LOS ANGELES, California, April 23 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * 4 UCLA professors elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences * Four UCLA faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Eva Baker, Elizabeth Ligon Bjork, Ursula Heise and Angela Riley are among the 252 leaders in academia, the arts, science industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy and research chosen for membership this year more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 23 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * 4 WVU students named Goldwater Scholars, a University first * For the first time, West Virginia University has four recipients of the Goldwater Scholarship, the nation's premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, engineering and natural sciences that supports students with a strong commitment to research careers. Caden Ginter, a junior physics and computer science dual major from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Mason Powell, a sophomore earth a more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * A Message from Chancellor Reyes Regarding the Ongoing Investigation at the Campus Center Hotel * Chancellor Javier Reyes sent the campus community the email message below on April 23 regarding the ongoing investigation at the Campus Center Hotel. To the Campus Community, It is with deep sadness that I share that last night, the University of Massachusetts Police Department and the Northwestern District Attorney's Office responded to a su more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement on April 21, 206, by senior litigation counsel Olivia Summers: * * * ACLJ Files HHS Complaint: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Targets Faith-Based Pro-Life Centers in Violation of Federal Conscience Laws Our client is a pro-life doctor who has helped save hundreds of babies' lives, but pro-abortion forces are now aligned against him. Today we are taking decisive federal action to stop the outrageous Leftist campaign against him and the pr more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Sues Millbury-Based Renovation Company, Subcontractor, Property Manager Over Improper Asbestos Abatement Work * BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) filed a lawsuit against, Millbury-based renovation company Flodell Builders, Inc. (Flodell), Milford-based subcontractor SPG Home Services Inc. (SPG), Millbury-based property management company Libertas Realty LLC (Libertas), and Liberta more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * BCG Reports $14.4 Billion in Revenue, Marking 22nd Consecutive Year of Growth * * Tech- and AI-Focused Services Now Represent More than 40% of Total Revenue * BCG Grew to 33,500 Employees Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has reported 7% global revenue growth, rising to $14.4 billion in 2025 from $13.5 billion in 2024, marking its 22nd consecutive year of growth. The firm expanded acro more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * New Study Explains Differences in Liver Disease Treatment Outcomes How Treatments Steer the Immune System in Different Directions * One of the deadliest emergencies in liver medicine, severe alcohol associated hepatitis (AH) is a fast moving form of liver failure triggered by intense inflammation. Up to half of patients die within a month; as many as 60 percent die within six months. Yet clinicians have struggled to understand more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * California Insurance Commissioner Candidates Answer Climate Risk Questions at Ceres-Moderated Forum * SAN FRANCISCO -On Wednesday Ceres moderated a "first-of-its-kind" forum bringing together six California Insurance Commissioner candidates for a substantive conversation on c more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * Ceres honors California partners making the case for clean, affordable energy * San Francisco Climate Week underscored the scale of clean energy and climate progress happening all around us. California now gets two thirds of its energy from wind, solar, and other zero-carbon  more PR

NEW YORK, April 22 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor Olatunde Johnson Honored With the 2026 Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching News From Columbia Law Story Archive Professor Olatunde Johnson Honored With the 2026 Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching * Students describe her as engaging, demanding, charismatic, and caring. Johnson will accept the prize, awarded annually by the Law School's graduating class, at graduation on May 17. Olatunde Johnson, Ruth Bader Ginsburg '59 P more PR

NEW YORK, April 23 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database Today, Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unconstitutional, illegal, and a key component of the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moulton Announces Nearly $4 Million Federal Investment in Andover-Based Health Innovation Company Through ARPA-H * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) today announced a new major federal investment, as the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) awarded a new contract to Andover-based Physical Sciences, Inc. to support cutting-edge health technology development. As part of a broader initiative inve more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 24 -- The Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news: * * * Morally Diverse Communities More Accepting of Norm Violations Individuals in a morally diverse community tend to believe that the community's norms are looser. In turn, norm violations are more accepted, and there is a reduced willingness to police transgressions, according to research by Merrick Osborne, assistant professor of organizational behavior at the ILR School. "In morally diverse groups, there's actually less more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Announces $5 Million Gift from Larry and Susan Marx for Cancer Prevention and Early Detection * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced that Larry and Susan Marx have made a $5 million gift to support cancer prevention and early detection. This commitment will establish the Larry and Susan Marx Chair for Early Detection and expand funding for the Larry and Susan Marx Fund for Early  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DelBene Leads Bipartisan Push to Increase Seniors' Access to Breakthrough Medical Devices * Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Blake Moore (UT-01), Rudy Yakym (IN-02), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Lori Trahan (MA-03), and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) led a bipartisan letter urging Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oz to take action on improving Medicare cov more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Detention Centers, Migration, and Isolation with Professors Asha Best and Emma Shaw Crane * 'We have to become more imaginative in our solutions to problems'  On this episode of Challenge. Change., Clark University Professor Asha Best and Stanford University Professor Emma Shaw Crane discuss detention and migration in the United States and why the government chooses remote locations for detention centers. "We can understand migrant detention alongside more PR

