STEM fields have very few women, but colleges are working to change that. At WPI, this fall's freshman class was 44-percent female, up from 34 percent a year ago – WPI's previous high mark.
Worcester-based Community Legal Aid has been awarded a two-year $195,000 grant to help continue a medical-legal partnership with UMass Memorial Health Care.
The yellow ofo bikes in Worcester have only been in the city for a little over a month, but they'll soon be replaced with bikes better built for the hilly city.