CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A portable ultrasound sensor may enable earlier detection of breast cancer * For people who are at high risk of developing breast cancer, frequent screenings with ultrasound can help detect tumors early. MIT researchers have now developed a miniaturized ultrasound system that could make it easier for breast ultrasounds to be performed more often, either at home or at a doctor's offi more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown announces $17.85 million in settlements in ongoing drug price-fixing conspiracy case, new complaint against Novartis and subsidiaries * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 48 states and territories today announced they have won $17.85 million in settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("B more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Releases Annual Report On Efforts To Enforce And Ensure Compliance With Open Meeting Law * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today released an annual report highlighting the activities of her office's Division of Open Government, which is responsible for enforcing the Commonwealth's Open Meeting Law (OML). As it has done since 2010, more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Amended Complaint in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over 'Declaring a National Energy Emergency' Executive Order * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongs ide a multistate coalition, filed an amended complaint (PDF) expanding its ongoing legal challenge to President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) entitled "Declaring a National Energy Emergency. more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 2 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Ag Rayfield Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totalling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a coalition of 48 states and territories today announced two se more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Announces $17.85M National Settlement Over Generic Drug Price-Fixing; Pennsylvanians are Eligible for Compensation * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania has joined a multistate coalition in securing $17.85 million in settlements with generic drug manufacturers Lannett Company, Inc. and Bausch Health over allegations the companies consp more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Secures Indictments Against Peabody Alcohol and Drug Counselor and Her Businesses for More Than $850,000 in MassHealth Fraud * BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that Rachel Pezzuto,49, of Peabody, and her two companies, Recovery Journey Service, Inc. (RJS) and RJ Recovery LLC (RJ Recovery), were indicted by a Statewid more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 3 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces $17.85 Million Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Over Conspiracies to Inflate Generic Prescription Drug Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Today, Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Ba more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads with Compassion, Stands Up for Seniors Across America * OAKLAND -Co-leading a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general, California Attorney General Bonta today filed a comment letter that challenges the federal government's Interim Final Rule, intended to eliminate minimum staffing standards and other comprehensive regulations for long-term health  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than $17 Million from Drug Manufacturers Bausch and Lannett for Conspiracy to Inflate Prices * February 2, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 other attorneys general in securing $17.85 million from drug companies Bausch and Lannett for their role in a massive, long-running scheme to in more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $17.85 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH LANNETT AND BAUSCH OVER CONSPIRACIES TO INFLATE PRICES, LIMIT COMPETITION * Raoul and Majority of Coalition also File New Lawsuit Against Novartis for Same Actions Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two additional settlements with Lannett Company I more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES AMENDED COMPLAINT IN CHALLENGE TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S "NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY" * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 16 attorneys general, filed an amended complaint expanding their ongoing legal challenge to the Trump administration's so-called "National Energy Emergency" executive order. The executive order (EO) short-cuts critical en more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG and Sandoz Group AG * If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money (Hartfor more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bain & Company acquires JJC FinTech to enhance CLM, KYC, and AML offerings for financial services clients * LONDON - February 2, 2026 -Bain & Company today announced the acquisition of JJC FinTech, a London-based boutique financial services consulting and technology firm with deep industry experience in Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Anti-Fina more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Boston Medical Center has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, expressing serious concerns regarding a proposed rule that could disrupt the status and work of nonimmigrant academic students and medical trainees. The proposal, which aims to establish a fixed time period of admission and an extension of stay procedure for nonimmigrant visitors, could have far-reaching effects on the healthcare system and clinical research enterprise.  more ST

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clark women of historical impact earn recognition from students * (Standing) Professor Mindy Marchand, Kihm Calico '28, Cole Gushee-Nelson '26, Tristan Cousineau '27, Isabella Hagen '28, Alistair Borg '25, Jules Opulencia '25, Derek Fino '26, and Cindy Shenette, head of Archives and Special Collections. (Kneeling) Rose Marble '28, Alyssa Ritskowitz '28, Weslee Tyler '27, Ella Medeiros '28, and Abby St. Aman more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- A coalition of professional scientists has issued a public comment letter addressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's proposal for a nationwide environmental assessment focused on post-fire salvage logging. The scientists, who specialize in ecological sciences and natural resource management, have expressed serious concerns regarding potential environmental risks associated with the agency's streamlined review processes. They argue that this approa more ST

HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 2 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Could a Living Implant End Daily Insulin Injections? * A pioneering study led by Assistant Professor Shady Farah of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in co-correspondence with MIT, and in collaboration with Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Massachusetts, marks a major step toward eliminating the need for more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Courts Strike Down All Five Stop-Work Orders for Offshore Wind Projects * (WASHINGTON - Feb 2, 2026) Today, a district court judge struck down the stop-work order on the Sunrise Wind project, marking the fifth time courts have overturned the Department of Interior's order halting work on five offshore wind projects under construction. Sunrise Wind now joins Coastal Virginia O more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Environmental Action, a grassroots organization focused on promoting environmental activism since its inception in 1970, has issued a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). This letter, bolstered by 10,400 signatures, calls for a halt to any plans to expand leasing for offshore oil and gas development under the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The organization's letter expresses growing concerns regarding th more ST

