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Iraqi Foes Give Mediation a Chance

James F. Smith — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Assyrian International News Agency

With a push from a University of Massachusetts at Boston professor, local and national Iraqi legislators are meeting today in Baghdad to defuse explosive disputes in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, where ethnic and political conflicts threaten to

Going High-Tech to Track Alzheimer's Patients

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: U.S. News & World Report - Online

LAURAN NEERGAARD, WASHINGTON—Tom Dougherty jokes that he takes "get-lost walks." To his wife, Cleo, it's a constant fear: When will his Alzheimer's get bad enough that she has to end his 4-mile daily strolls? The Irvine, Calif., woman is about

In northern Iraq, O'Malley continues a tireless pursuit of reconciliation

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: GlobalPost.com

Making peace is hard work. And there are few in the world who pursue it with the relentlessness and entrepreneurial spirit of Padraig O'Malley. This time the professor and advocate for peace takes his energy to Kirkuk, Iraq, where he is pulling to

Brennan to be next Maine Maritime president

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Marine Log

Dr. William J. Brennan of Falmouth, Maine, has been selected to be the next president of Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine. He is expected to take office sometime in May 2010. Dr. Brennan was selected from a candidate pool of more than 50 ap

Rape counseling threatened

Katy Jordan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

A program credited with putting sex offenders behind bars and helping women cope with the aftermath of rape is facing the budget ax, alarming state health and law enforcement officials. The program known as SANE - for sexual assault nurse examiner

Affairs of State: Jobs summit

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

9 hours 59 min 4 sec ago (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - President Barack Obama announced today that he will host a White House summit next month aimed at combating unemployment. Mr. Obama says he is looking for good ideas aimed at creating new jobs.

Untested Rape Kits Lead to More Crimes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WCTV-TV - Online

CBS News Investigative Unit Examines Real-Life Consequences When Evidence Backs Up at Crime Labs A government report released Tuesday has confirmed facts uncovered in a CBS News investigation: Essential DNA evidence in rape cases is often never se

Mogul: How public education changed

Jerry Mogul — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Milford Daily News

Forty years ago this month, the Task Force on Children out of School held its first meeting to investigate the on-the-street evidence of many children not attending the Boston Public Schools. The Task Force was a citizen-driven body, led by Hubie Jon

Stuck in the trenches

Nigel Hamilton — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

At a moment when the president of the United States must consider strategy as well as tactics in Afghanistan, it is sad to see how many military writers are incapable of doing just that. Antony Beevor has made a signal reputation for himself as a

Affairs of State: Veterans Upward Bound

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

9 hours 35 min 33 sec ago (NECN) - Next week, many people around the nation will pause to mark Veterans Day. On the campus of UMass Boston, military veterans will also be the focus of a forum on the issues facing many service members as they retur

Native American veterans sought for 'Words of War' project

Gale Courey Toensing — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Indian Country Today

BOSTON – An anthropology professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston is inviting Native American veterans to participate in an anonymous online survey to track the relationships between Native American history, colonial wars, and U.S. militar

Minorities, women win big on ballot

Peter Schworm — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

LAWRENCE - In his campaign for mayor of this city dominated by immigrants, William Lantigua refused to debate or attend many forums. He shunned the local newspaper. It didn’t matter. The Dominican-born Democrat had canvassed the poor side of town,

Elected officials to promote Haitian aid

Kenneth J. Cooper — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Bay State Banner

Elected officials of Haitian descent have joined together to form a national network to support federal initiatives to assist the impoverished Caribbean nation. The National Haitian American Elected Officials Network held its inaugural meeting las

Fifth Annual Media Matters Writing Conference to Be Held on November 5th and 6th

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: AEC NEWSROOM

The fifth annual Media Matters Writing Conference for High School/Middle School Teachers and Students will take place on November 5th (High School) and November 6th (Middle School). More than 900 students and teachers from 60 schools have registered

Mayor Tom Menino cements his legacy

Jessica Van Sack — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

In fending off his toughest challenge yet, Mayor Thomas M. Menino solidified his legacy last night as a leader who will stay as long as he wants - and who likely will leave on his own terms, in his own time, analysts said. In electing Menino to an

State committee hears both sides of casino issue

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: MetroWest Daily News, The

State Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, presides over a hearing on casino gambling proposals for the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies at the State House in Boston on Thursday. MetroWest Daily News Proponents and opp

State's attempt to reduce tax exemptions eyed warily

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wicked Local Medway

10:20 PM EDT Tools: vine BOSTON - This year, the state gave up $20.6 billion in potential revenue through tax exemptions on such endeavors as Bible sales, movie shoots, and even an allowance for coal miners suffering from black lung disease.

Affairs of State: Study finds casino resorts bring 'good jobs'

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

2 hours 56 min 2 sec ago (NECN) - The heated discussion over casino gambling in Massachusetts is certainly a hot topic on Beacon Hill. As state lawmakers hold public hearings on a wide array of gambling proposals, Dr. Susan Moyer, director of U

History and journalism converge in historical narrative, panel says

Gianna Walton — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Daily Free Press

Mark Bowden, contributing editor at Vanity Fair, and Harvard professor Jill Lepore speak on the “Journalism and History: Crossing the Boundaries” panel in the Howard Thurman Center on Wednesday afternoon. “We all have storytelling genes,” Boston U

Op-ed: Stimulus Aids Strong Economic Rebound – U.S. Economy Expands 3.5 Percent

Christian E. Weller — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: RISMedia

RISMEDIA, October 30, 2009—There is light at the end of the tunnel, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act got the economic engine closer to that light. The economy grew at an annual inflation-adjusted rate of 3.5% in the third quarter of 200

State's attempt to reduce tax exemptions eyed warily

GateHouse Media, Inc. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wicked Local Milford

This year, the state gave up $20.6 billion in potential revenue through tax exemptions on such endeavors as Bible sales, movie shoots, and even an allowance for coal miners suffering from black lung disease. On Wednesday, lawmakers looking to clo

Labor's Uneven Crisis

Carl Gutierrez — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Alibaba.com

Minorities and men are feeling the strongest pinch from the recession. The labor crisis has affected all segments of the economy, but minorities and male-dominated industries have taken the brunt of job cuts. More From Forbes.com: "It's been

Video: Out Of The Woods?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: MSNBC.com

Insight on the road to recovery, with Christian Weller, Center for American Progress; Mark Calabria, Cato; and CNBC's Erin Burnett. (CNBC)

Voting for the final four Boston's dynamic city councilor at-large race

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sampan

By Samuel Tsoi All eight candidates vying for Boston’s four open at-large city councilor seats participated in the MassVote forum on Tuesday, October 13, hosted at UMass-Boston. Even though September’s preliminary election narrowed the crowded

