Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts
'News Desert U' book explores what happens when 'universities own the news'
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 8 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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'News Desert U' book explores what happens when 'universities own the news'
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LAWRENCE -The United States has lost more than 3,000 newspapers in the last 20 years. In most cases, those outlets are simply gone.
A new book co-written by a University of Kansas professor of journalism examines what happens when universities step in to serve news deserts and what it means when "universities own the news," acc
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'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
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Adams to share behind-the-scenes stories
How do you build a scene from a single idea? Clarkies will get the answer to that question and more from actor, director, and improviser Lauren Adams, best known for playing Gretchen Chalker on the Netflix hit "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," during her visit to campus on
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7 Pipeline Industry Groups Support Modernization of Property Damage Reporting Threshold
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
BEFORE THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Pipeline Safety: Property Damage Definition
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Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0109
For Reporting Incidents on Gas Pipelines and
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RIN: 2137-AF78
Accidents on Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide
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A cycle of learning and teaching powered Hannah Grey's Salve journey from BA to MA to Ph.D. in behavior analysis
NEWPORT, Rhode Island., Sept. 8 -- Salve Regina University posted the following news:
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A cycle of learning and teaching powered Hannah Grey's Salve journey from BA to MA to Ph.D. in behavior analysis
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When she was coming up through middle and high school, Hannah Grey '21, '22 (M), '26 (Ph.D.) was already teaching and mentoring others. "I was that kid who was the camp counselor and worked with children. I knew I would wind up in some kind of teaching role," she said.
But like many new
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Across sectors and borders: Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative welcomes 55 senior leaders to its 2027 cohort
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Harvard University issued the following news:
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Across sectors and borders: Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative welcomes 55 senior leaders to its 2027 cohort
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As a new academic year gets underway at Harvard, the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) is welcoming 55 senior leaders from around the world who bring decades of experience to the challenge of creating meaningful social change. During the yearlong fellowship, members of the 2027 cohort w
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AG Campbell Releases Annual Labor Day Report Spotlighting Actions To Protect Massachusetts Workers
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Releases Annual Labor Day Report Spotlighting Actions To Protect Massachusetts Workers
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today released the Attorney General's Office (AGO)'s annual Labor Day Report, spotlighting the AGO's dedicated efforts to protect the rights of Massachusetts workers and ensure access to fair pay, benefits, and
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America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary to Newsweek: Medicare's Hospital Markup Is Costing Seniors
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary:
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Medicare's Hospital Markup Is Costing Seniors
By: Bobby Jindal
Charlie Katebi
Originally published by Newsweek
Medicare pays hospital-owned clinics up to 670 percent more than independent physician offices for the exact same care.
In early July, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed ending that markup for common imaging services without contrast, including X-
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging the Federal Government's Attack on Fair Housing Protections
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Mayes Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging the Federal Government's Attack on Fair Housing Protections
PHOENIX -- As part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, Attorney General Mayes announced that the coalition has secured relief from unlawful conditions the federal government attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by
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As the School Year Starts, New Annual Massachusetts Educator Survey Finds Teachers Concerned Over the Direction of Public K-12 Education in Both the U.S. and Commonwealth
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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As the School Year Starts, New Annual Massachusetts Educator Survey Finds Teachers Concerned Over the Direction of Public K-12 Education in Both the U.S. and Commonwealth
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Topline results and crosstabs from the survey are available at UMass.edu/Poll
As students across the Bay State return to the classroom, 77% of Massachusetts' K-12 teachers say public education in the United States is on th
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ASCE Urges HUD to Reconsider Rescinding Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection Standards
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
September 8, 2026
Regulations Division
Office of General Counsel
Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW, Room 10276
Washington, DC 20410-0500
Docket No. FR-6527-P-01
Proposed Rule: Rescission of Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands;
Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Expos
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ASU Ranks No. 1 Nationally, No. 2 Globally for Sustainability
TEMPE, Arizona, Sept. 9 -- Arizona State University issued the following news:
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ASU ranks No. 1 nationally, No. 2 globally for sustainability
University earns fourth consecutive Platinum STARS rating, with top marks in energy and climate, and doctoral institutions
* ASU is No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for sustainability in the 2026 Sustainable Campus Index.
* The university earned its fourth consecutive Platinum rating through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rat
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Attorney General Bonta Opposes ATF Proposal to Loosen Safeguards for Weapons Made for Federal Government Contracts
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Opposes ATF Proposal to Loosen Safeguards for Weapons Made for Federal Government Contracts
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to withdraw a proposal that could allow more machine guns, silencers, and destructive device
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Bain & Co.: AI Puts $4.7 Trillion of Profits at Stake, Creating a Competitive Battleground Across Industries
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release:
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AI puts $4.7 trillion of profits at stake, creating a competitive battleground across industries
* AI's impact on corporate profit pools will more than triple the Internet's--in half the time
* Productivity gains get headlines today, but 75% of the opportunity and disruption lies beyond these, in innovation and competitive shifts
* AI will structurally transform 71
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Barbara Fiacco Discusses Federal Circuit Patent Marking Decision in Law360
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Barbara Fiacco Discusses Federal Circuit Patent Marking Decision in Law360
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Partner Barbara Fiacco was quoted in Law360 about the Federal Circuit's recent decision in VDPP LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., which held that patent owners must ensure licensees comply with patent marking requirements in order to recover certain pre-suit infringement damages. The ruling cla
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Bentley Awarded $235,000 to Strengthen Life Sciences Talent Pipeline
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Bentley University posted the following news:
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Bentley Awarded $235,000 to Strengthen Life Sciences Talent Pipeline
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Massachusetts is a national leader in the life sciences sector, but a projected 35% growth in computing and analytics-oriented roles could create a shortage of workers to fill these positions. Bentley will use a $235,000 grant from the Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to help address that need by
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Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: History of Homecare Fraud - NGO's, Bureaucrats, and Labor Unions Undermined Medicaid Fraud Prevention
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary:
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The history of homecare fraud: NGO's, bureaucrats, and labor unions undermined Medicaid fraud prevention
The Medicaid "homecare" program is probably the most defrauded welfare program in America today, and it got that way because a cabal of nonprofits, the Medicaid "deep state," and big labor has quietly worked to sandbag Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), a federally required anti-fraud policy.
By Pa
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Circle Expands Global Payments Infrastructure with Agreement to Acquire Singapore-based Cross-Border Payments Platform, Tazapay
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release:
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Circle Expands Global Payments Infrastructure with Agreement to Acquire Singapore-based Cross-Border Payments Platform, Tazapay
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NEW YORK AND SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 -Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), the global financial technology firm and issuer of USDC today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acqu
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Clean Air Task Force: NEPA by the Numbers
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Clean Air Task Force issued the following report on September 1, 2026, entitled "NEPA by the Numbers."
Here are excerpts:
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Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and data scientist Kasey Zapatka partnered to analyze the National Environmental Policy Act Text Corpus (NEPATEC) 2.0 dataset collated by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's PermitAI project, the largest publicly available dataset of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents
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Colo. Secretary of State: Postal Service Rules Restricting Mail Ballots Halted by Court Injunction
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 4 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release:
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Postal Service Rules Restricting Mail Ballots Halted by Court Injunction
Today, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction that continues to stop the Postal Service from implementing its new rules to regulate mail ballots.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has issued the following statement:
We are glad that this Court has stop
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Goodwin Advises Demea Agro on the Sale of Polaris to Motion Equity Partners
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises Demea Agro on the Sale of Polaris to Motion Equity Partners
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Goodwin's Paris Private Equity team advised Demea Agro, formerly Cerea Partners, a French asset management firm specializing in the agri-food sector, on the sale of Polaris to Motion Equity Partners.
