BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: Education] -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, posted the following news release: * * * 18 Colorado Teacher Leaders Selected to Close Gaps From Early Learning to Career * #The 2026-27 Teach Plus Policy Fellows to Focus on Strengthening Foundational Learning, Expanding Postsecondary Pathways, and Building a Sustainable Educator Workforce QUICK FACTS Who: 18 preK through 12th grade educator more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 August 17, 2026 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Re: Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal, 91 Fed. Reg. 40,290 (July 1, 2026), Docket No. NRC-2011-0012, NRC-2015-0003, NRC-2017-0081, RIN 3150-AI92. The Abundance Institute and Valar Atomics (collectively, Commenters) submit these comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Coverage Of Gender-Affirming Care Under The Affordable Care Act * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 20 other states secured a major victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down a key provision of a Trump Administration final rule that would have excluded coverage of certain types of ge more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Settlement With Merging Real Estate Investment Trusts To Protect Boston Renters * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced an Assurance of Discontinuance entered into with AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) and Equity Residential (EQR), resolving a preliminary investigation by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) into the merger of the two companies and ensuring tha more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category BizComputer Technology] (TNSrep) -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, posted the following news release: * * * Akamai Named a Microsegmentation Leader * As microsegmentation plays an increasingly critical role in organizations' broader security initiatives, Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced it was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave(tm): Microsegmentation Solutions, Q3 2026 report. Forrester evaluated 10 total vendors in the microsegmentation space agains more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Alzheon Response to HHS RFI - National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease Alzheon, Inc. Response to HHS Request for Information: Update to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease Docket: HHS-ASPE-2026-0298 Document ID: HHS-ASPE-2026-0298-0001 Federal Register Citation: 91 FR 46791 (July 24, 2026) Comment Due Date: August 15, 2026 Submitted by: Alzheon, Inc. 11 more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus posted the following news: * * * Anne Douglass Advances Leadership in Early Childhood Education * 08/18/2026 | Madeline Kaprich Anne Douglass, professor of early childhood education at UMass Boston, is a nationally recognized leader in early childhood education research, policy, and leadership development. As a professor and the founding executive director of the Early Education Leaders Institute, she has been awarded more than $50 million in research and trai more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Anthea Coster awarded International Union of Radio Science Appleton Prize * MIT Principal Research Scientist Anthea J. Coster was awarded the prestigious Appleton Prize at the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) General Assembly and Science Symposium in Krakow, Poland, on Aug. 16. The Appleton Prize recognizes career achievements and outstanding contributions to studies in ionospheric physics. Appleton awardees are regar more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Coalition Secure Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under Affordable Care Act * Attorney General Clark and a multistate coalition secured a victory after a federal court struck down a key provision of a Trump Administration final rule that would have stripped Vermont of the ability to require health plans on Vermont Health Connect to provide coverage for gender-affirming care. The final rule at i more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 17 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act * Attorney General Dan Rayfield has won a major court victory protecting access to gender-affirming care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A federal court struck down a Trump Administration rule that would have excluded coverage of certain types of gender-affirming care as essential health benefits under the ACA. Ess more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Paxton Appeals Massachusetts Court Order That Unlawfully Blocks Enforcement of Texas Consumer Protection Law Against ActBlue * Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an opening brief in an appeal of a Massachusetts federal district court order. The court order blocks the OAG from proceeding with a Texas lawsuit to enforce Texas consumer protection laws against ActBlue. ActBlue is a political fundraising platform that has pr more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -As part of a multistate coalition, Attorney General William Tong on Friday secured a major victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down a key provision of a Trump Administration final rule that would have excluded coverage of certain types of  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Bosch Gets First NSD Declination Under Unified CEP * Anthony Mirenda, partner and co-chair of the firm's White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Practice, recently commented in Anti-Corruption Report on Bosch's settlement with the Department of Justice's National Security Division, the first declination under DOJ's new Corporate Enforcement Policy. Mirenda noted that