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J EER: To the 148,267 registered voters in Morris County, about 47 percent of the total, who did not vote in Tuesday's gubernatorial election.
WPI board OKs sports center planning
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's board of trustees voted unanimously last week to resume planning for a 140,000-square-foot sports and recreation center.
On the Bright Side: Grant used for 'Wick IT upgrade
ONEONTA _ Hartwick College is receiving an upgrade in its information technology capabilities thanks to a $100,000 grant from a private trust.
Over the past two weeks, eight men learned the basics on a bus that was parked at the North Central Career Center here.
The University of Western Ontario
The third dean of Western Engineering, Gordon Chess, died in London Oct. 9 at the age of 83.
Old New England graveyards come to life just in time for Halloween in a new exhibition of gravestone rubbings at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
In 1984, land next to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center was developed into the state's first biotechnology research park after a panel of business, science, academic and political leaders found biotechnology and medical fields to be the area's biggest untapped resource.
Campbell physics teacher gets national honor
As anticipation grew in Litchfield's Campbell High School gymnasium over which teacher was about to get a prestigious award - and become a whole lot richer - Patrick Kaplo never suspected it would be him.
Frats are new sites for landmark rocks
They're just big rocks but to many residents living in the Institute Park and lower Salisbury Street neighborhood they're as 'Worcester' as Union Station and hot dogs from Coney Island.
Students interested in election
Worcester's Ward 3, Precinct 2 , Ward 6, Precinct 4 and Ward 8, Precinct 3 are notorious for paltry voter turnouts in municipal elections.
Scarborough School Board election: 3 seats, 5 candidates
SCARBOROUGH a ' The Board of Education election ballot in Scarborough is populated by candidates with experience.
WPI woos expert to start program
Frank Hoy didn't think anything could get him to leave El Paso, Texas. He had spent his entire life there.
EdeniQ Licenses WPI Technology for Cellulose Hydrolysis
EdeniQ, a California-based company working to commercialize next-generation biofuels , licensed technology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute for hydrolyzing cellulose fibers to release their sugar for the production of cellulosic ethanol.
According to IT World , "many major social networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the Web browsing habits of users with a specific person." This assertion is based on research that was recently done by AT&T Labs and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Home-built moonbots raked, scraped and dug their way across an artificial lunar landscape in Moffett Field, California, at the weekend in pursuit of a half-million-dollar prize.
Philips Healthcare CEO Joins Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation Board of Directors
The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation is delighted to announce the election of Steve Rusckowski to its Board of Directors.
Aviation pioneer dies; WPI grad
Richard T. Whitcomb, an aviation pioneer with Worcester roots whose inventions and designs are still used on passenger jets today, died Tuesday in Newport News, Va.
State-funded expansion of the University of Massachusetts Medical School's research capacity paved the way for the Worcester school to win research grants totaling more than $21.4 million, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports.
Legislature's Revenue Committee "Listening Tour"
Stops planned in Worcester, Fall River, Pittsfield, Framingham and Cambridge. Tell the committee you support raising revenues for public education.
Grant Secures Energy Institute's Future
Thanks to funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the Worcester-based Institute for Energy Innovation and Sustainability is officially off the ground - even if it doesn't have an executive director yet.
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