Innovation expert to head Maine life sciences center

Orland native Sarah Delmar has been named founding director of the Maine Life Sciences Innovation Center to give a higher profile to the $2.3 billion sector. Photo / Courtesy of MTI Sarah Delmar In the role, Delmar will lead efforts to coordinate...

MTA pushes for approval of research funding bill

BOSTON — The state’s largest teachers union is turning up the pressure on lawmakers to take up Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to buoy Massachusetts’ research and innovation economy amid federal spending cuts. The Massachusetts Teachers Association...

Boston Children’s Hospital named best hospital for pediatric nephrology

October 07, 2025 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Boston Children’s...

Insiders Snap Up $54M in Biotech and Offshore Driller Stocks

In the past week or so, some public offerings of stock prompted big insider buying. Two were from biopharmaceutical companies riding high on strong trial results. Furthermore, an offshore driller was looking to pay down some debt. However, these...

The Next Great Race: Why America Can’t Afford To Lose Biotech Leadership To China

Image depicting research in biotechnology and health sciences getty China’s biotech sector is surging. For the first time, it now leads the world in clinical trials and new drug licensing. The U.S., once the undisputed leader in pharmaceutical...

George Smoot dies at 80; Nobel laureate researched the universe’s origins at UC Berkeley

Associated Press BERKELEY — Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe during a long career at UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has died, the school said. He...

Boston Legacy owner: ‘We’ll be one of NWSL’s top revenue clubs’

Legacy joining NWSL in 2026 after paying US$53m expansion fee Franchise recently secured US$100m financing for White Stadium renovation Team has 6k season ticket deposits and is on verge of key sponsor announcements The controlling owner of the...

Healey Administration launches dashboard tracking billions in federal cuts to Massachusetts

Governor Healey’s administration has unveiled a dashboard showing the impacts of federal funding. President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have cut more than $3.7 billion from Massachusetts’ state budget this year, impacting crucial...

Could government-owned grocery stores be coming to Boston?

Could government-owned supermarkets help Boston residents who are struggling with rising food prices? Boston City Councilors Ruthzee Louijeune and Liz Breadon are calling for a hearing "to discuss the role of publicly-owned grocery stores in...

Uvida, Boston’s first zero-waste store, hopes to change how you shop

Maria Vasco knew Boston was missing something. Vasco, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston who majored in environmental studies and sustainability, opened Uvida, Boston’s first zero-waste store, in 2020 after noticing a gap in the...

From witches to werewolves Massachusetts has some seriously spooky laws

Did you know it is illegal to own, sell, trade, breed, import, export or release a werewolf in Massachusetts? Well, sort of. According to the law on the books, "no person shall possess, sell trade, breed, import, export or release a wild canid...

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know what Red Sox need this offseason

In each of the last three seasons, Sam Kennedy took the podium for the Red Sox’s year-end press conference and attempted to explain why his club had once again fallen short of its goal to reach the postseason. While the end came sooner and more...

Crosswalk Confusion: UMass Amherst Researchers Find Massachusetts Drivers Flummoxed by Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons

Stopping early, failing to stop or rolling through—new research from University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals that more awareness of the rules of the road around this crosswalk design is necessary. Published in Transportation Research Record,...

How private equity oversees the ethics of drug research

As private equity firms expand their footprint into the world of pharmaceuticals testing, many drug trials are now being vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety. Blake...

Crunch Lab’s decentralized AI network gains traction in research

Crunch Lab, the core contributor behind CrunchDAO, raised $5 million in a strategic funding round to advance its decentralized artificial intelligence predictions network, a system credited with contributing to cancer research breakthroughs at...

Navigating the Unknown: UMass Amherst Researchers Uncover Driver Confusion Surrounding Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons in Massachusetts

In a striking revelation from researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a recent study uncovers a significant degree of confusion plaguing drivers interacting with pedestrian hybrid beacons (PHBs). Characterized by their unique...

Reap the entrepreneurial benefits that Boston has to offer

On Sept. 19, I attended the Cross University Student Innovators Mixer at Tufts, hosted by the Derby Entrepreneurship Center, right after 2025 Startup Boston Week. While Elaine Chen, director of the Derby Entrepreneurship Center, kindly told me...

Tufts faculty work to create identity statement for School of Arts and Sciences

A group of faculty members inside Tufts’ School of Arts and Sciences Strategic Plan Committee, led by Kasso Okoudjou, professor and department chair of mathematics, and Natasha Warikoo, professor of sociology, is crafting a guiding statement for...

Alluring Massachusetts Locale Has The Longest Name In America

When you stop and think about it, Massachusetts friends and neighbors, there are some strange names for places across the map of America. And some LONG names, too. The longest place name in America is located in the Commonwealth. If you took some...

Scientists Discover a Protein That Literally Punches Holes in the Heart After a Heart Attack

A protein from the body’s immune cells may secretly worsen heart damage after a heart attack. Scientists found it plays a surprising role in triggering dangerous heart rhythms. Credit: Shutterstock RELMy from immune cells disrupts heart rhythm...