Bosch's timely disclosure, cooperation with DOJ and  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Unlocking Flow Through Mental Practices Edson Filho talks about peak performance--what we know about it and how to get it By Stephanies Vang When people think about elite athletic performance, they often focus on physical training, natural talent, or the countless hours of practice that go into honing those skills. But according to Edson Filho, an associate professor of sport, exercise, and performa more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Brandeis University issued the following news: * * * New finance major and sports analytics minor pair rigorous academics with career-focused experience By Steve Foskett Two new academic programs rolling out this fall at the Brandeis School of Business and Economics - a finance major and a minor in sports analytics - will equip graduates with practical, real-world knowledge and experience in sectors increasingly reliant on a complex mix of computer science, data, teamwork and decision-making. Finance majo more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: Environment] (TNSbrep) -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: * * * New CATF report maps the policy path to unlocking next-generation geothermal across the Western United States * A new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) identifies targeted, actionable policies that western state government more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * CORRUPT CARRIE: "Buck Hitches Wagon to Defense Contractor Who Schemed To Defraud Taxpayers" [Nevada Current] * New reporting reveals that Carrie Buck has close ties to a defense contractor "who admits he colluded to defraud the U.S. government," a move that "wastes taxpayer money [and] compromises the security of troops." Despite the contractor admitting he plotted to rig bids for military contracts, Buck still gladly accepted a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Court Rejects Administration's Unlawful Restrictions on Health and Housing Grants * WASHINGTON -A federal judge has struck down sweeping, unlawful restrictions the Trump-Vance administration imposed on federal grants in a ruling that will restore critical funding for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, LGBTQI+ youth, and people experiencing homelessness. The ruling issued late Friday in Rhode Island Coalition Against more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 19 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * AG Jennings secures major court victory protecting gender-affirming care under the Affordable Care Act Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced a major victory in securing access to gender-affirming care. Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down a key provision of a Trump Administration final rule that would have excluded coverage of certain types of gender-affirming care  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * DNA shaper steers nervous system development * A functional nervous system depends on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. So as developing organisms build their nervous systems, their neurons must take on different forms and functions to fulfill their designated roles. That carefully orchestrated process gives rise to thousands of different cell types in the human brain. In the tiny worm known as C. elegans, the nervous syste more PR

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: * * * EBC Dam Management Committee Announces New Ascending Professional Representative The EBC Dam Management Committee is excited to announce that Rex Gamble, Water Resources Engineer and Project Manager with GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. has joined the Leadership Team as an Ascending Professional Representative. In this role, Rex will provide the Committee with insight into EBC's Ascending Professionals community and Committee, as more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Edo Banach Co-Authors Article on Insurance and End-of-Life Care in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management * Partner Edo Banach co-authored an article titled "Insurance Type and Quality of End-of-Life Care in Adults <65 Years With Hematologic Malignancies" in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. The article, a collaboration with researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Merative, analyzed 2,669 adults ages 18  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Declares New Jersey's Cannabis Labor Peace Agreement Mandate Preempted by Federal Law: What Every Licensed Operator Needs to Know * On August 10, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey entered final judgment in Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. v. New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, No. 25-cv-16397 (D.N.J.), declaring that the labor peace agreement ("LPA") requirement in the Cannabis R more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rejects Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Restrictions on Health and Housing Grants Providence, R.I. -- A federal judge today rejected the sweeping and unlawful restrictions the Trump-Vance administration imposed on federal grants administered by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * The Financial Planning Profession's Momentum Continues with Another Record CFP(R) Exam CFP Board Announces July 2026 CFP(R) Exam Results - CFP Board today announced the results of the July 2026 CFP(R) Certification Exam, administered during a July 14-21 testing window. This was the largest July exam in history, with 3,621 candidates sitting for the exam. The pass rate for the July 2026 exam was 66%. "Record e more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Foley Hoag Names Jay Reilly Co-Chair of Licensing & Strategic Transactions Practice * Foley Hoag announced that Jay Reilly has been named co-chair of the firm's Licensing & Strategic Transactions Practice, joining fellow co-chairs John Harre and Sumi Sedor. In this role, Reilly will help lead the continued growth and strategic direction of the practice, which advises clients across the life sciences, technology, energy and cli more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- Bentley University posted the following news: * * * Four Years at No. 1: The Princeton Review Once Again Ranks Bentley Career Services Best in the U.S. * Bentley University is ranked the top college in the country for "Best Career Services" by The Princeton Review for the fourth straight year. This is also the 14th consecutive year that Bentley's Pulsifer Career Development Center has been ranked among the top five in the United States, showcasing the university's strong return on investment and its focus more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 12, 2026 Charles Rhodes Office of Management and Budget 9245 New Executive Office Building 725 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-3099 Submitted electronically via Regulations.gov Re: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - Updates for 2027; Docket ID (USBC-2026-0133); ECPC recommendation at Section II.B.2 ("Bioeconomy-Related") more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Bolsters Real Estate Funds Platform with Addition of Rebecca Lock * Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Rebecca (Becca) Lock has joined the firm as partner in its Real Estate and Investment Funds and Capital industry groups in the Philadelphia office. "Becca is a highly regarded advisor to real estate fund sponsors, with strong experience across fund formation, raising capital, and complex investment str more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * Pilots, Flight Attendants Have Greater Risk of Radiation-Related Cancer Death Than Other Professions Findings support efforts to protect U.S. aircrews from cosmic radiation exposure By Katie Brace Of more than 500 occupations in the United States, flight attendants and pilots have the highest and second-highest proportion of radiation-related cancer deaths, a new study has found. The results support considering occupational radiation protect more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- Harvard University Global Health Institute posted the following news: * * * Harvard Undergraduates Immerse Themselves in Global Health Research and Community * This summer, nine Harvard undergraduates spent eight weeks immersed in global health research through the Harvard Global Health Institute's Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Health (SURGH) program, working with Harvard faculty, researchers, clinicians, and partner organizations across the Boston area. The 2026 cohort explored global health  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $890,000 in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants * EVERETT -The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that it is awarding nearly $890,000 in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants to 28 school districts to expand high-quality civics education for students across Massachusetts. The funding will support educator professional development, strengthen civics curriculum, and give students more o more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How 35 percent of U.S. employees are left on the margins * You've heard of gig workers, freelancers, and temporary employees. But do you know about marginal workers? Accounting for about one in six U.S. jobs, it's a huge category of people, who are going nowhere fast in the workplace -and don't really have much say about that. "Marginal workers are employees who have no career prospects at their organizations," says MIT Profes more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies * #'Lean into the fact that Clark is a small school' Starting college is exciting -and overwhelming. Most students are adjusting to a new city while being away from home for the first time and juggling classwork and social life. Students are thrown myriad opportunities and challenges: Make new friends, join a couple of clubs, explore Worcester, try local restaurants, network with peer more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 17, 2026 Submitted via www.regulations.gov Ms. Angela Hill U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590-0001 Re: Comments on "Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities" (Docket No. PHMSA-2026-0529) Dear Ms. Hill: The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America ( more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * DOJ Prevented from Unlawfully Accessing Minnesotans' Voter Data SAINT PAUL, MN - Today, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota became the twenty-third court to dismiss the Justice Department's lawsuit demanding unlawful disclosure of private voter information. The Trump administration has sued 30 states and Washington, DC, for unredacted voter lists containing private voter data. Courts in Arizona, California,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Bennet, Schumer, Schrier, 88 Colleagues Demand Rescission of Trump's Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 18, 2026) -Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Representative K more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Resident Sentenced in Attempt to Assassinate Cabinet Member Nominee at the U.S. Capitol * WASHINGTON - Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 73 months in prison in connection with an attempt to assassinate then-cabinet member nominee Scott Bessent with Molotov cocktails fashioned from bottles of vodka, and for carrying a folding knife o more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Mathematical framework connects biological