BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 8 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Carla Irizarry-Delgado Named 2026 Convocation Student Speaker *. After an unconventional start to her public health journey, Carla Irizarry-Delgado plans to continue her interest in cancer research with doctoral study at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  Nearly everyone who has watched Carla Irizarry-Delgado, the 2026 Convocation Student Speaker, deliver funny and in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 8 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Many Medicaid Managed Care Plans Aren't Adhering to State Requirements to Cover Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorder Medications *. Access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment can substantially improve health outcomes for people experiencing alcohol and opioid disorders. As these disorders disproportionately affect people with Medicaid insurance, nearly 80 percent of state Medicaid   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Graduate School Confers 393 Doctoral Degrees at Mullins Center Ceremony * The University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate School conferred doctoral degrees to 393 recipients-including 175 international students representing more than 60 countries-during a ceremony held this morning at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center before more than 3,000 assembled family, friends and facul  more

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, May 4 -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following news: * * * Canceled government grant forces Chelsea, MA, to regroup Woodwell Just Access report helps community seek new funding paths By Sarah Ruiz Chelsea, MA, did everything right. The city had identified flooding as a major climate threat, sought out data on it, mobilized the community, and secured funding to design a solution. They were on their way to buil  more