Clark University

LEO J. IRAKLIOTIS has been appointed as Becker College’s new provost and vice president of academic affairs....

<i>(Editor's Note: Inspiration and Innovation, which focuses on entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, is a new column written by Jeff Schiebe that will run in every other edition of the Worcester Business Journal.)</i>

For colleges in Central Massachusetts and around the country, the 2013-2014 academic year put the recession in the rear-view mirror.

Amid a growing need for more space and facilities, Worcester's colleges have undertaken multi-million-dollar projects that are...

A recent Clark University poll revealed somewhat surprising results about today's 20- and 30-somethings' take on life: They're largely content and optimistic about the future.

Anything worth doing in the first place is usually worth repeating. When we launched our first “Best of Business” awards contest last year, we were dipping our toe into unfamiliar waters. Yet we thought it was a worthwhile idea to do it again. So, here are our readers' picks of 39 companies in Central Massachusetts that stand out.

A NASA grant to study the effects of melting Arctic Ocean ice has been awarded to a research group that includes a Clark University professor who will oversee $614,000 in funding for the project.

The influence of declining freshman-age students in New England, increased use of technology and the importance of a continued commitment to the community were highlighted Wednesday morning during a discussion of the future of higher education as part of the Worcester Business Journal Power Breakfast Series.

Clark University will receive nearly a half-million dollars from two grants distributed by the National Atmospheric and Space Administration (NASA) for a set of projects investigating the balance of carbon uptake and release across forests in the United States.

Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty wants to capitalize on urban farming by opening the city to commercial farming that he says will expand the economy while enhancing the quality of food available to all residents.