UMass selects three finalists for presidency
The University of Massachusetts presidential search committee on Thursday approved three finalists for consideration as the new president of the state's public university system. The finalists are -...
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UMass taps Caret to succeed Wilson as president
The University of Massachusetts system has chosen a new president in Maine native Robert L. Caret, who has been chosen by the board of trustees to replace outgoing president and Mass High Tech 2005...
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Finalists named for new president for UMass
Trustees of the University of Massachusetts today may vote to appoint a new president to replace Jack M. Wilson
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Museum of Science honors New England inventions
The Museum of Science Boston played host to a number of New England inventors and their discoveries Tuesday night at the inaugural “Invented Here!” event, where three inventions were chosen as winners.
View ArticleHarvard, MIT ranked 1 and 3 among world universities
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were ranked first and third in what's being billed as the world's most comprehensive survey of opinion among academic leaders. The two...
View ArticleBoston energy efficiency startup takes $800K
Retroficiency Inc., a Boston startup that’s developed energy efficiency software, said it has raised $800,000 in a funding round led by Worcester, Mass.-based World Energy Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES)...
View ArticleQuinnipiac - CT biz school on Bloomberg list
Quinnipiac University in Hamden was ranked 91 on Bloomberg Businessweek's Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2011 list, the only Connecticut school to receive the honor.
View ArticleGov. Patrick visits Weizmann Institute in Israel
Governor Deval Patrick visited the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel today to talk about new investments and partnerships between the Massachusetts and Israeli life sciences sectors.
View ArticleMIT to host Africa business conference
MIT’s Sloan School of Management on Friday will convene representatives - business and academic leaders and others -- from African countries at a conference on the Cambridge campus to discuss...
View ArticleMass. doles out loans to life sciences cos.
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, which is tasked with administering the $1 billion state's life sciences initiative, has awarded five loans to start up companies, totaling $3.75 million. The...
View ArticleBU names two new life sciences-focused biz dev execs
The Boston University Office of Technology Development has picked Nelson Medeiros for the new role of Director of Business Development for Medical Devices and Instrumentation and Elizabeth Carlson as...
View ArticleBU names two new life sciences biz development execs
The Boston University Office of Technology Development has named Nelson Medeiros to the new role of Director of Business Development for Medical Devices and Instrumentation. The university reports that...
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Boston-area colleges expand cleantech entrepreneurship programs
Several programs in the Boston area are seeking to educate executives and professionals about the cleantech industry, with the goal of hatching new cleantech companies whose business plans are as...
View ArticleMuseum of Science Boston inks deals with Google, Segway
The Museum of Science Boston has made a pair of deals in the past two days with two of the most talked-about technology companies in the country – Google Inc. and Segway.
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FIRST robotics Boston 2011 champions represent three N.E. states
Teams from Bridgewater, Newport County, R.I., and Brookfield, Conn., allied to win the 2011 Boston regional FIRST Robotics Competition held this weekend. The Boston regional competition – called Logo...
View Article$700M Google-ITA deal approved
More than a year after it was first announced, Google Inc.’s $700 million all-cash deal to buy Cambridge, Mass. travel software company ITA Software has been approved, ITA announced in a statement...
View ArticleR.I. Business Plan Competition names 16 semi-finalists
The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition named on Tuesday the 16 semi-finalists that will vie for a portion of the $250,000 prize pot.
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Holyoke planners to begin reviewing 90,000-square-foot plan for the high...
The center will be an academic research facility that uses clusters of supercomputers powered by the city hydroelectric dam.
View ArticleR.I. Biz Plan Competition announces finalists
The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition announced on Wednesday the eight finalists who are competing to take home $250,000 in prizes.
View ArticleSix New England researchers named 2011 Pew Scholars
Twenty-two researchers from across the country were announced as 2011 Pew Scholars in Biomedical Science. Of the 22, six researchers were from New England institutions.
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