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Clark reaches tentative agreement with grad union to end strike
October 7, 2022Clark University in Worcester has reached a tentative agreement with the Clark University Graduate Workers United union to end the strike started on Monday, the university announced via email on Friday.
October 7, 2022
Clark University, striking union snipe at each other as negotiations hinge on pay
October 6, 2022Clark University and the union representing its graduate student workers traded barbs Wednesday over the behavior and nature of the worker strike, following a negotiating session where the main sticking point remains compensation.
October 6, 2022
UMass Cancer Walk raises $700K for cancer research
October 6, 2022On Sunday, 3,000 people took part in the 24th annual UMass Cancer Walk and Run, raising $700,000 for cancer trials at UMass Chan Medical School, according to a Tuesday press release.
October 6, 2022
Worcester study: Physicians understand less about narcolepsy than they think
October 5, 2022A Sept. 22 study released by Worcester-based nonprofit Wake Up Narcolepsy has found physicians in and around Boston may know less about diagnosing narcolepsy than they think they do.
October 5, 2022
FEMA reimburses Holy Cross another $2M for COVID response
October 5, 2022The Federal Emergency Management Agency will send another $2.2 million to the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester for the cost of testing students, faculty, and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 5, 2022
Construction workers walk off Clark job site in solidarity with grad union strikers
October 5, 2022Union workers at the construction site of Clark University’s Center for Media Arts, Computing, and Design in Worcester on Tuesday walked off in solidarity with the Clark graduate workers union, which went on strike Monday.
October 5, 2022
UMass Chan researchers studying Paxlovid dosing for children with COVID-19
October 3, 2022Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are teaming up with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to study the effects of the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid on patients aged 18 and under.
October 3, 2022
Clark University graduate workers go on strike
October 3, 2022Clark University Graduate Workers United in Worcester, supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 170 of Worcester, announced on Twitter it is on strike as of 10:30 AM on Monday.
October 3, 2022
Q&A: Solvus Global aims to solve the world’s problems
Updated: October 3, 2022Newlywed Sean Kelly co-founded Solvus Global with Aaron Birt to research solutions to problems plaguing the business world, by spinning off companies addressing those specific needs.
Updated: October 3, 2022
Central Mass. technical schools granted $4M+ for workforce development
September 29, 2022The Commonwealth of Massachusetts awarded $4.3 million in Skills Capital Grants to technical high schools in Fitchburg, Marlborough, and Worcester to improve facilities.
September 29, 2022-
UMass Chan partners with New Haven company to treat lung disease
September 29, 2022UMass Chan Medical School and a New Haven digital healthcare company are launching a new program to study the ability of virtual care to prevent acute care needs among people with COPD.
September 29, 2022 
GWCF receives unrestricted $4M gift
September 27, 2022The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has received what it describes as an unexpected $4-million unrestricted gift from Vaughn Kaprelian of Westborough, who passed away in April 2021.
September 27, 2022
Fitchburg State to offer digital media bachelor’s degree
September 26, 2022Fitchburg State University announced on Monday it is launching a new bachelor’s degree program in digital media innovation.
September 26, 2022
WPI researcher receives $750K for data visualization studies
September 22, 2022Lane Harrison, associate professor in the computer science department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded $747,283 by the National Science Foundation for his work evaluating the effectiveness of data visualizations.
September 22, 2022
Student workers at WPI and Clark aim to improve their financial positions through unionization efforts
Updated: September 19, 2022The Clark graduate student union is part of a nationwide effort made possible by the President Joe Biden Administration’s decision to allow graduate students at private universities to unionize.
Updated: September 19, 2022
Nichols program taught police officers how to respond in mass shooting
Updated: September 19, 2022In an active shooter situation, the difference between life and death can be a matter of seconds.
Updated: September 19, 2022
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