CITY OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES MEMBERS OF WORKING GROUP TO STUDY IMPACT AND SHARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOWING CARNEY HOSPITAL CLOSURE

CITY OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES MEMBERS OF WORKING GROUP TO STUDY IMPACT AND SHARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOWING CARNEY HOSPITAL CLOSURE

BOSTON - Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - Today, the City of Boston announced the members of the working group that will assess community health needs following the closure of Carney Hospital, receive public feedback, and make recommendations to Governor Healey and Mayor Wu on next steps. The working group is co-chaired by Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, the Commissioner of Public Health for the City of Boston, and Michael Curry, the President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. The group will meet over the next three months and then issue recommendations to Governor Maura Healey and to Mayor Michelle Wu early next year about measures to address the impacts of the hospital closure and improve access to care. With the closure of Carney Hospital on August 31, 2024, following Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy proceedings, community members in the surrounding areas of Dorchester and Greater Boston are facing a gap in healthcare and emergency room access that neighboring hospitals will strain to meet. As City, State, and local healthcare providers are activated to address this gap in the short term, Governor Healey and Mayor Wu are moving to ensure a long-term plan for access at this site to meet community needs as quickly as possible, with a set of convenings to define the mix of health service needs that should drive the future of this site. “The closure of Carney Hospital has left critical gaps in access to care. As the court’s bankruptcy proceedings have reached some legal resolution to Steward’s mismanagement, we must act quickly to address the future of quality healthcare on this site and bring community members together to reimagine and strengthen access,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “I’m grateful for the leadership of Co-Chairs Dr. Bisola Ojikutu and Michael Curry, and all the community stakeholders and experts who will work urgently with us to identify and map out next steps.” “I want to thank my co-chair Michael Curry and all the members of this working group for ensuring the closure of Carney Hospital does not deepen existing health inequities in Boston,” said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Commissioner of Public Health for the City of Boston. “As we work together to identify gaps, assess needs, and listen to the community, I see this as an opportunity to find better, innovative ways to serve our residents, especially those who have been made vulnerable.” "Dr. Ojikutu and I are proud to partner with a group of exceptional healthcare and community leaders to develop recommendations for the future of equitable care in this community," said Michael Curry, President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. "As we build a plan for the post-Carney future, the public's participation will be critical in fully understanding the impacts of this closure on residents and our healthcare system and informing innovative solutions that are for and by the community".  The working group will use data, community input, and feedback from stakeholders and aim to make recommendations following 90 days of convening and analysis. At least one meeting will provide an opportunity for public comment, and those details will be announced by the Boston Public Health Commission. The working group is also partnering with Health Care for All to expand access to the public for input and engagement. In addition to targeted outreach, Health Care for All will also host community visioning sessions that will be shared with the working group.  “The closure of a hospital represents more than just a loss of medical services – it affects jobs, emergency response, and the overarching feeling of reassurance in the area,” said Massachusetts Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein. “Mindful of this, the work group brings together community members, health care leaders, public officials, and others to focus on the needs and concerns of the Dorchester region, gathering information, identifying gaps in care, proposing innovative solutions, and finding ways to equitably support those who had long counted on Carney Hospital.” “Health Care For All believes that elevating community voices during this crisis is vital. We will continue to work with community partners to hear from the diverse populations who have been directly impacted by the Carney Hospital closure. With their perspectives in mind, we look forward to participating in productive working group sessions under the leadership of co-chairs Dr. Bisola Ojikutu and Michael Curry,” said Amy Rosenthal, Executive Director of Health Care For All. The members of the Dorchester Region working group are: Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston Public Health Commission, co-chair Michael Curry, Esq., Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, co-chair Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, ex-officio Congressman Stephen Lynch, ex-officio State Senator Nick Collins, ex-officio State Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley, ex-officio City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune, ex-officio City Councilor John FitzGerald, ex-officio Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, MA Executive Office of Health and Human Services, ex-officio Dr. Robbie Goldstein, MA Department of Public Health, ex-officio James Hooley, Chief of Boston EMS, ex-officio Kairos Shen, City of Boston Chief of Planning, ex-officio Amy Rosenthal, Health Care for All, ex-officio Dr. Jean Bonnet, Hyde Park Health Associates  Lydia Conley, Association for Behavioral Healthcare Lynn Cronin, Beth Israel Lahey Health Bishop William E. Dickerson, Greater Love Tabernacle Frank Doyle, Esq., FJD Health Care Consulting LLC Dr. Guy Fish, Codman Square Health Center Tim Foley, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Dr. Joe-Ann Gergus, Massachusetts Nurses Association George Huynh, VietAID Cynthia Loesch Johnson, Codman Square Neighborhood Council Rob Koenig, Boston Medical Center Health System Stan McLaren, Former President of Carney Hospital  Bart Mitchell, Community Builders  Vivien Morris, Mattapan Food & Fitness Coalition Chris Skillin, Lower Mills Merchants Association Darryl Smith, Total Care Dr. Elsie Taveras, Massachusetts General Brigham Guale Valdez, Mattapan Community Health Center Dr. Monica Vohra, DotHouse Health “Putting the drama of the Steward implosion and Carney Hospital closure aside, it is very much time to focus on the needs of the community and citizens of Dorchester who are now facing a sudden reduction in health care services. Every community deserves access to high quality, culturally-relevant care. As the closest large primary care provider to the closed Carney campus, the Codman Square Health Center is heartened by the convening of this working group and the opportunity to reimagine the Carney site to deliver health services in innovative ways,” said Dr. Guy Fish, CEO of Codman Square Health Center. "I would like to express my sincere thanks to Governor Healey and Mayor Wu for their leadership in forming this working group, and to co-chairs Dr. Bisola Ojikutu and Michael Curry for their dedication to expanding healthcare access throughout Boston. While the closure of Carney Hospital is a significant loss for our community, this moment presents a valuable opportunity to reimagine what’s possible and explore innovative pathways to ensure equitable care for all our residents, particularly those most impacted in Dorchester and Mattapan. Many of our clients at VietAID need to find a new healthcare provider fast, and I'm concerned about the additional strain this will place on our already overburdened community health centers," said George Huynh, Executive Director of Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAID), Inc.