As part of the transaction, Demea Agro will reinvest alongside Polaris' management team and long
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Governor Healey Issues PROTECT Act Guidance for Health Care Providers, Employers, Law Enforcement and State Agencies
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Governor Healey Issues PROTECT Act Guidance for Health Care Providers, Employers, Law Enforcement and State Agencies
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BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey today released new guidance and resources to implement the PROTECT Act, providing state government actors, health care providers, law enforcement agencies, and employers with clear direction as additional protections for residents under
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Harvard Medical School: Engineered Bacteria Could Speed Rock Weathering To Combat Climate Change
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news:
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Engineered Bacteria Could Speed Rock Weathering To Combat Climate Change
Microbes help break down rocks, capture carbon dioxide
At a glance
* Rock weathering has been considered as a potential solution to address climate change by capturing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it takes thousands of years in a natural system.
* In a pilot experiment, engineered bacteria sped up rock
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IDC Appoints AI Marketing Veteran Avi Bhagtani as Chief Marketing Officer
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release:
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IDC Appoints AI Marketing Veteran Avi Bhagtani as Chief Marketing Officer
Bhagtani's track record of building AI-native marketing organizations to sharpen IDC's position as the intelligence layer of the AI economy
BOSTON -- International Data Corporation (IDC), a global leader in technology intelligence, has named Avi Bhagtani as Ch
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ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release:
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ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities
(San Francisco, CA)--As DHS continues its campaign to deport millions of people, the role of state and local law enforcement agencies remains central to its mass detention and deportation project. Years ago, involvement with ICE was primarily
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India's Smart Wearable Shipments Fall 7.4% in Q2 2026 As Premiumisation Drives Record 8.8% YoY ASP Growth to US$21.0
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release:
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India's Smart Wearable Shipments Fall 7.4% in Q2 2026 As Premiumisation Drives Record 8.8% YoY ASP Growth to US$21.0
Smartwatch and Earwear Volumes Shrink as Brands Chase Premiumisation, While Wristbands and Smart Glasses Emerge as the Market's Fastest-Growing Categories
INDIA - According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) India
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Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader Launches at HGSE
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The Harvard Graduate School of Education posted the following news:
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The Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader Launches at HGSE
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The Harvard Graduate School of Education has announced the Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader (ISCL). The Initiative aims to build the capacity of superintendents to steward the future of public education with civic imagination, democratic purpose, and political skill at a time where their roles are increa
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Ink Tank Growth a Bright Spot in Q2, as Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Decline Overall
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release:
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Ink Tank Growth a Bright Spot in Q2, as Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Decline Overall
BOSTON -- Worldwide hardcopy peripherals shipments continued to contract, declining by 7.0% year over year to 17.2 million shipments in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest release of IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Track
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Markey Joins Padilla, Schumer, All Senate Democrats to Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Markey Joins Padilla, Schumer, All Senate Democrats to Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting
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261 Members and former Members file bicameral, bipartisan brief as court order barring Postal Service rule limiting mail voting is being challenged by Trump's DOJ
Washington (September 8, 2026) -Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Alex Padil
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Mass. Environmental Protection Dept. Fines Trucking Company for Violating Cleanup Regulations After Diesel Spill in Leicester
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release:
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MassDEP Fines Trucking Company for Violating Cleanup Regulations after Diesel Spill in Leicester
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a $33,000 penalty to Keystone Transportation, Inc. for violating state cleanup regulations following an accident and diesel fuel spill on Route 56 in Leicester.
