Massachusetts Asian American Commission Dinner and Award Ceremony

The Massachusetts Asian American Commission held their sixth joint dinner at Boston University’s Metcalf Hall on May 16. Over three hundred people from all works of life dressed up to attend the event.

Governor Deval Patrick Celebrates Asian American Heritage Month

On Thursday, May 10, Governor Deval Patrick proclaimed the month of May to be Asian Pacific Heritage Month during a celebration at the State House. Governor Patrick was joined by members of the Governor’s Asian American Commission, elected officials and members of the Asian Pacific American community.

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.