Education

When Worcester public schools were closed this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, the health-minded decision not only kept students out of the classroom – it also took away a key way for community health providers to reach students easily while they’re already in school.

UMass Memorial Health Care is shifting into an emergency operations plan because of a critically high number of patients, and UMass Medical School is expanding testing and travel protocols as coronavirus pandemic numbers continue to rise, leaders at both entities said Tuesday.

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UMass Medical School has received a major boost in federal and private research funding since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Worcester State University is moving classes online starting Monday for a nine-day period and requiring residential students arriving back on campus after Thanksgiving break to either prove a negative coronavirus test or complete a test right away and quarantine until the results come back.

The Discovery Museum in Acton has added two new board members, one with a specialty in engineering and the other in organic chemistry.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Tuesday became the latest school to put new measures in place limiting campus activities as coronavirus case surge in Worcester and beyond.

Clark University in Worcester is moving courses online earlier than planned out of concern for the spread of coronavirus on campus, according to news reports.

UMass Medical School has hired a new vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, the Worcester school announced Friday.

Fitchburg State University will end the fall semester remotely in light of fast-rising coronavirus cases both in Fitchburg and more broadly, the school announced Friday.