Life Sciences
Lora Wondolowski Joins the Peace Development Fund as Director of Advancement and Communications
Lora Wondolowski has joined the Peace Development Fund’s (PDF) Amherst-based staff as the new director of Advancement & Communication. Wondolowski comes to PDF with an extensive background in leadership training, environmental advocacy, fundraising, organization building, and voter education, throughout her career working for the National Audubon Society, League of Conservation Voters, the Mass. League of…
Read MoreBaystate Health funds $1M to improve education and public engagement
Baystate Health has awarded $1 million in grants to organizations that will educate the workforce and community engagement. According to Baystate Heath, the Better Together Grants are part of Baystate Health’s community benefits programs aimed to improve public health, increase access to health care, and advance medical knowledge, while improving quality of life. The initiatives…
Read MoreSpringfield Science Museum Receives $750,000 in Federal Funds
Springfield Museums announced the receipt of a $750,000 federal earmark in support of upgrading the Springfield Science Museum. “The funded project is called Equitable Access to the Night Sky,” said Jenny Powers, director of the Science Museum. “And it is going to be a game changer for the Museums, our community, and our region.” The…
Read MoreMCLA to Offer Virtual Information Sessions on Continuing-education, Graduate Programs
MCLA’s Division of Graduate and Continuing Education (DGCE) will hold a virtual information session at on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. for community members interested in the college’s master of education and teacher-licensure programs, MBA, graduate certificate in business administration, Leadership Academy, and bachelor’s-degree-completion programs. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreWNE College of Engineering to Offer Hands-on Integrated Photonics Training
Western New England University’s (WNE) College of Engineering Laboratory for Education and Application Prototypes (LEAP@WNE) in Springfield is the first to offer the latest hands-on integrated photonics training in collaboration with Spark Photonics to enhance the Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) Department’s optics/photonics bachelor of science in electrical engineering degree sequence. Read the source article…
Read MoreHCC Professor Vanessa Martinez Honored for Inspiring Civic Engagement
Holyoke Community College (HCC) Professor of Anthropology Vanessa Martínez is the recipient of the 2022 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award from Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. The award, presented in partnership with Brown University’s Swearer Center, recognizes senior faculty who practice exemplary,…
Read MoreHampshire College Receives $5 Million Gift Honoring Alumnus Ken Burns
Hampshire College announced a new $5 million investment in its Change in the Making campaign. This second $5 million gift to the campaign, given by an anonymous benefactor, will fund the Ken Burns Initiative to Transform Higher Education, propelling implementation of Hampshire’s innovative approach to undergraduate liberal-arts education. “This is yet another historic moment for…
Read MoreHampshire College receives $5M gift to “Change in the Making” campaign, honors alum Ken Burns
An anonymous $5-million donation to Hampshire College will be used to support the school’s “Change in the Making” fundraising campaign. This is a second gift of $5-million made to the school. The money will go toward funding the “Ken Burns Initiative to Transform Higher Education,” a learning program that organizes undergraduate education around the most…
Read MoreOutlook 2022/Higher Education
Looking ahead to 2022, Sandra Doran projects that this will be what she called “the year of the woman.” Elaborating, she said many women have put their lives, careers, and educational goals on hold the past few years. And she projects that many will be making up for lost time in the months to come…
Read MoreFarmers’ Market at Forest Park receives funding from ARPA
Senator Eric Lesser was in Forest Park Friday to announce funding to support staffing, website development, outreach, and education for the Farmers’ Market at Forest Park. Senator Lesser acted as lead sponsor in the Senate, securing $75,000 dollars from the ARPA spending bill signed into law this week. The funding will allow the market to…
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