Ex-Ramos spokeswoman is Arroyo peace adviser

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ABS-CBN Interactive

MANILA - President Arroyo on Friday appointed Annabelle Abaya as the new presidential adviser on the peace process, replacing Avelino Razon. Abaya, a former presidential spokeswoman during the Ramos administration, said she is hopeful and optimist

Video: Talent War

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: MSNBC.com

Insight on whether companies will suffer a huge talent loss because of government intervention, with George Davis, Egon Zehnder and Christian Weller, Center for American Progress. (CNBC)

Affairs of State: Mass. state budget deficit

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

48 min 9 sec ago (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Agencies across Massachusetts are bracing for more cuts. Governor Deval Patrick is expected to announce next week who is on the list and how deep those cuts will be. Stephen Crosby, Dean of UMass-Boston'

Rights of passage

Glenn C. Altschuler — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sun Sentinel - Online

Reprinted from The Jerusalem Post. American Passage The History of Ellis Island. By Vincent J. Cannato. HarperCollins. 487 pages; $17.99. On Jan. 1, 1892, 15-year-old Annie Moore from County Cork, Ireland, became a footnote in American history.

Urban planning intrinsic in societal issues, speakers say

Liz McShane — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Daily Free Press

Urban planning strategies have a huge impact on various issues, ranging from flood prevention to post-war development to addressing climate change, panelists said at a lecture Tuesday. Ivy Frances of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Chris

Finance position search narrowed

MICHAEL McAULIFFE — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Republican - Online, The

SPRINGFIELD - The committee overseeing the search for a permanent chief administrative and financial officer for the city will interview several candidates, perhaps as soon as early November. The Edward J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management

Casino debate revolves around jobs, social impact

Jennifer Myers — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lowell Sun - Online

CHELMSFORD -- John Drinkwater, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO's organizing and mobilization coordinator, says legalizing resort-style destination casinos will bring much-needed jobs to the state. State Sen. Susan Tucker says the ultimate cost of welcom

Mass AG, Senate hopeful keeps robust press unit

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: NewsOK.com

STEVE LeBLANC Published: October 17, 2009 BOSTON (AP) — When a Newton butcher shop was suspected of flouting the state's Kosher Food Law, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office swooped in to investigate. Prosecutors alleged that the Gordon an

Diary of an urban hiker

Jane Roy Brown — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

With 38 of the 47 miles of the Boston Harborwalk completed, Globe correspondent Jane Roy Brown takes off on five shoreline hikes, reporting on her encounters from Long Wharf to Dorchester. Day 1: Long Wharf-North End-Charlestown — Miles logged: 4.

Affairs of State: H1N1 flu preparedness

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

7 hours 59 min 4 sec ago (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - What is the University of Massachusetts doing to deal with the H1N1 flu virus and a the potential of a pandemic? Joining NECN for a discussion is Mark Preble, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human

Milton woman role model to be honored by Girl Scouts

Patriot Ledger staff — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wicked Local Milton

Milton resident Jackie Glenn is one of six women role models that will be honored by Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts at the 2009 Leading Women Awards on October 29. The eighteenth annual event will take place on Thursday, October 29th at

Medical gear start-ups make pitch in Boston

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AllBusiness

They came to Columbia Point yesterday bearing bronchoscopes, cardiac pressure monitors, and promises of medical advances that can translate into profitable investments. More than two dozen medical gear start-ups shared their business plans and ma

Report Sheds Light On Different Immigrant Groups In Boston

BOB OAKES — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: wbur.org

Published October 15, 2009 UPDATED 8:03 AM BOSTON — A new study on Brazilian and Dominican immigrants living in Metro Boston finds much larger populations than previously thought. There are about 64,000 Brazilians and a similar number of Dominican

Snapshot of 2 immigrant groups

Maria Sacchetti — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

A new comparison of two of the region’s largest immigrant groups suggests that Brazilians are more likely to be uninsured and to suffer high levels of stress than immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Brazilians were also far more likely to be h

American Universities Visiting India For Collaborations

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: India eNews

More than 30 TOP American universities are visiting India for collaboration with Indian institutions for offering their Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral programs in India. They will be participating in the Indo-American Education Summit on academic

Affairs of State: Boston mayoral race

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

Tags affairsofstate afghanistan alankhazei boston bostonglobe bostonmayor braude braudebeat broadside brown capuano celtics coakley devalpatrick email emails flaherty frank globe healthcare interim jimbraude kennedy kevinmccrea kirk mayor menino mich

Analysis: Deleted E-Mails Make Waves, But May Not Topple Menino

BOB OAKES — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: wbur.org

BOSTON — The controversy over thousands of deleted e-mails at City Hall is gaining traction in the Boston mayoral race, but political science professor Paul Watanabe said it won’t be enough to ruin the Mayor Thomas Menino’s re-election bid. “This

Dedicated Education Units Enrich Clinical Experience for Student Nurses

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: NurseZone.com

Oct. 6, 2009 - Designed to enrich students clinical experience while expanding nursing school capacity by tasking staff nurses to serve as clinical instructors, the dedicated education unit model is catching on with students, educators and nurses re

First blood Introducing menstrual activism

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Salon.com

Every woman has one. Not what you're thinking -- that too, yes, but I am referring to a menstruation horror story. A bright blood stain blooming on the back of white jeans, a first period that has the audacity to arrive during gym class or one that c

A bad week for South Africa

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Moneyweb

Paul Trewhela on the continuing degradation of the state in South Africa. This was a bad, bad week for South Africa. It began badly and it ended badly, with ominous import for the future. The perceived danger is that the state -- that great o

Rein in the perks

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cape Cod Times

When James Aloisi, lame-duck state transportation secretary, decided in August that the MBTA needed a new director, Dan Grabauskas walked away with more than $327,000: $215,000 in salary for the remaining nine months of his contract, $44,000 for unus

Colleges: UMass-Boston Hall call

Herald Wire Services — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

The UMass-Boston athletics Hall of Fame banquet will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The seventh annual induction will welcome Brian Leahy (1971, football and wrestling), Ed Miller (’71, basketball), Wayne Starkey (’69, hockey), Leo Dawson (’74, la

It's in the blood

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guardian Unlimited

Menstruation is often seen as embarrassing or disgusting and is rarely discussed. But some feminists are determined to break this taboo One morning in 2005, Chella Quint was lying in bed wondering if her period was due. That day she was entering a c

Automatic raises, sick-day pay agencies must eliminate perks

Globe Editorial — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

MASSACHUSETTS citizens are rightly outraged when they see quasi-public authorities awarding senior executives automatic raises or bonuses. But that happens at MBTA, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, and the Brockton Regional Transit Auth

