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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2026-09-09 ( 50 items )  
'News Desert U' book explores what happens when 'universities own the news' (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 8 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * 'News Desert U' book explores what happens when 'universities own the news' * LAWRENCE -The United States has lost more than 3,000 newspapers in the last 20 years. In most cases, those outlets are simply gone. A new book co-written by a University of Kansas professor of journalism examines what happens when universities step in to serve news deserts and what it means when "universities own the news," according to the authors. "News Desert U" by Teri Fi more PR

'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening * Adams to share behind-the-scenes stories How do you build a scene from a single idea? Clarkies will get the answer to that question and more from actor, director, and improviser Lauren Adams, best known for playing Gretchen Chalker on the Netflix hit "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," during her visit to campus on Thursday, Sept. 10. A screening and talkback of A more PR

7 Pipeline Industry Groups Support Modernization of Property Damage Reporting Threshold (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Pipeline Safety: Property Damage Definition ) Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0109 For Reporting Incidents on Gas Pipelines and ) RIN: 2137-AF78 Accidents on Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines COMMENTS ON PIPELINE SAFETY: JOINT ME more ST

A cycle of learning and teaching powered Hannah Grey's Salve journey from BA to MA to Ph.D. in behavior analysis (10)
NEWPORT, Rhode Island., Sept. 8 -- Salve Regina University posted the following news: * * * A cycle of learning and teaching powered Hannah Grey's Salve journey from BA to MA to Ph.D. in behavior analysis * When she was coming up through middle and high school, Hannah Grey '21, '22 (M), '26 (Ph.D.) was already teaching and mentoring others. "I was that kid who was the camp counselor and worked with children. I knew I would wind up in some kind of teaching role," she said. But like many new college students, when she got to Salve Regina Uni more PR

Across sectors and borders: Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative welcomes 55 senior leaders to its 2027 cohort (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Across sectors and borders: Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative welcomes 55 senior leaders to its 2027 cohort * As a new academic year gets underway at Harvard, the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) is welcoming 55 senior leaders from around the world who bring decades of experience to the challenge of creating meaningful social change. During the yearlong fellowship, members of the 2027 cohort will draw on their experience across sectors and en more PR

AG Campbell Releases Annual Labor Day Report Spotlighting Actions To Protect Massachusetts Workers (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Releases Annual Labor Day Report Spotlighting Actions To Protect Massachusetts Workers * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today released the Attorney General's Office (AGO)'s annual Labor Day Report, spotlighting the AGO's dedicated efforts to protect the rights of Massachusetts workers and ensure access to fair pay, benefits, and safe working conditions for all. "While decisio more PR

America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary to Newsweek: Medicare's Hospital Markup Is Costing Seniors (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary: * * * Medicare's Hospital Markup Is Costing Seniors By: Bobby Jindal Charlie Katebi Originally published by Newsweek Medicare pays hospital-owned clinics up to 670 percent more than independent physician offices for the exact same care. In early July, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed ending that markup for common imaging services without contrast, including X-rays, MRIs and ultrasounds, by paying certain hosp more PR

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging the Federal Government's Attack on Fair Housing Protections (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging the Federal Government's Attack on Fair Housing Protections PHOENIX -- As part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, Attorney General Mayes announced that the coalition has secured relief from unlawful conditions the federal government attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developme more PR

As the School Year Starts, New Annual Massachusetts Educator Survey Finds Teachers Concerned Over the Direction of Public K-12 Education in Both the U.S. and Commonwealth (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * As the School Year Starts, New Annual Massachusetts Educator Survey Finds Teachers Concerned Over the Direction of Public K-12 Education in Both the U.S. and Commonwealth * Topline results and crosstabs from the survey are available at UMass.edu/Poll As students across the Bay State return to the classroom, 77% of Massachusetts' K-12 teachers say public education in the United States is on the wrong track, according to the results of the new more PR

ASCE Urges HUD to Reconsider Rescinding Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 8, 2026 Regulations Division Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0500 Docket No. FR-6527-P-01 Proposed Rule: Rescission of Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Managemen more ST

