Posts by ericg
Good News Tuesday: Days of service focus on helping families
Community Care Alliance volunteers built beds for children with the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless’ A Bed for Every Child program in Lynn, and helped sort and pack rescued food with Food Link in Arlington. Read More
Read MoreBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center now performing heart transplants
Beth Israel Lahey Health was treated thousands of patients with heart failure, but recently announced that it will expand its program to include heart transplantation. Read More
Read More‘Morally this is devastating’: Local companies with Israeli workers vow support amid war
One company with its U.S. headquarters in Burlington and its global headquarters near Tel Aviv said that some of its employees are being called to reserve duty or else are volunteering, and the company is “supporting them and their families in each unique circumstance.” Read More
Read MoreLawsuit against Morrison & Foerster dropped after firm changed diversity program
In a filing on Friday, the American Alliance for Equal Rights said it dismissed its lawsuit against a big law firm with a Boston office, alleging that its diversity fellowship illegally excluded applicants based on race. However, the lawsuit was only dismissed after the law firm changed the fellowship criteria. Read More
Read MoreIt’s not just elite-college grads who see big salaries. Students at these schools are also primed for big pay.
A bachelor’s degree takes you farther at these schools. Some of the universities on the list might surprise you. Read More
Read MoreAlnylam gets surprise FDA rejection for rare disease drug
In a surprise move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected a drug made by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., citing a lack of "clinical meaningfulness." Read More
Read MorePlymouth State students fixing “scarecrow” robots for landfills
In 2021, Plymouth State University became the first higher education institution in New Hampshire to offer a bachelor’s in robotics degree. Students are now fully immersed in a program the university says will help students prepare for the demands of the next generation workforce. Read More
Read MoreAn MIT grad returning to Kendall Square — as an acclaimed chef
Milena Pagán graduated from MIT in 2017 with a degree in chemical engineering. She’s about to return to the neighborhood — to open a bagel shop as an acclaimed chef. Plus, the return of Eastern Standard and other restaurant and retail news. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Return to office angst, Dartmouth Mall refinancing, and ‘what the heck’ headlines
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news for Monday, Oct. 9. Read More
Read MorePoll: More workers are back in the office. They’re not happy about it.
Among workers who said their time in-office increased recently, 54% said their job satisfaction has decreased, according to a new poll of Boston-area workers in September. Read More
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