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Clark developing technology to expand access for users with disabilities
April 25, 2022In a lecture on Wednesday, John Magee, professor of computer science at Clark University in Worcester, discussed his progress developing gaming and computer technology to help people with disabilities use computers.
April 25, 2022
WPI working on humanoid nursing robots for medical use
April 25, 2022A team of researchers at WPI are developing humanoid, remote-controlled nursing robots to potentially help patients in quarantine as well as combat the ongoing staffing shortages.
April 25, 2022
UMass Chan launching study of at-home COVID-19 tests
April 22, 2022UMass Chan Medical School is seeking participants in a nationwide study to learn about the performance of the newest at-home tests for detecting COVID-19.
April 22, 2022
BioConnects creates partnership for life sciences racial, gender equity
April 20, 2022The federal initiative partnered with Worcester Polytechnic Institute to facilitate the growth of the biotech sector in New England has announced a new effort in its quest to expand the industry’s services to underserved communities.
April 20, 2022
Gig worker battle: Silicon Valley says Worcester County gains $899M in economic impact
April 20, 2022In the latest round of the fight between Silicon Valley and Massachusetts regulators over whether workers for companies like Uber and Lyft should be considered full-time employees, the businesses are pushing a UCLA study showing gig workers have had
April 20, 2022
WPI researcher granted $300K for cancer tissue research
April 20, 2022Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Catherine Whittington has received nearly $300,000 for her research on the role tissue stiffening plays in pancreatic cancer, cancer metastasis, and lymphedema.
April 20, 2022
UMass Chan students receive $10K in funding for community health, advocacy initiatives
April 20, 2022Six projects organized by students at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester have received grants for 2022.
April 20, 2022
Amid job search and transformational growth, UMass Chan seeks to create the perfect structure
Updated: April 18, 2022Fueled in part by transformative grants since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Worcester medical school is expanding. To maintain this level of growth, however, there is one key ingredient: people.
Updated: April 18, 2022
UMass Chan receives $5M gift from some of UMass’s biggest donors
April 15, 2022UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester received a $5-million gift from alumni Donna and Robert Manning, the latter of whom chairs the UMass Board of Trustees.
April 15, 2022
UMass tuition to increase after two-year freeze
April 14, 2022Tuition across all University of Massachusetts campuses will increase this fall for the first time in three years, ending a pandemic-era freeze as the higher education system's leaders grapple with dark financial clouds on the horizon.
April 14, 2022
Assumption provost to serve as interim president
April 13, 2022Assumption University in Worcester named Provost Greg Weiner its interim president as the university looks to replace President Francesco Cesareo, who will retire in June.
April 13, 2022
Anna Maria to construct new $2.5M athletic field
April 12, 2022The project will be led by landscape architecture firm Derck & Edson, LLC, which is based in Pennsylvania, according to Anna Maria’s Wednesday press release announcing the project. Construction plans are about to move to the development phase.
April 12, 2022
Diminishing government aid and rising tuition costs are making higher ed inaccessible, report shows
April 11, 2022The erosion of government support for higher education over the past 20 years has made obtaining a four-year degree increasingly inaccessible to low-income students in Massachusetts, particularly students of color, as tuition and fees increases have
April 11, 2022
WPI to name global project center after Laurie Leshin
April 8, 2022The building, currently known as the Project Center, is to be renamed to the Laurie A. Leshin Global Project Center, according to the Thursday announcement from WPI.
April 8, 2022
QCC receives technology grant to support hybrid teaching model
April 5, 2022Quinsigamond Community College received a $975,000 federal grant to purchase new technology, which will combine online and classroom learning.
April 5, 2022
Major equity gaps persist in higher ed, commissioner says
April 5, 2022College and university leaders need to prepare to "change as institutions" to help students of color feel more supported on campus and expand access to higher education among historically disadvantaged groups, a top state official said Monday.
April 5, 2022
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