I am writing to provide important new guidance on the evolving nature of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) situation. There are reports of increasing cases in areas such as South Korea, Japan, and Italy. With these developments, we are closely evaluating university associated international travel to ensure we can best support our faculty, staff, and students.
There have been no cases of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) at UMass Dartmouth.
Anna Maria Siega-Riz, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences and an expert in nutritional epidemiology, is the lead author of “The Current Understanding of Gestational Weight Gain Among Women with Obesity and the Need for Future Research,” a discussion paper appearing in “NAM Perspectives,” the journal of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
The Office of Equity and Inclusion is accepting applications for 2020-21 Campus Climate Improvement Grants until noon, March 16. Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit their creative ideas for fostering connections on campus in the upcoming academic year.
The University of Massachusetts Boston is establishing a new professional apprenticeship program to provide students with paying, on-campus work experience that enables them to develop increasingly complex skills and project management experience. After two years, the student apprentices will be able to participate in off-campus opportunities with over twenty "industry clusters," UMass Boston-sponsored networks of private sector firms that are advising faculty and deans on the rapidly changing needs of their professions.
The School of Earth and Sustainability has partnered with the College of Natural Sciences Career Office to host its first Earth and Sustainability Career Fair. The free fair, which is open to all Five College students, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, March 9 in Old Chapel.
The fair will give students the opportunity to explore employment and internship opportunities and to connect with organizations that are making positive changes through their environmental and sustainability-focused work.
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Jack Welch, one of our most prominent and honored alumni. Jack and his wife, Suzy, have been great friends of the university, providing extraordinary support to our community and creating life-changing opportunities for students.
UMass Emergency Medical Services (UMEMS) staff was well represented at this year's National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) conference, with 42 members in attendance of the event in Boston. UMass Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) staff as well as UMEMS alumni also spoke at the conference, providing training across a wide variety of EMS and response topics.
UMass Boston has a new dedicated space for the humanities on campus. Located on the 8th floor of Healey Library, the Humanities Hub is a flexible space that can serve as a classroom, meeting space, or work space for students and faculty engaged in humanities-based events and activities.
A capacity crowd of students, faculty, and staff celebrated UMass Boston’s love for the humanities with a Valentine’s Day-themed launch on February 13.
When "Toy Story 4" won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards ceremony in February, a lot of folks from Disney and Pixar shared a piece of its success, insists UML alum Rachael Bigelow '11.
The Research Career and Writing Group, known as the “K Club” at UMass Medical School, helps junior investigators obtain early career training grants known as K awards to advance their research. According to the National Institutes of Health, K awards prepare postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty to compete for major grant support and establish independent research programs. More than 80 percent of K Club participants who have applied for these research career awards have received funding from a variety of sources.