Noncom deal could set off Boston format war

Radio Business Report — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: RBR.com/TVBR.com

WGBH is spending $14M to get new sister WCRB-FM in Boston, a combination which at first blush creates a Classical duopoly. But not so fast: The plan is to turn WGBH-FM into an All News outlet, taking on both commercial and noncommercial stations alre

An entire aisle just for noodles

Erin Ailworth — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Area’s first H Mart Korean store debuts BURLINGTON - More than 20 kinds of the cabbage dish kimchi. An entire aisle just for noodles. A refrigerated section dedicated to the popular rice snack mochi ball. The region’s first H Mart Korean superm

Kerry asks $20m for Kennedy institute

Bryan Bender — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Fiscal groups criticize military bill earmark WASHINGTON - A large military spending bill moving through Congress contains a little-noticed outlay for Boston that has nothing to do with national defense: $20 million for an educational institute ho

OMB will create new performance management framework for agencies

Elizabeth Newell enewell — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Government Executive

The Office of Management and Budget is developing a new federal performance management framework, the government's chief performance officer told lawmakers on Thursday. The approach will incorporate elements from other initiatives, including the B

Affairs of State: Appointment of Paul Kirk

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

(NECN) - Governor Deval Patrick has appointed Paul Kirk to succeed the late Senator Ted Kennedy, and to serve until the special election in January. In today's segment of Affairs of State, Bob Turner, the Director of the Commonwealth Compact at th

Christianity, Voodoo mix conflicts many Haitians

JANINE ZEITLIN — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: News Press - Online

Damas' alleged acts illustrate threat of 'evil' Before returning to Collier County on Tuesday, Mesac Damas made comments to the media in Haiti that an evil spirit had caused him to kill his wife and five children, while also noting he was a Christ

Massachusetts Legislature Paves Way for Governor to Appoint Temporary Senator to Succeed Ted Kennedy

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WCBS-AM - Online

BOSTON (AP) -- For Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, picking a temporary replacement for the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy isn't just about finding the best person to represent the state in Washington. READ: More Political News It's about helping

UMass Boston Researcher, Partner Develop Non-Invasive Technique for Lead Testing in Huma

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: EMedia Wire

New Venture Development Center Fosters Breakthrough by Startups Boston (Vocus) September 24, 2009 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston's recently opened Venture Development Center (VDC) is facilitating the development of a new, non-invasive,

Local Researchers Unveil Ouchless Lead Test

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WCVB-TV - Online

Test Is Non-invasive, Pain-free, Researcher Said UPDATED: 6:20 pm EDT September 23, 2009 BOSTON -- From toxic toys to lead paint in your home, lead exposure in children has become a major health concern. Up until now, the only way to test for

Stakes High For Kennedy Successor

GLEN JOHNSON — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: KHBS-TV - Online

Bill Advances In Mass. Senate BOSTON -- For Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, picking a temporary replacement for the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy isn't just about finding the best person to represent the state in Washington. It's about helping

Recalling a capitol murder

Andrew Ryan — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Politics has long been called Massachusetts favorite blood sport, but there has been only one reported fatality at the State House despite 211 years of clashes and compromise under Charles Bulfinchs dome. A labor leader named Edward Cohen took a bull

Mayoral race down to wire

Jessica Van Sack — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

Mayor Menino brushes off e-mail-gate scandal as a ‘non-issue’ Mayor Thomas M. Menino dismissed the growing controversy over the mysterious disappearance of city hall e-mails yesterday even as several political observers agreed the scandal has hurt

Candidates make their cases in TV ads

Jessica Heslam — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

Saturday, September 19, 2009 - Added 13h ago + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Bio The candidates vying for the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s seat rolled out their first TV ads this week, shelling out big bucks for face time in the

Mass. Beach Cleanup Kicks Off

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WCVB-TV - Online

HULL, Mass. -- Massachusetts' statewide beach cleanup program is under way. State environmental officials, business leaders, and volunteers from nonprofit organizations are gathering at Nantasket State Beach in Hull on Saturday to kick off the 22n

Panel faults perks set by big agencies

Estes, Andrea — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

A panel created by Governor Deval Patrick to review the pay of heads of the states quasi-public agencies has concluded that their compensation is reasonable, but that perks such as severance pay, guaranteed raises, and bonuses are out of place in the

Report Quasi-public agencies 'excessive'

Joe Dwinell — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

Saturday, September 19, 2009 - Added 12h ago + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Bio Top-heavy quasi-public agencies dish out “excessive severance pay,” bonuses and other perks all while working in the shadows, free from any significant o

A Rainsford isle rarity: Just barge in Saturday

Sweeney, Emily — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

On Saturday, the Volunteers and Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands will escort a group out to Rainsford Island, one of the less-visited islands of the harbor national park. Its magical out there, said Suzanne Gall Marsh, who founded the Volunteers

Affairs of State: Kennedy succession bill

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

Tags afghanistan attorneygeneral boston braude braudebeat broadside brown burial cahill capitol capuano carter coakley congress dodd eddieperez education emails frank funeral giles governor governorpatrick hartford healthcare joekennedy johnkerry ken

City Charter Commission race draws 20

Katie Farrell Lovett — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Daily News of Newburyport - Online, The

NEWBURYPORT — Just when it seemed there was a level of apathy citywide to run for public office, 20 citizens will vie for nine seats on the city's Charter Commission at the Nov. 3 election. In November, voters will be asked to both decide on the b

Credit Smarts for students

Jay Fitzgerald — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

+ Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Bio The state of Massachusetts and local colleges want students to wise up to the perils of credit cards issued by financial firms eager to make a buck. The state Office of Consumer Affairs and Business

Global bridge-builder speaks on the Cape

James F. Smith — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

UMass-Boston Professor Padraig O'Malley, who has spent decades helping reconcile divided societies from Ireland to South Africa, will speak about his experiences at a forum Sunday at Cape Cod Community College. O'Malley has just returned from anot

Massachusetts House OKs Senate Succession Change

Emily Cadei — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: CQ Politics

CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS Sept. 17, 2009 – 11:05 p.m. Massachusetts is well on its way to having a second senator. After a long day of often spirited debate, the state House on Thursday passed legislation that would give Gov. Deval Patrick the power

Buyers fight to take over Super 88

Erin Ailworth — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

NEW YORK - Scores of shoppers browse the aisles of the Hong Kong Supermarket store in Queens, N.Y., inspecting purple Chinese eggplant and tapping melons for ripeness. Others push their carts past live turtles and lobsters in the seafood section.

