Patrick Madden

1 month ago | wbur.org | Amanda Beland |Patrick Madden

It’s that time of year on Cape Cod, when restaurants like Mac’s Shack haul tables and chairs out of storage and upgrade their outdoor patios in anticipation of summer, when the region's population swells like a surf break. But Mac Hay, the owner of this Wellfleet seafood restaurant, is anxious and frustrated. That’s because he’s applied for federal visas so he can hire about 100 foreign workers to help staff his kitchens. In the past, some of his applications were approved by March.

Jan 29, 2025 | hopedaletownnews.com | Jonathan Araujo |Leah Hodgdon |Patrick Madden

By Jonathan Araujo, Leah Hodgdon, Patrick MaddenOn December 13, 2024, Hopedale Junior-Senior High School hosted its 10th Annual FinFit Fair, a pivotal event aimed at enhancing juniors’ and seniors’ financial literacy knowledge. The FinFit Fair, organized this year by Jonathan Araujo, Leah Hodgdon, and Patrick Madden, is a financial literacy education event that seeks to improve Hopedale’s students’ financial literacy knowledge.

Nov 22, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Patrick Madden |Ester Marina-Zárate |Kristen A. Rodrigues |Jon M. Steichen

AbstractRare B cells can have special pathogen-recognition features giving them the potential to make outsized contributions to protective immunity. However, rare naive B cells infrequently participate in immune responses. We investigated how germline-targeting vaccine antigen delivery and adjuvant selection affect priming of exceptionally rare BG18-like HIV broadly neutralizing antibody-precursor B cells (~1 in 50 million) in non-human primates.

Nov 6, 2024 | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa |Patrick Madden

Massachusetts was called for Vice President Kamala Harris within seconds of polls closing Tuesday night, making her the 10th straight Democratic presidential candidate to carry the traditionally blue state. But a closer look at the results shows a growing, red undercurrent of support for President-elect Donald Trump, reflective of the national gains that propelled him to a second term. 1. Trump won nearly a quarter of cities and towns across Massachusetts.

Oct 30, 2024 | wbur.org | Jesús Marrero Suárez |Patrick Madden

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio has campaigned hard for Question 1, which would clarify whether she has the power to audit the Massachusetts Legislature. But the office is already far behind with its mandated audits, a WBUR review has found. By law, the office must complete audits of about 200 state agencies every three years. WBUR discovered the office hadn’t audited nearly half of them by that deadline, according to a review of its website.