波士頓慶祝中華民國113歲生日遊行、升旗 (謝開明攝影專輯)

波士頓慶祝2024年雙十國慶，由駐波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏夫婦(中)和波士頓僑務委員陳仕維(左七)，僑務諮詢委員蔣宗壬(左五)，
紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝(左三)等人率隊前行。

波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏致詞。

僑團圍聚在波士頓市政府廣場前參加升旗典禮，看表演。

蕭靖穎揮舞國旗，率金龍做遊行前導。

波士頓經文處教育組組長黃薳玉(右三舉手者)率領學生們舉大旗遊行。

波士頓經文處副處長施維鈞(左二)和科技組組長蔡孟勳(右二)和留學生們一起遊行。

紐英崙至校篤親公所副主席陳鐵堅(第二排右一)率公所成員參加遊行。陳毓禮叔叔的兒子
陳孟君(前左一)今年也難得地現身遊行隊伍。

紐英崙中華專業人員協會董事長油子揚(前左三)和會長盧彥君(前左二)
率隊參加遊行。

波士頓北一女校友會因現任會長林麗珠人在台灣，由前會長吳杏玫拉旗，
梁雅惠穿上綠巨人道具服前導，在遊行隊伍中超搶眼。

波士頓國民黨今年的遊行隊伍請出張偉林(左二)等高個子前導，
帶著人多勢眾的國旗隊伍遊行，非常引人矚目。

紐英崙客家鄉親會的畢儒宗(左起)、邱西薔、許炳煌，宋玉琴、曾秀梅等人代表該會遊行。

波士頓台灣影展協會共會長林致中(左)等人參加慶祝雙十遊行，不落人後。

波士頓成大校友會的前會長張涵捷(中)等人代表該會遊行。

紐英倫昭倫公所的謝中之(左一)和2名主席謝如鍵(前中)、譚達兒(前右二)率隊遊行。

璞石中華文化工作室由馮文鸞率隊遊行。

遠在郊區的中華語文學校也熱心的盜波士頓參加遊行。

紐英崙中華公所財政陳余寶愛(右起)、中文書記翁宇才搭車遊行。

紐英崙中華總會會長余麗媖(左)和曾任余風采堂主席
的余國華一起遊行。

波士頓華埠牌樓旁的黃氏宗親會大樓，掛出中華民國國旗。

紐英崙客家鄉親會笑顏逐開的望著中華民國青天白日滿地紅國旗冉冉上升。

波士頓今年慶祝雙十國慶，請來摩托車隊助陣。

請來復古英軍隊在遊行時鳴槍，讓遊行更有氣氛。

遊行的另一助陣車隊。

當年同在MIT當博士後 Ambros和Ruvkun 教授贏得諾貝爾生理醫學獎

 2024諾貝爾生理醫學獎得主 Victor Ambros (左) 和 Gary Ruvkun。(MIT圖片)

                (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻省理工學院傳喜訊，2名校友，1979級博士Victor Ambros和博士後研究是在麻省理工學院做的Gary Ruvkun將分享2024年的生理學或醫學諾貝爾獎。

               位於瑞典斯德哥爾摩的瑞典皇家學院7日早上宣布這一喜訊。

               Victor Ambros是麻州大學陳氏醫學院(University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School)教授，Gary Ruvkun則是哈佛醫學院和麻省總醫院教授。他們兩人因發現小分子核糖核酸 (microRNA)，一種在基因控制上扮演重要角色的微型核糖核酸分子。

               諾貝爾委員會在今天的聲明中表示，「他們的突破性發現揭示了一種全新的基因調控原理，這對於包括人類在內的多細胞生物至關重要。現在已知人類基因組編碼超過 1000 個 microRNA。他們令人驚訝的發現揭示了基因調控的全新維度。事實證明，MicroRNA 對於生物體的發育和功能至關重要」。

               1980年代末，Victor Ambros和Gary Ruvkun都在麻省理工學院David H. Koch教授，2002年得過諾貝爾獎的 H. Robert Horvitz的實驗室做博士後，研究蛔蟲線蟲的基因控制，也為他們得諾貝爾獎的發現，墊下基礎。

               Victor Ambros在新罕布夏州出生，佛蒙特州長大，在MIT生物學教授，曾於1973年贏得諾貝爾獎的David Baltimore指導下，得到麻省理工學院博士學位。他在2008年加入麻州大學陳氏醫學院之前，在達特茅斯學院任教。

               Gary Ruvkun畢業於加州大學柏克萊分校，後在哈佛大學取得博士學位，才加入麻省理工學院的Horvitz實驗室。

Department of Public Health Awards $3.1 Million to Prevent Problem Gambling Among Youth, Support Workforce

 Department of Public Health Awards $3.1 Million to Prevent Problem Gambling Among Youth, Support Workforce

 

Funding will support youth prevention programs, expand workforce development programs for treatment agencies

 

BOSTON (October 7, 2024) — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced $3.1 million in grants to community-based organizations to support two initiatives aimed at addressing the impacts of problem gambling on state residents.

 

DPH’s Office of Problem Gambling Services (OPGS) will fund a $2.1 million Youth Leaders in Problem Gambling Prevention initiative and provide $1 million in funding for Project Build Up 2.0. The Youth Leaders project is a peer-to-peer program designed to actively engage young people (ages 12-21) in problem gambling prevention; Project Build Up 2.0 provides workforce development opportunities to recruit and retain employees for outpatient substance use and gambling treatment programs.

 

“Our focus remains on supporting and promoting prevention, referral, and treatment options to help those with a gambling problem, which is particularly important as access to gambling expands,” said Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD. “These two initiatives will augment our efforts to prevent problem gambling among youth and help fortify our workforce capacity in the outpatient substance use and gambling treatment space.”

