As Uber continues its Central Massachusetts expansion, it has released the most requested locations in Worcester, with the city's colleges and bars rounding out the list.
A team of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and UMass Dartmouth researchers characterized how some cranberry juice compounds can be effective in blocking the first step of bacterial infections.
A study coauthored by a UMass Medical School researcher found that single, young, low-income males in Massachusetts are more likely to go without health insurance for two consecutive years.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has named Yael Schwartz, entrepreneur and life science executive, as the university's Coleman Entrepreneur-in-Residence, a position where she will guide early-stage startups coming out of the school.
A consortium of community colleges has received a $4 million U.S. Department of Labor grant that will provide training for 400 people in advanced manufacturing Worcester, Middlesex and Essex counties.
A collaboration involving the city of Worcester and Clark University led the latter to develop a master's degree that will get students to understand how political, economic and social forces impact public health.
As the state government continues to deal with stunted revenues, it appears the sales tax holiday that has come to be a staple in Massachusetts retailer's August plans might be one of the casualties.