Alex Richard, SOM ’24, was named the 2019 Volunteer of the Year for Rhode Island Hospital. The Cranston resident dedicated more than 1,000 volunteer hours over four years manning the family assistance information desk in the adult emergency department.
On and off the basketball court, America East Man of the Year Christian Lutete ’19 ’20 sets a quiet but inspiring example, his coaches, professors and friends say.
When COVID-19 ended many of UMass Lowell’s student activities last spring, UML Folk Dance Club President Sarah Bustin didn’t take it sitting down.
Life without folk dance would be difficult for Bustin, who says her body and soul are enriched by the human connection it brings.
UMass Law begins its academic year today with 146 new students, a 30.4 percent increase over last year, bringing total enrollment of the Commonwealth’s only public law school to 360 students.
At the same time, incoming student LSAT and undergraduate GPA medians set an institutional record, making this year’s incoming class the most academically qualified in the history of the school.
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State Primaries - September 3, 2024
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Saturday, August 24, 2024 - Vote by Mail Application Deadline
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BOSTON – The James J. Karam Scholarship Fund has awarded 10 current and incoming University of Massachusetts students more than $50,000 in scholarships. The scholarships are awarded annually to SouthCoast students who distinguish themselves through their campus and community engagement activities and strong academic performance.
Business leader and former Board of Trustees Chairman James Karam and his wife, Janis Karam, established the James J. Karam Scholarship Fund in 2013.
UMass Boston alumni and friends have established the Katherine S. Newman Beacon Student Fund, an endowment that will support emergency student aid and recognize the interim chancellor for her service. The effort, led by alumnus Art Mabbett and Board of Visitors Chair Charlie Desmond, raised more than $125,000 before it was announced to Newman.
The publication of Prof. Arie Perliger’s latest book, “American Zealots,” couldn’t feel more timely.
Arriving Aug. 18 to a nation divided by politics, protest and pandemic, the book examines the American far-right’s subculture of domestic terror and its reemergence in recent years.
The Lamar Soutter Library is reopening its doors at UMass Medical School on Monday, Aug. 3. Library staff have been working remotely through the pandemic, but one big project has taken place on site: completion of a long-planned interior renovation. In a serendipitous stroke of good timing, the redesigned work area also lends itself well to accommodating social distancing for COVID-19 precautions.
Executive Vice Chancellor of Commonwealth Medicine Lisa M. Colombo, DNP, MHA, RN, received an honorary Doctor of Science in Nursing degree from Worcester State University and delivered a heartfelt commencement address to more than 1,200 graduates during a virtual graduation ceremony on Saturday, July 25.