BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Anne Finucane Elected to Dana-Farber Board of Trustees * At a recent meeting of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Board of Trustees, new trustee Anne Finucane was elected to serve a three-year term. Finucane, of Lincoln, Massachusetts, is senior advisor to TPG Rise Climate Fund and chair of its carbon credit company, Rubicon Carbon. Previously, Finucane served as   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Another Baseless Attempt by Trump Administration to Access Medical Records on Gender-Affirming Care * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief supporting a motion to quash the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)'s subpoena against Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) se  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Baboon Societies Aren't One-Size-Fits-All, Study Finds * It turns out baboon social life isn't just about grooming and hanging around and may be more akin to high school than once thought, according to a new study co-authored by University of Massachusetts Amherst anthropologists.The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that baboons and their close r  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Cameron Hamilton: Ousted a Year Ago and Now Nominated as Permanent FEMA Administrator * Last year, President Trump indicated FEMA should be phased out and signed an executive order directing state and local governments to bear more responsibility for disaster response and recovery. The agency has since had three unqualified acting administrators, including Ha  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Physicians to Present at American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announced that CHOP physicians conducting genetic research will present new and updated data at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts, M  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle Launches AI Infrastructure to Power the Agentic Economy * Unveils first products in Circle Agent Stack to extend open infrastructure for the machine economy NEW YORK -May 11, 2026 - Circle Internet Group, Inc. today announced the launch of Circle Agent Stack, a new set of services and tools designed for the agentic econom  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle Reports First Quarter 2026 Results * NEW YORK - MAY 11, 2026 - Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) today announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. Financial Highlights (Q1'26 vs. Q1'25) 1. USDC in circulation of $77.0 billion at quarter end grew 28%; USDC onchain transaction volume in Q1'26 of $  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * CLF Settles Historic Clean Air Lawsuit Against Academy Express for $5.6M * The settlement also requires Academy Express to conduct additional driver trainings and add emission reduction technologies to the buses to help prevent future illegal idling. Photo: Shutterstock After more than six years of litigation, Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has settled its case against Academy Express to  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Marks National Small Business Week, Honors American Entrepreneurs Bipartisan resolution passes Senate unanimously with 88 cosponsors * U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-Mass.) led 88 of their colleagues in declaring this week "National Small Business  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, May 12 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Global Telecom Services Market Navigates Near-Term Headwinds as Satellite Broadband Signals Stronger Mid-Term Growth Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1,551 billion in 2025, expanding by 2.0% year-over-year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Track  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Neal Requests GAO Report on Private Credit in Retirement Plans As alternative investment vehicles become more readily available, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review the impact that investing in private credit has on retirement p  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * HSC provide scholarships to high school seniors, military spouses * HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. \-The Hanscom Spouses Club awarded scholarships to graduating seniors and military spouses during the 65th annual HSC Scholarship Awards Ceremony at the Minuteman Commons here May 9. HSC officers awarded $30,500 in total to six high school graduates and two military spouses, each of  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Oveporexton for Narcolepsy: Effectiveness and Value - A report from Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, Boston, Massachusetts - April 2026 (143 pages) * * * The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued a report assessing the clinical effectiveness, safety, and economic value of oveporexton, an investigational treatment for narcolepsy type 1 developed by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Tokyo, Japan. The report examines whether the therapy offers meani  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued a notice announcing a proposed consent decree tied to alleged Clean Water Act violations involving the fishing vessel Amelia Joyce in Fairhaven Harbor, Massachusetts. The notice, published May 8 in the Federal Register, concerns a settlement lodged May 5 with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in the case United States v. Amelia Joyce Inc., et al. According to the Justice Department, the case involves al  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Legal Intervention Aims to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales from Deadly Ship Strikes * Many North