Two Massachusetts scientists have been recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their role in the discovery of microRNA — key to the understanding of gene regulation and potential treatments of heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and more.
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An ‘avalanche’ of antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack: Assaults, death threats, Nazi salutes in Massachusetts schools
An ‘avalanche’ of antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack: Assaults, death threats, Nazi salutes in Massachusetts schools
Tufts University suspends SJP chapter after anti-Israel group calls for students to ‘Join the Student Intifada!’
Tufts University suspends SJP chapter after anti-Israel group calls for students to ‘Join the Student Intifada!’ and uses images of assault rifles
State legislation opens the door to more federal funds
Legislation to allow the commonwealth to compete for federal funding to fund a variety of projects related to transportation, housing, climate, economic development, and technology was signed into law in late September, according to a statement by state Sen. John Cronin. The legislation, which Cronin served as the Senate’s lead negotiator on, leverages interest accrued […]
Geoffrey Noble, veteran of New Jersey State Police, takes helm of Mass. State Police
Geoffrey Noble, a decades-long veteran of the New Jersey State Police, took the helm of the scandal-plagued Massachusetts State Police Friday morning with a pledge to “build and maintain” public trust and deliver “excellent police services.”
Massachusetts correction officers injured, exposed in prisons
After Massachusetts correction officers were seriously injured and attacked by inmates, new data from the Department of Correction sheds light on the “violence and brutality” inside state prisons.
