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Q&A: Devens fusion firm strives to achieve $1B world-altering breakthrough
Updated: May 24, 2021Over the next year and a half, Commonwealth Fusion Systems is building a $300-million, 47-acre headquarters in Devens, in its $1-billion, long-term effort to make fusion the default energy source on Earth
Updated: May 24, 2021
Rich dreams, poor dreams: Racial discrimination in mortgage lending is holding communities down
Updated: May 24, 2021This five-month investigation by Worcester Business Journal and Worcester Regional Research Bureau dives into how racial discrimination in mortgage lending and home ownership creates neighborhoods of have's and have-not's in Greater Worcester, where
Updated: May 24, 2021
Holy Cross, WPI, Clark join colleges requiring COVID vaccines for fall semester
May 21, 2021Students, faculty and staff wanting to participate in upcoming semesters must now be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at Worcester schools the College of the Holy Cross, Clark University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
May 21, 2021
Anna Maria expands hands-on relationship with Paxton Fire Department
May 18, 2021Anna Maria College in Paxton on Thursday announced a five-year partnership with the Paxton Fire Department to offer students real-world experience.
May 18, 2021
Holy Cross football to play at Polar Park
May 13, 2021The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester will play football this fall at the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District, according to an announcement from the Worcester Red Sox previewing a press conference on Friday.
May 13, 2021
QCC hosting COVID vaccine clinic
May 11, 2021Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester is hosting on Tuesday a COVID-19 vaccine clinic.
May 11, 2021
2021 Power 50: Rev. Debora Jackson
Updated: May 10, 2021Rev. Debora Jackson has been part of WPI’s administration for nearly a decade, having served on the university board since 2012, but it wasn’t until her appointment to business school dean in January that her influence at the school and in the
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: David Fithian
Updated: May 10, 2021Despite the challenges of 2021, David Fithian has jumped into his new job at Clark University full force and appears to be taking the 134-year-old Main South institution with 3,272 students and a $450-million endowment to the next level.
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: Laurie Leshin
Updated: May 10, 2021Worcester Polytechnic Institute, led by Laurie Leshin since 2014, tends to nearly always be at the center when people talk about where Worcester colleges shine: drawing more students, spurring startups, and a forward-thinking mentality toward equal
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: The most influential people in the Central Mass. economy
Updated: May 10, 2021Power dynamics in the Central Massachusetts business community made two major shifts in 2021, due to the two major events upending the entire global community.
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: Stacey Luster
Updated: May 10, 2021Stacey Luster, the first Black woman ever elected to Worcester City Council, works to support anti-racism and equal opportunity, and she has co-founded two advocacy groups designed to help those efforts: Black Families Together, which focuses on
Updated: May 10, 2021
Clark names new provost and vice president of academic affairs
May 6, 2021Clark University in Worcester has named Sebastián Royo as its next provost and vice president of academic affairs, effective July 1, the school announced on Wednesday.
May 6, 2021
Baker: Pandemic punctuated importance of STEM fields
May 6, 2021From the development of vaccines to ubiquitous use of digital platforms, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the wide reach of science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields across public life, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday.
May 6, 2021
Clark alumna leaves school $6M to support music education
May 5, 2021Clark University in Worcester has received a $6-million bequest from alumna Tina Sweeney, who graduated with a master’s degree from the school in 1949, President David Fithian announced on Tuesday.
May 5, 2021
Anna Maria to require COVID-19 shots this fall
April 30, 2021Anna Maria College in Paxton is the latest to announce it'll require students and employees to be vaccinated in time for the start of the fall semester.
April 30, 2021
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins endows classics scholarships at Holy Cross
April 29, 2021Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins is endowing two classics scholarships at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, the school announced Thursday morning.
April 29, 2021
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