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Education

  • Tax Bill Clears House, Moves Debate To Senate

    Matt Murphy And Andy Metzger State House News Service April 9, 2013

    Taking the first major step toward a significant tax hike this year, the House on Monday night approved $500 million in new revenue from increases in the state's gas, cigarette and business taxes in an attempt to solidify the finances of the state's

    Matt Murphy And Andy Metzger State House News Service April 9, 2013
  • Taryn Plumb April 7, 2013
  • April 7, 2013
  • Enrollment Opens For WPI Biomanufacturing Training

    April 4, 2013

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute is enrolling students for the upcoming session of its Fundamentals of Biomanufacturing accelerated training program.

    April 4, 2013
  • Ex-WPI Student Gives $7.8M

    April 2, 2013

    A former Worcester Polytechnic Institute student who dropped out because he couldn't afford the education has donated $7.8 million to the school for scholarships.

    April 2, 2013
  • Schools Don't Need Cash As Much As Change

    Linda Noonan Special To The Worcester Business Journal April 1, 2013

    Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to raise new revenue for education provides an important opportunity for public dialogue in Massachusetts. The governor is right that education is the key to economic growth.

    Linda Noonan Special To The Worcester Business Journal April 1, 2013
  • Medical School Agrees To Pay City $1.58M

    March 27, 2013

    A month after Worcester officials expressed concern over the potential for lost property tax revenue stemming from UMass Medical School's purchase of three commercial biotech buildings, the school has agreed to contribute $1.58 million to the city

    March 27, 2013
  • WPI, UMass Medical School Partner For Health Care

    March 21, 2013

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) announced a five-year strategic partnership for research and educational programs in the health care industry.

    March 21, 2013
  • Rick Saia March 18, 2013
  • Grant To Expand QCC Life Sciences Offerings

    March 15, 2013

    Quinsigamond Community College will receive a $310,000 capital grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) to boost its life sciences program.

    March 15, 2013
  • Worcester-Area Colleges Group To Reorganize

    Rick Saia March 14, 2013

    The nonprofit alliance of Worcester-area colleges and universities will undergo a restructuring that its leaders said will allow it to strengthen the government-funded programs it oversees to aid middle and high school students as well as low-income

    Rick Saia March 14, 2013
  • AMC Biz Dean Returns To Banking

    March 11, 2013

    Not yet two semesters into his tenure as dean of Anna Maria College's school of business, Lloyd Hamm Jr. will depart at the end of this month to assume the role of CEO of Grafton Suburban Credit Union (GSCU), a college official confirmed.

    March 11, 2013
  • Mass. Unemployment Stays At 6.7%

    March 7, 2013

    Unemployment in the Bay State remained unchanged in January, holding at 6.7 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Meanwhile, the state added 16,100 jobs during the month.

    March 7, 2013
  • Medical School: Property Taxes Likely A 'Non-Issue'

    February 27, 2013

    Five days after it purchased three biotech office buildings adjacent to its campus for more than $40 million, UMass Medical School (UMMS) issued a lengthy response Tuesday evening to Worcester officials concerned the purchase could result in a $1.5-

    February 27, 2013
  • UMass Medical School Buys 3 Biotech Buildings In $40M Deal

    February 25, 2013

    In a bit of a surprise move, the University of Massachusetts Medical School has purchased the remainder of the five biotech buildings in the Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park on Plantation Street for $40.3 million.

    February 25, 2013
  • Departing UMass Head O’Brien To Teach At Clark

    February 20, 2013

    John G. O'Brien, who retires next week from his position leading UMass Memorial Health Care, has been appointed to a distinguished professorship at Clark University, the school announced.

    February 20, 2013

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