Education

Anna Maria College will offer a new master's degree program in health emergency management, citing a high demand for the skills to respond to both natural and man-made disasters, the Paxton school said.

In its quest to run a publishing business based on a “zero-inventory model” that prints products on demand, Wisconsin-based printing giant Quad/Graphics Inc. plans to scoop up Chelmsford-based book manufacturer Courier Corp. Courier, according to Quad/Graphics President and CEO Joel Quadracci, “has a legacy of superior quality and exceptional customer service, and is a well-known innovator in every aspect of book production.” Quadracci's comments were made in a company statement Jan. 16, when Quad/Graphics announced plans to acquire Courier in a deal valued at $260 million.

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) will launch a six-week training program in advanced manufacturing next month at its Devens campus, and is recruiting students, the Gardner-based school announced.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute more than $4.4 million to develop a program preparing selected students to be government cybersecurity professionals, the school announced Thursday.

Becker College has received a $1 million gift from alumna and former Southwest Airlines President Colleen Barrett that will go toward the school's Center for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Two teams of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute recently received Rapid Response Research awards from the National Science Foundation to develop technologies to help protect workers caring for patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases.

As we age, many of us wonder what kind of legacy we'll leave, what kind of difference...

The year we're about to leave - for some, maybe forget - saw several noteworthy business-related events in Central Massachusetts, but here's our consensus selections for the top five stories of 2014. As a staff, we unanimously agreed on the top story. There was little debate over the remaining four.

Higher education, an anchor industry for Greater Worcester, is working harder today to maintain enrollments at or...

After three and a half years as president of the University of Massachusetts, Robert Caret has announced he will step down to become the next chancellor of the University of Maryland.