BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Two BU Law grads lead successful grassroots organizations while Professor Robert Tsai proposes system reforms. * * * By Rebecca Beyer When Gaby Goldstein ('06) and a few members of a private Facebook group for progressive attorneys put up a website after the 2016 election seeking volunteers to help elect liberal candidates outside reliably blue states, the response was overwhelming. Goldstein,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- Brown Rudnick, a law firm, issued the following news release: NEW YORK, October 31, 2024 - Brown Rudnick announced today that Jonathan Richman, a securities and corporate governance lawyer, has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the White Collar Defense, Investigations & Compliance practice. Richman's practice focuses on securities class actions and derivative litigation, corporate internal investigations, government investigations and enforcemen  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Clark University issued the following news: * * * Ribbon cut on $750K grant-funded life sciences facility * * * Clark's Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry celebrated the launch on Oct. 30 of a new research laboratory filled with equipment that will greatly expand the capacity of students to prepare for jobs in Massachusetts' ever-growing, multi-billion-dollar biotechnology industry. Professor Donald Spratt was awarded a $750,0  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Hampshire College issued the following news: * * * Barton's new coauthored paper appears in the journal, Electoral Studies. He presented the primary concepts during an open session at Family & Friends Weekend. * * * The academic article, titled "A decomposition of partisan advantage in electoral district maps," which Barton wrote with economist and political scientist Jon Eguia at Michigan State University, explores four contributing factors to the   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * National Science Foundation grant expected to help New England researchers translate discoveries to commercial technology. * * * By Becky Ham, Office of the Provost The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected MIT to lead a new Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub to support a partnership of eight New England universities committed to expanding scien  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * By snugly wrapping around neurons, these devices could help scientists probe subcellular regions of the brain, and might even help restore some brain function. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers interact with parts of our bodies to measure and learn from internal processes, such as our heart rate or sleep stages. Now, MI  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Contest hosted by the Department of Mathematics attracts 274 participants and celebrates 16th anniversary. * * * By Sandi Miller, Department of Mathematics After 274 young women spent two-and-a-half hours working through 20 advanced math problems for the 16th annual Advantage Testing Foundation/Jane Street Math Prize for Girls (MP4G) contest held Oct. 4-6 at MIT, a six-way tie was   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Former Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam and Inventing Smart Solutions students spoke on a panel with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona organized by the White House Initiative for Hispanics. * * * On Wednesday, Oct. 9, three student inventors affiliated with the Lemelson-MIT Program (LMIT) shared their stories of what inspired them to invent with U.S. Secretary of  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers across MIT are working on ways to boost food production and help crops survive drought. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News As Earth's temperature rises, agricultural practices will need to adapt. Droughts will likely become more frequent, and some land may no longer be arable. On top of that is the challenge of feeding an ever-growing population without expanding  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A reception at Gray House honored MIT's 17th president, who led the Institute for more than 10 years. * * * By Kathy Wren, MIT News A new portrait marks the legacy of L. Rafael Reif, MIT's president from 2012 to 2022. Painted by Jon Friedman, the portrait was unveiled at a recent gathering at Gray House, where portraits of many of Reif's predecessors also adorn the walls. The unve  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * By emulating a magnetic field on a superconducting quantum computer, researchers can probe complex properties of materials. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News Quantum computers hold the promise to emulate complex materials, helping researchers better understand the physical properties that arise from interacting atoms and electrons. This may one day lead to the discovery or des  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised AlpInvest, an integrated market-leading private equity platform and subsidiary of Carlyle, on the closing of a $1 billion Collateralized Fund Obligation ("CFO"). The CFO represents the largest publicly rated GP-Led CFO in the market to date, and will comprise exposure to four AlpInvest-managed funds across its flagship Private Equity Secondaries, Portfolio Finance, and Co-Investment str  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * Apparent Lead Tightens in Keystone State's U.S. Senate Race * * * Six days out from Election Day, the presidential race is about even in the Keystone State, according to the latest UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion and YouGov poll. Vice President Kamala Harris stands at 48% of support from likely voters while former President Donald Trump has 47% among 800 lik  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education fellowships target "areas of national need" * * * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will use a Department of Education fellowship grant to train the next generation of researchers and educators in molecular biology, cell biology, and microbiology. The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program provides fellowships to assist U.S. ci  more