WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 14 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Celebrating Our 2025 Family Scholarship Winners * The VHB Family Scholarship Program was created to help VHB employees' children achieve their higher education goals. We are proud to introduce this year's scholarship recipients: Payton Klein, Makayla Mathews, Eri more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025 * The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected 120 members and 30 international members, including five MIT faculty members and 13 MIT alumni. Professors Rodney Brooks, Parag Pathak, Scott Sheffield, Benjamin Weiss, and Yukiko Yamashita were elected in recognition of their "distinguished and continuing achi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * London museum collaboration with Northeastern secures research and fresh perspective on ancient collection Students on the Global Objects course in London studied historic artifacts, putting together research papers and descriptive labels about them for the Museum of the Order of St John. By Patrick Daly Students had history in their hands as they played the part of curators at a London museum that is more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * Gemma gains environmental sensor By Molly Herring Every season, MBL's research vessel Gemma ventures out around Woods Hole to collect live, healthy squid, sea urchins, starfish, and other species that MBL scientists use to study development, neurobiology, and more. For decades, the squid catch has been reliable for scientists and local fisherme more PR

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, July 14 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release: * * * MITRE Introduces AADAPT Cybersecurity Framework for Cryptocurrency * McLean, Va., and Bedford, Mass., July 14, 2025 - MITRE has launched AADAPT(tm) (Adversarial Actions in Digital Asset Payment Technologies), a cybersecurity framework aimed at addressing vulnerabilities in digital finan more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 15 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release: * * * Pega Signs Five-Year Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Reimagine Legacy Transformation * WALTHAM, Mass. - July 14, 2025 - Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the Enterprise Transformation Company, today announced it has signed a five-year strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The collaboration will empower  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Scientists discover compounds that help cells fight a wide range of viruses * Researchers at MIT and other institutions have identified compounds that can fight off viral infection by activating a defense pathway inside host cells. These compounds, they believe, could be used as antiviral drugs that work against not just one but any kind of virus. The researchers identified these more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Clears Path for Unlawful Trump-Vance Administration Plan to Destroy Department of Education as Case Continues * Case Brought by Coalition of Educators, School Districts, and Unions Will Continue Massachusetts - The U.S. Supreme Cour more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Clears Path for Unlawful Trump-Vance Administration Plan to Destroy Department of Education as Case Continues * Massachusetts \- The U.S. Supreme Court today delivered a significant blow to public education in America, effectively allowing President Trump's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education to proceed while a case challenging the unla more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The ADA Forsyth Institute issued the following news: * * * Through innovative bioinformatics approach, ADA Forsyth scientists open new doors for exploration of the oral microbiome The microbiology lab led by ADA Forsyth faculty members Jessica Mark Welch, Ph.D., and Gary Borisy, Ph.D., takes genomic analysis to a new level through an innovative bioinformatics approach known as metapangenomics. Building on ADA Forsyth's pioneering work in cataloging the o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Murray, Sanders, Baldwin, 20+ Senators Demand Trump Admin Stop Blocking Funds for Afterschool Programs, K-12 Schools * The lawmakers blasted the administration for its abrupt notice and illegal freeze of the funds, which has sent school districts and programs nationwide scrambling. "We are shocked by the continued lack of respect for states and local schools evidenced by this lat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden Press Social Security Commissioner on Broken Staffing Promises * After gutting the Social Security workforce, Bisignano drained understaffed field offices to hastily address DOGE-created phone line problems. "Your efforts to address the [phone] wait times...will almost certainly result in a terrible tradeoff, with longer wait times for in-person services, 'robbing Peter to  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 (TNSjou) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Why Diet and Exercise Still Matter During Treatment with GLP-1 Medications * A new publication underlines the importance of nutrition and physical activity to ensure patients are successful in their weight loss journeys. In it, researchers from Mass General Brigham provide advice to reduce side effects, protect muscle health, and ensure sufficient nutrient intake for patients taking GLP- more PR