As part of Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to begin statewide vaccinations to deter the spread of COVID-19, the University of Massachusetts Amherst will establish a vaccine clinic for Massachusetts first responders as well as college health staff starting the week of Jan. 11, 2021.
The Chemistry Department and Division of Student Affairs have been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant for developing and investigating an asset-based supplemental course to increase student success in undergraduate general chemistry.
Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs Elizabeth Chen ’14 ’16, and Leslie Stevenson ‘16, the first African American member of the Norwood, Ohio City Council, engaged in a powerful and inspiring intergenerational conversation with 50 members of the UMass Boston community on December 8 at the virtual event, UMass Boston in Public Service: Cultivating Leaders for the Public Good.
Michael Marino, Assistant Dean of SMAST, is the recent recipient of the 2020 Citation for Outstanding Performance from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The award distinguishes employees who have gone above and beyond ordinary expectations to play a major role in the Commonwealth’s successful delivery of quality services to its citizens.
Dr. Steven Cadrin, Chair and Professor of Fisheries Oceanography at UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST), is the recent recipient of the 2020 International Council Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Service Award. ICES General Secretary Anne Christine Brusendorff announced the award on December 14, 2020 in recognition of Cadrin’s term as Chair for 2020.
DARTMOUTH, Mass. - University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan today announced that Dr. Mark Fuller, a longtime Dean at UMass Amherst's Isenberg School of Management and currently the Vice Chancellor for Advancement at UMass Amherst, will assume the role of Interim Chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on January 19, 2021. Dr.
The Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR) recently announced five new Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems Science Fellows, including Associate Professor Gavin Fay (Fisheries Oceanography). CINAR, which is led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, is a consortium of research institutions focused on the marine ecosystem in the North Atlantic. CINAR also works closely with the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
During my years of service in the United States Congress, I never could have imagined the U.S. Capitol being desecrated in such fashion. Equally, I couldn’t have envisioned elected officials inciting and condoning seditious violence and thereby connecting themselves to actions aimed at subverting our sacred democratic principles. It is undeniable we all have a lot of work to do in restoring our democracy while also confronting the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice.
This year was truly unique. A global pandemic transformed every facet of our lives and affected the health and wellbeing of millions of people. We all shifted to living, learning, and working remotely, constantly forgetting to unmute ourselves. It was a difficult year. Yet through it all, the students, faculty, and staff at UMass Dartmouth persevered and adapted. The accomplishments of our community this year showcased the talent, dedication, and innovation that takes place at UMass Dartmouth – even if it might not occur on the campus itself.
Assoc. Teaching Prof. of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Deb Finch kept waiting for someone to write a book about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the social media phenomenon that went viral in 2014 and has raised $115 million to help find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.