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UMass researcher earns $2M grant for diabetes research
October 14, 2020A UMass Medical School researcher has obtained a $2-million grant to study how fat cells differ in people with and without type 2 diabetes.
October 14, 2020
Assumption names School of Nursing after 1977 alumnus who donated millions
October 14, 2020Assumption University in Worcester has named its School of Nursing after a 1977 alumnus following a seven-figure donation to the school, the college announced on Wednesday.
October 14, 2020
WPI drops $70 undergraduate application fee
October 13, 2020Prospective undergraduate students interested in attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute will no longer have to pay an application fee, the college announced on Monday.
October 13, 2020
As shown at Clark University, a summer of steps toward racial equity are just part of a larger discussion
Updated: October 12, 2020More than four months have passed since Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd, prompting renewed attention to the Black Lives Matter racial justice movement and impelling companies and communities of all kinds to release statements of
Updated: October 12, 2020
MCPHS appoints new president
October 7, 2020After an eight-month search for a replacement to retired President Charles Monahan, MCPHS announced on Wednesday it has promoted Richard Lessard to the position permanently, after he has served as interim president since Monahan left in January.
October 7, 2020
UMass study: Seniors excluded from many coronavirus studies
October 7, 2020Older adults are at a greater risk of harm from the coronavirus pandemic, but a UMass Medical School-related study says more than half of COVID-19 trials exclude that key age demographic.
October 7, 2020-
Assumption gets $1M for rehab counselor training
October 7, 2020Assumption University in Worcester has received a $1-million federal grant to help address a shortage of rehabilitation counselors.
October 7, 2020 
Holy Cross alumnus Dr. Anthony Fauci addresses students
October 7, 2020Dr. Anthony Fauci, who graduated from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester in 1962, spoke with a group of students on Wednesday, urging them to keep hope during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
October 7, 2020
WBJ Podcast: Slavery & the Central Mass. economy
October 6, 2020Former WBJ Editorial Intern Devina Bhalla and News Editor Grant Welker discuss Bhalla's two-month deep-dive into slavery's history and legacy into the Central Massachusetts economy in this episode of the WBJ Podcast.
October 6, 2020
FSU awarded $40K for dual enrollment program
October 1, 2020Framingham State University has received a $40,000 grant to expand access to higher education opportunities for low-income, underrepresented and first generation students.
October 1, 2020-
WPI receives $4.9M federal grant to support cybersecurity scholarship programs
September 30, 2020Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester has received $4.9 million in grants from the National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Defense to support scholarship programs for undergraduate and graduate students who commit to cybersecurity-
September 30, 2020 
QCC launches subscription-based learning program
September 28, 2020Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has launched a subscription model for an educational program to allow users to have unlimited access to professional development training through the school’s Center for Workforce Development and
September 28, 2020
Movers & Shakers for September 28, 2020
Updated: September 28, 2020People are on the move at Blackstone Valley Education Hub, bankHometown, College of the Holy Cross and more.
Updated: September 28, 2020-
Framingham State University receives civic engagement grant
September 24, 2020Framingham State University’s Whittemore Library has received a $7,500 grant it plans to use to increase civic engagement among students.
September 24, 2020 
Holy Cross president to step down
September 22, 2020The College of the Holy Cross on Tuesday announced its president, Rev. Philip Boroughs, would step down from his role at the end of the academic year, ending his nine-year run leading the Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester.
September 22, 2020
Holy Cross, WPI land in WSJ's top 120 colleges
September 18, 2020College of the Holy Cross and Worcester Polytechnic Institute have landed in the top 120 schools nationally in an annual Wall Street Journal ranking released Friday.
September 18, 2020
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