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Higher education

  • UMass Chan commercialization arm awards $2M for healthcare research

    Timothy Doyle July 25, 2022

    The research commercialization division of UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester granted $2.2 million to seven awardees to advance healthcare innovations.

    Timothy Doyle July 25, 2022
  • Holy Cross raised $58M in fiscal 2022

    Timothy Doyle July 25, 2022

    The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester raised more than $58 million over the 2022 fiscal year.

    Timothy Doyle July 25, 2022
  • Mariano: Negotiators far apart on sports betting

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service July 22, 2022

    House and Senate negotiators remain "far apart" on legislation that would legalize sports betting, Speaker Ron Mariano said Thursday, and there's no timeline for action on half a dozen other major bills bottled up in private talks.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service July 22, 2022
  • WPI to launch marijuana business certificate programs

    Laura Finaldi July 21, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute will begin offering four certification programs for cannabis professionals – covering business, law and policy, agriculture, and health care – starting Sept. 5 for this fall semester.

    Laura Finaldi July 21, 2022
  • Clark receives $2M to support Main South teacher training

    Timothy Doyle July 21, 2022

    Clark University received a $2-million grant from AmeriCorps, a national organization based in Washington D.C., to support teachers in the Worcester school’s master’s program for teachers who train in schools throughout the city’s Main South

    Timothy Doyle July 21, 2022
  • City of Worcester project manager elected to WSU board

    Timothy Doyle July 21, 2022

    Amy Peterson, senior project manager and communications specialist for the Office of the Worcester City Manager, has been elected to a five-year term on the Worcester State University Board of Trustees, the school announced on Tuesday.

    Timothy Doyle July 21, 2022
  • MassMutual CFO to serve on Hanover Insurance board

    Timothy Doyle July 21, 2022

    The Hanover Insurance Group of Worcester has elected Elizabeth Ward to the company’s board of directors.

    Timothy Doyle July 21, 2022
  • Assumption’s Grenon School of Business hires new dean

    Timothy Doyle July 20, 2022

    Assumption University in Worcester has chosen Patrick Cullen to succeed Joseph Foley as the dean of the Grenon School of Business, the school announced on Wednesday.

    Timothy Doyle July 20, 2022
  • MWCC Foundation receives $24K to assist pandemic-affected students

    Timothy Doyle July 15, 2022

    The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts in Fitchburg has granted $24,000 to the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation to aid north-central Massachusetts students attending Mount Wachusett Community College in the 2022-23

    Timothy Doyle July 15, 2022
  • Fitchburg State and MWCC create path for teacher education in the midst of teacher shortage

    Timothy Doyle July 14, 2022

    Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State University have created an agreement to ease the transfer process between the schools for students pursuing degrees in middle school or secondary education.

    Timothy Doyle July 14, 2022
  • UMass Chan awards 10 grants totaling $136,760

    Timothy Doyle July 13, 2022

    The Remillard Family Community Service Fund at UMass Chan Medical School announced the 10 projects that would receive up to $20,000 in funding this year, for a total of $136,760.

    Timothy Doyle July 13, 2022
  • QCC awarded $735K workforce training grant

    Timothy Doyle July 12, 2022

    On Monday, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester received a $750,000 workforce training grant from the state, part of $15 million awarded to the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts.

    Timothy Doyle July 12, 2022
  • HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital director joins MWCC board

    Timothy Doyle July 11, 2022

    Patricia Pistone, the senior director of external affairs, marketing, and development at UMass Memorial Health - HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital has joined the board of trustees at Mount Wachusett Community College.

    Timothy Doyle July 11, 2022
  • First class graduates from QCC extended-format police academy

    Timothy Doyle July 11, 2022

    Twelve officers graduated from the new extended format police academy program offered by Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester.

    Timothy Doyle July 11, 2022
  • Amid changes at the top, Central Mass. colleges lag behind in having women presidents

    Timothy Doyle July 7, 2022

    A new report shows Greater Worcester is significantly behind the stagnated state in having women as leaders.

    Timothy Doyle July 7, 2022
  • MWCC purchases site of its Gardner Automotive Technology Center

    Timothy Doyle July 1, 2022

    Mount Wachusett Community College purchased the Gardner site of its new Automotive Technology Center for $1.2 million.

    Timothy Doyle July 1, 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.