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QCC board members exit for high-profile education, cannabis positions
January 13, 2022Three members of Quinsigamond Community College’s board of trustees are leaving the board in 2022 to pursue outside leadership roles, the Worcester school announced Thursday.
January 13, 2022
Fitchburg State’s first week of spring semester will be remote
January 13, 2022Fitchburg State University announced on Thursday all classes will be conducted remotely during the first week of the spring semester.
January 13, 2022
Higher ed commissioner Carlos Santiago to step down
January 12, 2022Carlos Santiago, commissioner of the state's Department of Higher Education, plans to step down from his post when this academic year ends in June, and a search committee process to find his successor is expected to start next month, the department
January 12, 2022
UMass Chan professor receives second $300K for childhood cancer research
January 12, 2022Jason Shohet, a professor at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, has received a second grant for cancer research totaling $300,000, two years after the first grant, according to a Monday announcement on the school’s website.
January 12, 2022
WBJ seeks ideas for Power 50 list
January 11, 2022The Worcester Business Journal editorial staff is seeking readers' ideas for this year's Power 50, WBJ's annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts.
January 11, 2022
WPI opens $80M academic building named Unity Hall
January 10, 2022After closing a controversial chapter related to its largest donor last year, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is turning over a new leaf with the opening of its 100,000-square-foot academic and student services building dubbed Unity Hall
January 10, 2022
Best of Business 2022: Employee Services
Updated: January 10, 2022What are workers looking for? It’s a question employers asked all 2021, as the workforce saw a mass exodus now dubbed the Great Resignation.
Updated: January 10, 2022
Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 1
January 10, 2022As part of WBJ’s 2022 coverage of the 300th anniversary of Worcester’s founding, the publication has partnered with the Worcester Historical Museum to run a trivia contest. Those with the most correct answers at the end of the year will win a
January 10, 2022
Holy Cross closes athletic events to general public amid COVID surge
January 7, 2022The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has temporarily suspended spectator attendance at all athletic events in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases, according to a Friday announcement from the athletic department.
January 7, 2022
Tax exemption proposal would help employees pay off student loan debt
January 5, 2022State lawmakers pitched a new tax exemption Tuesday that they say could address both the crushing levels of student loan debt carried by many residents and the perennial concerns that businesses have around being able to find and keep the types of
January 5, 2022
UMass school system, including medical school, mandates COVID boosters
December 29, 2021The University of Massachusetts system, which includes UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, is requiring all its students, faculty, and staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster, according to a Tuesday press release from UMass.
December 29, 2021
UMass Chan trial first to demonstrate breakthrough ALS treatment in human
December 27, 2021A clinical trial for ALS research led by two UMass Chan Medical School doctors has shown significant progress in suppressing the most commonly mutated ALS gene, according to an announcement from the Angel Fund for ALS Research.
December 27, 2021
Framingham State names Nancy Niemi as eighth president
December 23, 2021Framingham State University on Thursday named Nancy Niemi as its eighth president, replacing outgoing President Javier Cevallos, who announced his retirement last March, according to a press release from the school.
December 23, 2021
People to Meet in 2022: Paul Cotnoir
December 20, 2021Steeped in Worcester college life since he earned an engineering degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Cotnoir could tell you a lot about what’s in store for higher education.
December 20, 2021
WBJ's editorial staff predicted 10 news events for 2021. Here's what actually happened.
December 20, 2021Every year, WBJ's editorial staff makes 10 predictions for news events in the coming year. Turns out, 2021 was almost impossible to predict, as we got three right.
December 20, 2021
People to Meet in 2022: Dr. Jessica Simons
December 20, 2021Since becoming the first female vascular surgeon ever hired by UMass Memorial Health in 2013, Simons has seen a gender evolution in her field.
December 20, 2021
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