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WBJ names inaugural winners of Champions of Health Care awards
Updated: November 27, 2023Nearly two decades have passed since WBJ created an awards specifically for healthcare professionals. Today, though, such an honor feels more important than ever.
Updated: November 27, 2023
Champions of Health Care: Schmohl connects deeply with students
Updated: November 27, 2023When Becker College in Worcester closed its doors in 2021, it left about 100 students pursuing nursing degrees with no place to go. That’s when Quinsigamond Community College and Dean of the School of Healthcare Pat Schmohl stepped up.
Updated: November 27, 2023
Champions of Health Care: Ellison has led the battle against infectious disease for 40+ years
Updated: November 27, 2023Dr. Richard Ellison’s career as an infectious disease investigator has spanned a handful of states over four decades, but nowhere has he made such a contribution as he has at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester.
Updated: November 27, 2023
Cummings vet school to research whether COVID can be harbored in wildlife
November 22, 2023Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton are investigating new ways to monitor COVID-19 levels in animal wildlife as part of a two-year contract from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
November 22, 2023
Saint John’s High School appoints Baltimore educator as new head of school
November 21, 2023Saint John’s High School in Shrewsbury has named Benjamin Horgan its next head of school, to take over the role from Alex Zequeira on July 1.
November 21, 2023
DEI forum: Economic myths perpetuate racism
November 20, 2023The myth that success is achieved solely through hard work and therefore poor people deserve their station in life because they don’t work hard enough is among the economic narratives sustaining racism throughout the economies of Central
November 20, 2023
Poll shows disconnect in parental expectations for higher ed
November 16, 2023There are significant gaps in the expectations parents have for their children's futures after high school, divided sharply by race and income demographics, according to poll results released Thursday.
November 16, 2023
Healey announces expansion of free tuition program
November 15, 2023A third of all UMass students will qualify for free tuition paid for by the new income surtax on the state's highest earners, under a plan the Healey administration rolled out Wednesday to spend an expansion of state financial aid.
November 15, 2023
Nichols to offer financial literacy for farmers through partnership with Indigenous nonprofit
November 14, 2023Nichols College in Dudley has entered a partnership with Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, an Indigenous-led nonprofit, to offer a farming financial literacy course for farmers across New England.
November 14, 2023-
Nichols College partners with UMass Dartmouth to offer accelerated law degree
November 9, 2023Nichols College in Dudley and UMass Dartmouth have made official a partnership to allow Nichols students to pursue an accelerated law degree at UMass Law, the only public law school in Massachusetts.
November 9, 2023 
UMass Chan adds VA clinic training to required curriculum
November 8, 2023UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester will now require all medical students to complete a two-day training at the Veteran Affairs clinic operated by the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System.
November 8, 2023
Dean College uses $600K grant to improve life science and health programs
November 1, 2023Dean College, a private college located in Franklin, is using a $600,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center in Waltham to fund new scientific equipment.
November 1, 2023
Clark expands free tuition zone for Main South residents
November 1, 2023Clark University in Worcester expanded the area in Worcester in which it offers free tuition through its University Park Partnership Scholarship.
November 1, 2023
Community college union faculty rally in Worcester for salary increase
November 1, 2023Members of the Massachusetts Community College Council, a Worcester-based union representing faculty and staff at the state’s 15 community colleges, are rallying Wednesday and Thursday in Worcester.
November 1, 2023
Fitting in: Clark is balancing a need for new facilities with trying to avoid sprawl
Updated: October 30, 2023The need for growth is forcing Clark to expand, but the university is taking steps to be a good neighbor through thoughtful development and attempts to continue to integrate itself in the community with which it has been entwined since 1887.
Updated: October 30, 2023
Business services in Massachusetts
Updated: October 30, 2023There is help out there for people who are starting or growing a business. The following is a list of some of the most prominent organizations who provide services for businesses.
Updated: October 30, 2023
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