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SAT going digital in shifting college admissions landscape

The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format, administrators announced Tuesday, saying the shift will boost its relevancy as more colleges make standardized tests optional for admission. Test-takers will be allowed to use their own laptops or tablets but they'll still ...

UMass Lowell’s online programs cited among the nation’s best

LOWELL, Mass. – UMass Lowell’s online education programs extend their standing as among the best in the country, according to 2022 rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report, which assessed more than 1,700 programs nationwide. UMass Lowell’s online master’s program in ...

UMass Lowell is working to freeze-dry COVID vaccines

LOWELL, Mass. – UMass Lowell scientists are developing a production method to freeze-dry COVID-19 vaccines activated by messenger-RNA so they can be transported and stored at room temperature. If successful, the innovation could eliminate the need for mRNA vaccines manufactured by Moderna ...

Nashua schools closed Monday and Tuesday due to staff absences

NASHUA -- Nashua public school students will experience even more of an extended weekend than they received with Friday's snow day. Interim Superintendent of Schools Garth J. McKinney announced via twitter on Friday that there will be no school Monday and Tuesday "because of the current and ...

Providence College to require boosters for spring semester

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence College will require all students, faculty and staff to have a COVID-19 booster shot for the spring semester, unless they have a school-approved exemption, the college announced Monday. The Roman Catholic school joins Brown University, the University of ...

Framingham State University announces its new preident

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — An administrator with a commitment to educational and social equity has been selected as the next president of Framingham State University, the Massachusetts school's trustees said. Nancy Niemi will take over as the school's eighth president on July 1 pending ...