May 13, 2024
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New Spring 2024 Worcester State Magazine is online

The Worcester State Magazine spring edition is out with stories featuring faculty members Nabin Malakar and Rita Mookerjee, alumni superstars Nick Pennucci ‘23 and Brittany Rheault ‘07, plus a . . .

May 6, 2024
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Communication major Alex Lucier ’24 honored as Newman Civic Fellow

Worcester State senior communication major Alex Lucier has been awarded a 2024-2025 Newman Civic Fellowship by Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities. He joins student . . .

May 6, 2024
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University community will celebrate Ross Reynolds ’17 with fountain dedication

The Worcester State community will celebrate the life of alumnus Captain Ross A. Reynolds ’17 with the dedication of a new memorial fountain on May 11 at 10 a.m. The special event will bring . . .

April 26, 2024
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Sheehan Award winners share their student experiences, future aspirations

Seven of the university’s six highest achieving students were recognized at Academic Achievement Awards April 25 with the Lt. Colonel James F. Sheehan Award, named for the late alumnus and . . .

April 8, 2024
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Q &A with Worcester State’s new Development and Alumni leader Felicia Riffelmacher

Worcester State University recently welcomed Felicia Riffelmacher to the Advancement team as the new Executive Director of Development & Alumni Relations. Riffelmacher brings with her more than . . .

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April 3, 2024
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Saint Vincent Hospital gives $10,000 for new nursing scholarships at Worcester State

Saint Vincent Hospital has announced a $10,000 sponsorship for Worcester State’s highly regarded baccalaureate nursing program to strengthen the local nursing pipeline. The sponsorship will support . . .

April 1, 2024
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Worcester State physicist and fellow researchers publish new discovery in journal Science

In 2017, the scientific world buzzed with news that teams of chemists had synthesized an unusual material – ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals (FNs) – that flows like a liquid and has a polar . . .

March 18, 2024
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New partnership with The Worcester Guardian bolsters student opportunities, local journalism

Worcester State University is partnering with The Worcester Guardian, the city’s non-profit, independent news organization, to create student internships, strengthen the university’s growing . . .

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March 11, 2024
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Chamber of Commerce recognizes Worcester State for 150th anniversary

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce honored Worcester State University for its 150th anniversary at a packed event March 7 featuring Gov. Maura Healey. In her remarks, Gov. Healey thanked . . .

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March 2, 2024
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Worcester State’s annual poetry event features poet Andrea Cohen

Award-winning poet Andrea Cohen will be the celebrated author at this year’s Judith O’Connell Hoyer ‘65 Poetry Reading on March 7. Cohen will read from her poems in the Sheehan Hall . . .

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