Education

Colleges in Central Massachusetts are receiving nearly $33 million in federal aid to help make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic.

Companies like Worcester Fitness, Centage Corp., Anna Maria College and Clinton Savings Bank all have had recent hires and promotions.

College leaders in Central Massachusetts are grappling with an upturned admissions period and wondering what fall enrollment will look like if students decide they don’t want to travel far for school, or even whether a fall semester would be able to take place on campus anyway.

"As challenging as it might be in the short-term, I think we're all increasingly aware that what's going on now is likely to have significant ramifications beyond the immediate moment," Education Secretary James Peyser said during a remote meeting of the Board of Higher Education.

Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton has donated protective equipment to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, including N95 masks, surgical masks and other gear.

Students, staff and alumni from Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester have mobilized to help fight the coronavirus crisis, the college announced in a press release that week.

Staff at Framingham State University’s Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning have gathered pre-K through 12 interactive science content online to boost educational resources during the coronavirus shelter-in-place.

Working for Worcester, a student-run nonprofit started at Holy Cross, raised $23,240.59 for the Worcester Together COVID-19 emergency response fund, the group announced in a joint press release with United Way of Central Massachusetts on Wednesday.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester on Tuesday announced the National Science Foundation had awarded it a $298,108 grant to develop a new robotics technician certificate program.

New hires and promotions at companies like AAFCPAs in Westborough, Bryley Sytems in Clinton, Concierge Physical Therapy in Sutton, Reliant Medical Group and Framingham State University.