BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Across Northeastern, Iranian students and faculty on edge * Iranian students and faculty at Northeastern face anxiety as contact with loved ones falters For many Iranians living and studying abroad, the continual lack of contact and uncertainty has led to a sense of desperation. by Tanner Stening January 16, 2026 When Safa Jamali, a Northeastern assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Alum Reports on Inuit Food Sovereignty from the Canadian Arctic *. Photo courtesy of Caroline Dignard. indigenous food sovereignty Caroline Dignard (SPH'24), a former Public Health Post fellow and recent Pulitzer Center reporting fellow, spent several weeks in Iqaluit, Nunavut learning from locals about Inuit-led efforts to combat food insecurity. Wearing two layers of glov more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Proposal to Remove Anti-Discrimination Protections for Individuals With Gender Dysphoria * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in submitting a comment letter on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)' proposed rule that would reverse HHS regulati more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports Legal Challenge to Trump Administration's Unlawful 100K Fee for H-1B Visa * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. United States Department of Homeland Security, which are challenging the Trump Administration's unlaw more PR

ORANGE, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Avangrid's New England Clean Energy Connect Project Is Complete and Energized 1,200 MW of low-cost, baseload power is now connected to New England Pictured: Transmission line border crossing, part of the New England Clean Energy Connect. Courtesy of Avangrid. * Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced today that the New England  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 -- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, a provider of commercial property, casualty, healthcare and executive and professional lines and marine insurance, issued the following news release: * * * BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE EXPANDS CASUALTY LINES IN ITALY Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced the introduction of primary casualty policies for national and multinational risks in Italy. "We are pleased to launch our modular, more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, a provider of commercial property, casualty, healthcare and executive and professional lines and marine insurance, issued the following news release: * * * BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE INTRODUCES EXECUTIVE FIRST D&O LIABILITY+ IN THE UK Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced the launch of Executive First D&O Liability+, our enhanced UK D&O offering for large commercial and financial org more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- Massachusetts Job Openings and Labor Turnover October 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Jan. 14, 2026 * * * Massachusetts had 163,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 140,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in Massachusetts was 4.2 percent in October and 3.6 pe more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * BU and Boston's Annual MLK Day Observance to Take Inspiration from King's 1967 Speech This year's theme will explore civil rights leader's address condemning racism, greed, and war By Rich Barlow The theme of Boston University's annual celebration of its most famous alumnus, Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS'55, Hon.'59), takes inspiration from a speech that the civil rights leader gave in 1967: "The Three Evil more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Minnesota were 139,190, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 129,481, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wisconsin were 128,770, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 124,907, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Jan. 12 -- The Center for Excellence in Education issued the following news release: * * * CEE Program Alumni Among Top Scholars in Science Competition The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is pleased to announce that 17 alumni of CEE's Research Science Institute (RSI) and USA Biolympiad (USABO) are among the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026, an annual science competition for high school seniors. "I am so proud of these students, who are  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Clark, Massachusetts Delegation Announce $92.78 Million in Federal Funding for 93 Key Projects Throughout Massachusetts * BOSTON, MA - Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-1), James McGovern (MA-2), Lori Trahan (MA-3), Jake Auchincloss (MA-4), Seth Moulton (MA-6), Ayanna Pressley (MA more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 17 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Historian Assesses the Office of the Presidency Richard Norton Smith says the job has "radically changed" over the decades. * Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith suggests that the best presidents combine moral imagination, humility, humor, and sharp political instincts with an ambition rooted in service, not ego. The weakest are those who can't see beyond their own time or faction--leaders who wan more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity edged up further, with a slight increase in consumer spending amid otherwise mixed results. Manufacturing and commercial real estate contacts reported stable activity, while nonfinancial services firms reported moderate growth in revenues. Residential home sales showed moderate declines from a year earlier, in part because the federal more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Illegal Aliens Defy Removal Orders, Challenge Mandatory Fines FAIR shows court plaintiffs have unclean hands * The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has a filed a brief in Massachusetts federal district court opposing a lawsuit by illegal aliens who are challenging an agency rule assessing them mandatory fines for violating their final orders of removal. In its bri more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Celebrates Completion of NECEC Transmission Line * Boston -Today, Governor Maura Healey celebrated the completion of the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line and is now delivering affordable, stable hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts. The NECEC line will provide Massachusetts with nearly 20 percent of its overall electricity, deliver $3.38  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Files Environmental Review Reforms to Accelerate Housing Permitting and Development * Boston -Today, Governor Healey filed final reforms implementing a new streamlined process to