Atlantic right whales, like "Caterpillar," have scarring from dangerous collisions with boats and ships. Photo: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, taken under NMFS research permit #15488. Conservation groups have filed a motion to intervene to help fight a lawsuit aimed at ov  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN: ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, Violent Assailants, and Other Criminal Illegal Aliens Over Mother's Day Weekend * While Americans celebrated Mother's Day, the men and women of ICE were hard at work arresting criminal illegal aliens to protect American families WASHINGTON - Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more crimina  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Merkley, Hirono Urge Bureau of Prisons to Reverse Policy Banning Gender-Affirming Care * Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), today wrote to Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General, and William  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Tillis, Warren, Senators Urge Education Department to Promptly Release Funding for Agency's Research Arm * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, North Carolina's U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, and Massachusetts' U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren led their Senate colleagues in pressing U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely release of funding for the inde  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Pi Health Inc., an AI-native clinical trial platform company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding a pilot program aimed at AI-enabled optimization of early-phase clinical trials. The company outlined recommendations for the pilot's design, participant selection, and success criteria, emphasizing the need for robust data integrity, scalable technology architectures, and rigorous evaluation  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Public Asked to Plan Ahead for Heavy Traffic, Street Closures During Move-Out and Commencement Events at UMass Amherst * The public is advised to plan ahead and expect heavy traffic, possible delays and road closures on and around the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus due to student move-out and Commencement activities Wednesday, May 13, through Sunday, May 17.Move-out for students is   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock returns as Jimmy Fund Captain for 2026 * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund announced today that Boston Red Sox pitcher, Garrett Whitlock, will once again serve as the Jimmy Fund Captain for 2026. For the fourth consecutive season, Whitlock will be an ambassador to support Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund's fundraising   more

WESTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Regis College Awards Degrees to More than 1,000 Students, Including 628 Nursing Degrees Honorary Degrees Presented to Human Rights Activist, Former Chief Nursing Officer, Impact Investment Leader, and Banking Executive. As it begins to recognize its centennial year, Regis College celebrated its 96th commencement on Saturday, May 9 at the Leader Bank Pavilion, where it awarded 1,036 degrees from associate to docto  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stephen F. Lynch Introduces Legislation to Protect Mail-in Voting Against Unlawful Trump Interference * Rep. Lynch Introduces Legislation to Protect Mail-in Voting Against Unlawful Trump Interference WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) introduced the Vote by Mail Protection Act (H.R. 8666) to protect the right of Americans to vote by mail against unlawful executive overr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Ryan Kowalski Named 2026 Founder's Medalist for Vanderbilt Graduate School Ryan Anthony Kowalski, from Taunton, Massachusetts, is this year's Founder's Medalist for the Graduate School. He is graduating with a doctor of philosophy in interdisciplinary materials science. Kowalski is the first student from the interdisciplinary materials science (IMS) program to receive this honor. Kowa  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Student speakers for UMass Chan's 2026 Commencement announced William Mar, Humberto Ochoa and Suhas Suddala to represent their peers By Hallie Leo Nursing PhD student William "Bill" Mar, RN, MSN; PhD candidate Humberto Ochoa; and MD/MBA student Suhas Suddala will represent their respective peers in the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, Morningside Graduate School o  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 12 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Robots, AI to help shipbuilding stay on track American and Japanese researchers will develop robots and AI to help shipbuilders pivot when the built ship deviates from the planned design Key takeaways * As ships are built, internal parts--pipes, cables and equipment--can arrive out of order, and scheduling pressure can cause parts to be installed such that the remaining parts no longer fit as expected  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Webster Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Crystal Methamphetamine * A Webster man was sentenced on May 8, 2026 in federal court in Worcester for distributing crystal methamphetamine.  Giang Tran, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * You want to be a rock star? Professor and former band frontman offers advice * David Herlihy, a Northeastern professor and former frontman for the band O Positive, gives tips on balancing creative and professional pursuits. by Erin Kayata May 11, 2026 In his past life, Northeastern University professor David Herlihy was the frontman for a band. Back in the 1980s, Herlihy swapped working as an atto  more