TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 27 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * 'Canada's innovation advantage': 6 leading researchers join U of T via federal initiative to draw world-class talent * Six researchers at the forefront of advances in human health, technology, the natural world and the next frontier are joining the University of Toronto through a major federal initiative to bring top international talent to Canada. MRI scientist Adrienne Campbell-Washburn, computer science engineer Tanya Berger-Wolf, biostatistician Shu more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * A Path Forward for Linville Falls After Hurricane Helene * As the National Park Service (NPS) advances recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene, VHB has started work at Linville Falls along the Blue Ridge Parkway, helping evaluate solutions that will restore damaged facilities and strengthen the site's resili more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 28 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown secures court order temporarily blocking Postal Service's unlawful mail voting rule * District court judge issues temporary restraining order to block rule from taking effect A coalition of 25 states co-led by Attorney General Nick Brown has secured an order temporarily blocking a new rule by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that would have disrupted the states' vote-by-mail programs and put voters' rights at risk ah more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Court Order Temporarily Blocking Postal Service's Unlawful Mail Voting Rule * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 25 states have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking a new rule by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that would have imposed burdensome requirement more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Challenges Title X Funding Conditions * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a multistate coalition in suing to block unlawful grant conditions that threaten to strip federal funding for family planning services from states and providers. The lawsuit (PDF), filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, challenges new conditions on Title X funds, which support reproductive healt more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Reduced brain volume may act as a clock for progression to early-onset dementia In people diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, a biomarker tool that detects shrinkage of the brain's gray matter may predict how quickly someone may progress from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia, according to a new study published August 26, 2026, in Neurology(R), an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Anna Nagurney Delivers Keynote at Joint Odense-Kyiv Conference on Mathematics for the Real World * Anna Nagurney, the Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies delivered the keynote talk, "Networks, Supply Chains, and Variational Inequalities," at the Mathematics for the Real World Conference, on Aug. 26 in Odense, Denmark.The conference was held simultaneously in Odense-at the Danish Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 [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: * * * At Climate Week NYC, Ceres to spotlight climate solutions, sustainable data centers, and energy affordability policies * NEW YORK CITY: Ceres, a leading sustainability nonprofit, will host a mainstage event and other programming at Climate Week NYC 2026, focused on the opportu more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Early Win for Voters in Lawsuit Over USPS Rule Restricting Mail-In Voting * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a coalition of states' request for a temporary restraining order (TRO), halting core parts of the Trump Administration's U.S. Postal Service (USPS) final rule which unlawfully more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 27 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Challenges Title X Funding Conditions * Attorney General Clark today joined a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed today in federal court, challenges new conditions on Title X funds, which support reproductive health care, famil more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES NEW BARRIERS TO SPONSORSHIP OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rule that would add unnecessary and burdensome new requirements for sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant children. Raoul and the coalition argue in their  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 27 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Stands Up to Federal Attacks on Family Planning * Attorney General Dan Rayfield is challenging the federal government to stop a new policy that would cut off family planning funding to states and health clinics unless they agree to a list of political conditions that are illegal, unreasonable, and completely out of touch with families' needs. AG Rayfield filed the lawsuit today alongside 22 other attorneys gener more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 28 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser secures court order temporarily blocking Postal Service's unlawful mail voting rule * #Federal judge blocks last-minute requirements that threaten to disrupt Colorado's mail ballot system ahead of November election Aug. 28, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser and a coalition of 25 states secured a temporary restraining order blocking a new U.S. Postal Service rule that would have imposed burdensome ne more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 27 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser sues to protect federal funding for family planning and preventive health care * Aug. 27, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition in suing to block new unlawful conditions on Title X funding, which supports reproductive health care, family planning, cancer screenings, and other preventive care for millions of Americans. The new policy threatens access to affordable, high-quality he more PR