ASU Ranks No. 1 Nationally, No. 2 Globally for Sustainability (10)
TEMPE, Arizona, Sept. 9 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU ranks No. 1 nationally, No. 2 globally for sustainability University earns fourth consecutive Platinum STARS rating, with top marks in energy and climate, and doctoral institutions * ASU is No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for sustainability in the 2026 Sustainable Campus Index. * The university earned its fourth consecutive Platinum rating through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. By Marshall Terrill Arizona State Un more PR

Attorney General Bonta Opposes ATF Proposal to Loosen Safeguards for Weapons Made for Federal Government Contracts (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes ATF Proposal to Loosen Safeguards for Weapons Made for Federal Government Contracts * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to withdraw a proposal that could allow more machine guns, silencers, and destructive devices made for the U.S. government to be diverted for  more PR

Bain & Co.: AI Puts $4.7 Trillion of Profits at Stake, Creating a Competitive Battleground Across Industries (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * AI puts $4.7 trillion of profits at stake, creating a competitive battleground across industries * AI's impact on corporate profit pools will more than triple the Internet's--in half the time * Productivity gains get headlines today, but 75% of the opportunity and disruption lies beyond these, in innovation and competitive shifts * AI will structurally transform 71% of sectors, versus 41% for the Internet--reachin more PR

Barbara Fiacco Discusses Federal Circuit Patent Marking Decision in Law360 (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Barbara Fiacco Discusses Federal Circuit Patent Marking Decision in Law360 * Partner Barbara Fiacco was quoted in Law360 about the Federal Circuit's recent decision in VDPP LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., which held that patent owners must ensure licensees comply with patent marking requirements in order to recover certain pre-suit infringement damages. The ruling clarifies that patent licenses entered through settle more PR

Bentley Awarded $235,000 to Strengthen Life Sciences Talent Pipeline (10)
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Bentley University posted the following news: * * * Bentley Awarded $235,000 to Strengthen Life Sciences Talent Pipeline * Massachusetts is a national leader in the life sciences sector, but a projected 35% growth in computing and analytics-oriented roles could create a shortage of workers to fill these positions. Bentley will use a $235,000 grant from the Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to help address that need by preparing students with the technological skills  more PR

Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: History of Homecare Fraud - NGO's, Bureaucrats, and Labor Unions Undermined Medicaid Fraud Prevention (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * The history of homecare fraud: NGO's, bureaucrats, and labor unions undermined Medicaid fraud prevention The Medicaid "homecare" program is probably the most defrauded welfare program in America today, and it got that way because a cabal of nonprofits, the Medicaid "deep state," and big labor has quietly worked to sandbag Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), a federally required anti-fraud policy. By Parker Thayer - Since 2024, dozens of people in mu more PR

Circle Expands Global Payments Infrastructure with Agreement to Acquire Singapore-based Cross-Border Payments Platform, Tazapay (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle Expands Global Payments Infrastructure with Agreement to Acquire Singapore-based Cross-Border Payments Platform, Tazapay * NEW YORK AND SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 -Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), the global financial technology firm and issuer of USDC today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tazapay, a Singapore-headquartered B2B cross-b more PR

Clean Air Task Force: NEPA by the Numbers (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Clean Air Task Force issued the following report on September 1, 2026, entitled "NEPA by the Numbers." Here are excerpts: * * * Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and data scientist Kasey Zapatka partnered to analyze the National Environmental Policy Act Text Corpus (NEPATEC) 2.0 dataset collated by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's PermitAI project, the largest publicly available dataset of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, including categorical exclusions, environmental  more PR

Colo. Secretary of State: Postal Service Rules Restricting Mail Ballots Halted by Court Injunction (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 4 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * Postal Service Rules Restricting Mail Ballots Halted by Court Injunction Today, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction that continues to stop the Postal Service from implementing its new rules to regulate mail ballots. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has issued the following statement: We are glad that this Court has stopped the Postal Service from impacting who can rece more PR

Goodwin Advises Demea Agro on the Sale of Polaris to Motion Equity Partners (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Demea Agro on the Sale of Polaris to Motion Equity Partners * Goodwin's Paris Private Equity team advised Demea Agro, formerly Cerea Partners, a French asset management firm specializing in the agri-food sector, on the sale of Polaris to Motion Equity Partners. As part of the transaction, Demea Agro will reinvest alongside Polaris' management team and longstanding co-investors Seventure and Picama. The t more PR

Governor Healey Issues PROTECT Act Guidance for Health Care Providers, Employers, Law Enforcement and State Agencies (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Issues PROTECT Act Guidance for Health Care Providers, Employers, Law Enforcement and State Agencies * BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey today released new guidance and resources to implement the PROTECT Act, providing state government actors, health care providers, law enforcement agencies, and employers with clear direction as additional protections for residents under the law take effect. The new guidance addresses  more PR

Harvard Medical School: Engineered Bacteria Could Speed Rock Weathering To Combat Climate Change (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * Engineered Bacteria Could Speed Rock Weathering To Combat Climate Change Microbes help break down rocks, capture carbon dioxide At a glance * Rock weathering has been considered as a potential solution to address climate change by capturing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it takes thousands of years in a natural system. * In a pilot experiment, engineered bacteria sped up rock weathering by threefold, enabling continuous carbo more PR

IDC Appoints AI Marketing Veteran Avi Bhagtani as Chief Marketing Officer (10)
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC Appoints AI Marketing Veteran Avi Bhagtani as Chief Marketing Officer Bhagtani's track record of building AI-native marketing organizations to sharpen IDC's position as the intelligence layer of the AI economy BOSTON -- International Data Corporation (IDC), a global leader in technology intelligence, has named Avi Bhagtani as Chief Marketing Officer. Bhagtani brings more than 1 more PR

ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities (San Francisco, CA)--As DHS continues its campaign to deport millions of people, the role of state and local law enforcement agencies remains central to its mass detention and deportation project. Years ago, involvement with ICE was primarily a local issue at the city and county level, but r more PR

India's Smart Wearable Shipments Fall 7.4% in Q2 2026 As Premiumisation Drives Record 8.8% YoY ASP Growth to US$21.0 (10)
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * India's Smart Wearable Shipments Fall 7.4% in Q2 2026 As Premiumisation Drives Record 8.8% YoY ASP Growth to US$21.0 Smartwatch and Earwear Volumes Shrink as Brands Chase Premiumisation, While Wristbands and Smart Glasses Emerge as the Market's Fastest-Growing Categories INDIA - According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) India Monthly Wearable Device Tracker, India's wearable more PR

Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader Launches at HGSE (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The Harvard Graduate School of Education posted the following news: * * * The Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader Launches at HGSE * The Harvard Graduate School of Education has announced the Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader (ISCL). The Initiative aims to build the capacity of superintendents to steward the future of public education with civic imagination, democratic purpose, and political skill at a time where their roles are increasingly challenging and politically complex. The I more PR

Ink Tank Growth a Bright Spot in Q2, as Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Decline Overall (10)
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Ink Tank Growth a Bright Spot in Q2, as Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Decline Overall BOSTON -- Worldwide hardcopy peripherals shipments continued to contract, declining by 7.0% year over year to 17.2 million shipments in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest release of IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Value of shipments in the second quarter was $ more PR

Markey Joins Padilla, Schumer, All Senate Democrats to Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Joins Padilla, Schumer, All Senate Democrats to Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting * 261 Members and former Members file bicameral, bipartisan brief as court order barring Postal Service rule limiting mail voting is being challenged by Trump's DOJ Washington (September 8, 2026) -Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commit more PR

Mass. Environmental Protection Dept. Fines Trucking Company for Violating Cleanup Regulations After Diesel Spill in Leicester (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: * * * MassDEP Fines Trucking Company for Violating Cleanup Regulations after Diesel Spill in Leicester The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a $33,000 penalty to Keystone Transportation, Inc. for violating state cleanup regulations following an accident and diesel fuel spill on Route 56 in Leicester. Keystone Transportation failed to take action to respond to a release of die more PR

Nutter Names Daniel P. Mulhern Chair of Government Affairs and Public Policy Practice (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nutter Names Daniel P. Mulhern Chair of Government Affairs and Public Policy Practice * Nutter announced today that Daniel P. Mulhern has been appointed chair of the Firm's Government Affairs and Public Policy practice. Mulhern will lead the practice's strategic direction and continued growth as it assists clients in navigating an increasingly complex legislative, regulatory, and enforcement environment on federal, state,  more PR

Our 2026 NOAA-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Our 2026 NOAA-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights NOAA offers a variety of student internship and fellowship opportunities. Some of the students participating in a few of these programs choose to work with mentors at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. This summer, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center hosted 22 students from 10 states and 11 different colleges and universities. Project more PR

Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst Launches 'Game Changers' Policy Initiative (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst Launches 'Game Changers' Policy Initiative * The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America, a national initiative focused on developing policy proposals to improve economic security, support workers, families and communities, and address persistent inequalities in the U.S.The pr more PR

Pressley Thanks Outgoing Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Slams Trump's Fascist Assault on Museums (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Thanks Outgoing Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Slams Trump's Fascist Assault on Museums * Pressley Has Fought to Protect Black History Against Trump's Crusade to Whitewash Museums; Demanded Investigation Into Trump's Attack on Smithsonian Pressley Has Drawn Parallels Between Trump's Attempt Remove Museum Exhibits to Nazi Germany Destroying Jewish Art WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following sta more PR

Princeton University: W. Rochelle Calhoun to Retire After More Than a Decade as Vice President for Campus Life (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * W. Rochelle Calhoun to retire after more than a decade as vice president for campus life By Emily Aronson, Office of Communications Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, who has played a pivotal role in enriching the undergraduate and graduate student experience during a period of significant growth at Princeton, will retire at the end of the 2026-27 academic year. Since joining the University in 2015, Calhoun has led myriad efforts to pro more PR

Public Interest Technology at UMass Announces 2026-27 PIT Faculty Fellows (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Public Interest Technology at UMass Announces 2026-27 PIT Faculty Fellows * The Public Interest Technology Initiative (PIT) at UMass has announced that 11 faculty members have been selected as PIT Faculty Fellows for 2026-27. The PIT Faculty Fellowship focuses on building public interest-focused interdisciplinary community to explore PIT questions and integrative solutions. Faculty projects are aimed at addressing and potentially solving com more PR

Research Study Takes Hannah Peer '28 to Finland (10)
NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 -- Colby-Sawyer College posted the following news: * * * Research Study Takes Hannah Peer '28 to Finland * When she enrolled at Colby-Sawyer, Hannah Peer didn't imagine that going to a small college in rural New Hampshire would allow her to see the world. But it has. In her first year of college, the junior environmental science major from Ashburnham, Massachusetts, participated in a Wesson Honors Program weekend trip to Winter Carnival in Quebec, Canada. Last spring, as she finished her sophomore year, P more PR

Ropes & Gray Advised Hudson Hill Capital on Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for InXpress (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Hudson Hill Capital on Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for InXpress Ropes & Gray advised Hudson Hill Capital on their single-asset continuation vehicle transaction for InXpress. The new partnership allows Hudson Hill to continue supporting InXpress in its ongoing growth while offering existing investors options for liquidity or continued investment. The transaction was announced on September 8. Hudson Hill is a private equ more PR

Sebastian Villaveces Joins Foley Hoag's Energy & Climate Group in New York (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Sebastian Villaveces Joins Foley Hoag's Energy & Climate Group in New York * Foley Hoag announced today that Sebastian "Seb" Villaveces, a seasoned energy transactional attorney and former Chief Legal Officer at one of the nation's leading battery storage companies, has joined the firm as a partner in the Energy & Climate Group in New York. Villaveces joins from Convergent Energy and Power, an independent battery storage own more PR

Six honored with John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award for outstanding service (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Six honored with John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award for outstanding service * Since 1990, the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has recognized alumni for outstanding service to the University through leadership and engagement activities. Formerly known as the HAA Award, in 2025 the distinction was renamed the John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award in honor of Jack Reardon's deep commitment to Harvard and its alumni community, and was endowed through a generous g more PR

Students make URI their home during festive move-in weekend (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 8 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Students make URI their home during festive move-in weekend * KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 8, 2026 - As her family helped move her belongings from Queens, New York, into her residence hall at the University of Rhode Island, the reality of Chloe Breen's new home away from home began to sink in, making the moment feel surreal for her. That's a typical feeling for many new students who are experiencing life on their own for the first time. Even Breen more PR

Study predicts large disparities in access to food, water, and energy in 2050 (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Study predicts large disparities in access to food, water, and energy in 2050 * How will global access to food, water, and energy evolve in coming decades? A new study co-authored by MIT researchers suggests the answers could be very different depending on region, resource, and income. Based on extensive modeling of many different resource scenarios, the study finds that in some regions, lower-income people could be spending roug more PR

