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WPI named only Research 1 institution in Central Mass., following years of investment in research and startups
February 14, 2025In recognition of both its financial investment and doctorate production, Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been named a Research 1 institution by the national American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
February 14, 2025
UMass Chan receives $35M, third-largest UMass system donation ever
February 13, 2025UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has received the third-largest donation in the entire UMass system’s history.
February 13, 2025
UMass Chan raises alarm over NIH funding, as judge temporarily blocks Trump’s cuts
February 11, 2025UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is sounding the alarms over plans by the Trump Administration to significantly cut the money spent on biomedical and public health research.
February 11, 2025
Movers & Shakers for Feb. 10, 2025
Updated: February 10, 2025Employees at Dean College, Bowditch & Dewey, and Milford Regional Physician Group are advancing in their professional careers.
Updated: February 10, 2025
Good with money: A new wave of female banking leaders is emerging in Central Mass.
Updated: February 10, 2025In 2024, the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of a woman’s ability to obtain a bank account without her father’s or husband’s co-signature.
Updated: February 10, 2025
Enrollment surge: Amid decade-high growth, Mount Wachusett Community College is expanding services to keep students on track
Updated: January 27, 2025This past fiscal year, Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner quietly achieved a milestone.
Updated: January 27, 2025
Movers & Shakers for Jan. 27, 2025
Updated: January 27, 2025Professionals at ERA Key Realty Services, the Worcester Community Action Council, and Open Sky Community Services are making career moves.
Updated: January 27, 2025
Passing the torch: With two new leaders, Fitchburg’s decades-long downtown revitalization enters its next phase
Updated: January 27, 2025Fitchburg began its first intentional effort to revitalize its core back in 2001.
Updated: January 27, 2025
Healey proposes $2.5B higher education infrastructure plan
January 22, 2025The governor outlined her new proposal after touring the Cyber Range at Bridgewater State University, a hands-on lab where she lamented that too many public higher education campuses don't have the proper facilities to train students for cutting-
January 22, 2025
Holy Cross partners with Polar Park district developer to redevelop former Rotmans furniture site
January 17, 2025Madison Properties, the Boston-based developer facing criticism from the City of Worcester for a lack of progress on developments in the Polar Park district, has purchased the 13-acre former site of Rotmans Furniture.
January 17, 2025
UMass Chan appoints Harvard director to help integrate AI into science research
January 15, 2025In an effort to address the growing integration of artificial intelligence into basic science research, UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has created its first chief research computing officer position, naming William Barnett to the inaugural
January 15, 2025
Clark University hires dean and establishes new School of Climate, Environment, and Society
January 14, 2025Clark University in Worcester will launch a new School of Climate, Environment, and Society with the fall semester and has named a former Chatham University dean as its leader.
January 14, 2025
Stepping into the storm: As Worcester’s newly appointed chief equity officer, Kevin Lovaincy has his work cut out for him to advance the City’s DEI efforts
Updated: January 13, 2025Until October, the City’s chief equity officer role had been vacant since April 2022.
Updated: January 13, 2025
Movers & Shakers for Jan. 13, 2025
Updated: January 13, 2025Employees at the Worcester Housing Authority, Clinton Savings Bank. and the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts are making strides in their careers.
Updated: January 13, 2025
Student housing on tap for former Hope Lodge following $950K sale
December 27, 2024The former Hope Lodge at 7 Oak St. in Worcester is set to see a new life as student housing, following a $950,000-purchase by an Oxford-based firm.
December 27, 2024
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
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