Elderly drivers may face new test

Noah Bierman — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Massachusetts drivers 75 and older would have to pass a still-undefined mental and physical fitness exam to renew their licenses, under a bill released yesterday by the Legislatures Transportation Committee. The long-awaited proposal would address

Thanks to stimulus, U. Massachusetts-Boston students to receive $1,100 rebate

Caleb Nelson — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: U-WIRE

Undergraduate students at University of Massachusetts-Boston can expect $1,100 back from UMB in two installments this year. The rebate resulted from a second round of stimulus money that came to UMass over the summer. In February the UMass Board o

The state of UMass

Rick Holmes — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Milford Daily News

The recession has put a damper on nearly every enterprise, but business is booming at Massachusetts' state colleges and university. Enrollment at UMass Boston is up 13 percent over last year; at UMass Lowell, it's up 9 percent. Dormitories are

Affairs of State: Obama's health care speech

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - President Barack Obama says he's "open to suggestions and ideas from all quarters" as he works to get a health care reform bill passed. He spoke at a Cabinet meeting, the day after his speech to Congress on the issue. Joini

GOP flails amid opportunity

Jessica Van Sack — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

+ Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Bio Bay State Republicans are blowing a golden chance to mount serious challenges to weakened Democrats, with no party stars stepping up in the Senate race, one well-known candidate flip-flopping and the G

Senate panel OKs $128 billion for wars

Taylor, Andrew — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Washington Post - Online

WASHINGTON -- With hardly any debate, a powerful Senate committee Thursday approved President Barack Obama's $128 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the budget year beginning in October. The move came as anxiety i

The Lookout Folk singer in wings for second season of FINCH coffeehouse

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Newbury Port News

FINCH (Fridays in Newburyport Coffee House) returns from its summer break next week with a hand from Boston-based folk artist Les Sampou. The coffeehouse located within the First Religious Society in Newburyport begins its new season Friday, Sept. 18

Prejudice, pride, and identity

Meghan E — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The tony new restaurants near the Broadway T stop may officially be in South Boston, but some have taken to calling that area the South End extension. Ask folks in parts of Lower Mills where they live, and some will reply Dorchester-Milton. (Its i

City under siege

Brian MacQuarrie — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe

A new public library exhibit recalls the 1919 police strike that plunged Boston into chaos Globe Staff / September 6, 2009 Ninety years ago Wednesday, armed gangs roamed the streets of Boston, stores were looted by brazen scofflaws, and innocen

UMass to aid Kennedy institute with $50M in bonds

Christine McConville — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

The University of Massachusetts Building Authority is preparing to float $50 million in low-interest bonds to finance the Institute for the United States Senate, a nonprofit educational center at UMass-Boston. At a Sept. 15 public hearing, buildi

Making patriotism personal

Kathryn Koch — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wicked Local Plymouth

Hale Foundation to send message of thanks to soldiers, veterans at festival Sunday GateHouse News Service PLYMOUTH A picture might be worth a thousand words, but words and pictures can be priceless. Video messages filmed during Sunda

Mass. green jobs grants awarded

Jackie Noblett — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Business Journal - Online

Six state job training institutions will receive grant funding from Massachusetts to develop vocational programs in the cleantech sector. The grants announced Tuesday total $1 million, bringing the total amount of green job training grants awarded

Who will succeed Kennedy? Speculative list is long

STEVE LeBLANC — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Online

BOSTON — For the first time in nearly half a century, Massachusetts voters will be handed ballots for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Edward Kennedy without his name on them. The long list of potential candidates to replace him in the seat once

Kennedy's Legacy Lives on Through Senate Institute

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ABC News - Online

ABC News Kim Berryman reports: Though it has been merely a day since the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy, the legacy built by the long time public servant will continue on through projects that have been years in the making. Today on ABCs Top Li

Poor, and paying more

DeNeen L. Brown — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: St. Paul Pioneer Press - Online

Nearly everything the middle class takes for granted costs more below the poverty line Washington Post Updated: 08/21/2009 03:34:20 PM CDT WASHINGTON — You have to be rich to be poor. That's what some people who have never lived below the

Onset Weather Stations Selected for UMass Coastal Sensing Network

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Herald - Online, The

BOURNE, Mass. -- Scientists with the UMass Boston Center for Coastal Environmental Sensing Networks (CESN) have developed and deployed five environmental monitoring buoys in Boston’s Neponset River Watershed for tracking dangerous bacteria levels and

GI Bill Attracts Vets To UMass

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: wbur.org

BOSTON Its called the Post 9/11 GI Bill and its the first update to veterans education benefits since 1944. The old GI bill didnt cover the full cost of going to school. It didnt provide enough for housing, fees and books. The new benefits will allow

Clerics Call for Removal Challenges Iran Leader

ROBERT F. WORTH and NAZILA FATHI — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New York Times - Online

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A group of Iranian clerics has issued a anonymous letter calling Irans supreme leader a dictator and demanding his removal, the latest and perhaps strongest rhetorical attack on him yet in the countrys post-election turmo

Iran Reformists Challenge Supreme Leader

Fassihi, Farnaz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wall Street Journal

...Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, a former reformist lawmaker, reached by phone, who is now a visiting scholar at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Ms. Haghighatjoo and former lawmaker...

Affairs of State: Camp Shriver at UMass Boston

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Eunice Kennedy Shriver was dedicated and committed to helping people with special needs. Dr. Gary Siperstein, Director of the Center for Social Development and Education at UMass Boston and a family friend of Eunice Kennedy

Remembering Eunice: Resident helped secure Shriver's legacy

Kris Olson / marblehead@cnc.com — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Marblehead Reporter - Online

The spirit of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died early Tuesday morning at the age of 88, is not gone, according to Marblehead resident Gary Siperstein. In fact, given her lifes work, it will only grow, he predicted. She has been and will continue t

Teddy's Friends Raise Millions

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Daily Beast, The

Scott Olson / Getty Images The Daily Beast has learned that despite a family vow against "premature eulogies," Kennedy's pals have $88 million in commitments towards a massive monument in his honor. While the watchword from Hyannis Port is “no pre

Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009)

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Examiner.com

Many today are paying tribute to Eunice Kennedy Shriver's life and legacy, most notably as a founder of the now international movement, the Special Olympics. Ms. Shriver, a champion for the intellectually disabled, began hosting Camp Shriver for s

Nigeria Otiono - Celebrating a Cultural Ambassador

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AllAfrica.com

The role of intellectuals in nation building cannot be over emphasised. It has often been argued, that if the Nigerian nation can explore a fragment of its intellectual deposit, it will be ranked on top of global records in terms of peace and develop

Recovery Ahead: It's not too soon to prepare your IT operation for better times ahead

Michael Fitzgerald — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: CIO

Anne Agee is living a dual life at work these days. On the one hand, she's facing the prospect of a deep cut in her IT budget. On the other, she's bracing for . Agee, CIO at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is in a position that many IT manag

In the borderland

James Green — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

?Imperial?? appears to be a book about people and places in the California-Mexico borderland, but it might be best described as a bunch of books and a raft of notes, arranged in a way only the author could explain, though he doesn?t. Why would reader

Affairs of State: Clinton's North Korea visit

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:13:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Hartford Bureau

MORE TODAY ON MORE TODAY ON THOSE TWO AMERICAN JOURNALISTS FREED FROM MONTHS OF IMPRISONMENT IN NORTH KOREA. NOW THAT THE TWO WOMEN ARE SAFELY BACK HOME, REUNITED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THE DEBATE HAS STARTED OVER FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON'S T

Financial czar key to city's success

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Republican - Online, The

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno says choosing a candidate to fill Springfield's new position of chief administrative and financial officer is "one of the most important hiring decisions in the city's history." No understatement there. For Springfield to avoid

July Job Cuts Expected To Wane

Carl Gutierrez — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Forbes - Online

Unemployment Carl Gutierrez, 08.06.09, 11:54 AM EDT Fewer firings mean little to Americans faced with increasing economic hardship. Wall Street may be encouraged by the waning level of job losses on Friday, but it will mean little to America

ABCD's Coard, antipoverty movement icon, to retire

Dan Devine — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bay State Boston Banner

Robert Coard (right) and keynote speaker John Glenn exchange a bit of mirth at ABCDs annual awards dinner at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in this 1983 photo. Coard, 82, has been ABCDs president and chief executive officer for more than 40 years. The cha

Fairs see huge crowds when they weather recession

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: National Public Radio (NPR) - Online

Fun-seekers venturing out to farm fairs, art festivals and other mainstays of the American summer are finding either crowds or cancellation notices this year — and sometimes for the same reason. Many festivals have met their demise when national s

Fiscal boss list due in October

MICHAEL McAULIFFE — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Republican - Online, The

SPRINGFIELD - Candidates to fill the city's new position of chief administrative and financial officer should be presented to Mayor Domenic J. Sarno in October. Steven F. Bradley, chairman of the committee overseeing the search, said recently the

For Struggling Single Moms, 3-Generation Households Are Better Than 2

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Medical News Today

Living in a three-generation household can significantly enhance the economic well-being of children, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Their findings, to a

Voices of the veterans are heard at popular Braintree Elks cookout

Sue Scheible — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Patriot Ledger, The

They?re all veterans, men and women, with different ages, experiences and outlooks. And all are trying to rebuild their lives. The New England Center for Homeless Veterans 17 Court St. in Boston. Call 617-371-1800, e-mail info@mechv.org or visi

Study Says Pensions Reduce Poverty

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: PlanAdviser

Defined benefit pension income plays a critical role in reducing the risk of poverty and hardship among older Americans, according to a new study. The study found rates of poverty among older households lacking pension income were about six times

Affairs of State: Baker enters governor's race

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:16:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Hartford Bureau

AS WE MOVE INTO AUGUST THE WEATHER IS FINALLY HEATING UP AND SO IS THE 2010 MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNORS RACE. IN TODAY'S AFFAIRS OF STATE, I'M JOINED BY UMASS POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR PAUL WATANABE. AFTERNOON PAUL. A PROGRAMMING NOTE: CHARLIE BAKER

New Oversight Proposed for Pension Insurance Agency

Emily Brandon — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: U.S. News & World Report

Legislation was introduced today to overhaul the government agency that insures private sector pensions and pays out benefits if the plan fails. The bill proposes new oversight of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) including expanding th

Not Here, She Said

J. Cannato, Vincent — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wall Street Journal

...great city learn how it can once again build great things. Mr. Cannato, who teaches history at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, is the author of “American Passage...

A market on the mend?

Jenifer B. McKim — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts rose above $300,000 last month for the first time since August, according to data released yesterday - one of several signs the Bay State’s real estate market may be on the mend.“I think Bosto

Americans Exhausting Jobless Benefits

Carl Gutierrez — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Forbes - Online

Economy Carl Gutierrez, 07.29.09, 05:45 PM EDT The slow recovery and stagnating unemployment levels are leaving fewer options for jobless. The unemployment rate masks the deterioration in the quality of the labor market, as more Americans ar

Gates, Crowley to share beer Thursday at the White House

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

(NECN: Brad Puffer, Cambridge, Mass.) - A case of beer now sits on the front steps of Professor Gates' yellow home in Cambridge, a sign of the so-called 'beer diplomacy' soon to come. Thursday evening, Henry Louis Gates, Cambridge police sergeant Jam

Economic Outlook 07/27/09

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WTTG-TV - Online

Updated: Monday, 27 Jul 2009, 8:31 AM EDT WASHINGTON - Wall Street is showing some signs of coming back from last year's perilous freefall and that's helping to fuel speculation the worst may be behind us. But don't celebrate just yet. There

Safe Roads Now

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AARP.org

Safe Roads Now – a coalition of more than a dozen elder advocates, medical professionals, law enforcement, academics and others – continues to call for a comprehensive solution to improve road safety that focuses on ability, not age. The group has re

Iranian part of Women's Peace Network

James F. Smith — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The former Iranian member of Parliament, Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, is a visiting scholar at UMass-Boston in the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy within the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies. I recounted her work in Iran and her li

Newly appointed president of Kennedy Institute for the Senate pledges support for LGBT community

Hannah Clay Wareham — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Edge Publications Online

Bay Windows Peter Meade, the newly appointed president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, has pledged to continue the senator’s legacy of support for the LGBT community in his new role. The Institute, which is slated

Affairs of State: Gates controversy

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:16:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Hartford Bureau

TODAY, THE REACTION SURROUNDING THE ARREST OF HARVARD SCHOLAR HENRY LOUIS IS GETTING EVEN MORE HEATED ESPECIALLY AFTER COMMENTS MADE LAST NIGHT BE PRESIDENT OBAMA. JOINING US TODAY IS, COLLEEN RICHARDS POWELL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMONWEALTH COMPACT,

Environmental Sensor Bus(R) Capability for eKo Environmental System Revealed

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Forbes - Online

BusinessWire - Crossbow Technology, Inc. (www.xbow.com), a leading supplier of wireless sensor technology and cutting-edge environmental monitoring solutions, announced the release of ESB(R) development platforms for the innovative eKo system. The pl

At what age do kids need a fig leaf?

