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  • In Worcester, Patrick Touts Public Investments

    State House News Service October 28, 2013

    Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday resumed his effort to publicize public investments in the wake of this year's tax hikes. In Worcester, Patrick was scheduled to announce $15.9 million in funding for a new building at Quinsigamond Community College and $

    State House News Service October 28, 2013
  • Bancroft School Names New Leader

    October 25, 2013

    James P. “Trey” Cassidy III, an administrator at a 600-student school in Michigan, will take over the top job at Bancroft School in Worcester next summer, the school announced today.

    October 25, 2013
  • An Incubator For Framingham?

    Emily Micucci October 22, 2013

    Earlier this month, Framingham State University (FSU) announced it will launch its Entrepreneur Innovation Center, creating workspace for area entrepreneurs in the earliest stages of business. According to Robert Krim, an economics professor hired

    Emily Micucci October 22, 2013
  • Enrollment, Finances Challenge N.E. Colleges

    Francesco Cesareo Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 14, 2013

    People from all over the world recognize New England as the nation's academic mecca.

    Francesco Cesareo Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 14, 2013
  • Central Mass. Colleges Embrace Obama Plan To Curb Costs

    October 14, 2013

    As student loan debt in the United States approaches the $1-trillion mark and has become the largest form of unsecured debt in the nation, federal and state lawmakers are looking for ways to ease the burden on students and turning to performance-

    October 14, 2013
  • MCPHS Dedicates Sonography Lab

    October 8, 2013

    MCPHS University will dedicate its new $5.3 million sonography lab in Worcester today, the school said.

    October 8, 2013
  • Futures League Bringing Baseball Back To Worcester

    September 30, 2013

    A new Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) team will call Worcester home, making it the 10th franchise for the league in New England. The team, which has yet to be named, will fill the baseball void created when the minor-league Worcester

    September 30, 2013
  • Ventilation Upgrades Slated For UMass Med Building

    September 27, 2013

    A Newton-based company announced Tuesday that it's been awarded a $1.2 million contract to install an air-quality monitoring system in University of Massachusetts Medical School laboratories.

    September 27, 2013
  • Assumption: Numbers Down For 2013

    September 27, 2013

    Assumption College's surplus fell by $2.1 million in fiscal 2013, while freshman enrollment slipped nearly 10 percent, according to figures released by the college.

    September 27, 2013
  • WPI Gets Funding For Assistive Robot Research

    September 17, 2013

    Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute working to develop personal assistant robots for the elderly have received a five-year federal funding award.

    September 17, 2013
  • WPI Wins $3M Grant For Robotic Cancer Treatment

    Rick Saia August 30, 2013

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has won a five-year, $3 million federal grant toward development of a minimally invasive, robotic surgical approach to treating brain tumors, the school announced.

    Rick Saia August 30, 2013
  • MIT Trustees Invest In Westford's FolderWave

    Emily Micucci August 26, 2013

    FolderWave, Inc., a Westford IT firm that provides cloud-based services to secondary and higher education clients, has received a financial boost from two Massachusetts Institute of Technology trustees. FolderWave President Bob Burke declined to

    Emily Micucci August 26, 2013
  • Dance Studio Sold To Former Student

    Emily Micucci August 21, 2013

    A longtime local dance studio has been passed down from its founders to one of its former students.

    Emily Micucci August 21, 2013
  • Private Schools Keep Watch On Educational Technology

    Taryn Plumb Special To The Worcester Business Journal August 19, 2013

    In this age when information is instant and mobile devices — in some cases more than one — are in every hand, students not only want technology integrated into their school day, they simply expect it.

    Taryn Plumb Special To The Worcester Business Journal August 19, 2013
  • Colleges Group Changes Name In Bid To Expand

    Emily Micucci August 19, 2013

    In March, the former Colleges of Worcester Consortium announced a restructuring plan that the organization's leaders said would pare operations, allowing it to focus more closely on the needs of its members.

    Emily Micucci August 19, 2013
  • WPI Forges Ahead After Berkey's Departure

    August 19, 2013

    During his nine-year tenure at the helm of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Dennis Berkey was lauded for guiding the school through a growth spurt that saw the construction of eight new buildings, a 57-percent increase in student enrollment and th

    August 19, 2013

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