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Incoming WPI leader: Keep teens interested in STEM
March 31, 2014As Worcester Polytechnic Institute's first female president, Laurie Leshin's pending arrival in June has been hailed as a boon for generating enthusiasm about careers in science and technology for women.
March 31, 2014
Anna Maria president leaving for N.Y. campus
March 24, 2014Jack Calareso, the president of Anna Maria College in Paxton, will be leaving to take on a similar role at a Catholic college on Long Island.
March 24, 2014MathWorks supports MIT with $2M funding
March 21, 2014Following up on a 2012 pledge supporting Massachusetts Institute of Technology's OpenCourseWare, Natick-based MathWorks has pledged $2 million to support the development of massive online open courses – or MOOCs - through MITx, part of the school's
March 21, 2014
Assumption extends president's contract
March 18, 2014Assumption College voted unanimously to extend the contract of President Francesco Cesareo through June 2020, the college announced Monday.
March 18, 2014WPI sets application record with 2018 class
March 14, 2014With applications jumping 53 percent over the past five years, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) announced record numbers for its 2018 undergraduate class.
March 14, 2014State doles out $1M in life sciences grants
March 7, 2014Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday announced nearly $1 million in funding for life sciences-related capital projects at two area colleges.
March 7, 2014
QCC to receive $500k for STEM activities
March 6, 2014Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) will receive a $500,000 grant for their engineering, science and technology center, the school announced.
March 6, 2014
Higher education enters a pivotal era
March 3, 2014You'd be hard pressed to find someone in the United States – especially Massachusetts – who would quibble about the value of a college degree. According to the U.S.
March 3, 2014EcoTarium launches transportation innovation incubator
February 28, 2014Worcester's EcoTarium will kick off a year-long innovation incubator with more than 100 participants this weekend.
February 28, 2014Nichols College to build, refinance, with $20M in bonds
February 26, 2014Nichols College in Dudley will build a 27,500-square-foot academic building and finance other improvements, thanks to $20 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by MassDevelopment, the state's finance and development agency.
February 26, 2014
Framingham State receives $3M for lab renovation
February 26, 2014The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced two grants to support life sciences capital projects at area schools, with the larger sum, $3 million, awarded to Framingham State University (FSU) for major lab renovation projects.
February 26, 201415 laid off at Assumption
February 26, 2014Assumption College laid off 15 staff members this week as the Worcester school tries to respond to growing cost pressures it says the entire higher education industry is facing.
February 26, 2014Assumption announces 4-year tuition rate freeze
February 21, 2014Assumption College has unveiled a new plan aimed at cutting costs for students and their families.
February 21, 2014WPI announces $2.5M vocational training grant
February 12, 2014Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) on Wednesday announced a $2.5-million training grant for software and educational materials that will teach Massachusetts vocational students new skills in advanced high-tech machinery.
February 12, 2014
Report: Mass. continues to lead on innovation, but funding lagging
February 11, 2014Massachusetts continued to lead the nation in output per capita in innovation sectors, but is falling behind some of the other leading technology states in education funding and achievement, according to a study released Monday.
February 11, 2014
WPI profs receive $1M to study robots
February 5, 2014Two robotics engineering professors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are being awarded a combined $1.04 million over the next three years to study how robots can help out in manufacturing plants and in homes with elderly residents.
February 5, 2014
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