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Higher education

  • WPI, UMass Lowell grant $100K for medical research

    Timothy Doyle June 30, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute and UMass Lowell have awarded nearly $100,000 to five teams of researchers from both campuses for health and life science research projects.

    Timothy Doyle June 30, 2022
  • Military veteran and artist joins WBJ newsroom to lead real estate, higher ed coverage

    June 29, 2022

    Timothy Doyle, who has led the Research Department for New England Business Media since 2019, has joined the Worcester Business Journal newsroom as a staff writer in charge of the real estate and higher education beats.

    June 29, 2022
  • WPI announces five new trustees

    Timothy Doyle June 29, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has appointed five new members, including four alumnae, to the university’s board of trustees.

    Timothy Doyle June 29, 2022
  • QCC respiratory care program recognized amid need for respiratory therapists

    Timothy Doyle June 28, 2022

    At a time when the healthcare industry is in need of workers of all kinds, including respiratory therapists, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has been recognized for its Respiratory Care Program.

    Timothy Doyle June 28, 2022
  • Dean College’s dual leadership

    Stephen Underwood Updated: June 27, 2022

    Dean College in Franklin announced in June two historic appointments to its leadership team. Kenneth Elmore will serve as the school’s 14th president and former Worcester city manager Edward Augustus will be the school’s first-ever chancellor.

    Stephen Underwood Updated: June 27, 2022
  • Is inclusionary zoning what Worcester needs to solve the housing shortage?

    Alan R. Earls Updated: June 27, 2022

    As homelessness grows and as rental and home ownership costs rise beyond the means of more and more people, policymakers and housing advocates have pushed for a variety of solutions, one of which is inclusionary zoning.

    Alan R. Earls Updated: June 27, 2022
  • Movers & Shakers for June 27, 2022

    Updated: June 27, 2022

    Companies with new hires and promotions include Workplace Resource, MassHire Central Regional Workforce Board, Leominster Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.

    Updated: June 27, 2022
  • Dean College to receive $1.1M from FEMA for COVID response

    Timothy Doyle June 24, 2022

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse Dean College in Franklin more than $1.1 million for COVID-19 testing and disinfection between April and September 2021. 

    Timothy Doyle June 24, 2022
  • Saint-Gobain donates $170K to Greater Worcester nonprofits

    Laura Finaldi June 23, 2022

    The Saint-Gobain North America Foundation, the corporate foundation of Worcester manufacturer Saint-Gobain, said on Thursday it awarded $170,000 in funding to 21 Greater Worcester nonprofits. 

    Laura Finaldi June 23, 2022
  • HECCMA taps MCPHS president as chair

    Timothy Doyle June 23, 2022

    Richard Lessard, president of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, has been chosen to chair the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts, effective July 1.

    Timothy Doyle June 23, 2022
  • Alumni of Worcester institutions merge marketing firms

    Timothy Doyle June 22, 2022

    Eri Design Inc. of Worcester and DerSimonian LLC of Portland, Maine, marketing firms with extensive experience in higher education, have merged to form a new company called ERI.

    Timothy Doyle June 22, 2022
  • Medical microelectronics: WPI researcher seeks to make the latest technology a routine part of health care

    Alan R. Earls Updated: June 20, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Integrated Circuits and System Lab and its director, Ulkuhan Guler, are probing the leading edge of new means to enhance medical care and wellness through microelectronics.

    Alan R. Earls Updated: June 20, 2022
  • Holy Cross buys historic WPI house for $800K to use as new president’s residence

    Timothy Doyle June 16, 2022

    The College of the Holy Cross has acquired an historic home, Hughes House, from Worcester Polytechnic Institute to use as the president’s residence for Vincent Rougeau and the college’s future presidents.

    Timothy Doyle June 16, 2022
  • UMass Chan professor to lead New England diabetes initiative

    Timothy Doyle June 16, 2022

    UMass Chan Medical School professor Dr. David Harlan will be the new director of the JDRF Center of Excellence in New England, effective immediately.

    Timothy Doyle June 16, 2022
  • UMass Chan appoints three to endowed chair positions

    Alexander MacDougall June 15, 2022

    Three professors at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester will join the more than 60 faculty who’ve been appointed to endowed chair positions.

    Alexander MacDougall June 15, 2022
  • Assumption University’s $35M fundraising effort exceeds goal by $15.6M

    Alexander MacDougall June 15, 2022

    Assumption University on Friday held a special gala for alumni, faculty, and other donors who helped support its seven-year Light the Way campaign, which saw more than $50 million in funds raised. 

    Alexander MacDougall June 15, 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.