The five-campus University of Massachusetts (UMass) system generated a record $8.3 billion in economic activity and supported nearly 40,000 external jobs across Massachusetts, according to a report released today.

Responding to today’s Biden Administration announcement that Massachusetts has been chosen as the location for the Investor Catalyst Hub of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), UMass President Marty Meehan and Congressman Richard Neal issued the following statements: