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Selling sustainability: How owners of Worcester second-hand shops are navigating in a fast fashion world
Updated: May 27, 2024For Worcester business owners, operating a second-hand shop in the era of fast fashion means strategic buying, knowing the consumer base, and educating the customers is all in a day’s work.
Updated: May 27, 2024
Assumption swaps dining services provider as university prepares for $1M renovation of dining hall
May 24, 2024Assumption has become the second Worcester university to drop Sodexo as a provider in 2024; Clark University announced they would be ending their relationship with the company in April.
May 24, 2024
WPI researcher receives $1.2M to study the use of bacteria for environmental cleanups
May 16, 2024A researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is set to embark on a five-year project that seeks to advance the use of bacteria to help clean up contaminated soil, thanks to a $1.23-million grant from the National Science Foundation.
May 16, 2024
Systemic failures: A growing number of Mass. pregnancies are resulting in severe complications, the greatest impact falls on the Black community
Updated: May 13, 2024Rates of severe maternal morbidity in the state nearly doubled from 2011 to 2020, with Black birthing people among the most impacted by negative outcomes of labor and delivery.
Updated: May 13, 2024
MCPHS expands Worcester footprint with $12M buy of three properties
May 9, 2024MCPHS did not respond to a request for comment from WBJ asking for more details regarding its plans for the parcels. All three properties are within walking distance of the college’s Worcester campus.
May 9, 2024
Bravehearts extend Holy Cross lease through 2027, set 2024 ticket prices at $20
Updated: May 8, 2024The Bravehearts begin their 2024 campaign May 24 on the road against the Westfield Starfires, with their first home game slated against the Starfires on May 25.
Updated: May 8, 2024
Governor floats plan to keep college grads in state
May 8, 2024Dubbed the Mass Leads Act, Healey's roughly $3.5 billion proposal invests heavily in workforce development, including a $10 million-per-year pilot program to launch a statewide internship tax credit that would benefit companies recruiting from
May 8, 2024
Dean College president Elmore stepping down
May 3, 2024No reason or exact timeframe for Elmore’s departure was given.
May 3, 2024
Fitchburg State selects first woman president in school’s 130-year history
May 1, 2024Donna Souder Hodge’s hiring is contingent upon approval by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education and a successful contract negotiation.
May 1, 2024
WPI awarded $1.2M federal grant to study low-carbon iron production
April 29, 2024The grant is part of a federal effort to support technologies with the potential to reduce the country’s emissions by 1% annually.
April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Dr. Michael Collins
Updated: April 29, 2024Under Collins' leadership, the UMass Chan footprint has grown, making space for cutting-edge research, and new partnerships are bringing students to valuable training sites in other parts of the state.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Michael McDermott
Updated: April 29, 2024Michael McDermott has helped the news media in Central Massachusetts get its swagger back.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Paula Fitzpatrick
Updated: April 29, 2024Fitzpatrick plays a vital role in helping WPI create a culture of health and well-being, something the school grappled with in the wake of seven student deaths in less than a year, nearly all of them suspected to be suicides.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Barry Maloney
Updated: April 29, 2024As the higher education industry struggles with falling enrollment, Worcester State University is bucking the trend.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Kola Akindele
Updated: April 29, 2024Akindele’s job is to nurture relationships with WPI funders, whether private foundations, government organizations, or corporate sponsors, to support research and operations, as well as to strengthen community connections.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Vincent Rougeau
Updated: April 29, 2024A strategic plan launched in February 2023 reinforces the school’s commitment to education as well as community. Among other things, Holy Cross will strengthen recruitment efforts of students and employees from Worcester, which helps meet one of
Updated: April 29, 2024
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