Tufts University Unveils Plans for New Medical Research Laboratory to Focus on Tuberculosis

Tufts University on May 16 announced that it will seek approval from the Boston Public Health Commission to build a 1,700 square foot biosafety level 3 research laboratory within its School of Medicine’s existing Biomedical Research and Public Health Building at 136 Harrison Avenue. The Arnold 8 Biosafety Laboratory will enable Tufts researchers to find new ways to detect, prevent and treat serious infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, for which treatments exist but for which new therapeutics are needed.

MassHousing Announces Loan Closing of $9.1 Million to Preserve Affordable Housing for Seniors in Boston

BOSTON – May 8, 2012 – MassHousing announced a loan closing of $9.1 million to preserve affordability for predominantly low-income senior citizens and some disabled residents at the 100-unit Wait Street Apartments in Boston.