Worcester Polytechnic Institute

North Central Massachusetts is an area that keeps its manufacturing past in full view. Many towns retain nicknames that bring to mind old, dirty factories turning out the kinds of things that are now mostly imported from China. For instance, Winchendon is “Toy Town,” Gardner “Chair City,” and Athol “Tool Town.”

Marvin Silver, an attorney with Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, with offices in Westborough, was named a...

Responding to higher demand for professionals who understand how to analyze and find value in “big data,” Worcester Polytechnic Institute is launching the state's first graduate program in data science, the school announced.

DR. JOHN SHUFFLEBARGER, DR. THOM TARQUINIO and DR. STEPHEN WEINBERGER were hired by Worcester-based Reliant Medical Group....

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's growth trajectory began with a strategic plan set out under past president Edward A....

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute working to develop personal assistant robots for the elderly have received a five-year federal funding award.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has won a five-year, $3 million federal grant toward development of a minimally invasive, robotic surgical approach to treating brain tumors, the school announced.

Citing rapid growth, Salespod Inc., the maker of a field sales and retail merchandising tool by the same name, has moved into an office in Worcester.

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute working on therapies to heal cardiac muscle damage have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the school announced today.

Several Central Massachusetts colleges will be included in a $2-million energy efficiency pilot program, MassDevelopment announced.