Victor Ambros, a scientist at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his co-discovery of microRNA.
Platinum Fire was founded in 2010 by Robert Pereria, who built his career in fire protection systems. In the wake of the Great Recession, businesses started to reemerge, and construction became revitalized, opening the door for new structures in need of fire protection systems.
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have received a $2-million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop tools for research and law enforcement in an effort to combat the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade.