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WPI researcher awarded $600K to develop surgical robots
June 15, 2023The National Science Foundation awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Loris Fichera $599,663 to develop robots to treat disease without touching human tissue.
June 15, 2023
Movers & Shakers for June 12, 2023
Updated: June 12, 2023People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, Fidelity Bank, and Clark University.
Updated: June 12, 2023
Anonymous donor gives Clark $1M for new honors program
June 9, 2023Clark University in Worcester received a gift of $1 million to design, develop, and launch an honors program at the school. The donor is a Clark alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous.
June 9, 2023
Education consortium names Holy Cross president as next chair
June 8, 2023The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts board has selected Vincent Rougeau, president of The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester as its next board chair, effective July 1.
June 8, 2023
Despite shortfalls, Worcester anticipates making Polar Park debt payments as promised
Updated: June 6, 2023As was the case for the first two years of debt payments, the saving grace for the current fiscal year 2023 and the next fiscal year 2024 is a $3-million property sale from 2021.
Updated: June 6, 2023
QCC granted $200K to help formerly incarcerated people obtain work in the food industry
June 5, 2023The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development granted Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester $200,000 to fund a training program for previously incarcerated individuals.
June 5, 2023
Nichols College to offer discounted degrees to Indianapolis police department
June 1, 2023Nichols College in Dudley will offer online master’s degrees to the 1,700 members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at a 40% discount, while military veterans who are members of the force will receive additional benefits.
June 1, 2023
UMass Chan expanding abortion care curriculum, as applications rise
May 31, 2023UMass Chan Medical School is expanding its abortion care and OB-GYN curriculum, as well as community partnerships and programs to educate students across the full spectrum of reproductive care.
May 31, 2023
MassBioEd: More workers needed for 42K new life sciences jobs coming by 2032
May 31, 2023Attracting and diversifying a robust talent pool is a primary concern in keeping up with the growth of the life science industry in Massachusetts, according to the 2023 Massachusetts Life Sciences Employment Outlook report.
May 31, 2023
Level up: Fitchburg State's game design program puts it near forefront of $57B industry
Updated: May 29, 2023Fitchburg State's game design program positions students and the school near the forefront of a $57 billion industry.
Updated: May 29, 2023
As it looks to sell Shrewsbury campus, UMass moves president’s office to Westborough
May 24, 2023The University of Massachusetts president’s office is relocating from its current offices in Shrewsbury to 50 Washington St. in Westborough.
May 24, 2023
WPI dean named to NIH council, to help make research recommendations
May 19, 2023Jean King, the dean of school of arts and sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been named to a top council at the National Institutes of Health.
May 19, 2023
Worcester State, Guild of St. Agnes open $8M childcare facility in former bowling alley
May 19, 2023The Guild of St. Agnes, a nonprofit childcare profit childcare agency, opened a new child care and early education center in Worcester in collaboration with Worcester State University on Thursday.
May 19, 2023
Plans coming together for public higher ed investments
May 16, 2023As the House and Senate prepare for budget negotiations to get underway in a few weeks, a coalition advocating for debt-free public higher education is making a final push for historic investments into the sector with the advent of newly available
May 16, 2023
Former Worcester city manager named Mass. housing secretary
May 15, 2023Gov. Maura Healey has named Edward Augustus as state housing secretary, according to a source familiar with the process, turning to a former state senator and Worcester city manager to serve as point person on one of her top priorities.
May 15, 2023
Report: Polar Park will run $40-60M deficit for Worcester city government
May 11, 2023An academic paper has used the $160-million Polar Park in Worcester as one of two examples of the problem of the pro forma model, saying the ballpark will saddle the city government with fiscal deficits up to $60 million.
May 11, 2023
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