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Financial aid boost eyed to lift college ranks
December 14, 2022Doubling the amount of state-funded financial aid for public higher education students to $400 million a year is among the recommendations a state board is making to capitalize on a "unique moment of opportunity" in education funding.
December 14, 2022
Assumption cybersecurity program receives validation from NSA
December 13, 2022As cyberattacks increase in frequency and sophistication, the cybersecurity program at Assumption University in Worcester has been recognized by the National Security Agency.
December 13, 2022
Fitchburg State’s Future Educator Academy addresses need for diversity in education
December 12, 2022Students took part in Fitchburg State University’s Future Educator Academy which recruits and trains students from traditionally underrepresented populations.
December 12, 2022
Trapped: Worcester neighborhoods still suffer from the legacy of redlining
Updated: December 12, 2022In 1936, seven white men judged which neighborhoods of Worcester were not viable for real estate financing. Today, as rising costs overburden half of renters in the city, those impacted the most are from those neighborhoods still suffering from lack
Updated: December 12, 2022
Redlining: An economic legacy - See all the elements from the WBJ-WRRB report
Updated: December 12, 2022The Worcester Business Journal partnered with the nonprofit Worcester Regional Research Bureau on a new project examining how rent increases over the last decade have impacted the city and its businesses, as well as an historic look at how financial
Updated: December 12, 2022
Redlining map: Discrimination from 1936
Updated: December 12, 2022As part of the then-new Federal Housing Administration’s effort to give out more home loans, a 1936 assessment of the neighborhoods in Worcester was commissioned by the Home Owners' Loan Corp.
Updated: December 12, 2022
Take WBJ's 2023 Economic Forecast survey
December 9, 2022WBJ is conducting its annual Economic Forecast survey, gauging readers' opinions about what 2023 will bring. Those who fill out the survey by Dec. 19 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards.
December 9, 2022
UMass Chan finds dramatic uptick in adolescent eating disorder care during pandemic
December 7, 2022Young people with eating disorders seeking and receiving inpatient and outpatient care increased dramatically over the course of the pandemic, according to a study by Dr. Sydney Hartman-Munick.
December 7, 2022
Katie Couric to deliver UMass Chan commencement
December 7, 2022Journalist and cancer research fundraiser Katie Couric will deliver the 50th commencement address at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester next year.
December 7, 2022
QCC to participate in Amazon’s Career Choice Program
December 7, 2022Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has been chosen as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, allowing hourly employees for the Seattle-based online retailer to access QCC programs spanning over 120 associate degrees and
December 7, 2022-
Unions call to invest in public higher ed
December 2, 2022After winning a long fight to impose a surtax on the state's highest earners designed to fund education and transportation, unions and educators from across Massachusetts are making it clear that public higher education is on the top of their
December 2, 2022 
WPI researchers develop formula for cleaner jet fuel
December 1, 2022Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have created a formula for a new jet fuel to pull carbon dioxide out of the air and increase the range of aircraft.
December 1, 2022
Northeastern University to build 340K-sq.-ft. science complex
November 30, 2022Northeastern University is using revenue from a $378.5 million tax-exempt bond to build a 340,000 square foot science and engineering complex in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
November 30, 2022
The next president: Grace Wang has spent a career focused on innovation, academics, and impact
Updated: November 28, 2022“Grace” Jinliu Wang, who on Nov. 7 was selected by WPI to be its 17th president, believes in and embodies this concept of combining theory and practice to fuel innovation and to apply that innovation to have maximum impact on the world.
Updated: November 28, 2022
MIT senior officer to lead development efforts at Clark University
November 17, 2022Clark University has Joe Manok to fulfill the responsibility of a chief development officer, starting on Jan. 23. His official title will be vice president for university advancement.
November 17, 2022
UMass Chan professor leads college student mental health clinical trial
November 16, 2022A psychiatry professor at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is leading a clinical trial studying the efficacy of a peer intervention program designed to help undergraduate and graduate students with serious mental health conditions.
November 16, 2022
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