 

The Youth Leaders in Gambling Prevention project will build programs that empower young people to lead and develop problem gambling prevention, advocacy, and community strategies to raise awareness of problem gambling and related health issues throughout the state. The project will be led by three organizations: Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center in Boston, Public Health Institute of Western MA, and The Latino Education Institute at Worcester State University. Each organization will receive $700,000 annually to implement the program and award $5,000 scholarships for higher education for youth participants who complete the project.

 

As part of its treatment support services, OPGS has awarded a new round of grant funding for Project Build Up 2.0, an existing workforce development program for outpatient substance use and gambling treatment agencies – two areas with a high level of comorbidity. Up to 20 organizations will receive $25,000 annually for two years to support workforce development, staff recruitment and retention, and marketing strategies to promote problem gambling treatment. Health Resources in Action, Inc. (HRiA) has been selected to design and implement the grant selection process with community input and establish an advisory committee to evaluate and select grantees. Approximately $1 million will be awarded annually through June 30, 2029, for a total of $5 million.

 

Problem gambling can significantly impact an individual and their family, relationships, social interactions, and employment. Just as with substance use problems, problem gambling has been associated with worse academic performance, anxiety, and overall poorer quality of life, which in turn can interfere with career goals and social relationships. The 2021 MA Youth Health Survey found that 42.4 percent of high school and 43.47 percent of middle school students had gambled in the previous year. 

 

“Reaching young people before they start down a path to gambling is critically important,” said Office of Problem Gambling Services Director Victor Ortiz. “Supporting workforce development for problem gambling treatment providers will build the capacity of our outpatient treatment programs to address problem gambling and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.”

 

“These two initiatives help further our community engagement, allowing us to build on this important work, reach more people, and create additional partnerships that can truly change lives,” said Hafsatou Diop, DPH’s Assistant Commissioner for Health Equity. “We are ready to get to work.”

百人會稱許德拉瓦州立法規定教授亞美歷史 期盼他州跟進

             (Boston Orange 綜合編譯) 美國百人會 (Committee) 10月7日發表聲明，稱許德拉瓦州 (Delaware) 通過新法，成為全美第7個州，規定幼稚園到12年級必須教授亞美歷史。

             其餘已規定中小學公校課程必須包括亞美歷史的州，包括新澤西州，康州、佛羅里達州、奧勒岡州及羅德島州。

             百人會表示，數世紀以來，華裔美人和亞太裔社區對美國的成長及發展有重大貢獻。在近年反亞裔社區仇恨高漲之際，宣揚亞裔對美國的貢獻，處理亞裔所面對的挑戰。也就變得更加重要。他們希望各州政府及教育領袖能從德拉瓦州和其他幾州已制定法令，規定在公校課程中把華美及亞裔歷史包括在內，得到啟發，認識到亞裔歷史就是美國歷史的一部分。

             百人會在今年稍早前，和亞美教育計畫(Asian American Education Project)合作，已推出了包括5個部份的課程系列，聚焦華裔美人所做的貢獻，以及所面對的挑戰與機會。

             德拉瓦州是從今年 (2024) 5月起，就在參眾兩會陸續通過法案，規定公立學校必須教授亞美歷史。德拉瓦州州長John Carney在9月26日，正式簽署法案，成立亞美委員會 (Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission)，並郭定包括亞裔在內的所有族群的歷史，都必須包括在該州幼稚園到12年級的課程中。

             德拉瓦州的亞裔，在全州人口中佔4%，其中印度人最多。推動成立亞美委員會的學生Devin Jiang希望，下一步是開始全面統計周內亞裔人數，並評估這社區的關鍵議題，包括醫療護理，教育及企業。

             由人口比例來看，各州是否通過了規定公校課程必須包括亞美歷史的法案，和州內亞裔人口多寡，其實沒有直接關係。麻州總人口約700餘萬，亞裔50餘萬，約佔總人口7%，州政府早在十幾年前就已成立有亞美局，但迄今並未立法規定中小學歷史課必須包括亞美歷史。

麻州教育廳發放4億餘元給110個托兒照顧機構

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $402 Million in Annual State Contracts with 110 Child Care Providers

Contracts prioritizes thousands of spots for infants and toddlers, families with the most needs

NEW BEDFORD – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) awarded new contracts to 110 early education and care programs. The contracts invest $402 million a year to purchase high-quality early education and out-of-school time care through approximately 19,000 contracted seats in center-based and family child care programs for children eligible for child care financial assistance.  