FULLERTON, California, April 23 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * Educator Alison Dover Named 2026 Outstanding Professor * Cal State Fullerton educator Alison G. Dover has devoted her teaching and research career to advancing social, racial and economic justice in schools and communities. Dover, professor of secondary education and a leading social justice scholar, grew up in a working-class family in New York and never imagined she would become a professor. "Like many first-generation scho more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Seeks Public Input for Proposed Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at Baird & McGuire Superfund Site * BOSTON (April 22, 2026) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input for an interim cleanup plan to address groundwater contamination at the Baird & McGuire Superfund Site located at 775 South Street in Holbrook, Massachusetts. EPA is accepting public comments on the Proposed Plan from May 6, 2026, thr more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 [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: * * * 23 April 2026 Europe risks missing $1 trillion opportunity as fossil fuel windfall tax left off the table * The European Commission unveiled its emergency energy package in response to the Iran war shock, aimed at strengthening Europe's energy security and accelerating electrification. While campaigners at 350.org welcomed the Commission's more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Massachusetts Woman Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining More than $100,000 in COVID-19 Rental Assistance Funds in California * BOSTON - A Minnesota woman, formerly of Holliston, Mass., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with her fraudulent receipt of emergency rental assistance funds intended to provide housing assistance for individuals unable to pay rent due to  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 22 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Urges MA Businesses to Apply for Refunds for Trump's Illegal Tariffs, Renews Calls for Consumer Relief * Boston -Governor Maura Healey is today encouraging Massachusetts businesses to apply for refunds from the federal government if they were charged for President Trump's illegal tariffs. The Supreme Court struck down the tariffs earlier this year. Governor Healey is also renewing her call for the Trump Administrat more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $12.8 Million for Housing, Economic Opportunity and Development * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today announced $12.8 million in Community Investment Tax Credits (CITC) to 52 Community Development Corporations and Support Organizations across Massachusetts. These awards will support local nonprofit organizations as they advance affordable housing development and preservation, strengthen neighb more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 22, 2026, at a hearing on the Trump administration's trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to Ambassador Greer for being here today. When you were here a year ago, one may have been able to say a reckless experiment in trade policy was underway. With full confidence, we can now say, it's a full-blown failur more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 23 -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Over 22,000 Illinois small businesses could face over 50% tax rate under proposed 'millionaires tax' Illinois lost more of its income to outmigration than any other state in 2023 * The Illinois General Assembly could vote as soon as today on a massive tax hike on small businesses, the state's primary job creators. House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 21 would add a 3% income tax on earnings above $1 million, which includes pass more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Innovation symposium planned to connect defense ecosystem partners The Lantern: Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center will host an innovation symposium June 2 at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Applied Research Corporation's, Northstar Campus in Lincoln, Massachusetts.  This year's theme is "Accelerating the Warfighting Advantage: Speed, Scale and Synergy." "Our mission at the Lantern is to empower the Hans more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * UPDATED DATA: Inflation, Gasoline Costs Continue to Soar Under President Trump New reports show that families have spent $2,300 more each on daily expenses since Trump took office; Americans have paid $16 billion more on gas since start of Iran War * Today, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority released two updated reports on state-by-state inflation cost data a more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Judi LaBranche Named Recipient of 2026 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching * Judi LaBranche, senior lecturer II in the Department of Kinesiology, has been named UMass Amherst's recipient of the 2026 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching by the University of Massachusetts Foundation.Celebrating extraordinary educators across all five UMass campuses, the annual recognition provides a $10,000 stipend for each of the honorees, made possi more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Laura Furlan Named 2026 American Council of Learned Societies Fellow * Laura Furlan, associate professor and director of American studies in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA), has