $100 Million Wealth Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, questioned President Trump's nominee for C  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * At Hearing, Warren Delivers Remarks on Kevin Warsh's Nomination for Fed Chair Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at the nomination hearing of Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends President Trump's executive order on election integrity * Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Missouri and 10 other states in a motion to intervene to defend a presidential executive order that would allow access to resources that would verify voter-registration lists against lawfare from left-wing activists. On March 31, 2026, President Tr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues Opposition to Trump Administration's Mandatory Immigration Detention Without Due Process * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday co-led a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief in support of challenges to the Trump Administration's no-bond policy, which mandates the indefinite detention of vast numbers of non-citizens   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes EPA's Proposed Emission Standards for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations for Failing to Fully Address Health Risks * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed National Emissions Stan  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Pushes For Changes to Make Rental Housing More Affordable * Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan group of attorneys general are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban hidden and surprise fees that drive up rent costs for North Carolinians. "So much of people's money goes to paying rent, and renters need to know upfront   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES FEDERAL EFFORT TO STRIP HOUSING SUPPORT FOR MIXED-STATUS IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed rule that would prohibit mixed-status families from living in public housing and   more

READING, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- Pennsylvania State University Berks campus issued the following news: * * * Chief technology officer of Carpenter to deliver Berks commencement address Suniti Moudgil also serves on the Penn State Berks Advisory Board By Lisa R. Baldi WYOMISSING, Pa. -- A new class of more than 250 Penn State Berks students will receive their baccalaureate and associate degrees at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at the Santander Arena in downtown Reading, when Berks hosts it  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Conservation Law Foundation Asks Department of Public Utilities to Reject Utility Climate Compliance Plans * Conservation Law Foundation, the Environmental Defense Fund, and Sierra Club have asked the state's Department of Public Utilities to reject gas utilities' climate compliance plans and require the companies to resubmit new ones.  "These plans are a resounding failure," said Jocely  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 21 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Crystal City East Entrance Celebrates Topping-Out Ceremony * Project partners gathered on Friday, April 17, to celebrate a major construction milestone for the Crystal City East Entrance project with a topping-out ceremony recognizing significant progress at the  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 21 [Category: BizHospital] -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: * * * Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital award 2026 fellowships * The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have once again teamed up to support a new class of pediatric cancer research fellows. The awards, totaling a $1.5 million investment, will fuel the work of five fellow  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Environment] -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release: * * * E2: Federal Judge Temporarily Lifts Regulatory Blockade Of Wind and Solar Projects US District Judge Denise Casper of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts halted five Trump administration orders that have hampered construction of utility-scale solar and wind power projects. The policies forced renewable energy developers to cancel or delay building several pr  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Court Blocks Trump Administration's Ban on Clean Affordable Energy Statement by Ted Kelly, EDF Director and Lead Counsel for U.S. Clean Energy * (WASHINGTON) Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocked a suite of Trump administration actions that operated as an effective ban on permitting wind and solar projects on federal lands. This obstruction has a  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following Q&A involving Deputy Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness Nandita S. Mani: * * * Five Questions: Nandita S. Mani, Deputy Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness * Deputy Chancellor Nandita S. Mani leads the Office for Institutional Effectiveness (OIE), which tracks, assesses and supports the implementation of the UMass Amherst campus strategic plan, For the Common Good. We asked her five questio  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, April 21 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Educational Enrichment Ohio Wesleyan University is awarding $36,950 in OWU Connection grants this spring to help students conduct biodiversity research in Peru, work with zoo animals in Ecuador, research the bacteria that protect squid eggs, review American voting behavior, and explore the Slow Food Movement in Italy. The university awards multiple rounds of Theory-to-Practice Grants (TPGs) each aca  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * From lemur gut health to COVID-19, Amanda Perofsky studies diseases Amanda Perofsky, a computational biologist, wants to track, understand and predict future outbreaks of infectious diseases and respiratory viruses. By Cody Mello-Klein What do Madagascar's lemurs and the COVID-19 pandemic have in common? The answer is Amanda