WORCESTER ― An immediate hiring freeze is in place at UMass Chan Medical School due to nationwide medical and research ...

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester became the latest higher education institution to announce a hiring freeze. Others include Harvard and MIT.

A university spokesperson attributed it to “uncertainties related to the funding of biomedical research in this country.” ...

A train carrying ethanol derailed in Worcester, Massachusetts, the city's fire department confirmed Sunday. The train ...