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Higher education

  • Relationship checkup aims to reduce perinatal, postpartum depression

    Monica Benevides September 7, 2022

    The couples were pulled from a larger study of pregnant patients who received outpatient care at UMass Memorial Medical Center.

    Monica Benevides September 7, 2022
  • The Massachusetts CROWN Act normalizes racially and culturally diverse appearances in the workplace

    Giselle Rivera-Flores Updated: September 5, 2022

    On July 26, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed this same CROWN Act into law to prohibit discrimination against employees, students, and other individuals based on their natural or protective hairstyle.

    Giselle Rivera-Flores Updated: September 5, 2022
  • WPI researchers create food-to-biofuel method

    Laura Finaldi September 1, 2022

    Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have created a new way to convert food waste into renewable fuel.

    Laura Finaldi September 1, 2022
  • Holy Cross’ $110M Prior Performing Arts Center opens for fall 2022 semester

    Timothy Doyle September 1, 2022

    The Prior Performing Arts Center at Worcester’s The College of the Holy Cross is now in active use with the start of a new semester and will be open to the public during a community day on Sept. 24th, the College announced on Thursday.

    Timothy Doyle September 1, 2022
  • QCC Foundation receives $20K pledge for Southbridge campus

    Timothy Doyle August 31, 2022

    The Quinsigamond Community College Foundation in Worcester received a pledge of $20,000 over four years from Worcester’s Cornerstone Bank to help advance the college’s offerings at its Southbridge location.

    Timothy Doyle August 31, 2022
  • Framingham State students get food delivery robots on campus

    Timothy Doyle August 25, 2022

    Students at Framingham State University will now see delivery robots scurrying around campus as part of the school’s partnership with French food service company Sodexo.

    Timothy Doyle August 25, 2022
  • New UMass Chan $325M research building reaches construction milestone

    Monica Benevides August 24, 2022

    A new 350,000-square-foot research and education building at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester reached a construction milestone on Monday.

    Monica Benevides August 24, 2022
  • Natick biotech receives preclinical proof of concept for tumor treatment

    Monica Benevides August 24, 2022

    Avenge Bio, Inc., a Natick biotechnology company, announced on Monday that a paper has been published on the efficacy of its LOCOcyte immunotherapy platform, which is used to administer treatments to solid tumors.

    Monica Benevides August 24, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Dave Ortendahl

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022

    Each of the 40 Under Forty winners are rising stars, but the Network of Academic Corporate Relations Officers made it official for Ortendahl in 2019, giving him its Rising Star Award.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: David Willens

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022

    Willens has spent almost half his life working at Kinefac, starting as a part-time employee during his undergraduate years and working his way up to head of research and development.

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Domenica Perrone

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022

    Personally and professionally, Perrone’s work for Worcester’s Latinx community is immeasurable.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Natalia Oliver

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022

    Oliver arrived in the U.S. at the age of 21, bringing only a suitcase from her native Uruguay. Now, at 39, she holds one of the top jobs in Fitchburg, a city of 42,000.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Maggie Becker

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022

    Currently, at Dell, she is focused on developing a career readiness curriculum for recent graduates and early career individuals.

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Nicholas Lazzaro

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022

    As other seniors in Holy Cross’ class of 2023 ponder what they will do after graduation, Lazzaro will be busy growing his already successful business, working for the good of Millbury public school students, and writing for a local print publication.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Amanda White

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022

    With two graduate business degrees, two startup companies, and several nursing certifications, White has the experience and qualifications for leadership.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022
  • The Judges: How WBJ picked the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2022

    Updated: August 22, 2022

    This year’s 40 Under Forty class was selected from the top candidates out of 211 nominations for 119 professionals in the Central Massachusetts business community.

    Updated: August 22, 2022

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Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.