AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * 2026 Virginia A. Beal Lecture to Highlight Virtual Assistant Created for Food Insecure Populations * The Department of Nutrition in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences will welcome Merrimack College's Christopher Stuetzle, Eleanor Shonkoff and Elizabeth Natale to present the 38 th annual Virginia A. Beal Lecture, " Virtual Assistant Designed and Tailored for Food Insecure Populati more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 [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: * * * 350.org responds to EU-US trade talks: 'This is not a trade deal, it's a hostage situation' * Campaigners at 350.org are raising concerns over ongoing EU-US trade negotiations, warning that the proposed agreement risks locking Europe into decades of fossil fuel dependency while exposing hou more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 [Category: Medical] -- The Broad Institute posted the following news: * * * A new view into viruses in the body * Highlights * Scientists studied several common viruses in blood and saliva from hundreds of thousands of people, and saw changes in viral load with age, sex, and season for each type of virus. * They found that genetics influences whether health consequences of certain viruses extend beyond an initial infection. * Their analysis sugges more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, posted the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * After No Response and No Letter, Davis and Sewell Blast Treasury on Growing Delayed Refund Crisis Today's letter follows an unanswered request for information about 1.4 million notices of delayed tax refunds Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Ways and Means Ov more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by James Rogers, senior counsel of the America First Legal Foundation, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and Members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government: Thank you for the invitation to testify on this critical to more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * As AI gets smarter, humanity becomes more important, lecturer says * Award-winning lecturer says humanity overcomes AI Northeastern University marketing professor Koen Pauwels was the recipient of the 62nd annual Robert D. Klein University Lecturer Award by Cyrus Moulton March 25, 2026 From completing mundane tasks to making recommendations, artificial intelligence has enabled machines to touch man more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Augmenting citizen science with computer vision for fish monitoring * Each spring, river herring populations migrate from Massachusetts coastal waters to begin their annual journey up rivers and streams to freshwater spawning habitat. River herring have faced severe population declines over the past several decades, and their migration is extensively monitored across the region, p more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Delivers Opening Statement at Forum on how DHS Policies Hurt Children * U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), delivered an opening statement at a bicameral public forum on how DHS policies hurt children. The forum, entitled "Our Values at Stake: How Trump's Immigration Agenda Endangers Children," featured t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSxrep) -- Students for a Democratic Society and the birth of the New Left - A report from Capital Research Center InfluenceWatch - March 24, 2026 - Authored by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Notable Members Many former SDS leaders rose to other positions of notoriety or importance in academia and left-of-center political activism. Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn Weathermen co-founders Bill Ayers and Bernardine D more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Championing fusion's promising underdog * Like many people who end up going into physics, Sophia Henneberg had a hard time, when she was young, choosing between that discipline and mathematics. Both subjects came easily to her, and she -unlike many of her peers -thought they were fun. Henneberg grew up in a small town in central Germany, and it was not until one week before applyi more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, March 24 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * City Council Approves 395 Flatbush Mixed-Use Development * The New York City Council has approved the 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension redevelopment project, advancing plans to transform an outdated commercial building on city-owned property in Downtown Brooklyn in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moulton Formalizes Office Policy Banning Staff Participation in Prediction Markets * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) today became the first Member of Congress to institute an office-wide policy prohibiting staff from participating in prediction market platforms-such as Polymarket and Kalshi-to trade or hold positions on political, legislative, regulatory, geopol more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 (TNSrpt) -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * A Win in the Fight Against Gas Leaks in Boston and Chelsea A judge has recommended that a lawsuit against National Grid should move forward. The case was brought by Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), local green groups, and city residents over the company's failure to prevent methane gas leaks that pose explosive dangers, kill trees, and cost residents and businesses money. "Thes more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * DOE Plans to Pave Pueblo People's Cultural Sites, Put Up a Parking Lot * The NNSA chose the option that would most drastically increase LANL's ramifications for the community, environment and resources. It would also severely impact the cultural resources of neighboring Pueblos. The addition of a parking lot, bus transfer station, and several solar energy i more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Enduring passions for medicine, journalism, and triathlons * Alex Tang's dream of becoming a physician started in grade school when he read Lisa Sanders' "Diagnosis" column in The New York Times Magazine. Although he often encountered unfamiliar medical terms, Tang was captivated by the magic of medicine, as Sanders described how physicians turned puzzling sets of symptoms into co more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Victories for Higher Education, Making College More Affordable and Expediting Workforce Readiness * The Trump Administration is changing the culture in higher education. Just over a year ago, we saw men claiming victories in women's athletics. Colleges and universities were focused more on diversity, equity, and inclusion than ensuring graduates were prepared for success in life af more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following New Pentagon Response, Warren and Blumenthal Press Hegseth on Failure to Protect Defense Contracts from Potential Trump Family Corruption New Pentagon response reveals no protections in place to prevent risk of Trump family corruption in defense contracts "DoD appears to be oblivious to - and therefore unable to address - the potential for