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WPI researcher receives $594K NSF grant to study computer security
May 30, 2024Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s efforts to study ways to fight back against malicious attacks against computer chips and other hardware has received a $594,081 boost from the National Science Foundation.
May 30, 2024
QCC receives state funding for DEI certificate program aimed at higher ed workers
May 29, 2024Quinsigamond Community College has been awarded a $51,968 grant from the Gov. Maura Healey Administration to develop a diversity, equity, and inclusion certificate program for local higher education faculty and staff.
May 29, 2024
Wormtown working with university in Maine in bid to boost craft beer industry training
May 29, 2024The first course is centered on financial training for breweries, distilleries and cideries, led by Kary Shumway, a certified public accountant, and CFO of Wormtown Brewery in Worcester.
May 29, 2024
Selling sustainability: How owners of Worcester second-hand shops are navigating in a fast fashion world
Updated: May 27, 2024For Worcester business owners, operating a second-hand shop in the era of fast fashion means strategic buying, knowing the consumer base, and educating the customers is all in a day’s work.
Updated: May 27, 2024
Movers & Shakers for May 27, 2024
Updated: May 27, 2024Employees at Bowditch & Dewey, Leominster Credit Union, and JNP Coffee are making upward moves.
Updated: May 27, 2024
Q&A: Former Worcester city councilor grows nonprofit serving the disabled
Updated: May 27, 2024Now known as Thrive Support & Advocacy, the nonprofit has substantially grown under the leadership of former Worcester city councilor Sean Rose.
Updated: May 27, 2024
Assumption swaps dining services provider as university prepares for $1M renovation of dining hall
May 24, 2024Assumption has become the second Worcester university to drop Sodexo as a provider in 2024; Clark University announced they would be ending their relationship with the company in April.
May 24, 2024
Young activists urge Senate Democrats to halt funding cuts to youth job programs
May 21, 2024Young people appealed to lawmakers Monday to stop cuts to youth jobs programs and help more young people compete in the economy, making a pair of Senate Democrats their "primary targets" in lobbying ahead of this week's budget debate.
May 21, 2024
Ballot question campaigns heat up as opponents file complaints
May 17, 2024A pair of potential statewide ballot questions face new complications after opponents complained about one's financial disclosure and the other's official title and summary.
May 17, 2024
WPI researcher receives $1.2M to study the use of bacteria for environmental cleanups
May 16, 2024A researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is set to embark on a five-year project that seeks to advance the use of bacteria to help clean up contaminated soil, thanks to a $1.23-million grant from the National Science Foundation.
May 16, 2024
Systemic failures: A growing number of Mass. pregnancies are resulting in severe complications, the greatest impact falls on the Black community
Updated: May 13, 2024Rates of severe maternal morbidity in the state nearly doubled from 2011 to 2020, with Black birthing people among the most impacted by negative outcomes of labor and delivery.
Updated: May 13, 2024
MCPHS expands Worcester footprint with $12M buy of three properties
May 9, 2024MCPHS did not respond to a request for comment from WBJ asking for more details regarding its plans for the parcels. All three properties are within walking distance of the college’s Worcester campus.
May 9, 2024
Bravehearts extend Holy Cross lease through 2027, set 2024 ticket prices at $20
Updated: May 8, 2024The Bravehearts begin their 2024 campaign May 24 on the road against the Westfield Starfires, with their first home game slated against the Starfires on May 25.
Updated: May 8, 2024
Governor floats plan to keep college grads in state
May 8, 2024Dubbed the Mass Leads Act, Healey's roughly $3.5 billion proposal invests heavily in workforce development, including a $10 million-per-year pilot program to launch a statewide internship tax credit that would benefit companies recruiting from
May 8, 2024
Dean College president Elmore stepping down
May 3, 2024No reason or exact timeframe for Elmore’s departure was given.
May 3, 2024
Alumnus donates funding for Saint John's to launch finance program
May 3, 2024Saint John's High School of Shrewsbury has received a significant donation from an alumnus, which the private all-boys school will use to create an accounting and finance program.
May 3, 2024
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