TAMPA, Florida, Aug. 7 [Category: Education] -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business issued the following news release: * * * AACSB Recognizes 38 Schools Extending Business Accreditation and 7 Schools Extending Accounting Accreditation * AACSB International (AACSB) announced today that 38 institutions have extended their business accreditation and seven have extended their accounting accreditation. AACSB now has 1,085 accredited institutions in 71 countries and territories, and 195 institutions with AACSB accreditatio more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Announces Funding For Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Across The Commonwealth * BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that it has awarded $424,223.83 in funding to 38 organizations across the Commonwealth to support youth summer job opportunities that focus on advancing public health and professional development for young people. The funding was awarded through the AGO's He more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * AG Mayes Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Undermine Affordable Care Act Protections Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to challenge a federal rule that once again illegally undermines the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and would make health insurance more expensive and harder to ob more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSjou) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Burning soil and peat drove most emissions in Canada's record 2023 wildfire season The findings highlight the vulnerability of Canada's soil carbon stores to intensifying wildfires. - HAMILTON -- Most of the carbon released during Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfire season came from burning soil and peat, rather than trees, according to new research from McMaster University. The study, published 27 July in the journal Geophysical Res more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30 [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 Urges SEC to Withdraw Proposal to Rescind Climate Disclosure Rules * BOSTON-Ceres today submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opposing the agency's proposal to rescind its landmark 2024 climate-related disclosure rules. Ceres'  more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * Chance Favors the Curious: How Serendipity Drives Scientific Discovery * "Serendipity... You will understand it better by the derivation than by the definition. I once read a silly fairy tale, called 'The Three Princes of Serendip': as their Highnesses traveled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of." -Horace more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle Granted Trust Charter by the New York Department of Financial Services New charter deepens regulatory foundation for Circle and USDC - NEW YORK -July 31, 2026 -Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, today announced that it has received a limited purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Fi more PR

POTSDAM, New York, Aug. 1 -- Clarkson University issued the following news: * * * Clarkson University Partners with Industry Executives to Launch Introduction to Manufacturing Seminar Course As manufacturers race to adopt artificial intelligence, strengthen supply chains and expand production, Clarkson University is giving students a front-row seat to the industry's transformation through a new seminar course led by executives from some of the world's leading manufacturing companies. The new one-credit seminar, Introduction to Manufacturing more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Doctoral Oral Exams for Aug. 10-14, 2026 * The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows: Donald Snyder, Ph.D., Political Science, Monday, Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: "The Weight of Words: Operationalizing Clarity, Concreteness and Personalization in Political Language." Alex Theodoridis, chair. Jerome Hoover, Ph.D., Psychological and Br more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule updating the materials incorporated by reference into the Rhode Island State Implementation Plan (SIP), revising the federal record to reflect state air quality regulations and source-specific orders that have already received EPA approval. The administrative action took effect on July 31, 2026, and updates the SIP compilation through Dec. 22, 2025. The rule does not establish fresh air pollution requirements or alter emission limits. Instead, it  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Eyal Markman, Tom Braden Deliver Section Lectures at 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians * Eyal Markman and Tom Braden, professors of mathematics in the College of Natural Sciences, each recently presented section lectures at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians, the largest mathematics conference in the world. Speaking at the quadrennial meeting, presented by the International Mathematical Union and held this year July more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * First Health Care Declination Under DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy * On July 29, 2026, the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") National Fraud Enforcement Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announced the first healthcare sector declination under DOJ's new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy ("CEVSDP"), declining to prosecute Campus Eye  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Federal Law Enforcement Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $340,000 Cash from Elderly Scam Victims * BOSTON - A former U.S. Postal Inspector has pleaded guilty to stealing over $340,000 cash from packages mailed by elderly victims of lottery fraud scams, laundering some of the cash and failing to report it to the IRS. Scott Kelley, 52, of Pembroke, Mass. pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fra more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * GE Vernova expands Pennsylvania manufacturing facility to strengthen U.S. grid supply chain * Company is growing its existing Charleroi, Pa., facility to boost domestic production of grid-essential equipment and help shorten lead times for critical electrical infrastructure. * Expansion is part of an ongoing $138 million investment in the facility and is expected to create approximately 275 new jobs through 2028, w more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Dwelly on Raising $170 Million Series B * The Technology team advised Dwelly on raising $170 million Series B to build the AI operating system for UK lettings agencies. The financing was led by EQT Growth, with participation from General Catalyst, s16vc, Begin Capital, DVC, and a group of founders and technology executives. The round included $95 million in equity and a $75 million debt facility led by Tri more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Most Valuable Promotions on Merger With Professional Fighters League to Create Global Combat Sports Platform * The Sports and Technology Companies teams advised Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), co-founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, on its