Perofsky. A research assistant professor in public health and health scie  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Responds to New Data Showing How President Trump Has Abandoned Massachusetts Veterans * Boston -Governor Maura Healey is today responding to new data showing how President Donald Trump has abandoned veterans in Massachusetts and across the country. A new analysis by the Boston Globe found that the Veterans Health Administration lost 855 workers in Massachusetts last  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 16 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Kang-Kuen Ni receives Brown Investigator award Kang-Kuen Ni, Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics, has been named to the 2026 class of Brown Investigators, a cohort of midcareer faculty recognized for bold, curiosity-driven research in physics and chemistry. Each investigator will receive significant, flexible funding over five years to pursue high-risk, high-reward b  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 22 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Jessica Whited delivers Rob Lue Memorial Lecture While Jessica Whited's decision to specialize in uncovering the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind limb regeneration was rooted in her fascination of the natural world, it was also deeply personal. Her grandfather was an amputee and a formative influence who shaped her career path. At the third annual Rob Lue Memorial Lecture at the Harvard Ed Porta  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How morality and ethics shaped India's economic development * In a world leaning away from globalization, governments face a tough choice: Should they block dominant foreign companies to protect local businesses, or welcome them in hopes of fast-tracking economic growth and modernization? In his recently published book, " Traders, Speculators, and Captains of Industry: How Capit  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How to expand the US economy * It's an essential insight about our world: Innovation drives economic growth. For the U.S. to thrive, it must keep innovating. But how, and in what areas? A new book co-authored by MIT faculty members focuses on six key areas where technology advances can drive the economy and support national security. Those sectors -semiconductors, biotechnolog  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Innovation symposium planned to connect defense ecosystem partners The Lantern: Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center will host an innovation symposium June 2 at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Applied Research Corporation's, Northstar Campus in Lincoln, Massachusetts.  This year's theme is "Accelerating the Warfighting Advantage: Speed, Scale and Synergy." "Our m  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Federal Effort to Strip Housing Support for Mixed-Status Immigrant Households Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would prohibit mixed-status families - families  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Kaine, Warren, Whitehouse, Colleagues Demand Secretary McMahon Provide Flexibility to Student Loan Borrowers Who Are Being Forced to Exit the SAVE Plan * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Virginia's U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Massachusetts' U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Rhode Island's U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse led a group of their Senate Democratic collea  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 21 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Leads Coalition To Defend Executive Order On Election Integrity * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - In a fight for election integrity across our country, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a coalition of 12 states in a motion to intervene to defend a presidential executive order that provides resources to verify voter-registration lists  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 [Category: Energy] (TNSrep) -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * New report: Households pay $12 trillion a year in hidden fossil fuel costs - a $23 million a minute 'gift to Big Oil' * New research by 350.org shows that on top of soaring energy bills, fossil fuels cost households an additional $12 trillion a year in taxpayer handouts, health im  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New study bridges the worlds of classical and quantum physics * When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and where it will land. But if you were to squeeze that same ball down to the size of an atom or smaller, it would behave in ways beyond anything that classical physics can pred  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern professor awarded Fulbright for AI health care plan * Northeastern faculty member receives Fulbright to advance AI in health care; will spend semester in Canada As part of the semester abroad, Anand Nair plans to develop and test an AI-enabled remote patient monitoring system. by Tanner Stening April 21, 2026 It may have only been recently that the concept of supply chains entered i  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 22 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on April 21, 2026: * * * Oceantic Statement: Federal Court Strikes Need for DOI's Secretarial Wind Orders Moments ago, a federal judge for Massachusetts District Court ruled in favor of Renew Northeast and eight regional industry associations, issuing a preliminary injunction, striking down the need for Secretarial reviews, enhanced procedures or targeted bott  more

