Mica Kanner-Mascolo

mkannermascolo@wbjournal.com

Mica Kanner-Mascolo covers health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Worcester Business Journal. Her freelance writing has been featured in publications including FEMINIST, Byrdie, and Spare Change News. Mica is a graduate of The New School where she studied creative writing. An East Coast native, Mica currently resides in Central Massachusetts.

Covers: Health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion

Arts & Entertainment

Worcester Historical Museum changes name on 150th anniversary

Worcester Historical Museum is marking its 150th anniversary with a name change, free admission, and the reinstallation of a $1.3-million gallery.

Banking & Finance

UMass Memorial’s two-week-old $220-million facility alleviating strain on ER

In the two weeks since UMass Memorial Medical Center held the grand opening of its $220-million acute-care facility the North Pavilion, the top executive of Central Massachusetts’ largest hospital is seeing it begin to alleviate the strain on its emergency department.

Economy

Waltham development financing firm with Worcester office names new CEO

Bay Colony Development, a Waltham-based economic development financing company with an office in Worcester, has named Erik Adams as the firm’s incoming president and CEO as current leader Mary Mansfield will step down from the position later this year.

Education

UMass Chan program gives high schoolers early exposure to health careers

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has launched an educational program providing high school students early exposure to the career fields of health, science, and racial health disparities research.

Health Care

Harrington Hospital joins nationwide fellowship tackling early Alzheimer’s diagnosis

UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital has been selected to participate in a nationwide fellowship program to create early detection programs for Alzheimer’s disease.

Health Care

FDA warns Hologic over implant device following safety concerns

Marlborough-based manufacturer Hologic has been issued a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Arts & Entertainment

Main South CDC awarded $30K to enhance neighborhood art scene

Main South Community Development Corp. has received a $30,000 grant from Boston-based quasi-public finance agency MassDevelopment to support the Worcester nonprofit’s efforts to infuse art into the area between the city’s downtown and Webster Square districts.

Economy

Community Legal Aid names second-ever COO

Following the appointment of its first chief operating officer in 2022, Community Legal Aid has promoted attorney Kristen Williams to be the second person to ever hold the C-suite position at the Worcester-based nonprofit.

Economy

As the Worcester County Bar Association’s long-time director retires, her successor looks to foster a welcoming legal community

The Worcester County Bar Association has made its first executive director change in more than 30 years.

Economy

UMass Chan appoints Harvard director to help integrate AI into science research

In an effort to address the growing integration of artificial intelligence into basic science research, UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has created its first chief research computing officer position, naming William Barnett to the inaugural role.

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