corruption created by the Trump family more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Department of Energy Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery of a Public Official * BOSTON - A former Security Specialist with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to trying to bribe another DOE employee in order to secure government contracts for a private company. Edward Doherty, 35, of Washington, D. more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides Poplar Therapeutics on Closing $45 Million Series A Extension * The Life Sciences team advised Poplar Therapeutics, Inc. on the closing of its Series A extension round, bringing its total Series A financing to $95 million. The round was led by Janus Henderson Investors with RA Capital also participating as a new investor. The financing was further supported more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Nominates Robert E. Manning, Jr. as Clerk Magistrate * Today, Governor Maura Healey announced her nomination of Robert E. Manning, Jr. to serve as Clerk Magistrate of the Edgartown District Court. The nomination will now be considered by the Governor's Council for confirmation. "Robert Manning is an accomplished attorney and dedicated public servant who I am proud more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont, Coalition of Governors Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Immediately Release Title X Funds * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and the governors of 18 other states and territories today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging the immediate renewal of Title X family planning grants, warning that a lapse more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * We Can't Deregulate our Way to Housing Affordability: New Report Reveals Rents Won't Decrease Until We Fix Housing Finance * Groundwork Collaborative report reveals how lowering the cost of capital for housing construction is key to achieving affordability for tenants and families Today, Groundwork Collaborative released a ne more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 [Category: Medical] -- The Broad Institute posted the following news: * * * How inflammation may prime the gut for cancer * Highlights * Chronic inflammation leaves lasting epigenetic marks on intestinal cells in mice that persist through generations of cell division, even after the tissue appears fully healed. * The epigenetic memory is part of a "one-two punch" that, along with a cancer-promoting mutation, can accelerate tumor growth. * The work helps  more PR

NEW YORK, March 19 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Mayor Mamdani and Senator Warren: Universal Child Care Is a Cornerstone of Economic Freedom In a new opinion piece, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) come together to celebrate universal child care for what it truly is -- a transformative investment in working people and the broader economy. Writing for USA TODAY, Mayor Mamdani and Senator Warren break down how guaran more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lead Defendant in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy Pleads Guilty * BOSTON - A Fitchburg, Mass. man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to his role in a fraud scheme that used the stolen identities of more than 100 individuals to obtain $440,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from Massachusetts and R more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 24 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Living in Historically Redlined Neighborhoods May Reduce One's Ability to Conceive A pair of studies are the first to examine how the decades-old discriminatory mortgage lending practice may contribute to current-day reproductive health problems, which disproportionately burden Black residents and other communities of color.  Living in a historically redlined neighborhood may re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Introduces Legislation to Protect Children from Privacy and Safety Risks Posed by AI Chatbots * Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (March 25, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Youth AI Privacy Act, legislation that would require artificial intelligence (AI) companies to impleme more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Statement on Social Media Addiction Trial Verdict * Washington (March 25, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after Meta and Google were found liable in a social media addiction lawsuit. "Big Tech's Big Tobacco moment has arrived. Today's verdict against Meta and Google i more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance of Americans Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that enable mass surveillance of Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Slams Republican Floor Stunt to Avoid Trump Administration Oversight Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) slammed House Republicans for sneaking a change in their rule that blocks Congress's ability to bring forward Resolutions of Inquiry, a key oversight tool, for the remainder of this Congress: "Republic more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Man Charged with Cyberstalking * BOSTON - A Londonderry, N.H. man was arrested today for allegedly cyberstalking a Massachusetts victim through social media, text messages; and various online platforms. Among numerous other things, the defendant allegedly posted sexually provocative statements, including a post that indicated the victim w more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, March 25 -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release: * * * Ontario Tech launches EDGE to fast-track executive learning in the age of AI * Ontario Tech University has launched EDGE, a private training company powered by the university that delivers executive learning and rapid skills development for organizations navigating technological change and evolving labour market demands. Across industries, leaders face growing pressure to understand technologi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Pearl Harbor Survivor Celebrates 106th Birthday With Navy Talent Acquisition Group New England * Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran Freeman Johnson arrived in celebrity-like fashion at the Barnstable Adult Community Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts, March 18. Johnson, one of the oldest survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was there to celebrate his 106th birthday. He emerged from a black l more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Demands Accountability for Boston Police Shooting of Dorchester Constituent Stephenson King * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement amid investigations into a Boston police officer shooting and killing Stephenson King, a Dorchester resident, during an alleged carjacking in Roxbury. "I am deeply alarmed by the recent shooting by police in Roxbu more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2026 * QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 12 subject areas for 2026, the organization announced today. The Institute received a No. 1 ranking in the following QS subject areas: Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Civil and Structural Engineering; Computer