merger with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) to create a new global combat sports and entertainment company operating under the MVP master brand. The combined more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Premier Lacrosse League on Raising $100 Million in Series E Funding Round * The Technology team advised Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) on raising $100 million in a Series E funding round. Ares Management and Alibaba Group co-founder Joe Tsai led the round. ESPN also made a subsequent investment following last year's initial minority equity stake in the professional league, which coincided with an extension  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides Sail Biomedicines in Strategic Collaboration to Advance In Vivo CAR-T Medicines * The Life Sciences team guided Sail Biomedicines on its strategic collaboration with Johnson & Johnson to develop a new class of in vivo CAR-T therapies for immune-mediated diseases. The collaboration combines Sail's proprietary eRNA(tm) and targeted nanoparticle platform with Johnson & Johnson's drug development, manufacturing more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Announces Historic $93 Million Investment in Springfield's MassMutual Center * SPRINGFIELD -Governor Maura Healey today announced $93 million in new capital investments for Springfield's MassMutual Center over the next five years, representing the largest investment in the facility's history and reaffirming the Healey-Driscoll Administration's commitment to Springfield and Western Massachusetts. The improvements w more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Calls for Trump Administration to Invest in Safe Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure * BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey is urging continued federal investment in drinking water and clean water infrastructure following the recent sewer force main break in Haverhill and proposed cuts by the Trump Administration that would significantly reduce funding for projects that communities rely on to provide safe drinking more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * Traditional Food Program Reduces Heart Failure Hospital Visits in Navajo Nation Culturally and medically tailored meals improve cardiovascular health, food security - A culturally tailored meal program rooted in traditional Dine (Navajo) foods significantly reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits among heart failure patients in rural Navajo Nation, according to a new randomized clinical trial led by researchers at Brigham and  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Longmeadow Accountant Sentenced to Prison for $18 Million Loan Fraud Conspiracy * BOSTON - A Longmeadow woman was sentenced yesterday for defrauding commercial lenders out of almost $20 million dollars over a four-year period. Christine Gendron, 62, a former certified public accountant, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to one year of confinement, with six months to be ser more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Titus Reintroduce Legislation to Defend Human Rights in Turkey Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) along with Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) reintroduced the Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2026 to promote democracy, defend human rights, and impose accountability on the Government of Turkey for systemic political repression and violations of international law. Following the attempted coup in July 2016, the Government of Turke more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Building energy security through more sustainable batteries PhD student Hugh Smith works to develop sodium-ion batteries, whose components are more abundant and accessible than those of conventional lithium-ion technology. - For Hugh Smith, the challenge of building an energy-secure future isn't about creating the world's "best" battery. It's about designing the right battery for the right job. As a fifth-year PhD candidate in M more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Connecting research to policy on Capitol Hill MIT students and postdocs discussed science funding and research with policymakers in Washington during the MIT Science Policy Initiative’s annual Congressional Visit Days.  - This spring, 25 MIT students and postdocs traveled to Washington to meet with congressional staffers and advocate for sustained federal investment in scientific research. With recent cuts to National Science more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues to Protect Health Insurance Coverage Co-Leads Lawsuit to Prevent Damage to New Jersey Healthcare - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today co-led the filing of a lawsuit challenging a federal rule that illegally undermines the Affordable Care Act (ACA), making health insurance more expensive and harder to obtain for millions of Americans, and which has already caused tens  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, speaking from a double-decker "LIFT" bus during a tour of the Bronx, announced the launch of the LIFT Tracker, an interactive database showing more than 100 city-owned sites where the administration plans to build upward of 50,000 affordable homes. The Land Inventory Fast Track (LIFT) initiative, created by executive order on the mayor's first day in office, aims to speed development on public land and give residents a transparent view of the pipeline at nyc.gov/lift. Deputy Mayo more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * New Single-Celled Species Discovered at the MBL Gives Insights into How Life Can Adapt to Marine Lifestyles * Hidden in water collected from the Marine Biological Laboratory's (MBL) own Waterfront Park, Whitman Fellows Takato Honda, an MIT research scientist, Picower Fellow, and Daniel Cortes, an assistant professor of biology at Virgina Tech have discovered a new species of  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 [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: * * * Oil Majors EExxon and Chevron latest profits come as extreme heat and rising living costs squeeze households * As communities across the globe confront devastating wildfires and endure record-breaking heatwaves and rising household costs, analysts expect US oil and gas companies Chevron and Exxon record-level quarterly profits. * Exxon  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * Pega Announces Special Cash Dividend WALTHAM, Mass. - Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the enterprise AI software company for mission-critical work, today announced that it will pay a previously declared special cash dividend of $7 million on September 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 17, 2026, excluding certain shareholders as described below. As previously disclose more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration to block rule that would undermine Affordable Care Act protections Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general and one governor in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to challenge a federal rule that once again illegally undermines the Affordable Care Act (A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dina Titus introduces