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Clark University graduate students to unionize
February 10, 2022Graduate student workers at Clark University in Worcester formally requested union recognition in a letter to the college administration on Wednesday.
February 10, 2022
Nichols opens student bar with plans to expand to general public
February 9, 2022Dubbed the Bison Den, the facility is located at the Dudley Hill Golf Club and will eventually open to the general public. The bar had a soft opening on Tuesday.
February 9, 2022
The president of the largest Central Mass. physician group spent her career advancing science and diversity in ophthalmology
Updated: February 7, 2022Schaal came to the U.S. to take an ophthalmology fellowship at the University of Louisville, after receiving both her medical and doctoral degrees in Israel and serving as a physician in the Israeli navy.
Updated: February 7, 2022
Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 3
February 7, 2022What is the name of the student housing development now occupying the Osgood Bradley Building?
February 7, 2022
The Boardroom Gap: Women still fight barriers to advancement, as their role in Central Mass. business leadership stagnates
Updated: February 7, 2022In its annual The Boardroom Gap investigation of gender diversity in the region’s business leadership, WBJ found 37% of executives & board members are women, unchanged from 2021.
Updated: February 7, 2022
UMass Chan receives $15M gift for ALS, neuroscience research
February 3, 2022UMass alumni Dan and Diane Casey Riccio have pledged $15 million to UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester to support ALS and neuroscience research, the school announced Thursday.
February 3, 2022
UMass Chan tabs MassBay executive to address statewide nursing shortage
February 2, 2022Bresnahan, who holds a doctorate in advanced nursing practice, most recently served as director of nursing at MassBay Community College in Wellesley.
February 2, 2022
Framingham State board signs off on Niemi appointment
February 1, 2022A provost at a historically Black university in Maryland is poised to become the next president of Framingham State University after a unanimous vote Tuesday by the state Board of Higher Education.
February 1, 2022
UMass Chan installed 32 electric vehicle chargers
January 28, 2022National Grid energized 32 new electric vehicle charging ports on the UMass Chan Medical School campus in Worcester on Thursday, a $320,000 investment from the utility and the school.
January 28, 2022
Nichols names retired MAPFRE execs as board chair and vice chair
January 28, 2022Nichols College in Dudley has elected a new chair and vice chair of its 29-member board of trustees.
January 28, 2022
Laurie Leshin, ground-breaking WPI president, to leave for NASA
January 28, 2022Worcester Polytechnic Institute President Laurie Leshin will leave her role at the college to become the director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, according to a Thursday announcement from Caltech.
January 28, 2022
$150K grant expands Framingham State’s Digital Humanities offerings
January 27, 2022Framingham State University received a second grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) totaling $146,785 which will be used to expand programs on investigating race through the University’s Digital Humanities program.
January 27, 2022
Framingham State to freeze tuition for second academic year
January 25, 2022Framingham State University is freezing its undergraduate tuition, fees, and standard housing rates for a second consecutive academic year in an effort to provide relief during the coronavirus pandemic.
January 25, 2022
North Central chamber, MWCC join nonprofit to increase access for students of color
January 24, 2022The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce will team up with the Leominster nonprofit Spanish American Center and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner as part of a national grant program aimed at breaking down barriers for and
January 24, 2022
Community Healthlink partners with William James College as training site
January 19, 2022UMass Memorial Health’s Community Healthlink division is partnering with William James College in Newton to serve as a field training site for WJC students, the pair announced on Wednesday.
January 19, 2022
Assumption breaks ground on $3M athletic facility funded by famed college football coach
January 18, 2022Assumption University in Worcester broke ground on its new $2.6-million athletic facility on Jan. 9, funded by notable college football coach and alumnus Brian Kelly, according to a story on the college’s website.
January 18, 2022
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