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Rutland Herald

By JULIE SCELFO The New York Times - Published: July 19, 2009 Alex Nicola, who will be 5 in August, enjoys being naked as frequently as possible at home. "In the morning he gets up and takes his pajamas off, and rather than get dressed right away,

Elderly drivers in fewer accidents than others

Abel, David — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe

Two weeks ago, an elderly Reading woman died after her 92-year-old husband slammed into her while backing out of a parking spot at West Dennis Yacht Club. A week before, an 84-year-old woman from Malden died when her 83-year-old husband crashed into

Archeologists Search for Iron Workshop in North Iceland

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Iceland Review Online

A team of archeologists are hoping to unearth an iron workshop at the old turf farm Glaumbaer in Skagafjrdur, northeast Iceland, when the farms oldest lodge is investigated this summer. An ironworker at the medieval market at Gsir in 2007. Photo by

Elders on the edge

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Dowagiac Daily News

9:08 AM EDT LANSING - How much do Michigan seniors need to meet the real costs of living? How much do public support programs - food, prescription drugs, medical, utility and housing assistance - help seniors meet their rising expenses? The curren

State jobless rate at 17-year high

Robert Gavin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Massachusetts employers cut more than 2,000 jobs last month as the state unemployment rate jumped to its highest level in nearly 17 years, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported yesterday.The job losses and rise in unemploym

Affairs of State: Charter School Expansion

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:17:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Hartford Bureau

OLBOX. FENWAY PARK, TEST YOUR BASEBALL KNOWLEDGE, AND MORE AT THE JIMMY FUND FANTASY DAY JULY 18TH. THE FUN BEGINS AT 9 AM AT THE STADIUM, AND PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT CANCER CARE AND RESEARCH AT DANA FARBER. FOR MORE INFO, CALL 1-800-525-4669. GOVE

NYT: When is it OK for kids to run around naked?

Julie Scelfo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: MSNBC.com

Alex Nicola, who will be 5 in August, enjoys being naked as frequently as possible at home. 'In the morning he gets up and takes his pajamas off, and rather than get dressed right away, he walks around naked,' said Dawn Nicola, Alexs mother, a stay-a

New post for Meade

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe

New post for Meade Former Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts exec Peter Meade has been named president and CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. Meade, who's currently managing director of PR firm Rasky Baerlein

Are Seniors Being Targeted as Bad Drivers?

Philip Moeller — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: U.S. News & World Report

Tougher licensing rules for older drivers are being seriously proposed in Massachusetts following a rash of tragic auto accidents involving older drivers. There is more than a little rush-to-judgment response where senior driving problems are concern

Beth Israel Deaconess-Needham names new VP

Kathryn Eident — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

(Photo courtesy of Beth Israel Deaconess-Needham) Globe Correspondent A Needham native and long-time employee of Needhams Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital has been named the hospitals executive vice president and chief nursing officer, accordin

In exile, an Iranian 'lion' keeps fighting

James F. Smith — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The “Lion Woman’’ of Iran sits outside her 10th-floor office atop the main library at the University of Massachusetts-Boston campus, chafing with frustration as she talks of the turbulence shaking her homeland.She knows this story all too well: The u

Deep thoughts

Elizabeth Gehrman — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

1. Be green. Reducing your carbon footprint, conserving water, eating organic food, being vegetarian, and buying nontoxic products can help lessen global warming, which is causing water temperatures to rise, upsetting the oceans’ delicate balance.2.

Crashes Fuel Debate on Rules For Older Drivers

Shishkin, Philip — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wall Street Journal

...the sole trigger for tougher testing. Elizabeth Dugan, an associate professor of gerontology at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, says elderly drivers are battling “a pitchfork-wielding...

Ex-Iranian official from Cambridge watches changes from afar

Jeanne Amy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge TAB

Dr. Faremeh Haghighatjoo is a former member of the Iranian parliament. Here, she sits for photo at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, where she was a fellow, on Monday afternoon, June 6, 2009. GateHouse News Service Cambridge As the U.

Marlborough firm gets federal dollars to help disabled find jobs

Paul Crocetti — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: MetroWest Daily News, The

A local company is one of five Massachusetts agencies receiving major federal funding to help improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Employment Options Inc., of Brigham Street, could receive up to $500,000 from the federal

Toward Greater Economic Security for Connecticut’s Elders

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AARP.org

Connecticut has one of the oldest populations in the country, making the issue of economic security for older adults all the more critical here. A newly completed research study known as the Connecticut Elder Economic Security Index (Index), along

Compact continues to push Mass. diversity benchmarks

Kenneth J. Cooper — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bay State Banner

In 1721, as an outbreak of smallpox caused panic in Boston, an African slave spoke up and helped solve the public health crisis. Onesimus informed his master, Cotton Mather, the citys most powerful man, that Africans of that era stopped the deadly

Dig reveals Rhode Island ties to slave trade

Paul Davis — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Providence Journal - Online

Kneeling in a hole, archaeologist James Garman pokes through two centuries of soil, trash and treasures. After a few hours of digging, he and other researchers find a tarnished belt buckle from the early 1800s. We are so close to the 18th century,

Companies aren't jettisoning diversity recruitment, but the down economy is adding a wrinkle

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: San Francisco Business Times - Online

Boston Business Journal - by Mary K. Pratt Special to the Journal W. Marc Bernsau Lila McClain,right, with recruiter Collette Jackson and internal communications manager Tim Morris, said the economic slowdown has prompted American Student Servi

Paul Watanabe Selected for Census Bureau's Asian Advisory Committee

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: StreetInsider.com

WASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Paul Watanabe, director of the Institute for Asian American Studies and associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston, has been selected by Secretary of Commerce Gary

A Portrait of Ellis Island, and Tabloid Fodder

Roberts, Sam — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New York Times - Online

PASSAGES Immigrants at Ellis Island awaiting a ferry to the city. ANYONE with a stake or even a fleeting interest in the overhaul of the nations immigration policies should read Vincent J. Cannatos American Passage: The History of Ellis Island Mr

Affairs of State: The driving dilemma

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

(NECN) - This week, a state house panel heard testimony on some forty bills proposing limits or retesting for elderly drivers. The hearing came on the heels of several recent accidents involving older people. Dr. Elizabeth Dugan joins NECN to t

Bernard top Patrick adviser, as Rubin turns to campaign trail, consulting

Jim Oâ??Sullivan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bedford Minuteman - Online

Arthur Bernard, who joined Gov. Deval Patricks staff last year as a senior adviser and Cabinet liaison after working for former Senate President Robert Travaglini and then the University of Massachusetts, will take over as chief of staff from Doug Ru

Advocacy group: Immigrants help state

Travis Andersen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The Immigrant Learning Center has released a new study on the fiscal impact of new arrivals. Town Correspondent The Malden-based Immigrant Learning Center has released a study claiming that new arrivals help the state economy rather than hur

Captains to command Sail Bostons hours

Goodison, Donna — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Herald - Online

Public viewing hours have been set for the Sail Boston 2009 tall ships event on July 8-13, but specific tour times for the vessels will be up to their captains. ?Ultimately, it?s at the discretion of the captains,? a Sail Boston spokeswoman said.

