Diversity & Inclusion

Open Sky appoints new director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

In his new role, Ekstrom will work to sustain Open Sky’s commitment to inclusivity, collaborating with fellow agency leaders to execute DEIB strategies throughout the organization.

Social equity businesses push cannabis regulators to extend cannabis delivery license exclusivity

Social equity applicants are those who have been disproportionately affected by previous marijuana prohibition and enforcement activities.

🔒Woman-owned Hardwick butchery to open $3M meat processing facility

Stillman Quality Meats this spring will open a 8,000-square-foot USDA meat processing facility to meet the growing demand following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nine Central Mass. firms named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women list

Fifty-six Massachusetts businesses made it onto the magazine’s list of 1,000 U.S. companies.
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WPS and Assumption University launch scholarship, fellowship program

With the partnership, known as Worcester Together, Assumption will offer scholarships to every WPS student admitted to the university for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.

New Worcester conference to promote inclusive leadership

A new conference on inclusive leadership is coming to Worcester.

🔒Making sure AI works: UMass Chan’s new AI Assurance Lab tests developing healthcare tech, so it functions properly in the real world

By deploying and studying the impacts of AI tools across different healthcare providers and patient subgroups, the AI Assurance lab is working to add the human back into artificial intelligence.

Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants

The center is actively enrolling students ages 16-24 seeking technical skills training across a variety of fields.
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Worcester Foundation launches $125K grant program for community health

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has opened applications for its annual Activation Fund grants program, offering up to $125,000 to local organizations.

🔒Helping mothers: UMass Chan has been tapped by the Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression

UMass Chan Medical School is working to combat an alarming trend: Mental health is one of the most lethal threats to the lives of postpartum women.
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