Today, U.S. News & World Report announced their 2021 College Rankings, and UMass Dartmouth again ranked high for its impact on the upward social mobility of its students. UMass Dartmouth, the only nationally ranked Massachusetts doctoral research university located south of Boston, ranked #76 nationwide and #2 in Massachusetts on the social mobility ranking list.
The Leduc Center at UMass Dartmouth has recently started a Jumpstart for Young Children (Jumpstart) program that will pair 30 UMass Dartmouth students as tutors and mentors with 100 Pre-K children at People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Head Start in New Bedford. The program, typically delivered in person, is scheduled to begin virtually this fall.
When Lowell Community Health Center got a state grant to offer free COVID-19 tests to city residents this summer, two UMass Lowell alumni were central to the mobile testing campaign.
Given the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, Assoc. Prof. of Spanish Studies Daniel Arroyo-Rodriguez prepared for every possible teaching scenario this fall: in-person courses on campus, virtual classes online, or a hybrid of the two.
Jasmine Varona has hit the ground running at UMass Lowell.
But that’s really no surprise, given that the first-year Manning School of Business student from Haverhill, Mass., has been getting a running start on college for years.
They could have done what so many other engaged couples did and postpone their weddings until next year.
But these River Hawk lovebirds didn’t want to let the coronavirus pandemic dictate the terms of their happily-ever-afters.
So in spite of the pandemic, several UMass Lowell alumni and students got married this summer — in safe and responsible, socially distanced ceremonies where veils and open bars were replaced by face masks and hand sanitizer.
Asst. Prof. James Heiss of the Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) is leading a team of researchers who are studying how powerful coastal storms affect the fresh water flowing below the ground along the seashore.
UMass Medical School will bring the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science to its next level of innovation and collaboration with the five-year, $30 million renewal of its Clinical and Translational Sciences Award from the National Institutes of Health. The center advances clinical and translational research through education and training, pilot funding programs, research cores, and services.
In a year when education rituals were up-ended by the COVID-19 pandemic, 56 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences doctoral candidates were honored virtually in a qualifying exam recognition ceremony streamed over Zoom and on Facebook Live on Monday, Sept. 14.
“This is the essential milestone that our community has chosen to celebrate, as it marks the successful transition from student to scholar,” said GSBS Dean Mary Ellen Lane.
Elated faces of the Graduate Entry Pathway Class of 2023 were seen on Zoom and Facebook Live as they joined with faculty, family and friends for the virtual 2020 Graduate Entry Pathway Pinning Ceremony on Monday, Sept. 14.