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DPH extends use of hospital temporary beds amidst capacity challenges
May 3, 2024Overburdened Massachusetts hospitals are allowed through next April to keep using temporary beds to bolster their capacity to care for patients.
May 3, 2024
Fitchburg State selects first woman president in school’s 130-year history
May 1, 2024Donna Souder Hodge’s hiring is contingent upon approval by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education and a successful contract negotiation.
May 1, 2024
Central Mass. organizations receive $458K to train disabled workforce
May 1, 2024Four Central Massachusetts organizations working to afford individuals with disabilities job training, workforce placement, and post-placement support are amongst nine awardees statewide receiving $900,000 in grants.
May 1, 2024
WPI awarded $1.2M federal grant to study low-carbon iron production
April 29, 2024The grant is part of a federal effort to support technologies with the potential to reduce the country’s emissions by 1% annually.
April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Vincent Rougeau
Updated: April 29, 2024A strategic plan launched in February 2023 reinforces the school’s commitment to education as well as community. Among other things, Holy Cross will strengthen recruitment efforts of students and employees from Worcester, which helps meet one of
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Rachel Monarrez
Updated: April 29, 2024The former superintendent in San Bernardino, California, now brings a vision for creating a more inclusive school district.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Joseph Corazzini
Updated: April 29, 2024Joseph Corazzini had big shoes to fill when he stepped into his role in November 2021, and now the university’s long-held positive relationship with the low-income Main South neighborhood hangs in the balance.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Debra Maddox
Updated: April 29, 2024Central Massachusetts born and educated, Debra Maddox has a firm hand on the pulse of the people she and her team serve at the Multicultural Wellness Center, founded in 2005.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Jessica Sassi
Updated: April 29, 2024Now, the next generation of the organization falls to Vincent Strully’s hand-picked successor: Jessica Sassi, who took over the top leadership role in 2023.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Timothy Murray
Updated: April 29, 2024A longtime inside power broker in Worcester and beyond, Timothy Murray pushes hard for economic development, with his latest efforts including the launch of a news organization and the development of a fund for workforce development.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Grace Wang
Updated: April 29, 2024Even before she came to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in April 2023, Grace Wang saw the school as a pioneer in project-based learning.
Updated: April 29, 2024
WBJ names the Power 100, the most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2024
Updated: April 29, 2024In this first-time expansion of the previous power players list, WBJ names the professionals in Central Massachusetts who most effectively wield their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and community.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Kola Akindele
Updated: April 29, 2024Akindele’s job is to nurture relationships with WPI funders, whether private foundations, government organizations, or corporate sponsors, to support research and operations, as well as to strengthen community connections.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Greg Weiner
Updated: April 29, 2024When three leaders of the country’s top universities were castigated for failing to call out antisemitism during a Congressional hearing, Greg Weiner, the nation’s first Jewish president of a Catholic college, felt compelled to comment.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Andrea Bazarian
Updated: April 29, 2024For 20 years, Nativity School of Worcester has been providing a Jesuit middle-school education free to underserved boys of all faiths. Now, Andrea Bazarian is about to open the school to the other half of the population.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Sue Mailman
Updated: April 29, 2024Like her well-known father before her, Mailman uses her influence to improve the Greater Worcester community, particularly advocating for women, people of color, and disadvantaged populations.
Updated: April 29, 2024
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