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Nominations for WBJ 40 Under Forty awards are due today
April 28, 2022Friday is the last day to submit nominations for Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty Award.
April 28, 2022
Holy Cross receives $2.5M to focus on racial and social justice
April 28, 2022Thanks to a $2.5 million gift, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester is establishing an endowed chair position and lecture series focused on race, gender, and social justice.
April 28, 2022
QCC using state grant to help push students into biomanufacturing
April 27, 2022Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester will be running two workshops on biomanufacturing for students this spring, thanks to a new $50,000 grant.
April 27, 2022
Holy Cross to receive $3.4M FEMA reimbursement for COVID-19 testing
April 27, 2022The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester received $3.4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a reimbursement for COVID-19 testing.
April 27, 2022
WPI names former GE engineer and DEI leader as new board chair
April 27, 2022William Fitzgerald, a former jet engine engineer and alumnus, will serve as Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s next Board of Trustees chair.
April 27, 2022
Downtown Fitchburg selected for $1.6M MassDevelopment arts program
April 26, 2022Fitchburg has been selected as one of three cities to be included in MassDevelopment’s Transformative Development Initiative Creative Cities program, which supports arts and culture partnerships in TDI districts.
April 26, 2022
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
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