UMass awards $1M grants to spur R&D

Brendan Lynch — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mass High Tech

The University of Massachusetts reports it has given $1 million in research and economic development grants to faculty members at the schools five campuses. The 15 grants range in size from $15,000 to $170,000, and include projects in biofuels resear

Affairs of State: Iran election protests

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

15 hours 48 min 57 sec ago (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - A former member of the Iranian Parliament offers her take on the political situation in Iran. Dr. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, visiting scholar at the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, w

Patrick hints he will sign tax hike

Frank Phillips — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Backs transit, ethics overhauls; proclaims victories on agenda for state Governor Deval Patrick arrived at a press conference at the State House yesterday to announce he will sign transportation and ethics bills approved by the Legislature. (Steve

By The Numbers: Economic Impact Of Mass. Immigrants

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: wbur.org

BOSTON Schools, welfare and taxes. Those are the big concerns some people have about immigrants impact on public spending. UMass Boston economist Alan Clayton-Matthews actually tried to quantify these impacts using the most recent census data from 20

Immigrant tax impact assessed in report

Maria Sacchetti — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

But it does not classify legals from illegals Immigrants pour billions of dollars into state coffers every year in taxes, according to a report to be released tomorrow that promotes immigrants’ contributions but does not offer conclusive evidence

In Iran, Both Sides Seek to Carry Islam's Banner

Neil MacFarquhar — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Campus Watch

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, ended his prayer sermon in tears on Friday, invoking the name of a disappeared Shiite prophet to suggest that his government was besieged by forces of evil out to destroy a legitimate Islamic government.

Iranian women take key role in protests

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: http://www.usatoday.com/

Two women take cover during one of several anti-government protests in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. Riot police in Tehran fired tear gas and bullets in the air Wednesday in clashes with a few hundred protesters after Iran's supreme leader declared t

Affairs of State: Start-up businesses

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

7 hours 58 min 20 sec ago (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - In this sour economy, companies have been laying off workers at alarming rates, and sometimes even closing their doors, but it hasn't stopped start-ups. In today's Affairs of State segment, we t

Elderly say they would ace mandatory driving tests

Schworm, Peter — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

MILTON - From the window in her office at the Council on Aging, director Mary Ann Sullivan watches the tense debate over elderly driving play out in the parking lot each day. Taking note of every dinged door and jumped curb, each wrong turn and pedal

A world away, calls of fraud echo

John R — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

CAMBRIDGE - About 100 demonstrators gathered yesterday in Harvard Square to voice their outrage over the results of Iran's presidential race, which they said were fraudulently skewed in favor of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. On Saturday, Iranian

Affairs of State: The Fate of the Globe

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

6 hours 21 min 57 sec ago (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - One important story that still has everyone talking is the fate of The Boston Globe. The Globe's largest union is pushing for an equity ownership stake in the paper. The New York Times is report

They Come to America

Jonathan Yardley — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Washington Post - Online

AMERICAN PASSAGE The History of Ellis Island By Vincent J. Cannato Harper. 487 pp. $27.99 Ellis Island, through which 12 million immigrants passed between 1892 and 1924, is a museum and tourist attraction now, 'a success,' according t

Affairs of State: Reaction to Obama speech

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:15:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Hartford Bureau

ALTH PLAN MORE YOU. PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID TODAY THE CYCLE OF SUSPICION AND DISCORD BETWEEN AMERICS AND MUSLIMS MUST END. IN A SPEECH AT CAIRO UNIVERSITY, THE PRESIDENT CALLED FOR A NEW BEGINNING, IN A RELATIONSHIP THAT COULD JOINTLY CONFRONT VIOLENT

A plan for success

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bay State Banner

The University of Massachusetts-Boston honored a black hero last week with an honorary doctor of science degree. Edwin Moses may not be well-known to the younger generation of African Americans, but they should know his inspiring story. Moses was

Conflicts of interest bedevil psychiatric drug research

Elias, Marilyn — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: USA Today - Online

Does it matter if most of the experts who are creating definitions of mental disorders, and standards for the best way to treat them, receive money from pharmaceutical companies? That question is hotly debated in scientific journals, but it isn't

Hardship leads to opportunity, students told

David L — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Exhorting graduates at the University of Massachusetts Boston to look beyond the current 'time of crisis' and work for a better future, Senator John F. Kerry called on students to put their youthful idealism toward contemporary priorities such as cli

U.S. Sen. Kerry Delivers UMass Boston 2009 Commencement Address

Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: EMedia Wire

Receives Chancellor's Medal; Joe Kennedy, Edwin Moses also Honored Boston (Vocus) May 29, 2009 -- today delivered the principal address to 3,065 graduates at the 's 41st commencement ceremonies. Kerry, a decorated war veteran who has represented

Affairs of State: Sotomayor nomination

Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

8 hours 17 min 46 sec ago (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - The battle is on between conservative and liberal interest groups to define federal judge Sonia Sotomayor before senators. Sotomayor could be the Supreme Court's first Hispanic. She was nominated b

By aiding veterans, UMass senior helps herself

Schworm, Peter — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

For more than two years after leaving the Marine Corps, Dominique Powell felt alone and adrift without the regimen of military life. Mired in a deep depression, she told no one, hoping she could grit her way through it like another full-gear training

Clearing a new hurdle

Powers, John — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The letter from the college on the harbor arrived at the beginning of April. 'Not too much good news transmits by mail today,' Edwin Moses observes. So he was startled to learn that UMass-Boston was making him an honorary doctor of science. 'I was ex

Kerry urges UMass Boston grads to harness idealism

Schworm, Peter — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff Exhorting graduates at the University of Massachusetts at Boston to look beyond the current 'time of crisis' and work for a better future, Senator John Kerry called on students to put their youthful idealism toward su

Diversity seeks a foothold

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

THE COMMONWEALTH Compact was formed a year ago to assess and promote diversity among the region's leading employers - and to counteract the region's reputation as a frosty place for workers of color and women. The first evaluation will be released to

Affairs of State: Graduating in a down economy

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

23 hours 51 min 53 sec ago (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Senior year is usually an exciting time for college students, as they prepare for commencement and often the start of new careers. But this year, the tough economy is weighing heavy on many gradua

Faust at UMass Boston: Local research universities power region

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Harvard University Gazette

The unique collection of research universities, biotech and pharmaceutical firms, and science and engineering startups linked by the MBTA Red Line is an economic powerhouse that is going to pull Massachusetts through the current financial crisis and

UMass-Boston opens business incubator

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

By the time the University of Massachusetts at Boston officially opens its Venture Development Center this morning, professor Robyn Hannigan hopes to have her laser system unpacked and her lab's mercury analyzer working. Hannigan is excited by the

Affairs of State: Menino seeks fifth term

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

8 hours 30 min 53 sec ago (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Boston Mayor Tom Menino says he is the right choice to lead the city through this recession. Last night, he announced that he'll seek a fifth full term as mayor. Menino has been in office for 16

Foreign visitors seek lessons from Boston's divided past

James F — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Robert Lewis Jr., who lived through Boston's court-ordered school busing as a black student at East Boston High School in the mid-1970s, had no trouble summoning memories of those tumultuous days for a busload of out-of-town visitors.'Picture it the

Affairs of State with Steve Crosby

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:14:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Hartford Bureau

ON AFFAIRS OF STATE THIS AFTERNOON, A LOOK AT MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET WOES. THE BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET PROPOSED YESTERDAY BY HOUSE LEADERS INCLUDE STEEP CUTS IN NEARLY EVERY AREA TOUCHED BY STATE GOVERNMENT. IT WOULD SLICE DEEPLY INTO STATE AID TO CITI

Broken English immersion

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

BOSTON SUFFERS from a garbled approach to education for students with limited English - an approach that is widening achievement gaps at all grade levels and driving students to drop out. A change of course is needed to ensure opportunity for the 24,

Boston students struggle with English-only rule

James Vaznis — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Students not fluent in English have floundered in Boston schools since voters approved a law change six years ago requiring school districts to teach them all subjects in English rather than their native tongue, according to a report being released t

Affairs of State: Patrick's political troubles

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: New England Cable News - Online

(NECN) - On 'Affairs of the State' we tackle major political issues from across New England and around the nation. In this segment we are joined by Paul Wantanabe, political science professor at UMass Boston. Our first topic: Massachusetts Governor D

Authors of psychological treatment guidelines often tied to drug companies

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Virtually all the psychiatrists who wrote the latest clinical guidelines for how to treat depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia had financial ties to drug companies, according to preliminary findings by Boston-based researchers. Their st

Kurdish siblings going by the book

Schworm, Peter — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The Osman family escaped Kurdish Iraq under the murderous rule of Saddam Hussein, then endured a life of poverty in Pakistan. They arrived in Boston a decade ago, speaking virtually no English, puzzled by the strange ways of their new home. Now, f

UMass Boston chief leads school's transformation in tough landscape

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:29:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Business Journal

When J. Keith Motley was growing up in Pittsburgh there was a man known simply as "John the Cop" who kept guard over a shopping center where many of the neighborhood kids would hang out or push carts for money. If they got out of line, John would dis

Study Casino jobs benefit Mass. workforce

Reidy, Christopher — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The gaming industry, particularly the unionized sector of the casino hotel industry, provides good jobs with good wages and benefits for often neglected parts of the workforce such as those without college degrees, women, and people of color. That

'Persistence rate' shows Boston students do succeed in college

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

SHERRYANN HAWKESWORTH'S journey toward a college degree began in 1986, when the sixth-grader at the Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Dorchester enrolled in the Urban Scholars Program at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. After high school, Hawkes

Applications soar at public colleges

Schworm, Peter — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Students are applying to the state's public colleges and universities in record numbers, as the nation's financial crisis forces more families to consider less expensive schools. The new application figures confirm a widely forecast 'flight to pri

Economy Boosts Applications At State Schools

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WCVB-TV - Online

BOSTON -- The economy has many families re-thinking the college tuition bills they are paying. NewsCenter 5's Bianca de la Garza reported Wednesday that the days when state schools were considered safety schools may be going away. Two years at

A new look at Asian immigrants

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

A new survey by the University of Massachusetts at Boston's Institute for Asian American Studies attempts to fill what the authors say is a gaping hole in the research on immigrants.'There's been a lot of attention paid to immigration rights and poli

A perfect fit for UMass

Walker, Adrian — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

At 6-foot-8, J. Keith Motley is impossible to miss at the front of a room - anywhere in a room. The chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Boston was in his element Monday morning, at an event touting new partnerships between local colleges

Students eye cheaper colleges as financial crisis deepens

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Christian Science Monitor

Nearly 6 in 10 are considering less prestigious schools in order to trim costs, a survey finds. Page 1 of 2 This feature requires a newer version of Macromedia Flash Player and javascript-enabled browser. Reporter Stacy Teicher Khadaroo disc

Getting a head start on college

Schworm, Peter — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The University of Massachusetts at Boston instructor scribbled algebraic equations on the blackboard at a breakneck pace, a blur of variables and exponents. As the chalk flew, three students in the class took notes just as furiously, filling page aft

UMass-Boston chancellor extolls public education as mobility tool

Schworm, Peter — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Globe file photo/Pat Greenhouse Keith Motley, chancellor of UMass-Boston By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff University of Massachusetts Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley called today for a return to 'the idea of public education as an investment' to

UMass-Boston joins city retail-card program

Reidy, Christopher — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

The University of Massachusetts Boston and the Boston Main Streets program announced a partnership to promote the Boston Community Change card among the university's more than 75,000 students, faculty and staff, and alumni. The partnership was ann

Kennedy steps up plans for institute at UMass

Viser, Matt — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

Senator Edward M. Kennedy and several of his closest friends have accelerated plans to build an institute near the John F. Kennedy Library that will be dedicated to research and education about the US Senate and that will use Kennedy's lengthy politi

Randolph charts new course with UMass students

Schworm, Peter — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

In just his first month of education classes, Josh Wilber seems an unlikely catalyst to help turn around a troubled school system. But the 32-year-old and a dozen other master's degree students at the University of Massachusetts at Boston are poised

UMass Boston chancellor hopes to provide housing for 2,000 students

Nancy Reardon — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: MetroWest Daily News, The

UMass Boston Chancellor Keith Motley of Stoughton GateHouse News Service Making it to the lecture hall on time at the University of Massachusetts at Boston is only a T ride away for most of its students. Imagine if it were closer. Thats t

Program gets techno-generation moving

Neil Munshi — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Boston Globe - Online

A gaggle of elementary school girls stomped on pads that lit up to the beat of a dance-remix version of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor. In another room, two girls rode stationary bikes, while the LCD screens before them showed the pair rac