legislation to compel reforms in Turkey * Congresswoman Dina Titus has introduced the Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2026 to institute accountability measures to compel Turkey to adhere to democratic values, respect human rights, and release political prisoners. The legislation would block U.S. security assistance to and cooperation with Turkey unless the Secretary of State certifies that the Turkish government has ma more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Valeas Capital Partners on Strategic Investment in My Pension Expert Ropes & Gray has advised growth-oriented equity investment firm Valeas Capital Partners on its strategic investment in the UK's leading at-retirement adviser, My Pension Expert. As part of the transaction, Palatine Private Equity will exit following a successful four-year partnership. My Pension Expert, a mission-driven certified B Corporation, is dedicated t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Remarks at Spotlight Forum on Need for Strong Ethics Guardrails to Prevent Trump Crypto Corruption Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, delivered remarks and questioned witnesses at a spotlight forum convened by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Minority co-chair more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Senator Coons, colleagues launch investigation into Trump administration's campaign to kill offshore wind projects "Administration's actions will kill more than 30,000 jobs and raise energy costs" - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Angus King (I-Maine), and Martin Heinrich (D-M.N.) launched an investigation with eight other Democratic colleagues into more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on July 30, 2026: * * * Senator Warren Statement on June 2026 PCE United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "Inflation is much higher today than it was when Donald Trump took office in January 2025. Today's data confirms that families paid more in June for hea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Warren, Reps. Keating, Lynch Urge FEMA to Rescind Decision to Cancel Coastal Recovery Projects * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 31, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with and Representatives Bill Keating (MA-09) and Stephen Lynch (MA-08) urged Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 1 Acting Regional Administrator Jarrett Devine to rescind the decision to canc more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Earns Three Distinguished Engineering Awards in New Jersey * VHB received three Distinguished Engineering Awards from the New Jersey Alliance for Action, recognizing projects that demonstrate engineering excellence and advance capital construction, infrastructure investment, and sustainable growth across New more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Calls for Bipartisan Action to Eliminate Debt Limit In response to President Donald Trump's recent Truth Social post, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement in support of eliminating the debt limit: "Donald Trump is right about this: Eliminate the debt limit--its only real function is to threaten an economic crisis. I'm ready to work with both Democratic and Republican Senators to immediately scrap more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Fights to Restore Direct File Through Senate Tax Bill, Calls Out Trump Admin's Attempts to Give Trump Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card on Tax Audits "[I]f we truly want to make tax filing accessible and convenient, we have to do more...[Canceling Direct File] is corruption, plain and simple, and my amendment would reverse that shameful decision" "We also cannot stand by when the Trump administration just cut a deal giving Donald Trump a g more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Warren Presses Trump Administration Over Failure to Protect US Economic and National Security U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Kessler, Under Secretary for Industry and Security, about reports that the B more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Releases New Responses from Key Trump-Affiliated Companies Regarding Corrupt IRS Settlement Six companies distanced themselves from the controversial agreement; several companies most closely tied to Trump family refused to respond - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released new responses from Trump-affiliated companies regarding President Donald Trump's corrupt deal with the Treas more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Slams Department of Defense for Turning Over Contracting Office to Wall Street, Private Equity Bankers Financial Industry Insiders Will be Given "Unmatched Access" to Privileged Pentagon Information "There appear to be no transparency [a]nd no protections to prevent them from acting in their own financial interest rather than the public interest" - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) grilled Deputy Secretary of Defense more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement On Her Bipartisan College Transparency Act Advancing Out of Senate Committee * Washington, D.C. -Following the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee's bipartisan 21-1 vote to advance Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy's (R-La.) College Transparency Act out of committee, Senator Warren released the following statement: "It's a no-brainer that students and families should have ac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, King Seek Data on Tax Break for Ultra-Wealthy Expanded by Republicans in One Big Beautiful Bill One year after bill passage, lawmakers ask JCT to investigate tax break benefits Republican expansion of Qualified Small Business Stock exclusion estimated to cost taxpayers $17.2 billion - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Angus King (I-Maine) wrote to the nonpartisan Joint Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Ryan, Lawmakers Investigate Reports that DoD Failed to Provide Sufficient Care for Service Members Injured in Iranian Strike Survivors of Iranian attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait say Pentagon ignored requests for advanced medical aid, failed to provide protection from strikes, misclassified injuries "[S]oldiers wounded in the attack concluded 'the military's medical system failed them.'" - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senators Investigate RFK Jr.'s Unresolved Financial Conflicts, Question Whether His Family is Profiting from Bogus Vaccine Lawsuits After Senate pressure, RFK Jr. handed over his stake in vaccine lawsuits to his son - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) opened a new investigation into whether Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. more PR

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * William Bailey Speaks at LCID 2026 * DAYTON, Ohio (AFLCMC) -Speed, empowered decision-making and a warfighter mindset took center stage July 28 as William D. Bailey, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, addressed attendees during the second day of Life Cycle Industry Days 2026 at the Dayton Convention Center. Bailey's keynote focused on the implementation o more PR