Isabel Tehan

The reversal of affirmative action, along with the ongoing drop in enrollment, will create additional challenges in 2024.

Financial strains and the need to curb services will impact the industry’s operations for the foreseeable future.

Beacon MedTech Solutions in Leominster has named Jim Colony as president of the company. He was previously interim president, a position he took on in March.

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester are collaborating with the federal Home Test to Treat program for COVID-19 and the flu. 

Hopkinton’s Isto Biologics completed a merger with a California biologics company known for innovation in October.

Milford Regional Medical Center’s November gala raised $1.2 million, a record figure for the hospital’s main fundraising event, which included a high level of sponsorship from its potential new partner: UMass Memorial Health.

Heading into the start of 2024, the new leader of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts expects staffing challenges to remain the top concern for businesses, while the end of COVID-era federal funding programs will impact margins.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has launched a new MBA program in analytics. The coursework aims to equip students with analytics tools specifically for science, technology, engineering, and math, and will begin in the fall 2024 semester.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has secured $9 million in state government funding over five years for its Adult Community Learning Center, which will allow for the hiring of more instructors and additional seats for approximately 140 English-language learner students.

After years of declines, enrollment picked up significantly in the fall semester for Worcester State University and both Central Massachusetts community colleges.