When I arrived in the U.S. House in 1993, John Lewis was one of the first members of Congress I met and was extraordinarily generous with his time, knowledge and insight. In the ensuing years, I was honored to stand alongside him -- fighting for fairness, opportunity and decency in our nation.
Serving with John Lewis was an honor -- and like citizens across the nation, I am continually inspired by his strength and dignity, and by his pursuit of justice for all. As he takes on this new fight, he will continue to inspire all of us.
Four undergraduates have received the Pfizer Award from the Society of Toxicology (SOT), which will support their registration, lodging, ground transportation, food and travel to the society’s annual meeting in March in Anaheim, California. Each of the 21 national winners will present their honors thesis research at the conference.
A paper published in the journal “Nature” in October and co-authored by Joseph C. Bardin, electrical and computer engineering, is ranked No. 12 in the annual Altmetric Top 100 highlights of research published in 2019. The list includes research papers that have generated significant international online attention and discussion. Altmetric tracks and analyzes the online activity around scholarly research.
Christos Dimitrakopoulos, professor of chemical engineering, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). He is one of 168 prolific academic innovators from across the world who have been elected to this year’s class of Fellows.
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Professor David Mednicoff, a faculty member in School of Public Policy and chair of the department of Judaic and Near Eastern studies, has received a grant from the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) for a project called “Legal Cultures and New Regional Policies towards Forced Migrants.”
AMHERST, Mass. – Though climate change is becoming one of the greatest threats to the Earth’s already stressed ecosystems, it may not be the most severe threat today for all species, say authors of a new report on the effects of deforestation on two lemur species in Madagascar.
Well, looks like the secret is out. College Gazette celebrated UMass Dartmouth for consistently demonstrating excellence in learning opportunities for students. However, no one at UMassD was surprised. It’s hard to walk across campus and not notice the incredible discovery, research, and student activities taking place.
The Massachusetts Office of Business Development, through the Regional Economic Development Organization (REDO) program has awarded the UMass Dartmouth-based SouthCoast Development Partnership with $50,000 to promote economic development in the Blue Economy throughout the southeastern region through collaborative workforce and industry development programming. The REDO program facilitates regional projects that grow businesses and the Massachusetts economy by attracting new employers and fostering existing businesses.
The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives continued its 10th anniversary celebrations with a legislative meet and greet reception on Monday, 16 December 2019. At the event, local Massachusetts legislators paid tribute to the former Faculty Director, Dr. Gloria de Sá, upon her retirement while also being introduced to the new Faculty Director, Dr. Paula Celeste Gomes.