ORANGE, Connecticut, Aug. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Avangrid, an energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, posted the following news release: * * * Avangrid Foundation Celebrates Opening of Alameda Community Schoolyard in Oregon * Photo: Students enjoying the new Alameda Community Schoolyard Ontario, OR -August 28, 2026 -The Avangrid Foundation, the philanthropic arm of leading energy company Avangrid Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, in partnership with Trust for Public Land, celebrated the ribbon-cutting of the Alameda Com more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Chelsea FC and Circle Bring USDC Brand to the Global Game * Principal partnership with Chelsea FC puts Circle and USDC Brands on Men's, Women's and Academy shirts beginning with the 2026/27 season LONDON & NEW YORK - August, 28, 2026 - Chelsea Football Club today announced a landmark partnership with Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world's leading internet  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 29 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Restraining Order Temporarily Blocks Postal Service from Restricting Mail Ballots Today, the United States District Court of the District of Massachusetts granted a temporary restraining order (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.298449/gov.uscourts.mad.298449.218.0.pdf) against the United States Postal Service. This temporary restraining order stops the Postal Service from taking any "further preparator more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Court Grants Emergency Stay for Unlawful USPS Mail Ballot Rule * LANSING - Tonight, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a Temporary Restraining Order, effectively halting implementation of most of the United States Postal Service (USPS) newly promulgated mail ballot rule. The rule would have required states to enroll every registered voter who will receive a mail ballot with the USPS and established new  more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The Education Development Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 28, 2026, by senior research scientist Maria Valenti and Gisela Rots, public health expert and skilled trainer: * * * Prevention Works for Children. Adults Need It Too. She is 47 years old. She works full-time. She is raising two teenagers while helping her father recover from a stroke. She hasn't exercised for months. She sleeps too little, skips her own medical appointments, and has started relying on a couple of glasses of wine mos more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * End of Summer at the Smithsonian: Visitors Can Celebrate All September Before Major Exhibitions and Historic Buildings Close Free Circus Arts Programming, Final Days To Visit the Castle and Arts & Industries Building and New Exhibitions Opening This Fall - September is a month of both farewells and fresh experiences, and as summer gives way to fall, the Smithsonian invites visitors to take advantage of a month filled with special events, major exhib more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * EPA Still Has Authority to Regulate in the Face of Uncertainty * Last week, in Chamber of Commerce v. EPA, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected challenges to EPA's decision to list PFOA and PFOS, the two most prominent PFAS compounds, as hazardous substances under CERCLA. It's an important decision, and not just because pressure to clean up sites contaminated with PFAS seems to be increasing every day. It's also import more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Grants Emergency Relief Blocking USPS From Implementing Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule For November Election * The temporary restraining order will remain in place for 14 days while the parties brief the pending motion for a preliminary injunction BOSTON -This evening, a federal court granted voting rights organizations' emergency request to block the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing the newly more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Grants Emergency Relief Blocking USPS From Implementing Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule For November Election * August 27, 2026 CONTACT: ACLU Media, media@aclu.org ACLUM Media, media@aclum.org Brennan Center for Justice, kennardl@brennan.law.nyu.edu(link sends email) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. media@deltasigmatheta.org(link sends email) LDF, media@naacpldf.org Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, aflores more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Grants Emergency Relief Blocking USPS From Implementing Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule For November Election * Contact Aleisha Flores (771)-233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.org ACLU Media media@aclu.org ACLU of Massachussetts media@aclum.org Brennan Center for Justice lees@brennan.law.nyu.edu LDF Media 212-965-2200 media@naacpldf.org LatinoJustice, PRLDF media@latinojustice.org Shannon Augu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering approval of an export application received on April 9, 2026, from UniTech Services Group LLC. In the application, UniTech seeks to renew an existing license, XW023/01, authorizing the export of radioactive waste to Canada. The NRC is providing notice of the opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene on UniTech's application. This action will renew the existing export license for an additional 10 years to expire on April more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 28 -- Glasgow Caledonian University issued the following news: * * * Glasgow Caledonian to host international conference on precision engineering and sustainability Glasgow Caledonian University will welcome researchers and engineers from around the world to Glasgow next week for a conference exploring how precision engineering can support the transition to a more sustainable future. The euspen Special Interest Conference on Precision Engineering for Sustainability will take place at the University's Glasgow campus f more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Announces More Than $24 Million to Grow Talent, Strengthen Businesses and Create Opportunity * BOSTON -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced it will deploy more than $24 million to strengthen Massachusetts' workforce and talent development through the Workforce Investment Trust Fund (WITF) in Fiscal Year 2027. The investments are designed to help Massachusetts employers recruit and train the skilled wor more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey- Launches Campaign to Help More People Enter Mental Health Careers * BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey today announced a new statewide campaign to connect job seekers, students, career changers and people with lived experience with opportunities to build careers in mental health services. The "Turn Your Compassion Into Your Career" campaign highlights the many ways people can enter the behavioral health field and provi more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Emily Ladd-Kravitz Presents on WBA Panel, 'Beyond the Term Sheet: Paths Through Private Capital Law' * BOSTON - Aug. 27, 2026 - Emily Ladd-Kravitz, co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Group of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will present on the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts (WBA) panel, "Beyond the Term Sheet: Paths Through Private Capital Law," Sept. 9. Ladd-Kra more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Harvard Graduate School of Education issued the following news: * * * Focus on Culture, Not Strategy * Having taught and worked as an administrator for more than 16 years in settings including private schools, public schools, charter schools, and Head Start programs, Jerusha Ignacio has seen any number of education strategies come and go. Known for her affable, adventurous, and dedicated approach, Ignacio often felt frustrated that the strategies she and her colleagues employed seemed to fall short.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-759) on the No Antisemitism in Education Act (H.R. 8476). The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on Aug. 20, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE H.R. 8476 requires each local educational agency and institution of higher education that receives federal financial assistance to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by Title VI of  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-780) on the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act (H.R. 4795). The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on Aug. 27, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from receiving federal student aid under Title IV of the HEA. The bill also more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Slate of Pro-Equality Candidates for Governor in Key States * As LGBTQ+ Community Faces Continued Attacks, HRC is Backing State Leaders Who Will Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality, Protect Fundamental Freedoms and Deliver for Working Families WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC announced its endorsement of more than 15 pro-equality gubernatorial candidates across key states. At  more PR

AUBURN, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 [Category: Business] -- The Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership posted the following news: * * * Kadant Solutions Celebrates 6S Success! * Kadant Solutions Division is part of Kadant Inc., a global leader in technology and engineered systems. The Auburn, MA division develops, manufactures, and markets a broad variety of systems used for cleaning, filtration, doctoring, and forming, along with related consumables for these processes. Industries worldwide rely on Kadant's systems and products for c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Federal Court Grants Emergency Relief Blocking USPS From Implementing Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule For November Election The temporary restraining order will remain in place for 14 days while the parties brief the pending motion for a preliminary injunction BOSTON -- This evening, a federal court granted voting rights organizations' emergency request to block the US Postal Service (USPS) from implementing the newly-finalized mail  more PR

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- Lee University issued the following news: * * * Fourteen New Faculty Welcomed to Campus this Fall Lee University welcomes 14 new faculty to campus this fall: three to the Department of Natural Sciences, one to the Department of History, Political Science, and Humanities, one to the Department of Language and Literature, one to the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, one to the School of Business, one to the School of Engineering, three to the School of Music, and three to the School of Nursing. "Ou more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 27 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * McGill University attracts six leading researchers thanks to Government of Canada's $1 billion program * 27 August 2026 - Chloe Arson, Tomislav Friscic, Julie Lockwood, Sameer Sonkusale, Phillip Zamore and Ethan Zuckerman have been named McGill University's inaugural Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada. Supported by $52 million in federal funding awarded to the University over eight years, these appointments build on McGill's established strength  more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 28 -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * McMaster recruits five top scholars from American universities Federal government invests $43 million to research at McMaster to advance economic, societal and health benefits for Canadians. - Five globally recognized researchers from the United States will join McMaster University as Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada. Each chairholder will be awarded $8 million over eight years to lead a high-impact research program at McMaster, while helping to  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * MFA for Poets and Writers Announces Fall '26 Visiting Writers Series * The UMass MFA for Poets and Writers has announced the Fall '26 Visiting Writers Series, which this year features Gabriel Bump, Nora Lange, Canisia Lubrin, and Juliana Spahr. Readings are free, open to the public, and held in the Old Chapel's Great Hall. Events begin at 6 p.m. and include a book signing after the reading. Celebrating its 63rd year, the nationally renowned more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * MGMA Urges CMS to Withdraw Proposed Modifier -25 Payment Reduction The Honorable Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850 Re: File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Pa more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Gage Coon: An Earth scientist exploring the power of microbes The PhD student's research on how microorganisms digest compounds in their environment could enable advances in wastewater treatment. - Growing up in Waverly, Tennessee, Gage Coon spent much of his childhood outside. His family