AMHERST, Mass. – A new analysis of 92 studies from 27 countries conducted by ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that many recent multi-species studies of wildlife communities often incorrectly use the analytical tools and methods available.
The UMass Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research is hosting its 20th Annual Celebrity Scholarship Dinner headlined by Boston Celtic Legend Paul Pierce on April 2, 2020, at 6p.m. This is an opportunity to enjoy a 4-course meal at the Venus de Milo in Swansea, MA where Pierce will speak, as well as participate in a Q&A session with the crowd.
All proceeds from the Celebrity Scholarship Dinner go towards scholarships for UMass Dartmouth students. Tickets are $150 each, or $1500 per table of 10. Additionally, there is an opportunity to sponsor a scholarship recipient for $1000.
Changes to the exists and entrances of the South Road visitor and patient garage at the UMass Medical School—UMass Memorial Medical Center university campus will begin in March in preparation for construction of a clinical building that will house the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System’s new community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC).
The garage changes will occur in phases, from mid-March through June.
AMHERST – This year’s UMass Amherst Community Campaign (UMACC) raised $482,488, exceeding its $450,000 goal. Since the campaign began in 1990, faculty, staff and retirees have now donated over $10 million to nonprofit organizations locally and around the world. This year’s campaign also broke the record for the most money raised in a single campaign ($476,666), set in 2008-09.
An appreciation lunch is being held to thank participants and celebrate the success of the campaign.
DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 25
Katherine Fitzgerald, PhD, the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, and director of the Program in Innate Immunity; and Sanjay Ram, MD, professor of medicine, have been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group of the American Society of Microbiology.
More than a dozen students in two of Assistant Professor of Biology Douglas Woodhams’ graduate seminars can now add published researcher to their résumés.
How does the university and the community work together to build a more just and equitable democracy – one that turns toward and not away from our most marginalized?
“The community is here. The students are members of this community. And as I work with them here, I know I’m working with part of the community. I will be mobilizing to help them to engage,” Professor of Environment and Public Health Eduardo Siqueira explained. “Many of them actually became quite interested dealing with immigrants’ issues after taking classes like the one here.”
Cash-back incentives from credit card companies are a popular way to persuade consumers to pay with plastic.
But rather than putting that cash back into your pocket each month, UML students Pedro Piau, Oliver Jennings and Jack Disilvio had a different idea: Have the credit card company automatically deposit the money into an investment account, where it can grow over time and one day help pay for a new home or fund retirement.
The Angel Fund for ALS Research donated $1 million last year to support the research of Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, the Leo P. and Theresa M. LaChance Chair in Medical Research and professor of neurology.
“We can do this because of the tremendous support of our donors, our supporters and our board. Without research, there is no cure,” said Richard Kennedy, president of the Angel Fund, a nonprofit organization that is deeply committed to supporting Dr. Brown’s research.
In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast, Kara Smith, MD, assistant professor of neurology, talks about early warning signs of Parkinson’s disease and new developments in research. She said she is optimistic that scientists will find a cure in her lifetime.