Who’s more popular, Tom Brady or Dunkin’ Donuts?

To find out, the university’s Center for Public Opinion surveyed 1,000 likely Democratic primary voters in Massachusetts in mid-February. The survey also asked about support for the Democratic presidential primary candidates and approval ratings for a range of Massachusetts public figures, groups and institutions.

Commencement 2020 wasn’t what anyone pictured, least of all the thousands of graduating students, or the families that supported them.

This ceremony – like so many other things – was shaped by the cruel and sudden sweep of a global pandemic that left the campus locked down and online since mid-March. But students, faculty and administrators made the best of the situation, gathering online to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2020.

By now during the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably seen plenty of stories about face masks. Crafty people are sewing them at home for their neighbors. Retailers such as The Gap, Banana Republic and Nordstrom can’t keep them in stock. Even celebrities like Kim Kardashian have jumped on the bandwagon and launched their own designer lines.

But most of those stories are about the demand for masks since April, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that cloth face coverings be worn in public.

The Francis College of Engineering has launched countless careers since it was founded as the Lowell Textile School in 1895.

It also helped to launch a university 2,000 miles away in Lubbock, Texas.

The Southcoast Health COVID-19 surge hospital located in the Tripp Athletic Center at UMass Dartmouth has closed. The hospital was built in partnership with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to safeguard the capacity of the region’s hospitals during the COVID-19 spring surge. No patients were admitted to the hospital.

Southcoast Health and MEMA are currently removing all medical equipment from the site and the entire facility will be professionally cleaned. The cleaning process is expected to finish on June 1, 2020.

The UMass Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research released a new report to shed light on one of the big debates among parents and educators in America - school choice.

I am saddened to learn of the passing of Joseph Corcoran, a leader, a builder -- and a kind and generous man. As the founder of the pioneering Corcoran Jennison real estate development company, Mr. Corcoran was UMass Boston’s friend and neighbor, creating the Harbor Point residential community and nearby ventures at Bayside. During the course of his remarkable life and career, Joe’s business achievements were many, as were his philanthropic and civic contributions.

Dear Campus Community:

The tragic passing of George Floyd, who died while in police custody this past Monday, is a devastating and heart-wrenching loss to the City of Minneapolis, the African-American community, and everyone who believes in equality and the sanctity of human life. This incident, following the senseless deaths of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky and Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, is further proof that implicit bias and systemic racism continue to plague our country and, as they did on May 25, can result in deadly consequences.

Responding to the need for trained professionals to serve in one of the fastest growing career fields, UMass Dartmouth partnered with Salve Regina University to develop a pathway for students to earn a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Salve and a master’s degree in data science from UMass Dartmouth in just five years.

Dear Campus community: