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Higher education
Central Mass. state universities split $4.2 million to increase graduation rates within marginalized communities
December 23, 2024Three Central Massachusetts universities have been awarded a share of $14 million in state funding to boost graduation rates for historically underserved students.
December 23, 2024
Making big boxes fun again: As large retail spaces become vacant, landlords are finding immersive businesses like mini golf and pickleball can keep the crowds coming in
Updated: 18 hours agoWhile the act of converting big-box retail spaces into creative businesses can present a number of logistical challenges, those challenges can lead to innovative solutions that have become increasingly necessary as digital retail impacts the need
Updated: 18 hours ago
WBJ's 10 bold predictions for 2025
Updated: 18 hours agoEvery December for this Economic Forecast special edition, the journalists in the WBJ newsroom forecast 10 possible news events for the coming year, based on their expertise and the trends in the Central Massachusetts business community.
Updated: 18 hours ago-
Central Mass. universities split $1M to bolster behavioral health workforce
December 13, 2024Five Worcester County universities have received a slice of $12.4 million in funding to financially support students entering the mental health or substance use disorders treatment fields.
December 13, 2024 
Holy Cross to serve as Pan-Mass Challenge starting line in 2026
December 11, 2024In two summers, thousands of cyclists will line up at the College of the Holy Cross to begin their multi-mile journeys across Massachusetts as the Worcester college will serve as the starting line for the Pan-Mass Challenge come August 2026.
December 11, 2024-
Fitchburg State appoints first executive director of diversity
December 10, 2024Joshua Dodds has been named Fitchburg State University’s inaugural executive director of diversity, equity, and belonging programs as the institution looks to create an inclusive community amidst heightened anti-DEI sentiments throughout the country
December 10, 2024
Movers & Shakers for Dec. 9, 2024
Updated: December 9, 2024Employees at Milford Regional Physician Group, bankHometown, and Vision Advertising are moving up in their careers.
Updated: December 9, 2024
State higher ed board seeks to keep up funding momentum with more investments
December 4, 2024"It's important that we focus our resources and concentrate on things that are going to have an impact," said Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega during Tuesday's Board of Higher Education meeting.
December 4, 2024
UMass Chan to start environmental justice program
December 2, 2024UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is developing an environmental justice program designed to implement climate action efforts on campus and create a sustainable resource guide.
December 2, 2024
Champions of Health Care: Rosado makes moments matter
Updated: November 25, 2024Years ago, Angela Rosado was waiting to get into Quinsigamond Community College when she learned about a certified nursing assistant program offered through the American Red Cross. She was 19 at the time, and thought if she could get sponsored to do
Updated: November 25, 2024
Movers & Shakers for Nov. 25, 2024
Updated: November 25, 2024Employees at Assumption University, Fidelity Bank, and Mirick O'Connell are advancing in their careers.
Updated: November 25, 2024
Champions of Health Care: Bolandrina creates partnerships to enhance community health
Updated: November 25, 2024Gretheline Bolandrina comes from a family of educators. Her mother is a teacher, and five of her aunts also taught. But Bolandrina, the academy director at Bay Path Regional Practical Nursing Academy in Charlton, fell into teaching almost completely
Updated: November 25, 2024
Q&A: Worcester native returns from London to help immigrant businesses
Updated: November 25, 2024While Asante was climbing the corporate ladder abroad, she decided to return home to her family in Worcester. Her goal has always been to use her legal acumen to benefit local business owners, especially immigrant entrepreneurs who defied the odds
Updated: November 25, 2024
Champions of Health Care: 'There's not many people like Erik'
Updated: November 25, 2024Dr. Erik Garcia’s CV says “quality healthcare is a human right.” This belief underscores all aspects of his effort to provide care to the underserved.
Updated: November 25, 2024
Champions of Health Care: Wessolossky is a community-forward kind of doctor
Updated: November 25, 2024Dr. Mireya Wessolossky’s fascination with infectious diseases coincided with a devastating time in U.S. history: the AIDS epidemic.
Updated: November 25, 2024
Mass. congressman worried about potential impact of RFK Jr. appointment on federal research funds
November 18, 2024Congressman Stephen Lynch said Monday morning that President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his secretary of health and human services gives him "great concern."
November 18, 2024
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