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Mass. Unemployment Up Again
August 15, 2013The state's unemployment rate hit its highest level in nearly two years in July as the economy gained just 300 jobs, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said.
August 15, 2013Worcester Child Care Nonprofits Get Grants
August 13, 2013Two Worcester-based organizations recently received funding for repairs and renovations from the Children's Investment Fund (CIF).
August 13, 2013Holy Cross Awarded $600K For Arts Initiative
August 13, 2013Worcester's College of the Holy Cross is getting a boost in its efforts to grow its fine and performing arts curriculum and strengthen its ties to the area's cultural institutions through a $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
August 13, 2013WPI Finishes Strong In Solar Homes Contest In China
August 12, 2013An international team of universities, led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), finished in first and fourth place in two juried categories for its solar home design, branded the Solatrium.
August 12, 2013
Tufts Vet School Announces Renovation
August 12, 2013The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton has announced plans to renovate and expand its teaching hospitals through a $68 million project.
August 12, 2013Nonprofit Gets $1M For Youth Job Training
July 29, 2013Sixty-four at-risk youth in Worcester and Quincy will receive job training through $1 million in federal funding, Training Resources of America Inc. announced.
July 29, 2013Workforce Investment Board Gets $400K For Training
July 19, 2013The North Central Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board has received $400,000 to help fund partnerships that will teach workers skills employers are seeking for jobs requiring more than a high school degree but less than a four-year degree.
July 19, 2013UMass Med School Announces Down's Breakthrough
July 18, 2013Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have discovered a naturally occurring chromosome “off switch” that can be rerouted to neutralize the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, the school announced Wednesday.
July 18, 2013Patrick Signs $33.6B Budget, Vetoes Transportation Funding
July 12, 2013Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday signed a $33.6 billion state budget while slashing $240 million in transportation funding and $177 million in unrestricted local aid.
July 12, 2013Framingham State Appoints Interim President
July 8, 2013Robert A. Martin has been appointed interim president of Framingham State University by its Board of Trustees ahead of FSU's transition to a new president.
July 8, 2013
Colleges, Life Sciences Firms: Partners For Progress
July 8, 2013On-the-job mistakes always impact the bottom line, but the degree of expense varies widely from industry to industry.
July 8, 2013Trust Provides Upgrade Of Fitchburg State Science Equipment
July 3, 2013Fitchburg State University has received a $100,000 grant to purchase research-grade microscope imaging equipment.
July 3, 2013Fitchburg State Offers Free Courses For Parents
June 27, 2013Beginning in the fall, Fitchburg State University will offer one free college course to parents of children who are first-generation college students at the school.
June 27, 2013New UMass Medical School Chair Focuses On Cancer
June 27, 2013UMass Medical School has established a new chair in biomedical research, thanks to an endowment fund created in 2011, the school announced.
June 27, 2013
Atlantic Union Wins Approval Of 2 Programs
June 19, 2013Atlantic Union College in Lancaster, which closed in 2011 after losing its accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, took a step Tuesday toward winning accreditation from another group when the Massachusetts Board of
June 19, 2013Worcester Colleges Group Hires New Leader
June 13, 2013After announcing in March it would reorganize, the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (COWC) has hired Jeanine B. Went to serve as its executive director.
June 13, 2013
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