Even a global pandemic couldn’t stop the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education. 

With the help of seed funding from the Office of Research and Innovation, faculty researchers from the Kennedy College of Sciences and the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences will conduct studies designed to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even if they are never directly touched by COVID-19, Chancellor Jacquie Moloney is concerned about the pandemic’s toll on UMass Lowell students.

“This is the most traumatic thing that has happened to a generation since 9/11. It’s going to have a huge impact on this generation of students,” Moloney said during a recent virtual panel discussion on “The Future of Higher Education” hosted by the Boston Business Journal.

Two School of Medicine students have launched a podcast called, “Murmurs: Stories from our Journey in Medicine,” to help caregivers and students connect their health care experiences through prose and poem.

BOSTON — Five University of Massachusetts faculty have been awarded the 2020 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their outstanding dedication to students and the university.

Shannon Roberts, industrial engineering, is working with a cross-campus team to help ensure that the future of work is more equitable and just.

AMHERST, Mass. -  As part of an increasingly global focus on educational partnerships, the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at UMass Amherst has entered into an agreement with Pacific League Marketing (PLM), a joint capital investment company created by the six professional baseball clubs in Japan’s Pacific League.

AMHERST, Mass. – A national program that measures accomplishments in sustainability in higher education has once again placed UMass Amherst as one of the most sustainable campuses in North America. The “gold” rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) program recognizes sustainability accomplishments in areas such as academics, research, engagement, operations and administration.

AMHERST, Mass. – In one of the latest COVID-19 response projects at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Advanced Digital Design and Fabrication (ADDFab) laboratory is collaborating with a global network of design, engineering and manufacturing experts to help develop an open-source N95 face mask.

AMHERST, Mass. – Over the last 20 years, many academic institutions have conducted surveys in STEM disciplines, seeking ways to address and increase awareness of discrimination and racism that are major obstacles to attracting and retaining women – particularly underrepresented minority women – to diversify the STEM workforce.