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Holy Cross buys two College Hill residential buildings for $1.3M for faculty rentals
November 14, 2022The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has purchased a single-family home at 97 College St. and a three-family structure at 99 College St. for a combined $1.25 million.
November 14, 2022
Powerhouses and the future of energy
Updated: November 14, 2022These types of facilities are expected to become significantly more prevalent as energy costs remain unpredictable and large organizations seek the stability of generating heat and electricity onsite.
Updated: November 14, 2022
Improving health care: America spends the most money on health care and yet has subpar outcomes
Updated: November 14, 2022Major healthcare providers in Massachusetts and across the country have started taking steps to rectify racial discrepancies in healthcare services and outcomes.
Updated: November 14, 2022
WPI selects research administrator as first person of color to permanently serve as president
November 7, 2022Worcester Polytechnic Institute has named “Grace” Jinliu Wang as its 17th president, becoming the first person of color to lead WPI and succeeding Laurie Leshin, who left WPI for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in May.
November 7, 2022
WPI graduate workers vote overwhelmingly to unionize
November 4, 2022The Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Workers Union voted 364 to 15 in favor of unionizing under the United Auto Workers umbrella.
November 4, 2022
WPI graduate workers voting on whether to join union
November 2, 2022Graduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are holding a vote Wednesday and Thursday on whether to officially form their own union.
November 2, 2022
Voting for Best of Business awards closes on Monday
November 1, 2022Voting for the WBJ’s 2023 Best of Business awards, which seeks to highlight institutions throughout Central Massachusetts based on reader votes, will close this coming Monday, Nov. 14.
November 1, 2022-
WPI, RPI receive $1.8M to help nonprofits find workers, resources
November 1, 2022The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.8 million over four years to a team of researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York to develop a platform for nonprofits to share resources.
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WPI cohort to help address diversity, ethical issues with artificial intelligence
October 31, 2022Thirty students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute will participate in nonprofit AI4ALL’s College Pathways program, with no cost to them, which encourages diversity and inclusion in the field of artificial intelligence and explores the impact of
October 31, 2022 
Battery boom: Central Mass. invests billions in the electric vehicle market
Updated: October 31, 2022The once humble battery is becoming more and more important as we try to move away from fossil fuels to power our lives, and specifically to power how we move across the earth.
Updated: October 31, 2022
Charts: Largest industries in Central Mass. and statewide, ranked by GDP
October 31, 2022Real estate leads in Central Massachusetts, while professional services lead the statewide economy.
October 31, 2022
WPI expands diversity & inclusion initiative with first assistant VP
October 26, 2022Worcester Polytechnic Institute has selected Tony Laing into its newly created role of assistant vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging on a full-time basis.
October 26, 2022
Framingham State hires VP to lead diversity and inclusion office
October 25, 2022Framingham State University has named Jeffrey Coleman, the Kennesaw State University deputy chief diversity officer, as FSU’s vice president for diversity, inclusion, and community engagement.
October 25, 2022
Growing MWCC automotive program adds two professors
October 21, 2022Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner has added two master technician professors to its automotive technology program.
October 21, 2022
Developer proposes five-story lab building in next phase of WPI’s Gateway Park
October 20, 2022A Holyoke developer has proposed Gateway Park III, a five-story, 125,000-square-foot laboratory and office building in Worcester.
October 20, 2022
UMass Chan, Family Health Center granted $3M to treat opioid-use disorder
October 18, 2022UMass Chan Medical School and Family Health Center of Worcester are teaming up on a $2.8-million grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
October 18, 2022
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