Keystone Transportation fa
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Nutter Names Daniel P. Mulhern Chair of Government Affairs and Public Policy Practice
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Nutter Names Daniel P. Mulhern Chair of Government Affairs and Public Policy Practice
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Nutter announced today that Daniel P. Mulhern has been appointed chair of the Firm's Government Affairs and Public Policy practice. Mulhern will lead the practice's strategic direction and continued growth as it assists clients in navigating an increasingly complex legislative, regulator
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Our 2026 NOAA-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
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Our 2026 NOAA-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights
NOAA offers a variety of student internship and fellowship opportunities. Some of the students participating in a few of these programs choose to work with mentors at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
This summer, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center hosted 22 students from 10 states a
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Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst Launches 'Game Changers' Policy Initiative
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst Launches 'Game Changers' Policy Initiative
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The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America, a national initiative focused on developing policy proposals to improve economic security, support workers, families and communities, and
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Pressley Thanks Outgoing Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Slams Trump's Fascist Assault on Museums
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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Pressley Thanks Outgoing Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Slams Trump's Fascist Assault on Museums
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Pressley Has Fought to Protect Black History Against Trump's Crusade to Whitewash Museums; Demanded Investigation Into Trump's Attack on Smithsonian
Pressley Has Drawn Parallels Between Trump's Attempt Remove Museum Exhibits to Nazi Germany Destroying Jewish Art
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoma
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Princeton University: W. Rochelle Calhoun to Retire After More Than a Decade as Vice President for Campus Life
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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W. Rochelle Calhoun to retire after more than a decade as vice president for campus life
By Emily Aronson, Office of Communications
Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, who has played a pivotal role in enriching the undergraduate and graduate student experience during a period of significant growth at Princeton, will retire at the end of the 2026-27 academic year.
Since joining the Univers
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Public Interest Technology at UMass Announces 2026-27 PIT Faculty Fellows
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Public Interest Technology at UMass Announces 2026-27 PIT Faculty Fellows
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The Public Interest Technology Initiative (PIT) at UMass has announced that 11 faculty members have been selected as PIT Faculty Fellows for 2026-27.
The PIT Faculty Fellowship focuses on building public interest-focused interdisciplinary community to explore PIT questions and integrative solutions. Faculty projects a
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Research Study Takes Hannah Peer '28 to Finland
NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 -- Colby-Sawyer College posted the following news:
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Research Study Takes Hannah Peer '28 to Finland
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When she enrolled at Colby-Sawyer, Hannah Peer didn't imagine that going to a small college in rural New Hampshire would allow her to see the world. But it has.
In her first year of college, the junior environmental science major from Ashburnham, Massachusetts, participated in a Wesson Honors Program weekend trip to Winter Carnival in Quebec, Canada.
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Ropes & Gray Advised Hudson Hill Capital on Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for InXpress
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Advised Hudson Hill Capital on Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for InXpress
Ropes & Gray advised Hudson Hill Capital on their single-asset continuation vehicle transaction for InXpress.
The new partnership allows Hudson Hill to continue supporting InXpress in its ongoing growth while offering existing investors options for liquidity or continued investment. The transaction was annou
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Sebastian Villaveces Joins Foley Hoag's Energy & Climate Group in New York
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Sebastian Villaveces Joins Foley Hoag's Energy & Climate Group in New York
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Foley Hoag announced today that Sebastian "Seb" Villaveces, a seasoned energy transactional attorney and former Chief Legal Officer at one of the nation's leading battery storage companies, has joined the firm as a partner in the Energy & Climate Group in New York.
Villaveces joins from Convergent En
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Six honored with John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award for outstanding service
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Harvard University issued the following news:
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Six honored with John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award for outstanding service
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Since 1990, the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has recognized alumni for outstanding service to the University through leadership and engagement activities. Formerly known as the HAA Award, in 2025 the distinction was renamed the John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award in honor of Jack Reardon's deep commitment to Harvard and its alum
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Students make URI their home during festive move-in weekend
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 8 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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Students make URI their home during festive move-in weekend
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 8, 2026 - As her family helped move her belongings from Queens, New York, into her residence hall at the University of Rhode Island, the reality of Chloe Breen's new home away from home began to sink in, making the moment feel surreal for her.
That's a typical feeling for many new students who are experiencin
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Study predicts large disparities in access to food, water, and energy in 2050
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Study predicts large disparities in access to food, water, and energy in 2050
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How will global access to food, water, and energy evolve in coming decades? A new study co-authored by MIT researchers suggests the answers could be very different depending on region, resource, and income.
Based on extensive modeling of many different resource scenarios, the study finds that in some r
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Terann Selman Found Big Lessons in Argentina's Small Neighborhood Markets
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Bentley University posted the following news:
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Terann Selman Found Big Lessons in Argentina's Small Neighborhood Markets
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When Terann Selman '27 arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to begin her study abroad semester, she was excited to practice speaking Spanish and to experience daily life in a new culture. But she had other plans too: to give back to the local community by supporting women-led microbusinesses.
Before her flight even touched down, Se
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Trahan Joins Over 250 Current & Former Members of Congress Urging Supreme Court to Block Trump's Executive Order Limiting Mail Voting
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Trahan Joins Over 250 Current & Former Members of Congress Urging Supreme Court to Block Trump's Executive Order Limiting Mail Voting
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Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined a bipartisan effort to challenge President Donald Trump's efforts to limit mail-in voting. The court filing questions the legality of Donald Trump's Executive Order seeking to exert federal control over mail-in ba
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UDC Capital Cup Connects Young Innovators From 30 Countries Through Entrepreneurship
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The University of the District of Columbia posted the following news:
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UDC Capital Cup Connects Young Innovators From 30 Countries Through Entrepreneurship
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Hundreds of aspiring young entrepreneurs from across the United States and around the world brought their ideas to the 2026 UDC Capital Cup Entrepreneurship Competition. The annual competition, hosted by the School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) and supported in part by the National Science Foun
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UMass Chan Medical School: Six Distinguished Faculty Named to Endowed Chairs
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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Six distinguished faculty named to endowed chairs
At a glance
* The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted to approve the appointment of highly accomplished faculty to six chairs, including the establishment of four new endowed chairs, on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
* UMass Chan Medical School now has 86 endowed chairs and professorships.
* The six new appointments w
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UMass Dartmouth Alum Earns International Sculpture Center Award
DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news:
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UMass Dartmouth alum earns International Sculpture Center award
Yaren Yildiz MFA '26 selected as one of 12 recipients of International Sculpture Center honor
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Yaren Yildiz MFA '26, a recent graduate of UMass Dartmouth's College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA), has been named a recipient of the International Sculpture Center's 2026 Outstanding Student Achievement in Co
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UMass-Dartmouth: Research Team Led by SMAST Professor Lauran Brewster Wins NOAA Grant for Shark Research
DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news:
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Research team led by SMAST Professor Lauran Brewster wins NOAA grant for shark research
Brewster will lead a multi-institutional research team tracking harvest-prohibited shark species along the U.S. Atlantic coast
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A research team led by UMass Dartmouth Assistant Professor Lauran Brewster at the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) recently received 2026 fund
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Urban Planning & Community Development Graduate Student Oza Nunnally Named New England Council Fellow
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus posted the following news:
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Urban Planning & Community Development Graduate Student Oza Nunnally Named New England Council Fellow
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09/08/2026 | Madeline Kaprich
UMass Boston Urban Planning & Community Development graduate student Oza Nunnally has been named one of 12 New England Council (NEC) Fellows selected this summer.
The New England Council Fellows Program provides funding to nonprofit organization
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Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences: Dr. Geraldine McGinty Named Executive Vice Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences posted the following news:
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Dr. Geraldine McGinty Named Executive Vice Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Geraldine McGinty, an esteemed academic healthcare leader and radiologist, has been appointed executive vice dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, effective Sept. 8.
In her new role, Dr. McGinty will serve as a vital strategic advisor to Dean Robert A. Harrington, exercise delegated authority on ke
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ZAGENO Earns Frost & Sullivan's 2026 North American Life Sciences E Commerce Company of the Year Recognition
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release:
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ZAGENO Earns Frost & Sullivan's 2026 North American Life Sciences E Commerce Company of the Year Recognition
Honored for transforming life sciences procurement through digital innovation, automation, and a customer-first platform
San Antonio, TX -- Frost & Sullivan has recognized ZAGENO with its 202
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