NEW YORK, June 19 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release on June 18, 2026, with the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law: * * * ADL, Brandeis Center Urge Somerville City Officials to Oppose Israel Boycott Ordinance Organizations warn the ordinance is divisive, harmful, and unconstitutional, and say it would incite hostility   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Author of Juneteenth National Independence Act, Senator Markey Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Juneteenth Federal Holiday * Boston - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate author of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act of 2021, released the following statement today to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Juneteenth's commemoration as a federal holiday and to recommit to fight  more

BARCELONA, Spain, June 19 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * The UAB ranks 211 in the QS World Rankings * The UAB forms part of the top 14% of all universities listed in this year's QS World University Rankings. The UAB is in 211th position worldwide in the QS World University Rankings 2027. This makes the UAB part of the 14% of top universities in the world. By indicators, the UAB obtains position 83 in the world in Sustainability, position 105 in A  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 [Category: Energy]-- 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: * * * Bonn climate talks signal momentum but leave climate vulnerable nations on the lurch * The UN climate talks in Bonn closed with growing momentum behind the transition away from fossil fuels, but deep disappointment over the continued failure of developed countries to move on adaptation finan  more

NEW YORK, June 19 -- Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led organization that ensures teachers have a leading voice in the policies that impact their students and profession, issued the following news release on June 18, 2026: * * * Massachusetts Educators Celebrate Passage of the Right to Read Act in House The Massachusetts Educator Collective for Change (MECC), a statewide cohort of educators that shape the policy agenda for Educators for Excellence-Massachusetts (E4E-MA), issued the follo  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, from a June 4, 2026, hearing entitled "The AI Security Landscape: How Frontier Models, Agentic AI, and AI Coding Tools Are Reshaping Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Resilience": * * * As a Senior Policy Analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, I thank t  more

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, June 19 -- Fairmont State University posted the following news: * * * Fairmont State University's Dr. Brian Selmeski Selected for National Executive Leadership Academy * "At a time of significant change across the higher education landscape, programs like ELA play a critical role in supporting and preparing the next generation of institutional leaders," said Charles L. Welch, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) president and CEO. "Through   more

NEW YORK, June 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Allows Challenge to Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Voting to Proceed with Respect to the Midterm Elections A federal court today ruled that nonpartisan voting rights groups could continue with their legal challenge to President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming 2026 primaries and November midterm elections.  In the  more

NEW YORK, June 18 [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 Court Allows Challenge to Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Voting to Proceed with Respect to the Midterm Elections * BOSTON - A federal court today ruled that nonpartisan voting rights groups could continue with their legal ch  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses released the following written testimony by Matt O'Brien, deputy executive director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "Amnesty and Chaos: Abuse of U.S. Immigration Policy": * * * Amnesty for illegal aliens simply encourages fraud and criminality. As any parent, school teacher or police o  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2026: * * * Following G7 Summit, Warren and Scott (FL) Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Trump Administration to Address China's Currency Manipulation "China appears to be deliberately suppressing the value of its currency to make its exports artificially cheap and American-made goods artificially expensive, unfairl  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys MIT researchers' approach captures subtle atomic patterns, improving predictions of material properties. - Companies working at the frontier of aerospace, energy, and computing are constantly looking for new materials to improve performance. But in order to understand how those materials will actually behave once they're inside r  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Commends Senate Partners for Introducing Bill to Designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status Following House Passage Senate Bill Follows Successful House Passage of Pressley's Discharge Petition to Extend TPS for Haitians -  Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) commended Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck S  more

WENHAM, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Gordon College issued the following Q&A on June 18, 2026, involving Doreen Mazzye, director of Gordon's Doctor of Education in the Science of Learning: * * * Meet the Director of Gordon's New Doctor of Education in the Science of Learning A parent, educator, advocate, and scholar, Doctor Doreen Mazzye has taken the helm of Gordon's new Ed.D. program. - Tell us about your background and what brought you to Gordon College. At the start of my career, I was te  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on President Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran: * * * "The United States had a nuclear deal with Iran in 2015, and it was working. President Trump abandoned it in 2018 for no good reason. Only then did Iran start to build up its stocks of highly enriched uranium, which Trump used as an excuse to take the nation to war. That war was a disaster, built on lies and costing lives and treasure a  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * This Juneteenth, Pressley Urges America to Honor Ancestors, Press for Full Freedoms " Let everyone, of all backgrounds and in all regions of this country, commit to fighting for an America that oppresses no one."  - On the House floor, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) delivered a powerful speech commemorating Juneteenth, urging the country to honor ancestors through action, organizing, and b  more

HEIDELBERG, Germany, June 20 -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Universitat Heidelberg: Humboldt Professorship for Leading International Researcher Highly endowed research prize goes to Harvard scientist Mathias Lichterfeld on the proposal of Ruperto Carola - In order to further strengthen Heidelberg University as an internationally recognized location of infection research, Prof. Dr Mathias Lichterfeld has been selected for an Alexander von Humboldt Professor  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 24 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Raleigh Celebrates Two PENC Awards * VHB celebrated big at the Professional Engineers of North Carolina (PENC) Summer Conference, earning two awards that highlight both individual excellence and organizational impact. Eric Berger, PE, was named the Young En  more