Education

UMass Chan Medical School and a New Haven digital healthcare company are launching a new program to study the ability of virtual care to prevent acute care needs among people with COPD.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has received what it describes as an unexpected $4-million unrestricted gift from Vaughn Kaprelian of Westborough, who passed away in April 2021.

Vocational-technical schools in Massachusetts and around the country should follow the lead of a pair of schools in Worcester and Springfield, which reshaped themselves from underperforming to sparkling models of success over a decade-plus period, a think tank concluded in a new report.

Fitchburg State University announced on Monday it is launching a new bachelor’s degree program in digital media innovation.

Lane Harrison, associate professor in the computer science department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded $747,283 by the National Science Foundation for his work evaluating the effectiveness of data visualizations.

In an active shooter situation, the difference between life and death can be a matter of seconds.

In both of his roles, Fred Taylor seeks to improve the lives of people in Worcester.

JENNIFER DiFRANCO has been named director of development at Worcester Academy, effective Aug. 1. DiFranco, a current...

The nursing shortage is a Central Massachusetts and national problem rooted in demographics.

The Clark graduate student union is part of a nationwide effort made possible by the President Joe Biden Administration’s decision to allow graduate students at private universities to unionize.