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Westborough opens net-positive-energy elementary school
December 17, 2021Annie E. Fales Elementary School in Westborough, which began classes in November, is one of the first net-positive-energy public schools built in Massachusetts, according to a press release from the architect and the builder.
December 17, 2021
WPI and Clark requiring COVID boosters for all students and faculty
December 17, 2021Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced Thursday it will now require all students, faculty, and staff to receive a vaccine booster against COVID-19, becoming the second Central Massachusetts college to require a booster.
December 17, 2021
WPI receives $1.8M in second tech manufacturing grant of the week
December 16, 2021Three Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers have been awarded nearly $1.8 million for an electronic manufacturing project, the college announced Wednesday, one day after it announced a $1-million grant for a new research and development center
December 16, 2021
UMass Chan researcher receives $150K to study lupus
December 15, 2021UMass Chan Medical School researcher Zaida Ramirez-Ortiz, an assistant professor of medicine, has received a 2021 Lupus Innovation Award from the Lupus Research Alliance, according to an announcement on the UMass Chan website Wednesday.
December 15, 2021
UMass Chan launches clinical trials of Moderna COVID boosters
December 15, 2021Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester are beginning phase II clinical trials of the Moderna COVID-19 booster shots in adults.
December 15, 2021
Higher education eyes $41M budget expansion
December 15, 2021The Department of Higher Education wants its budget to grow by more than $41 million next year, eyeing much of that money to expand a grant program that helps low-income students cover their unmet financial need.
December 15, 2021
WPI awarded $1M for new R&D center
December 15, 2021On Tuesday, Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a $999,963 grant from the state government to support a new research center focused on manufacturing and cybersecurity, according to a press release from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
December 15, 2021
Health care in Central Mass. is at an inflection point, WBJ panelists say
December 13, 2021The healthcare system is in a moment of transition, according to panelists and speakers at WBJ’s annual Health Care Forum.
December 13, 2021
Nichols launches robotic automation learning center
December 13, 2021Nichols College in Dudley announced it will launch a new center to train students in robotic process automation, according to a Dec. 1 press release.
December 13, 2021
Robert Goddard birthplace sold to Worcester nonprofit founder
December 13, 2021The Worcester birthplace and childhood home of Robert Goddard, who is known as the father of modern rocketry, has been sold to a multimedia and space nonprofit founder, Charles Slatkin, according to a Wednesday press release.
December 13, 2021
WPI receives $500K to research on-campus nuclear reactors
December 9, 2021Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute were awarded $499,509 from the U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commission to design nuclear microreactor facilities to be built on university campuses, according to a Thursday press release from WPI.
December 9, 2021
Movers & Shakers for Dec. 6, 2021
Updated: December 6, 2021People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, Bryley Systems, Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union and more.
Updated: December 6, 2021
Fitchburg State receives $475K for downtown theater block revitalization
December 3, 2021Fitchburg State University was awarded $475,000 from MassDevelopment for its Main Street Theater Block rehabilitation project, according to a Friday press release from the school.
December 3, 2021
Holy Cross names new vice provost for diversity, equity & inclusion
December 2, 2021The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester announced Wednesday it has hired Tomicka Wagstaff as its new vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
December 2, 2021
Framingham State announces three presidential finalists
December 1, 2021On Tuesday, Framingham State University announced three finalists to replace outgoing President Javier Cevallos.
December 1, 2021
Stow moves toward welcoming $28M private school as Bose Corp. vacates
November 29, 2021The Town of Stow voted to rezone its former Bose Corp. campus in favor of a for-profit boarding school to be located on the nearly 82-acre site, according to the town’s website.
November 29, 2021
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