CLAREMONT, California, April 22 -- Pomona College issued the following news: * * * Charles Brainin '27 and Ryan Mooney '27 Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship Pomona College juniors Charles Brainin '27 and Ryan Mooney '27 have been awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for the 2026-27 academic year. The classmates were among 454 college students recognized this spring by the Goldwater Foundation as the nation's next generation of researchers in science, engineering and mathemat  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on April 21, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Protecting Patients and Taxpayers: Cracking Down on Medicare Fraud": * * * Neal Fights for Taxpayers, Calls Out Trump's Pardons for Convicted Fraudsters at Ways and Means Hearing on Medicare Fraud "Want to thank our witnesses today for this helpful dialogue. So let me disabuse all in the room today of the   more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 22 (TNSxrep) -- Roche, a biotech company, issued the following news release: * * * Roche's ENSPRYNG (satralizumab) reduces risk of relapses by 68% demonstrating potential to become first treatment for MOGAD * Phase III METEOROID study met its primary endpoint in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) * MOGAD is a rare autoimmune disease of the central nervous system characterised by unpredictable attacks of the optic ne  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 21 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Rod Szwelicki & Steve O'Neill Spotlight People-First Campus Design at SNEAPPA * Last week, Project Manager Rod Szwelicki and Director of Transportation Engineering Steve O'Neill shared insights on pedestrian-focused campus design at the Southern New England Chap  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey, Senate Democrats Condemn Trump SBA's Obstruction of Small Business Programs SBA withholds at least $55 million in 2025 funding for key small business programs * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with seven Senate Democrats, sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Six UMass Amherst Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships * Six UMass Amherst students have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from the U.S. National Science Foundation. Nine additional students received an Honorable Mention in the competition. The program recognizes and supports outstanding students who are pursuing research-based graduate degrees in science, technology,  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 22 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Humanities Center Spotlights 44 Books by Scholars From Across University Humanities-related books by 43 authors, editors and illustrators from around campus will be featured in the center's annual Books in the Humanities celebration. Kelly Homan Rodoski From art ecosystems to social robots to how people grow and learn, University faculty, staff and students are writing, editing and illustrating the books th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Tackling the housing shortage with robotic microfactories * A national housing shortage is straining finances and communities across the United States. In Massachusetts, at least 222,000 homes will have to be built in the next 10 years to meet the population's needs. At the same time, there are numerous challenges in traditional construction. There's a shortage of skilled construc  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 21 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Three URI students awarded prestigious National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 21, 2026 - Three students from the University of Rhode Island were selected from a highly competitive pool of candidates for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program for the 2026-27 academic year. David Amirsadri and Colby Constantine, who earn  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Two MIT alumnae named 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholars * Mitali Chowdhury '24 and Christina Kim '24 have been selected as 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholars. The highly competitive fellowship offers fully funded opportunities for postgraduate study in any field at Cambridge University in the U.K. Kim is a second-time Gates Cambridge Scholar. MIT students interested in the Gates Cambridg  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Ethnography Collective Announces 2026 Fieldwork Fellowship Recipients * The UMass Amherst Ethnography Collective has named Ashley McGraw and Marco Trigoso as the recipients of its 2026 Fieldwork Fellowships. The awards support students' ethnographic fieldwork and provide critical funding to advance their dissertation research at various stages. This fellowship was made possibl  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 20 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Celebrates Four ACEC-NY Engineering Excellence Awards * VHB is proud to announce that four of our projects have been recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC-NY) at the 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards. These awards cel  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 20 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Introduces Davies Career & Technical High School Students to Civil Engineering * Continuing VHB's partnership with Davies Technical & Career High School to equip future engineers with relevant, real-world knowledge and skills, three VHBers gave a civil engin  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 22 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Supports Federal Environmental Review for Proposed Suffolk Landfill Expansion * VHB played a central role in advancing the federal environmental review for a proposed expansion of the regional landfill in Suffolk, Virginia, a project aimed at addressing long  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unconstituti  more

NEW YORK, April 21 [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: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Ame  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 21 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Climate change makes it harder to be a monarch New studies looking at the impacts of climate change on monarch butterflies have painted a not-so-hopeful picture of their future: climate change might make their food less nutritious, change their migration routes and make them sicker. "A warmer world could be a sicker world for monarchs," said Sonia Altizer, a researcher  more