been named the 2026 Carl and Betty Pforzheimer Fellow in English and American Literature by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).Furlan is among 63 scholars selected nationwide from a competitive pool of more than 2,000 applicants through a  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts: Governor Signs Legislation Into Law Doubling Adult-Use Marijuana Possession Limits * Boston, MA: Democratic Gov. Maura Healey has signed legislation ( HB 5350 ) into law, raising marijuana possession limits for adults and making several other policy changes. Specifically, the bill doubles the amount of cannabis (from one ounce to two ounces) that adults may legally purchase, po more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT takes top team honors in 86th Putnam Math Competition * In an outstanding performance at the 86th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, MIT's team once again took the top spot for the sixth consecutive year. MIT secured four of the five Putnam Fellows, who are the five highest-ranking students, and the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize, which is given to a woman whose "performance in the competition is particularly meri more PR

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release: * * * MITRE and The Weather Company Announce Collaboration to Advance Global Weather Intelligence * McLean, Va., Bedford, Mass., & Atlanta, April 23, 2026 - A new strategic collaboration between MITRE and The Weather Company (TWCo) aims to advance weather forecasting by incorporating high-resolution weather data into advanced AI-based fore more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Morally diverse communities more accepting of norm violations * Individuals in a morally diverse community tend to believe that the community's norms are looser. In turn, norm violations are more accepted, and there is a reduced willingness to police transgressions, according to research by Merrick Osborne, assistant professor of organizational behavior at the ILR School. "In morally diverse groups, there's actually less consensus about what is right or wron more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New chip can protect wireless biomedical devices from quantum attacks * As quantum computers advance, they are expected to be able to break tried-and-true security schemes that currently keep most sensitive data secure from attackers. Scientists and policymakers are working to design and implement post-quantum cryptography to defend against these future attacks. MIT researchers have developed an ultra-efficient microchip that c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * One Year Later, Senate Democrats' Social Security War Room Highlights Wins for Americans * Warren: "We're keeping up the fight to protect -and expand -Social Security to make sure it's here for generations of Americans to come." Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Senate Democrats' Social Security War Room, led by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), published a new report highlighting how, in its first year, it has fought to more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Hampshire College posted the following news: * * * Professor Jeff Barton and Student Grover Patteson Hernandez F24 Use Math to Fight Partisan Gerrymandering * "When I came to Hampshire I planned to study computer science," said Div II student Grover Patteson Hernandez F24. "But I found a love for math and data analysis during my first two semesters. I have since focused on the use of data in understanding the relationship between people and the environments they live in, particularly within urban areas."  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 23 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards 2025 winners announced * The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 1 with 2025 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ Region 1 includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (Central/Eastern), Rhode Island and Vermont. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other M more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * RelyOn Nutec Agrees to Pay $2.3 Million to Resolve Allegations of PPP Loan Fraud * BOSTON - RelyOn Nutec USA LLC (RelyOn), a company headquartered in Houma, La., has agreed to pay $2,389,213 to resolve allegations that it fraudulently obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was ineligible. Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and the Economic Security Act (CARES Act)  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Reintroduces Bill to Raise Hazard Pay and Strengthen Protections for Health Care Workers * WASHINGTON D.C. - APRIL 23, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) reintroduced the Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act, alongside Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), legislation to raise hazard pay and strengthen protections for health care workers. The legislation, which was Rep. Lee's first bil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Garcia, Tlaib, Ramirez Introduce Bill to Stop ICE's Warehouse Detention Prisons * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) joined Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), and 12 Members of Congress to introduce the Ban Warehouse Detention Act, which would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from establishing, operating, expanding more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ryan Weinstein Discusses San Leandro Antisemitism Lawsuit in the San Francisco Chronicle In a new article in the San Francisco Chronicle (https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-leandro-high-school-lawsuit-22220489.php), litigation & enforcement counsel Ryan Weinstein is featured discussing a lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of Eden Horwitz, a Jewish high school senior, and her mother agains more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sarah Davidoff Discusses AI Literacy and Big Law Hiring in The American Lawyer In a new article in The American Lawyer (https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2026/04/22/for-law-students-ai-literacy-and-enthusiasm-may-impact-big-law-employment-prospects/), co-hiring partner Sarah Davidoff discusses how AI literacy and enthusiasm are becoming important factors in attorney recruiting, as