make it easier and faster to build homes and lower housing costs. The reforms to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office's review process for housing development make it fas more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Protects Federal Workers from Evictions and Foreclosures During Government Shutdowns * Boston -Today, Governor Maura Healey celebrated provision in her Fiscal Year 2025 closeout supplemental budget that protects federal workers in Massachusetts from evictions and foreclosures during a government shutdown. This provision protects federal employees for at least 30 days more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Welcomes Completion of New England Clean Energy Connect Project * Transmission line will deliver affordable electricity to Maine consumers and support new investments in energy efficiency, broadband, and communities Governor Janet Mills today welcomed the completion of the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line, which will deliver affordable electricity into Maine and N more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Paula A. Johnson to deliver fifth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture Paula A. Johnson '80, M.D. '84, M.P.H. '85 has been named Harvard's 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture speaker. Johnson is an eminent physician-scientist and educator who has been recognized internationally for her contributions to medicine, public health and science. Currently serving as the 14th  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Helping companies with physical operations around the world run more intelligently * Running large companies in construction, logistics, energy, and manufacturing requires careful coordination between millions of people, devices, and systems. For more than a decade, Samsara has helped those companies connect their assets to get work done more intelligently. Founded by John Bicket more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How collective memory of the Rwandan genocide was preserved * The 1994 genocide in Rwanda took place over a little more than three months, during which militias representing the Hutu ethnic group conducted a mass murder of members of the Tutsi ethnic group along with some politically moderate members of the Hutu and Twa groups. Soon after, local citizens and aid workers began to do more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Inside Northeastern's resources for student well-being * From nutrition to mental health, fitness and prevention, Northeastern offers a wide range of resources to support student well-being. by Alena Kuzub January 16, 2026 Balance, routine, sleep and nutrition are the pillars of student well-being, according to a Northeastern University mental health specialist. "These are the basics," said Danet more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following letter on Jan. 7, 2026, with 72 farm and biofuel groups: * * * The Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker, United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader, United St more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Klobuchar, Cantwell Raise Concerns on the Use of AI in Toys * Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, a Commerce Committee member, are urging Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Warren Secure Over $30.7 Million In Federal Funding for Local Projects Across Massachusetts * Boston (January 16, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced their successful efforts to secure $30,774,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Massachusetts through the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations cycle. The federal funding awards more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Administration's Proposal to Remove Anti-Discrimination Protections for Individuals with Gender Dysphoria Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in submitting a comment letter on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rule that would reverse HHS regulati more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * NCLA Asks First Circuit to Reel in Rule Requiring Fishermen to Pay for Gov't Monitors on Their Boats The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed its opening brief today at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Relentless, Inc. v. Dept. of Commerce. In 2024, NCLA persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court in this case to overturn the Chevron doctrine, which had forced judges to defer more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Nutter Attorneys Walk to the Hill in Support of Civil Legal Aid Funding Nutter attorneys will participate in the Equal Justice Coalition's (EJC) 27th Annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid on January 28. Held at the Massachusetts State House, Nutter attorneys will help advocate for civil legal aid funding at the state level through the budget line item for the Massachusetts Leg more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Oceantic Statement: Largest U.S. Offshore Wind Project Can Return to Construction Moments ago, a U.S. judge for the Eastern District of Virginia has allowed the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project to resume work after granting their injunction request against the administration's lease suspension and construction pause issued D more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 [Category: Medical] -- The Broad Institute posted the following news: * * * Scientists develop molecules that may treat Crohn's disease * Highlights * Scientists developed small molecules that target a protective gene variant strongly associated with inflammatory bowel disease. * The compounds reduced both inflammatory signaling in human immune cells and inflammation in a mouse model. * This human genetics-to-therapeutics pipeline can be applied to more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Senior Research Fellow and International Scholar Studies the Intersection of Pharmacy and Public Health * Zana Wangari Kiragu's work is shaped by her global perspective as an international scholar and her passion for helping others. This story originally appeared as a feature highlighting Boston University Global Programs, an office working across BU to support faculty in their i more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Several surprises pulled from Matthews Arena before deconstruction * Several surprises as 115 years of history pulled from Matthews Arena before deconstruction The university found some fun discoveries when clearing out the historic building ahead of its deconstruction in February. by Erin Kayata January 16, 2026 The Beanpot championship banners have been removed from the rafters. The electronic  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Secures National and New Hampshire Priorities in Bipartisan Government Funding Bills, More Than $26.8 million for 18 Granite State Projects * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA) Subcommittee and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriatio more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * South Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Wire Fraud Conspiracy that Defrauded Victim of Nearly $500,000 * BOSTON - A South Boston man pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield to participating in a scheme that defrauded a 75-year-old man from Berkshire County, Mass. of approximately $500,000. Urvishkumar Vipulkumar Patel, 23, pleaded guilty to o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Statement from Senator Warren on Trump Administration Rule That Would Embolden Housing Discrimination Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's Department of more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Targeted Therapy Shows Promise for Patients with Aggressive Meningiomas * A national clinical trial led by investigators at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute through the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, a leading NCI National Clinical Trials Network group, has found that abemaciclib, an oral cancer drug, may slow tumor growth in patients with aggressive meningi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib Introduces Bill to Prevent Restricting Access to Body Camera Footage with a Paywall * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the Stop Body Camera Paywalls Act to prevent local and state governments from restricting access to police body camera footage behind an obstructive paywall. Recently, the state of Ohio adopted a new law to charge members of the publ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Valadao Lead Reintroduction of Bipartisan Bill to Save Essential Health Systems * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, and Congressman David Valadao (R-CA-22) reintroduced the Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act, bipartisan legislation to formally recognize "essential  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's U.S. Mint issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * United States Mint Begins Shipping Semiquincentennial Circulating Coins The United States Mint (Mint) began shipping 2026 Semiquincentennial Circulating Coins, including the dime, half dollar, and the first of five quarter dollars, on January 5. In celebration of the Nation's Semiquincentennial, for one year only, the United States Mint is redesigning most of our ci more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * UMass Med School Veterinarians Complicit in Animal Suffering Cover Up, Insiders Tell PETA Worcester, Mass. - A detailed and graphic new complaint filed by PETA reveals the apparent culpability of two veterinarians in the chronic neglect and suffering of animals used in experiments at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (UMass Chan). The complaint was filed today  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Facilities' Abdelaal, LARP's Ryan Publish Article in Campus Planning Journal Mohammed Abdelaal, project manager for Facilities and Campus Services, and Robert Ryan, professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, recently published an article in the Society for College and University Planning's journal, Planning for Higher Education. Abdelaal and Ryan spen more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Maina Handmaker Featured as January Groundbreaking Graduate Student Maina Handmaker, a doctoral student in environmental conservation, has been named a Groundbreaking Graduate Student for January 2026. The new award spotlights master's and doctoral students whose outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity are making a real-world impact. Handmaker's research focuses on whimbrel,  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * UN Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases Will Shape Global Health Action Without US Backing *. Insights from the Dean In December, the UN General Assembly formally adopted the declaration, despite opposition from the United States and Argentina. This moment underscores the need for public health to engage more directly with the commercial forces developing the products that c more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Visual arts MFA residency includes learning, creating, and building community * The January 2026 residency of the Clark MFA in Visual Arts recently unfolded across the vast MASS MoCA campus, where industrial architecture and contemporary art installations created a charged backdrop for a week of intensive learning, creating, and community-building. Students from across the country engaged in critique-spa more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * West Yarmouth Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds from Labor Union * BOSTON - A former Barnstable County employee pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to embezzling from a labor union. Kenneth Mattoon, 67, of West Yarmouth, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of labor union assets. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Trump's Terror in Minnesota: "It Can Be Directed at Any of Us" * ST. PAUL, MN -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-5), and other House Democrats for a field hearing entitled Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump's Deadly Assault on Minnesota to hear how Trump's unlawful actions have impacted residents and demand just more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, Jan. 12 -- Wichita State University issued the following news release: * * * Wichita State leads NSF rankings in engineering and aerospace research Fueled by a boost in contracts from federal agencies and various military branches, Wichita State University continues to hold strong in its standings in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development Survey, reporting $392 million in research expenditures in the latest survey. This marks a 7% incr more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 16 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Wildfire modeling: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers develop tree-fire dynamics simulator * Scientists Tackle Critical Gap in Fire Prediction With Current Models That Fail to Capture How Living Trees Influence Wildfire Behavior When wildfires rage through forests, current prediction models treat trees as static obstacles, ignoring their swaying movement and dynamic influence on flames. Rese more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm and Ammunition * BOSTON - A Worcester man pleaded guilty today in federal court to being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition. Gilbert Morin, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sen more PR