Archive for June 2021
Biden administration plots expansion of $30B Pell grant program
The U.S. higher-education sector cannot agree on most education policies currently being debated on Capitol Hill, but one concept seems to have garnered support across the board: doubling the federal Pell Grant program. Read More
Read MoreThe Interview: Iona College president details plans to acquire neighboring Concordia College
The deal effectively ends formal academic coursework at Concordia this summer while giving Iona extra campus space to work with, said Iona College President Seamus Carey. Read More
Read MoreMount Holyoke professor lands key role in NASA exploration study of Venus
Darby Dyar is the deputy principal investigator for VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy). She will study why Venus and Earth evolved from similar characteristics but developed so differently. Read More
Read MoreBoston Hope’s beds, supplies shipped overseas as local pandemic wanes
Beverly-based Build Health International has collected 606 of the beds and other equipment used in Boston Hope’s emergency field hospital for projects in Haiti and Peru. Read More
Read MoreMass. lawmakers to hold hearing on sports betting legislation
The Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies is calling for testimony in a virtual hearing scheduled for Thursday, June 17, which will cover bills related to sports wagering. Read More
Read MoreShortage of workers at childcare centers ‘at a hyper-crisis point’
For anyone who isn’t the parent of a preschooler, labor shortages at day care centers and similar facilities aren’t easily noticed. But as more office workers return to the workplace, childcare center staffing and other factors limiting capacity is increasingly a problem for working parents. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Alcohol companies are making billions, while prevention efforts are starving for cash
A BU researcher who has studied the relationship between alcohol marketing and youth drinking behavior for the past 20 years has calculated how much money underage drinkers are spending and, importantly, which companies are making that money. Read More
Read MoreJ.P. Licks landlord sues for back rent
The longtime local ice cream chain J.P. Licks is being sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars in alleged unpaid rent. Read More
Read MoreBoston footwear company iSlide makes its brick-and-mortar debut
Boston footwear maker iSlide, which got its start selling slide sandals online, is now making a go of it in the brick-and-mortar world. Read More
Read MoreJ.J. Allaire’s RStudio raises over $160M, documents show
The Boston-based tech company led by the co-founder of FitNow, maker of the Lose It app, who is also the brother of Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, has raised millions in new funding, according to newly filed public securities documents Read More
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