Terann Selman Found Big Lessons in Argentina's Small Neighborhood Markets (10)
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Bentley University posted the following news: * * * Terann Selman Found Big Lessons in Argentina's Small Neighborhood Markets * When Terann Selman '27 arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to begin her study abroad semester, she was excited to practice speaking Spanish and to experience daily life in a new culture. But she had other plans too: to give back to the local community by supporting women-led microbusinesses. Before her flight even touched down, Selman had secured a communications and social media more PR

Trahan Joins Over 250 Current & Former Members of Congress Urging Supreme Court to Block Trump's Executive Order Limiting Mail Voting (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Joins Over 250 Current & Former Members of Congress Urging Supreme Court to Block Trump's Executive Order Limiting Mail Voting * Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined a bipartisan effort to challenge President Donald Trump's efforts to limit mail-in voting. The court filing questions the legality of Donald Trump's Executive Order seeking to exert federal control over mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. "As cu more PR

UDC Capital Cup Connects Young Innovators From 30 Countries Through Entrepreneurship (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The University of the District of Columbia posted the following news: * * * UDC Capital Cup Connects Young Innovators From 30 Countries Through Entrepreneurship * Hundreds of aspiring young entrepreneurs from across the United States and around the world brought their ideas to the 2026 UDC Capital Cup Entrepreneurship Competition. The annual competition, hosted by the School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) and supported in part by the National Science Foundation through UDC's Artificial Intelligence and R more PR

UMass Chan Medical School: Six Distinguished Faculty Named to Endowed Chairs (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Six distinguished faculty named to endowed chairs At a glance * The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted to approve the appointment of highly accomplished faculty to six chairs, including the establishment of four new endowed chairs, on Tuesday, Sept. 8. * UMass Chan Medical School now has 86 endowed chairs and professorships. * The six new appointments will be celebrated at Convocation and Investiture:  more PR

UMass Dartmouth Alum Earns International Sculpture Center Award (10)
DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Dartmouth alum earns International Sculpture Center award Yaren Yildiz MFA '26 selected as one of 12 recipients of International Sculpture Center honor - Yaren Yildiz MFA '26, a recent graduate of UMass Dartmouth's College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA), has been named a recipient of the International Sculpture Center's 2026 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. Yildiz was one of jus more PR

UMass-Dartmouth: Research Team Led by SMAST Professor Lauran Brewster Wins NOAA Grant for Shark Research (10)
DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news: * * * Research team led by SMAST Professor Lauran Brewster wins NOAA grant for shark research Brewster will lead a multi-institutional research team tracking harvest-prohibited shark species along the U.S. Atlantic coast - A research team led by UMass Dartmouth Assistant Professor Lauran Brewster at the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) recently received 2026 funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi more PR

Urban Planning & Community Development Graduate Student Oza Nunnally Named New England Council Fellow (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus posted the following news: * * * Urban Planning & Community Development Graduate Student Oza Nunnally Named New England Council Fellow * 09/08/2026 | Madeline Kaprich UMass Boston Urban Planning & Community Development graduate student Oza Nunnally has been named one of 12 New England Council (NEC) Fellows selected this summer. The New England Council Fellows Program provides funding to nonprofit organizations across the region to support the hiring of summe more PR

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences: Dr. Geraldine McGinty Named Executive Vice Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences posted the following news: * * * Dr. Geraldine McGinty Named Executive Vice Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine Dr. Geraldine McGinty, an esteemed academic healthcare leader and radiologist, has been appointed executive vice dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, effective Sept. 8. In her new role, Dr. McGinty will serve as a vital strategic advisor to Dean Robert A. Harrington, exercise delegated authority on key matters and represent the institution internally more PR

ZAGENO Earns Frost & Sullivan's 2026 North American Life Sciences E Commerce Company of the Year Recognition (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * ZAGENO Earns Frost & Sullivan's 2026 North American Life Sciences E Commerce Company of the Year Recognition Honored for transforming life sciences procurement through digital innovation, automation, and a customer-first platform San Antonio, TX -- Frost & Sullivan has recognized ZAGENO with its 2026 North America Life Sciences E-Commerce Company o more PR