principles to manufacturable, adaptive materials * The scales of a pine cone open in low humidity to scatter seeds, but close in damp conditions to protect seeds from moisture. An artificial material with the same behavior could be useful in applications like moisture-responsive shingles for passive cooling. MIT researchers have now developed a system that simplifies the process of desig more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Khanna, and Meeks Lead Colleagues in Demanding the Trump Administration Explain Decision to Lift Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials * WASHINGTON-Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Raking Member of the Congressional-Commission on China, Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act As part of a multistate coalition, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown secured a major victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down a key provision of a Trump administration final rule that would have excluded coverage of certain types of gender-affirming care as more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT engineers connect bacteria to create living transistors * MIT researchers have engineered bacteria that can function as transistors, allowing the team to create living "circuit boards" that can be printed onto a growth medium in a Petri dish. In electrical circuits, transistors function as switches that can turn current on or off. In the biological circuits that the researchers have created, bacterial switches control the fl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news: * * * National Election Committee conducts lottery selection * The National Election Committee, appointed at the Los Angeles convention to conduct the election of national officers for NALC, met on Aug. 17 to set the rules and procedures for the election. It also conducted a random drawing to determine the order in which candidates' names will be placed on the ballot for each contested national officer position. Candidates more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 17, 2026 Submitted via Regulations.gov and via Email The Honorable Ho K. Nieh, Chairman, and Fellow Commissioners U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 cc: Michelle Rome and Andrew Carrera, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (michelle.rome@nrc.gov; andrew.carrera@nrc.gov) Re: Docket ID No. NRC-2025-0478; RIN 3150-AL38; Implement more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. COMMENTS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW MEXICO August 17, 2026 Via Electronic Submission The Honorable David A. Wright, Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Re: Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal, 91 Fed. Reg. 40,290 (July 1, 2026) Docket ID No. NRC-2011-0012; NRC-2015-0003; NRC-2017-0081. Dear Chairman Wright: The Attorne more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Center for Biomedical System Design & NEWDIGS Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies 800 Washington St. Box 63 Boston, MA 02111 NEWDIGS Consortium Center for Biomedical System Design . Tufts Medical Center Re: HHS Request for Comment on the Update to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease Docket ID HHS-ASPE-2026-0298 . Federal Register Doc.  more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Nichole Lopez-Tackett Named a Notable Leader in Accounting, Consulting & Law by Crain's Chicago Business Ropes & Gray finance partner Nichole Lopez-Tackett has been named to the 2026 Crain's Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law list. The list recognizes Chicago-area senior professionals whose work shapes business, civic life, and the courts. Nichole advises corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors and investment fu more PR

WESTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * North Suffolk Community Services and Regis College Partner to Enhance Staff Development and Recruitment Initiatives New Partnership Expands Access to Affordable Undergraduate and Advanced Degrees - Regis College and North Suffolk Community Services announce a strategic partnership that will support community-based human services employees with access to Regis programs and collaboration opportunities with Regis faculty. "Expanding access to higher education  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 17, 2026 Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, RIN number 3046-AB37 Dear Mr. Windmiller, We write to express our opposition to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's ("EEOC's") Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM"), "Removal of Reporting Requirements," which proposes to eliminate several reporting requirements, including EEO-1 reports setting forth demogra more ST

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Pega Advances Responsible AI for Customer Engagement with New Capabilities and Strategic Partnership New responsible AI features bring enhanced transparency and governance to AI-powered marketing, while a new partnership with Gryphon unites responsible AI with compliance assurance WALTHAM, Mass. - Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the enterprise AI software company for mission-criti more PR

