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.
AMHERST, Mass. – As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments, say Baoshan Xing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues in China. But “little is known about the behavior of nanoplastics in terrestrial environments, especially agricultural soils,” they add.
A UMass Boston PhD student has been selected to be an inaugural scholar in the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy’s Advocacy and Mentoring Program for Diversity (AMPD). The AMPD is a two-year program designed to provide exposure and mentoring for doctoral students who have an interest in learning about the leadership of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, Division 29 of the American Psychological Association.
The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation, recently announced their
UMass Boston Interim Chancellor Katherine Newman announced today that the university will continue to rely on its remote teaching and learning platform for the fall semester. Newman said the decision was taken out of respect for the health and well-being of students, faculty and staff – as well as the surrounding communities to which they commute every day.
For the first time, UMass Lowell’s animation program has cracked the top five among the state’s animation schools, ranking third in Massachusetts according to Animation Career Review’s 2020 listing.
Martha Moreno is preparing for an unknown adventure this fall. The first-generation college student from Washington, D.C., is planning to head 450 miles north to attend UMass Lowell, a school she’s never visited before.
Moreno will have her bearings once classes start, however, thanks to the university’s Launch! Summer Program, a newly expanded way for first-year and transfer students to gear up for college life at UML, meet students and faculty, and even get a jump on their courses.
The Dan and Diane Riccio Fund for Neuroscience has announced four $50,000 seed grants to UMass Medical School researchers.