had everything from chickens to horses and even an emu named Big Bird. Coon and his cousins would explore the woods surrounding their home, an more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 29 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Secures Court Order Temporarily Blocking Postal Service's Unlawful Mail Voting Rule District Court Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order to Block Rule from Taking Effect - Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez and a coalition of 25 states have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Reminder: Governor Healey's Order Protecting Massachusetts Residents from Dangerous Kratom Products Goes into Effect Today * BOSTON -The Healey-Driscoll Administration's order to protect Massachusetts residents from dangerous, largely unregulated kratom products goes into effect today and will remain in effect for up to one year. The order, issued earlier this month by Massachusetts Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Teva Pharmaceuticals in Proposed Acquisition of Novel Neuroscience Asset from BioXcel Therapeutics Ropes & Gray represented Teva Pharmaceuticals in its proposed acquisition of certain neuroscience assets from BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. The transaction was announced on August 28. Teva is acquiring the assets out of BioxCel's chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Teva is serving as the "stalking horse bidder" in the court-supervise more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Scoular DPA: DOJ's Focus on TCOs in Action * In the first article of a multi-part series in Anti-Corruption Report examining the Deferred Prosecution Agreement between the Department of Justice and Scoular, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Group Co-Chair Adam Safwat broke down the significance of the settlement and what it may signal for DOJ's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement going forward. The  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Securities Enforcement Under Chairman Atkins * A little more than halfway into the SEC's first full year under the leadership of its Chairman, Paul Atkins, recent SEC actions give a glimmer into possible emerging trends in enforcement. In the areas of financial statement regulation and insider trading policing, the SEC is returning to basics, stepping back from some more expansive and aggressive theories of liability that char more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter with three co-signers to the Senate leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 27, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - Dear Majority Leader Thune and Minority Leader Schumer: We call on you to schedule H.R. 1689, a bill requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to designat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter with eight co-signers to Scott Giles, executive director and CEO of the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 27, 2026 Scott Giles Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) 633 Spirit Drive Chesterfield, Missouri 63005-1243 Dear Mr. Giles: We write to request information on why MOHELA has reportedly  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Warren Calls on State Attorneys General to Release Transcript of Meeting with Donald Trump Jr on Prediction Markets United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on new reporting about President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr.'s closed-door discussion ab more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences posted the following news: * * * SPHHS Teams Receive 2026-27 SPARC Seed Grants * Nineteen UMass Amherst teams will receive 2026-27 Strategic Partnerships to Advance Research and Creative activity (SPARC) seed grants, which are designed to empower creativity, support interdisciplinary collaborations, strengthen the campus' areas of excellence, and, ultimately, attract external funding and bring other forms of recognition to  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * Two HMS Researchers Named Damon Runyon Fellows for Cancer Research Awards support research into how cancer cells maintain malignant state, resist treatment - Two HMS postdoctoral researchers have been named Damon Runyon Fellows by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. The fellowship supports postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators. The prestigious award enc more PR

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Law student Isabelle Fonseca selected as 2026 Rappaport Fellow 2L spends summer advancing public service through prestigious fellowship - This summer, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's School of Law (UMass Law) student Isabelle Fonseca '28 was selected as a 2026 Rappaport Fellow, joining a competitive cohort of graduate students from across Massachusetts committed to careers in public service. The Rappaport Fe more PR

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 28 -- The University of British Columbia issued the following news: * * * UBC welcomes nine world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1) Their work will strengthen Canada's research capacity, train future talent and drive innovation in areas critical to global competitiveness. - Nine world-leading researchers will join the University of British Columbia as part of the inaugural cohort of the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program. The Honourable more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The League of Women Voters posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Move to Block Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule BOSTON -- Voting rights organizations today supplemented the complaint in their lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order restricting mail voting to add claims against the US Postal Service's (USPS) newly-finalized mail ballot rule. The groups simultaneously asked a federal court to immediately block USPS from implementing that rule for the November midterm elections. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Coons, and Schatz Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Banking Services Continue in West Bank, Avoid Dangerous Economic Collapse "With days remaining and talks belatedly underway, it remains unclear whether these key banking services will continue" Senate leaders also sound alarm on Israeli government policies exacerbating risk of coll more PR