University Health Services (UHS) is keeping a close eye on the international coronavirus outbreak and has informed the University community that no one on campus has been infected with coronavirus or has exhibited symptoms. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has advised that the current risk to Massachusetts residents is low.
AMHERST, Mass. – Allison Vorderstrasse, a faculty member and Ph.D. program director at New York University, has been named the dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She will begin her appointment on July 1.
Artist Evelyn Rydz is in Mahoney Gallery on South Campus carefully working about 500 drinking glasses into the shape of the Merrimack River. She arranges them to resemble its vast mouth, its turns and some long stretches now used for recreation.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Asst. Prof. Sheree Pagsuyoin’s research on the impact of drug abuse on the environment has been recognized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with a prestigious national faculty early career development award.
The UMass Medical School Center for Tobacco Treatment Research and Training is rolling out a new statewide training program for school nurses to learn how to help teens quit vaping. According to the Massachusetts Youth Health Survey, 41 percent of Massachusetts high school students report having tried vaping, and one in five are currently vaping.
AMHERST, Mass. — Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy Emerita Barbara Partee has been awarded the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science for her "foundational contributions that synthesize insights from linguistics, philosophy, logic, and psychology to understand how words and sentences combine to express meaning in human language," by The Franklin Institute.
Optogenetic research by Gang Han, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, was selected as one of nine top research articles by Cell for 2019 in the journal’s annual review.
The new student life suite opened at UMass Medical School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Monday, Jan. 27. Centrally located steps from the main lobby, the fully renovated suite houses the offices of Student Life, Student Affairs, the Registrar and Financial Aid, serving students of the School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Nursing.
The offices of equity and inclusion and human resources will be launching UMass employee resource groups in the spring 2020 semester. These groups will provide UMass staff and faculty with resources for professional development, networking and mentorship, while also promoting the recruitment, retention and advancement of employees who are underrepresented in our community.
UMass Dartmouth Nursing students achieved a 95% pass rate for the 2019 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). In addition, graduates of the Second Degree Accelerated BS in Nursing track (ABS) who took the test for the first time achieved a 100% pass rate.
The recently released results show that traditional, first-time test takers at the university exceed national averages. The national pass rate for overall first-time test-takers in 2019 was 83.51% and 91% for first-time test takers earning a bachelor’s degree.