July 11, 2024
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Renowned photojournalist Brian Skerry ’84 documents climate change on Gulf of Maine in new PBS documentary

A new three-part documentary series co-produced by acclaimed ocean photographer, film producer, and Worcester State alumnus Brian Skerry ’84 is set to premiere July 24 on PBS. Called “Sea . . .

May 18, 2024
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Adrianne Haslet inspires graduates with her story of resilience at Class of 2024 Commencement

In a powerful and inspiring commencement keynote address, Adrianne Haslet, a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and former ballroom dancer, urged Worcester State University’s Class of 2024 to embrace . . .

President Maloney and the Lavender graduates
May 14, 2024
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University celebrates LGBTQIA community in Lavender Graduation

Worcester State University honored lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students to acknowledge their achievements and contributions at its second annual Lavender Graduation May . . .

The Housing Summit panel
March 18, 2024
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Community leaders tackle housing justice at university summit

Worcester State University brought together community organizations, affordable housing advocates, housing experts, and city officials on March 12 for its first Housing Justice Summit. The event . . .

Three female students holding potted plants
February 27, 2024
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University greenhouse reopens for learning, research and activities

Green thumbs have cause for celebration as the university's greenhouse blossoms back to life, offering students fertile ground for research and a chance to 'leaf' their mark on the botanical . . .

Wortown Rising poster
February 7, 2024
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Artist and filmmaker Kaz Supernova to screen hip hop documentary at Worcester State

Among events celebrating Black History Month this month at Worcester State is a chance to see an acclaimed documentary with a local angle, “Wortown Rising, the Untold Story of the First Hip-Hop . . .

2023 Alden honorees with CLT staff
February 1, 2024
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Alden awardees inspire students with innovative classroom strategies

A how-to-guide, complete with entertaining quips, and a song by Taylor Swift are among teaching tools that have been used by professors Riley McGuire and Hy Ginsberg, the 2023 recipients of the . . .

A view of the renovated auditorium
January 18, 2024
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Newly renovated and fully ADA compliant Sullivan Auditorium reopens

A recently completed major renovation project has brought Worcester State’s 1960s-era Sullivan Auditorium into the 21st century. The auditorium is used frequently by the campus community as a . . .

Photo of earth and celestial bodies taken from space
January 10, 2024
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Groundbreaking paper in the journal Nature by professor Ian Stephens illuminates formation of planets

Ian W. Stephens, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is the lead author of a new paper in the scientific journal Nature that helps to explain the fascinating process of how dust grains . . .

Portrait of Amanda Wittman
November 16, 2023
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New Binienda Center director focused on community engagement for students

Amanda Wittman, named director of the John J. Binienda Center for Civic Engagement in June, hopes to enhance and expand the already strong connection Worcester State has built with the surrounding . . .

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