Science and Information Systems; D more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Warren Probes Potential Conflict of Interests of Big Bank Lawyer Who Now Runs Fed's Supervision and Regulation Division "Particularly given your recent work representing major banks on issues that involve the Division of Supervision and Regulation, a reasonable party could raise ques more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Report Linking Nitrates to High Iowa Cancer Rates Carries Lessons for Agricultural Communities Across the United States * According to the IEC-Harkin report, in some areas of Iowa, agricultural sources are responsible for 80% of water nitrate contamination. The findings have sweeping implications for communities across the country where excess fert more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, March 25 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice leaders highlight innovation ecosystem at CERAWeek * "Innovation districts have a reverse Anna Karenina problem," Rice University's Adrian Tromel said at a CERAWeek panel on Rice's innovation district, the Ion. "Every unsuccessful innovation district is unsuccessful for the same reason -it tries to be Silicon Valley. Every successful innovation district is successful in its own way." Tromel, Rice's  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Supports Latest Resolution to Stop Trump's Illegal Iran War * Washington (March 24, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting for the third time to prevent the Trump administration from further military action against Iran without congressional approval. Senator Chris Murphy's resolution failed, 47-53, after Republicans once ag more PR

DALLAS, Texas, March 24 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Simple blood test may predict abnormal bone growth early * DALLAS - March 24, 2026 - Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are part of a team that developed a simple blood test that can detect heterotopic ossification (HO), the abnormal formation of bone in soft tissues after injury or surgery, weeks before it can be identified by traditional imaging. Their findings more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 24 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * SPH Plugs In: Fresh Picks for Spring *. Featured Members of the SPH community share their picks for several books and a song that they would recommend to others in public health. School of Public Health community members share recommendations for content that has resonated with them and that they feel others in public health might also appreciate: "Drag Queens in Limousine more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Stop & Shop and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Celebrate Opening of Food Pantry for Patients and Families * The pantry will help combat food insecurity among cancer patients by integrating easy access of convenient, nutritious and culturally responsive food into patient care. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is celebrating the opening of its new food pantry, launch more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * Teach Plus Announces 4th Cohort of Teacher Leaders to Advocate for Student-Centered Issues at the National Level Washington, D.C. -- Teach Plus, a national nonprofit that empowers teachers to lead student-centered improvements in educational policy and instructional practice, h more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * Teach Plus Applauds the Introduction of the Open Books, Open Doors Act Washington, D.C., March 25, 2026--Teach Plus issued the following statement on the introduction of the Open Books, Open Doors Act in Congress: "Literacy is the foundation of all future learning, yet for to more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 25 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * A team of UNM researchers honored with 2026 ALA research award By Megan Borders An all-women team of six researchers, five from The University of New Mexico College of University Librarian and Learning Sciences and their colleague at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has received the 2026 Jesse H. Shera Award for distinguished published research from the American Library Association. Th more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 [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: * * * Three Steps Governments Can Take Now to Cut Energy Bills * As volatile energy prices continue to spike, driven in part by geopolitical instability and gas market shocks, governments face an urgent challenge: how to bring down household energy bills immediately and protect their citizens fro more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Entered Settlements Exceeding $900 Million and Collected Over $70 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2025 * BOSTON - United States Attorney Leah B. Foley announced today that the District of Massachusetts entered settlements with defendants for more than $900 million and collected more than $70 million in crimin more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Receives nearly $6 Million NASA Grant to Understand the Fate of River Water in the Arctic Ocean * The world's smallest ocean-the Arctic-is also the most mysterious. The Arctic's sub-zero temperatures, extreme weather and large amounts of thick sea ice present challenges for studying the interaction between the frigid saltwater ocean and the freshwater rivers that empty into it.  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, March 24 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * UTSW, InterAct partner on novel gene therapy for metastatic cancer UT Southwestern Medical Center and InterAct Therapeutics have announced an exclusive licensing agreement to develop and commercialize a groundbreaking computational platform and gene therapy pipeline targeting cancer metastasis. The partnership centers on InterAct's proprietary computational engine, which " more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued a statement on today's Financial Stability Council Oversight meeting: "The private credit market is d more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hell Bent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN's The Situation Room, slamming Republicans for holding travelers and TSA officers hostage in their attempts to block ICE reforms and force passage of voter suppression legislation. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On Republica more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Why solid-state batteries keep short-circuiting * Batteries that use solid metal as their charge-carrying electrolyte could potentially be a safer and far more energy-dense alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, these solid-state batteries have been plagued by the formation of metallic cracks called dendrites that cause them to short circuit. The problem has so far preve more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements * The next time you're scrolling your phone, take a moment to appreciate the feat: The seemingly mundane act is possible thanks to the coordination of 34 muscles, 27 joints, and over 100 tendons and ligaments in your hand. Indeed, our hands are the most nimble parts of our bodies. Mimicking their many nua more PR