familiarity with AI tools and their appli more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Grills RFK Jr. Over Hypocrisy on Pesticides and Inability to Stand Up to Trump * Washington (April 22, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement following his questioning of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who appeared in front of the H more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Fifth Iran War Powers Vote * Washington (April 22, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting in favor of the war powers resolution introduced by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.). The vote failed 46-51. "Trump's war of choice on Iran is proving to be a wasteful, unjust, and useless mission as negotiations and the ceasefire remain fragile. Congress never authorized more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey's Amendment to Lower Electricity Prices Rejected by Republicans as They Vote to Give $140 Billion Blank Check to ICE, Border Protection * Washington (April 23, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, offered an amendment on the Senate floor that would require action to lower electricity costs for working people, but was blocked by Republicans as they voted to give a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Cramer Resolution Recognizing National Assistive Tech Day Unanimously Passes Senate * Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (April 22, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) released the following statement today after the Senate passed their resolution designating April 22, 2026 as "National Assistive Technology Awareness  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 23 (TNSrep) -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * SPHHS Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz Shapes National Report on Maternal Heart Risk * A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report (https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/29425) warns that missed opportunities to prevent and treat heart-related conditions are contributing to pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S.-and Anna Maria Siega-Riz, professor and dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, says t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, released the following opening statement on April 15, 2026, at a hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy defense activities: * * * Thank you, Chairman DesJarlais, and welcome to our panel of distinguished witnesses. Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Honorable Brandon Williams and General White to the subcommittee. There is much work to be done across both of your age more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Three from MIT named 2026 Goldwater Scholars * Three MIT rising seniors have been selected to receive a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, including Deeksha Kumaresh in the School of Engineering and Anna Liu and Charlotte Myersin the School of Science. An estimated 5,000 college sophomores and juniors from across the United States were nominated for the scholarships, of whom only 454 were selected. The Goldwater Scholarships hav more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Speaks to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. About MAHA Agenda * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the work he is doing to promote the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. Specifically, Sen. Tuberville focused on protecting rural hospitals and banning dangerous dyes and unknown ingredients from our foods. Read Sen. Tuberville' more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UCS Experts Available to Discuss Study Detailing Nationwide Nitrate Contamination of Public Water Systems * The Environmental Working Group (EWG) today released a new study (https://www.ewg.org/research/drinking-water-almost-1-5-americans-contains-nitrates-linked-cancer-and-birth-defects) detailing how widespread nitrate contamination of public drinking water systems--much of it from industrial agriculture more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst IT Launches Real-Time Campus Wi-Fi Status Map * UMass Amherst Information Technology has launched a new real-time Wireless Availability and Status Map designed to make campus Wi-Fi network information more visible and easier to navigate. The map allows students, faculty, and staff to quickly check whether a building is experiencing a known outage, maintenance activity or other wireless service disruption, helping the campus com more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was born somewhere much different from our solar system Less than a year ago, astronomers discovered a comet soaring through our sky that was not from our solar system. Although we still don't know where this interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS came from, research led by the University of Michigan has revealed new insights about its birthplace. Wherever that was, it was much colder than the environment that c more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Presents at the NHDOT/ACEC-NH Technical Exchange Conference * VHB transportation leaders joined public- and private-sector peers at the 2026 New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) and American Council of Engineering Companies of New Hampshire (ACEC-NH) Technical Exchange Conference to share prac more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * WHOI wins Webby People's Voice Award for It's an Ocean World interactive experience * Woods Hole, Mass. (April 22, 2026) -Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has been named a winner of a 2026 Webby People's Voice Award for It's an Ocean World an interactive web experience created as part of WHOI's Campaign for Our Ocean Planet. The honor, awarded in the Websites and Mobile Sites: Science catego more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * WILLIAMS COLLEGE VIOLATED RIGHTS OF ORTHODOX JEWISH STUDENT, DENIED FAIR HOUSING, BRANDEIS CENTER ARGUES IN FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND HUD CLAIM The Brandeis Center urges federal Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to investigate, school to revise housing policies * The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today filed a first-of-its-kind complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and U more PR