AMHERST, Mass. – In a first national-scale analysis, ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at the University of Colorado-Boulder, report that across the United States, invasive grasses can double the number of fires.

UMass Boston’s women’s soccer team won their first Little East Conference regular season title since 2014 over the weekend, and now they have the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament that begins this week. The No. 1 Beacons will host the winner of Tuesday’s game between No. 4 Eastern Connecticut State University and No. 5 Plymouth State University on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services has awarded UMass Boston’s Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) a contract for over $600,000 to provide outreach and activities in the Native American community for those affected by alcohol and opioid misuse.

Corey started vaping two years ago but was "feeling unhealthy about it." Anne had been vaping for about a year but noticed her lungs "weren't performing at the same level" when she went running.

Both students, who only wanted to give their first names, say they had “pretty much” kicked their vaping habits. When they learned they could exchange their vape pens for some UMass Lowell gear recently at University Crossing, they decided to stop by and part ways with their devices once and for all. 

When you talk to international students about adjusting to college life at UMass Lowell, they often mention a few of the same memorable new experiences. Moments like admiring New England's fall foliage, carving a pumpkin or playing in their first snowfall.

And of course, attending a hockey game for the first time in their lives.

A new study from UMass Medical School finds that younger children participating in snow sports are more likely to suffer severe head and facial injuries, while older kids and teens sustain more internal abdominal traumas. Serious injuries can occur while kids are sledding, downhill skiing and snowboarding.

LOWELL – UMass Lowell has dedicated Perry Hall Plaza, a new greenspace that is the latest step in the university’s work to further enhance the the beauty and sustainability of the campus.

The plaza is named for alumnus Barry Perry and his wife, Janice, who have been generous supporters of UMass Lowell and its students through establishing scholarships and helping to fund the renovation of the university’s main engineering building. That building, which dates back to the 1950s, was named for Barry Perry in 2012.

Iman Chahine, an associate professor of education, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to pursue ethno-mathematical research in South Africa for nine months.

Beginning in January 2020, Chahine will train South African teachers in high-needs districts in how to incorporate indigenous Zulu and Ndebele arts and culture into the high school math curriculum. 

“Accelerating the Marine Science and Technology Corridor” along the SouthCoast of Massachusetts and throughout Cape Cod and Rhode Island was the focus as more than 150 leaders from industry, higher education, and government gathered at UMass Dartmouth today. The meeting, the activities leading up to it, and the next steps are being funded by a three-year $600,000 grant by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA).

AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist Matthew Moore has received two grants from the USDA to apply new technology in an effort to more quickly detect and trace foodborne disease caused by noroviruses and bacteria.