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * Piedmont Colleges Launch Collaborative Wildlife Tracking Effort to Map Migratory Birds * A new collaboration between Catawba College, Davidson College, and Queens University is bringing the secret migrations of birds into focus. Led by Joe Poston, professor of biology at Catawba College, Nicole M. Baran, professor of biology at Davidson College, and Jeff Thomas, professor of biology at Queens University, the project expands the reach of Motus, an intern more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Psychedelic Therapeutics Take Center Stage: FDA Announces Public Hearing and Finalizes Clinical Guidance * Key Takeaways: * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will hold a public hearing on September 14, 2026, to gather stakeholder feedback on the potential future therapeutic use of psychedelic drug products in supervised and supportive settings. * The hearing is part of a broader federal effort t more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Rethinking how innovation happens * Innovation is a concept that has become mythologized in the modern era: what it is, how to manage it, how to teach it, and how to get it to work for us. Despite these explorations, it remains fundamentally misunderstood, writes Eugene Fitzgerald, the Merton C. Flemings SMA Professor in MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in his latest book, "The Invisible Engine: Why Inno more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Rising Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Infrastructure: Federal Guidance and Next Steps for Operators * Key Points: * Cyberattacks on water utilities are on the rise, with utility companies in at least seven states reporting incidents affecting water operations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") since July 27, 2026. * The FBI, Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Anaqua on Unified Patents Acquisition Ropes & Gray represented Anaqua in the acquisition of Unified Patents, an international membership organization that seeks to deter abusive patent assertions in the Standard Essential Patent (SEP) and Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) technology areas. The transaction was announced on August 4. Financial terms were not disclosed. By combining Anaqua's leading IP management platform with Unifie more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Sunrise on Euros500 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering Ropes & Gray has advised Sunrise Communications AG (Sunrise), the leading challenger in the Swiss telecommunications market, in connection with the issuance by Sunrise HoldCo IV B.V. of Euros500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2033. The offering was launched and priced on July 20, 2026 and closed on August 3, 2026. The proceeds from more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * SEC Reg S-P Sweep Exams: What Investment Advisers Should Be Ready to Produce Now * Industry reports indicate that the SEC's Division of Examinations ("DOE") has moved from identifying Regulation S-P as a 2026 examination priority to issuing document request letters in what appears to be a sweep examination of registered investment advisers. A reported SEC document request letter, circulated among compliance professionals, alig more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Ranking Member Wyden, Colleagues Demand HHS, DHS Stop Sharing Medicaid Data with ICE * Letter to HHS, CMS (PDF) | Letter to DHS (PDF) Washington (August 18, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Senators  more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 18 -- Eckerd College posted the following news: * * * Six Eckerd College Students Spend the Summer Interning at One of the Nation's Leading Hospitals * Eckerd-MGH interns during their final presentations. Left to right: Senior Project Coordinator Coleen Cunningham, Finn Topham '27, Maggie Tomaszewski '27, Kylee Roberts '27, Brady Schumaker '28, Allen Chen '27, Stephanie Wall-Perrogon '28 and Professor of Neurology Sue Slaugenhaupt '85 (P '20), Ph.D. Photo courtesy of Coleen Cunningham. When Finn Topham graduat more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Springfield Crossing Opens as Modern Retail Center * A new chapter is underway for one of western Massachusetts' most recognizable commercial properties. The former Eastfield Mall is being transformed into Springfield Crossing, a vibrant open-air shopping destination designed to meet today's consumers while stre more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor King Announce Appointment of Dr. Michelle Coach as the Ninth President of SUNY Morrisville Dr. Coach Currently Serves as Dean of the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) at Connecticut State Community College - The State University of New York Board of Trustees voted today to name Dr. Michelle Coach as the ninth president of SUNY Morrisville. Dr. Coach currently serves as more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Supersonic whale calls and special relativity * Standing on the sandy, windswept shores of Provincetown, Massachusetts, people may find themselves squinting at the horizon, waiting for a whale to make its grand entrance with a spectacular breach. On a good day, they might spot a couple. But for a more precise and consistent way to detect the presence of whales, oceanographers like John Spiesberger, a visiting scholar in the Department of  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Tackling rare genetic disorders with patient-focused science * Shannon Knight attributes her interest in neuroscience to an experience she had in high school. She and her sister attended a medical day for students at the nearby University of Illinois Chicago. As they were on their way out of the event, they walked past a room with a person holding a brain. "We stopped and backpedaled into the room, and I was so fascinated," says  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: Education] (TNSrpt) -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, posted the following news release: * * * Teach Plus Texas Teacher Leaders Outline Legislative Priorities in a New Report * "Teaching Towards Tomorrow" Calls on Texas Policymakers to Invest in Teacher Preparation, Guaranteed Planning Time, Affordable Healthcare, and AI Frameworks for Schools Executive Summary: * Findings: 80% of educat more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Three Foley Hoag Panel Proposals Advance to SXSW 2027 Community Voting * Foley Hoag attorneys have submitted three panel proposals for SXSW 2027, addressing cutting-edge issues in quantum computing, intellectual property, and autonomous systems. The proposals are currently featured on SXSW's PanelPicker platform, where community voting helps determine which sessions will be selected for the conference. The proposed sessions a more PR

WESTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * TramutoPorter Foundation Announces Additional Endowment Support to Expand Educational Opportunity at Regis College The TramutoPorter Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary by strengthening its commitment to developing compassionate leaders and expanding educational opportunities through new endowment investments supporting mission-driven organizations. Among the recipients is Regis College, which has received additional funding to expand scholarship supp more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Two Massachusetts Men Indicted for Armed Bank Robberies * BOSTON - Two Massachusetts men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with two armed bank robberies that occurred on April 28, 2026. Steven Harris, 34, and Angel Gonzalez, 26, have been indicted with two counts of armed bank robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery. The defendants were previou more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, posted the following news release: * * * U.S. News Reveals 2026-2027 Best High Schools Rankings * Washington, D.C. - U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, announced the 2026-2027 Best High Schools rankings today, offering families a vital resource to navigate local education options and plan for academic success. The rankings evaluate around 27,000 eligible public high schools at the national, s more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Dining Celebrates a Decade at No. 1 for 'Best Campus Food' * The University of Massachusetts Amherst has once again been recognized for its exceptional campus dining experience, earning the coveted No. 1 spot on The Princeton Review's list of Best Campus Food for an unprecedented 10th year. The achievement underscores UMass Dining's commitment to serving healthy, sustainable and delicious food, featuring authentic, globally insp more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll Finds Minogue Leading Shortsleeve in GOP Governor Primary, while Healey Remains Strong Despite Voters' Economic Pessimism Two weeks before the Sept. 1 Massachusetts primary vote, Mike Minogue holds a 2-to-1 lead over Brian Shortsleeve among likely Republican voters for the party's nomination for governor, according to a new statewide University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB Poll.Minogue, former CEO of medical device com more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * New study reveals how neutrophils reach infection sites without damaging healthy tissue Findings suggest a potential target for treating inflammatory diseases At a glance * Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School and the University of Bath discovered how neutrophils are guided to infection sites without damaging healthy tissue. * Neutrophils are the body's most abundant type of white blood cells and are a fir more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, Aug. 18 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * Smart materials could help future medical devices speak the body's language By Sara Elliott Simon Rondeau-Gagne is developing a new generation of smart, flexible polymer materials that could transform how technology interacts with the human body. In the not-so-distant future, those materials could contribute to medical breakthroughs ranging from wearable biosensors that detect disease earlier to implantable devices that help restore vision. "Our body do more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington secures court victory protecting gender-affirming care under the Affordable Care Act * Attorney General Nick Brown and a multistate coalition secured a major victory on Friday protecting gender-affirming care from federal overreach. The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down a key provision of a Trump administration final rule that would have excluded coverage of certain types of gender more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * When AI art has no author: Study finds generated images often can't be traced to training data * When an artificial intelligence image generator produces a portrait, whose work went into it? The question sits at the center of lawsuits, licensing deals, and proposed regulations worldwide. Artists want credit. Companies want clarity. Policymakers want a way to assign responsibility. New work from a team of researchers at MIT's Comp more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * When AI meets global health: Who governs, who benefits and what works? * Across a four-part virtual discussion series convened by the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) in partnership with the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School this spring, experts from academia, multilateral organizations, government, philanthropy and civil society examined the opportunities, challenges and key questions shaping AI's role in global health. Together, the more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Yasmin Al Ameen Named a Law360 2026 International Arbitration Rising Star * International Litigation and Arbitration Senior Associate Yasmin Al Ameen has been selected as one of Law360's Rising Stars. The annual awards recognize individuals under 40 for exceptional accomplishments and leadership that place them among the legal profession's most promising talent. Al Ameen was one of just three attorneys selected in the Internat more PR