AMHERST, Mass. – A new Congressionally requested report released by a panel including Jane Fountain, director of the National Center for Digital Government at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, recommends that the Department’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) continue to lead collaborative federal efforts to improve the safety and sustainability of the space domain and bolster American leadership in space.
AMHERST, Mass. – In results released this week, an international team of wildlife ecologists reports that the trend toward more reliance on private game farms and reserves to manage and conserve free-ranging carnivores in South Africa is more complicated than it appears – “a mosaic” of unequal protection across different land management types.
AMHERST, Mass. – A University of Massachusetts Amherst health informatician is developing a mobile health (mHealth) system, leveraging a wearable sensor that slips on a finger like a ring, to monitor and encourage movement and activity in the weak upper limb of stroke survivors.
As Senator Ed Markey and Representative Joe Kennedy III faced off in their final Democratic Senate Primary Debate last week, UMass Boston PhD students Krystal-Gayle O'Neill and Natalie Shellito asked them to address two pressing issues on the minds of college students across the nation — protecting our international students and aiding public colleges during a pandemic.
“With classes only weeks away, can the Senate do anything to relieve this uncertainty?” O’Neill asked.
If you enter University Hall from the bus loop, you’ll find the University Hall Gallery and performing arts spaces tucked into the back part of the building. These campus gems are now a lot easier to find thanks to a gift from Christine Huber ’76 and her husband Alan.
Dr. Vijaya Chalivendra, professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been named American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Fellow for his significant achievements and distinctive contributions to the world of engineering over the last decade and a half.
Dr. Ramprasad Balasubramanian (Ram Bala), Associate Provost for Decision Support and Strategic Initiatives at UMass Dartmouth, was recently chosen as the UMass designee to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) Board of Directors by UMass President Marty Meehan.
What is like when scientists go out to sea to conduct research and discover ways to help protect our ocean ecosystems and marine life?
UMass Dartmouth’s Academic Resource Center (ARC) has received a $2.35 million TRIO grant to help provide support services to students who meet certain criteria, including students enrolled in business courses and STEM-specific programs and eligible students who are Pell Grant recipients. The five-year grant will help provide support services to students of underrepresented populations as well as students who identify as first-generation, low-income, or disabled.
Why was Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Charles Thompson crossing University Avenue in full academic regalia on a recent Friday morning?