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * GE Vernova completes Prolec GE acquisition, accelerating Electrification segment growth trajectory * Milestone further positions GE Vernova as a global leader serving growing grid markets by expanding its presence and support in North America * Prolec GE and its affiliates will go to market as GE Vernova, operating within the Electrification segment * Transaction is  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * GE Vernova launches public offering of senior notes GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) today announced that it has launched a registered public offering of senior notes, subject to market and other conditions. The net proceeds from the offering are intended to be used for general corporate purposes, including financing a portion of the acquisition of the remaining fifty percent st more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Helping Clients Meet a Growing Demand for Healthcare along the I-4 Corridor * As population and employment growth accelerate along Florida's Interstate 4 (I-4) corridor, VHB is working with major healthcare providers to design next-generation medical facilities th more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development * The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens. A new study by researchers in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT that focused on visual cortex development in mice reveals that an important class of neurons follows a se more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How generative AI can help scientists synthesize complex materials * Generative artificial intelligence models have been used to create enormous libraries of theoretical materials that could help solve all kinds of problems. Now, scientists just have to figure out how to make them. In many cases, materials synthesis is not as simple as following a recipe in the kitchen. Factors li more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Investigation Led By Warren's Office Reveals How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill * "The cuts to federal student lending in President Trump's OBBBA will make it more difficult for Americans to finance their educations-opening the door for private lenders to swoop in on vulnerable borrowers and their families" "[These findings] underscore an ur more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Feb. 2 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Leading writer, the CEOs of AMD and Adobe, and a tech industry investor to headline Presidential Lecture Series spring lineup An exciting lineup featuring a bestselling science writer, the visionary chief executive officer of computer chipmaker AMD, the CEO of software company Adobe and a tech-industry pioneer will join Purdue University President Mung Chiang this semester as part of the Presidential more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * National Wildlife Federation, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Now Accepting Applications for Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Grant * RESTON, Va. -The National Wildlife Federation and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom have renewed their collaboration to fund innovative, solutions-based higher education programs that protect threatened, vulnerable, and endangered wildlif more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Attorney General's Office Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Lincoln -The Nebraska Attorney General's Office joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ( more PR

EDGEFIELD, South Carolina, Feb. 3 -- The National Wild Turkey Federation issued the following news release: * * * NWTF Massachusetts Continues to Invest in Dynamic Forests As part of the USDA Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration Grant, the Massachusetts NWTF State Chapter is partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and additional partners to continue landscape-scale habitat restoration efforts throughout the Bay State. The LSR grant also helped the st more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State communications students anticipate, appreciate Super Bowl opportunity * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Not long ago, they were seven aspiring, hopeful students from a half dozen states who showed up at Penn State intending to make the most of college. Honestly, they were not sure what that meant, they said. But they were ambitions and determined. They went to class, got over any hesita more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Rafah reopening must see free movement of Palestinian people and goods: Oxfam * Reacting to today's reopening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza, Oxfam's Policy Lead in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said: "We welcome the reopening of Rafah which is desperately needed for people who have been trapped without options for so many months of closure imposed as part of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Markey, Velazquez Condemn SBA's Devastating Attack on Immigrant Entrepreneurs Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.-7) today condemned the actions of the Small Business Administration (SBA) after it announced more PR

WESTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Rights Activist, Lawyer Kerry Kennedy; Former Chief Nursing Officer Kathleen Jose; and Impact Investment Leader Tracy Palandjian at 2026 Commencement Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at Regis College's Class of 2026 Commencement Exercises on Sat., May 9. The university will also bestow an honorary degree more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 (TNSrpt) -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Report advises on how investors can make public health a safe bet * Report offers advice on how investors can make public health investments a safer bet The "Investor Action on Health" report examines how investors can move the dial on health areas to make them ripe for investment. by Patrick Daly February 2, 2026 LONDON -Public health can be a money maker if investors use the right techn more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Panetta, Adams & Sen. Welch Reintroduce Bill to Reduce Barriers to Organic Agriculture in California * Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Alma Adams (NC-12) were joined by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) in reintroducing the Opportunities in Organic Act, legislation designed to help farmers and other agricultural producers transition to organic practices and bui more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Announces Settlement With Two Generic Drug Companies, Joins Lawsuit Against a Third South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and a coalition of 48 states and territories announce settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("Bausch"), totaling $17.85 millio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2026: * * * Statement by Senator Elizabeth Warren on the UAE's "Spy Sheikh" Secret Stake in Trump Crypto Company United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on new reporting revealing the UAE's "Spy Sheikh" bou more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Loses 5 of 5 legal fights against offshore wind Today, Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Sunrise Wind, aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes, can resume construction. This marks the fifth time in a row that a federal court has allowed one of the five offshore wind projects suspended in December to move forward. Since December, Vineyard Wind off Massa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Goes Zero for Five Against Offshore Wind * Washington, D.C. - Today, the Trump administration lost yet another legal battle in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This is the fifth and final offshore wind project that has successfully challenged the administration's stop-work order. In December-three days before Christmas-Donald Trump's Department of the Interior h more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Two engineering faculty granted early career awards from materials society * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) awarded two faculty members in the Penn State College of Engineering the Early Career Faculty Fellow Award. The award was granted to Miaomiao Jin, assistant professor of nuclear engineering, and Yang Yang, assistant professor of engineering sci more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Announces Major Legal Actions to Hold Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable and Put Money Back in Virginians' Pockets AG Jones announces settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition AG Jones Joins Multistate Coalition Filing New Complaint Against Novartis for Artificially Raisi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Lawmakers Lead Over 50 Members of Congress in Opening New Investigation into Trump Ripping Legal Status Away from Haitian Workers * "This trend of de-legalizing legal immigrant workers will not make Americans safer. It will simply leave our communities with fewer options for quality, affordable care" Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Rents Hit Four-Year Low as President Trump Continues Affordability Push President Donald J. Trump is delivering real, immediate relief to American families struggling with high housing costs as the national median rent falls to its lowest level since 2022. According to new data, rents posted their sixth straight monthly decline in January, with the largest annual drop in more than two years -- down 6.2% from their Biden-e more PR