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Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) said it has been awarded a $640,000 federal grant to provide scholarships and support services to students studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Worcester Polytechnic Institute said it's signed an agreement with biotechnology firm Biogen Idec to help develop and deliver programs at the school's Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC), at WPI's Gateway Park.
Derek Canton has an energy that's contagious, is heavily active at his church and has a self-described entrepreneurial mindset.
Worcester possesses many of the ingredients that could help it emerge as a nationally-known research and entrepreneurship hub, including research universities and access to Boston's venture capital market, said Mark Rice, dean of Worcester
David P. Forsberg, the former Worcester city councilor who helped shape the Worcester Business Development Corp. (WBDC) into an economic development force, has been named dean of the business school at Anna Maria College, the school announced
After riding high for several years, for-profit colleges and career schools nationwide — mostly owned by publicly traded or private equity firms — are having a tough time. And the picture is similar in Central Massachusetts.
Dennis Berkey, president and CEO of Worcester Polytechnic Institute since 2004, announced at the school's Saturday commencement ceremony that he is leaving WPI.
A Worcester Polytechnic Institute alumnus who died two years ago has left part of his estate to his alma mater.
As part of National Public Gardens Day, Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston will offer free admission Friday, May 10.
The Manufacturing Advancement Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative (MACWIC), a Worcester-based association on more than 90 manufacturing groups aimed at solving workforce challenges, will be recognized with a workforce development award by the
The Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University in Grafton has been designated as one of nine provisional veterinary trauma centers approved nationwide by The American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC).
The Worcester-based contract research company Averica Discovery Services announced a collaboration with Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry that will allow the two organizations to share expertise on projects.
Traditionally, students pursuing a master of business administration degree have set their sights on high-paying jobs in finance or accounting, frequently landing on Wall Street and in financial districts in other major cities.
Building on previous reports that trumpeted warnings about aging workers in Massachusetts and high unemployment rates among younger workers the state will need to replace them, a state report out today calls for new programs to address the problem.
The Reliant Medical Group Foundation, which is the charitable arm of the Worcester-based physician group, announced it has donated nearly $58,000 to 12 Central Massachusetts nonprofits.