This is the first time in 15 years that the state has re-procured these contracts, which provide state and federal support to child care providers so that they can deliver high-quality, comprehensive care to families. With these contracts, programs can provide financial assistance, child care, and support services like transportation for families. For the first time, EEC prioritized subsidized seats statewide for infants and toddlers and in areas where there is more demand for seats than seats available, as well as for families with the most needs, including for children with young parents under age 24 and for children experiencing homelessness.  

“As Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and I travel around the state, we always hear about the high cost of child care, and the impact it’s having on families and business. That’s why we’ve prioritized making child care more affordable and accessible,” said Governor Maura Healey. “Today’s awarded contracts continue our efforts to improve government services and make it easier for parents, especially our low-income families, to access high-quality early education and care in their communities.”  

“Our administration is all about taking a fresh look at government processes and identifying areas that could be updated and streamlined to improve the experience of our residents,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “These updated contracts will improve our child care financial assistance system so that, regardless of zip code or economic background, our youngest learners can access the high-quality education they need to succeed in school and beyond, while also supporting our local economy and communities.”  

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, Early Education and Care Commissioner Amy Kershaw, and Children and Families Commissioner Staverne Miller made this announcement today at Crayon Campus, Inc. In New Bedford to highlight how this re-procurement will better serve the child care needs of children and their families working with the Department of Children and Families (DCF).   

Providers could bid for contracted seats for families who are income eligible for child care financial assistance and/or for contracted seats for families considered “priority populations,” which include families experiencing homelessness, young parents, and families working with DCF. Through these contracts, EEC is adding programs to support priority populations access to care and wraparound supports:  

• 7 new providers supporting seats for families working with DCF
• 11 new providers supporting seats for children of young parents
• 25 new providers supporting seats for homeless families
• 10 new providers supporting seats for income eligible families

“Commissioner Kershaw and her team have been taking an end-to-end approach to transform the state’s child care financial assistance programs. Today’s announced contracts are another step forward in that work – improving the experience for providers and families that centers equity and addresses some of the current challenges, including access to infant and toddler seats,” said Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. “I was pleased to have Secretary Walsh and Commissioner Miller with us today to shine a light on how critical access to these contracted seats are for families with complex needs, not only providing high-quality learning experiences, but also access to transportation and mental health supports.”   

“High-quality childcare programs go beyond education; they are a foundation for overall wellbeing for children, caregivers and whole families,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh. “These contracts ensure that children in Massachusetts – including those with complex family circumstances – will get the great start they deserve in school and in life.”  

The updated contracts focused on centering the family voice and restructuring requirements to continue to modernize and improve the experience for families and providers, strengthen and align educator staffing and training requirements across programs, improve performance monitoring and effectiveness, and continue efforts to simplify rates for providers.   

“The Healey-Driscoll Administration is the first to reprocure these child care services in 15 years, continuing our work to improve access and affordability to care for families and make government services more modern and equitable. This type of child care financial assistance is vital for families, especially for families experiencing homelessness, young parents, and families working with DCF, to set kids up for school and life success, while also supporting their parents and caregivers,” said Early Education and Care Commissioner Amy Kershaw.  

“For many children, these contracted child care slots are their first exposure to early education and we are excited for this expansion,” said DCF Commissioner Staverne Miller. “Children are safest when they are visible in their communities and, for young children, the availability of child care programs like Crayon Campus is critical. We also know that supportive relationships that children develop with educators and their peers is key to well-being, helping to counteract trauma and improve mental health.”    

“With the high cost of child care being a burden for many families in New Bedford and across Massachusetts, this historic re-procurement and investment in early childhood education and care programs will benefit low-income families and make child care financial assistance programs more accessible,” said Representative Antonia Cabral (D-New Bedford). “Every family and child deserves access to high-quality child care and education. I appreciate the administration’s support and investment in improving early childhood education for all.”  

 “We are very excited to continue our partnership with EEC, DCF, and other community partners to continue providing care to all our families we serve,” said Crayon Campus Administrator Nancy D. Cruz.  

Child care financial assistance is provided to families through contracts with providers to secure a set number of seats for families, and vouchers which are portable and families can use at any program that accepts child care financial assistance. The state’s programs are funded federally through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and by the state through multiple EEC line items. This fiscal year, the Healey-Driscoll administration and Legislature delivered $872 million towards child care financial assistance. 

波士頓學校委員會明年有一席缺 市長徵人選

                (Boston Orange 編譯) 波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) 今 (7)日宣佈，一任4年的波士頓學校委員會委員席位，現有一席預定明年一月出缺，任期將從2025年1月6日起至2029年1月1日止。這一席缺即起接受提名，11月15日截止受理。

               波士頓市府設有一個由13人組成的提名委員會，成員來自波士頓公校家長、教育者，學校領導，以及企業和高等教育社區的代表。

               提名委員會將在11月21、22兩日的下午或晚上，面試獲提名的候選人。

               波士頓市府指出，候選人必須是波士頓市居民，並須有這一職位需要花很多時間和學校部門及領導聯繫，得參加每2星期舉行一次，經常開到很晚的會議。

               波士頓學校委員會是波士頓公校的管理機構，有以下職責:

               定義波士頓公校的願景、任務及目標。

               建立並肩館每年的營運預算。

               聘請，管理及評估學校總監。

               訂定並審核支持學生成就的區域政策及實務。

               波士頓學校委員會有7人，由波士頓市長指派的波士頓居民組成。波士頓市長指派的人，通常來自波士頓學校委員會提名小組提供的建議名單。學校委員會還包括一席不具投票權的，來自波士頓學生顧問委員會的學生委員。

               學校委員會在學年內，大約每個月開會2次，採納，審核並修訂支持教授，學習和改善學生成就的政策及實務。除了內部會議 (executive session)之外，學校委員會的會議是開放給大眾參加的，社友公眾置評期間，而且在波士頓市有電視上播放。

               所有問題，獲市繳交申請表，宜直接聯繫 scnominatingpanel@boston.gov，或者到波士頓市政府大樓5樓的市長辦公室去，也可上波士頓學校委員會官網。

               申請表格有多種語言版本，包括英語，簡體中文，葡萄牙文，越南文，西班牙文及海地克里奧 (Creole)語。

麻州政府推出創辦人學校 首屆14人獲選

              (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州經濟發展廳和麻州創投 (MassVentures) 7日宣佈，為深科技早期創業者所設計的加速器前期計畫，首屆創辦人學校，有14名入選者。

               創辦人學校聚焦支持創辦人經常被傳統資金來源忽視的事項。這計畫將為創辦人提供資源，克服例如獲取資金，尋找實體空間及場所以發展企業，遊走於法規需求時的常見障礙，同時打造強而有力的企業網絡。

               經濟發展廳廳長郝依平 (Yvonne Hao)表示，麻州是科技創新和創業的領先樞紐，經由創辦人學校，麻州江能夠幫助更多出創事業在麻州成功發展。該廳很興奮，歡迎這首屆多元化的創辦人加入麻州隊，也期待為他們提供欣欣向榮所需的工具與支持。

               麻州創投董事長暨執行長Charlie Hipwood表示，麻州創投相信多元團隊表現更好。經由創辦人學校，他們將在深科技方面，打造更活躍、多元化的企業家管道。

               這首屆創辦人學校，共有5名女性創辦人，10名有色人種企業家，以及2名尋求機會，把企業從他州遷來麻州的創辦人。他們分別代表了氣候科技，先進材料，農業科技，以及生命科學領域事業。

               獲選的14名創辦人及其企業為:

               Alex Berkowitz, Coastal Protection Solutions – Cambridge 

             一家 位於劍橋市的海岸保護解決方案公司，專長於可輕鬆佈署的系統，以減緩海岸淹水，保護社區，對抗海水平面上升及氣候變遷的威脅。  

Brandale Randolph, 1854 Motors - Framingham 
位於傅萊明罕市的1854 Motors ，專長於為電動車製造電池

Carlos Ezio, Criocore - Cambridge 
位於劍橋市的Criocore 專長於為臨床前藥物研發做先進的3維體外模型

Crystal Brown, CircNova - Milton 
位於米爾頓鎮的CircNova是一家生物科技公司，利用獨特的人工智能NovaEngine來為療法開發生成，分析並辨識環狀核糖核酸(RNA)。

Connor Harbison, Atlas Urban Farms - Brookline 
位於布魯克蘭鎮的Atlas Urban Farms是一家以波士頓為基地的垂直務農初創公司，使用水耕法、物聯網 (IoT)，以及機器學習來優化莊稼生長。

Jordie Kamuene, Collixion - Boston 
位於波士頓的Collixion是一家生命科學公司，經由翻譯之後的修改來調節離子通道，治療婦科癌症。

Joseph Beyene, Nanoplex - Boston 
位於波士頓的Nanoplex LLC正在藉由為蜱蟲傳染病研發第一款局部解決方案，來對抗蜱蟲族群所造成的越來越大威脅。

Yekaterina "Kat" Tarasova, Mycsology Foods - Princeton, NJ 
來自新澤西州Princeton的Mycsology Foods公司，專長於為以植物及真菌為動力的食品工業，種植營養豐富、可客製化且永續的原料。

Lina Gonzalez, Spadxtech - Worcester 
位於屋斯特市的SpadXTech 生產各種負炭纖維素基材料，以在包裝、紡織，運輸、過濾，以及建築工程業，大量減少碳排放。

Mayur Kamalakar, Suryatech Power - Tyngsboro 
位於Tyngsboro的Suryatech Power 公司開發應用太陽能的便攜式電動車快速充電器，允許電動車主在行駛途中充電，不需要更新昂貴的電動板。

Ricky Solorzano, Seabird - Milton 
位於米爾頓鎮的Seabird 用3維生物列印來為繞道手術客製化動脈，旨在取代傳統的自體移植物。

J. Ross, Alleo Labs - San Francisco, CA 
來自加州舊金山的Alleo Labs 正在為常見的腦部疾病，包括阿茲海默症，帕金森疾病等，創造人工智能驅動的精準醫學

Sarvesh Handa, Mission Hydro - Lowell 
位於羅爾市的Mission Hydro 正在為電網和現代家庭建造長期的能源儲存系統。

Tim Colligan, TransitOS - Boston 
位於波士頓的TransitOS創造人工智能驅動的交通平台，使得可持續、公平及依據數據的營運成為可行之舉。

這混合項目有業界、學界及擁護企業家的領袖們所帶領的課程，聚焦於把研究、科技及製造真實世界解決方案結合起來。經由這項目，創辦人將在項目進行期間，和相匹配的業界專家一起工作，精緻化其企業模型，為具有競爭性的加速器項目做準備，並啟動他們的高成長潛力事業。

這項目將為創辦人提供機會，聆聽並和他們自己領域的專家講者，以集體和個別形式互動。在每一屆的創辦人學校中，還將有人獲邀再接受為期9個月，針對個別企業所面對挑戰的輔導，包括籌款，企業產品進入市場等。創辦人學校的合作者包括Anzu Partners， AWSM VC， Duplessy Foundation，Institute of Technology and Global Health，Wilson Sonsini，以及哈佛大學、麻省理工學院和其他麻州研究機構的教職員。

               創辦人學校也設計得要經由麻州經濟發展廳，以及麻州企業發展辦公室，還有半官方機構，例如麻州生命科學中心，麻州科技合作，以及麻州清潔能源中心等，為創辦人提供企業資源指導。

               查詢詳情可上MassVentures官網。