AMHERST, Mass -– University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers are seeking saltwater anglers over the age of 18 to share their experiences with sharks while fishing. The survey welcomes submissions from all areas of North America, regardless of target species and involving any species of shark.
BOSTON — Citing a need to uphold quality while remaining affordable for students, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted today to hold tuition increases to the rate of inflation for the second consecutive year, increasing tuition by 2.5 percent, or an average of $359 per student, for in-state undergraduate students for the 2019-20 academic year.
Across the four undergraduate campuses, tuition will average $14,722 for in-state undergraduate students.
BOSTON – A “distinguished and diverse” committee that mirrors UMass Boston’s “commitment to quality and success” was launched today and charged with conducting the search for a permanent chancellor for the University of Massachusetts Boston.
“This committee is distinguished and diverse, and is determined to provide strong candidates to lead UMass Boston,” said Rob Manning, chairman of the UMass Board of Trustees.
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AMHERST, Mass. – Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) today published the latest editions of its lists of the top corporate air and water polluters and top greenhouse gas emitters in the United States, based on the most recent data available from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Internationally recognized Huntington's disease researcher Neil Aronin, MD, led an afternoon of presentations detailing advances made by scientists at UMass Medical School in the quest to find a treatment for the deadly neurological disorder. Dr. Aronin, the Higgins Family Professor of Neuroscience and professor of medicine, welcomed visitors from the CHDI Foundation, which supports Huntington's disease research.
Celia A. Schiffer, PhD, has been named the 2020 recipient of the prestigious William C. Rose Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Dr. Schiffer, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology and director of the Institute for Drug Resistance, will be recognized for her outstanding contributions to biochemical and molecular biological research and for her demonstrated commitment to the training of young scientists at the society’s annual meeting in April 2020.
LOWELL, Mass. – It’s a good time for UMass Lowell graduates to be entering the workforce.
The national and state unemployment rates are at historic lows and for River Hawks, the future looks especially bright. Within six months of last year’s graduation, 96 percent of the Class of 2018 was either working or enrolled in graduate school.
River Hawks from the Class of 2019 are meeting with similar success.
UMass Boston Professor Juanita Urban-Rich is part of a team of researchers that is the first to show that some corals are eating tiny bits of plastic debris found in the ocean. The team discovered that these corals often prefer “microplastics” over natural food, even as the plastic potentially carries harmful bacteria that can kill them.
“What we found was both surprising and sad,” said Urban-Rich, an associate professor of zooplankton ecology.
The American Psychological Association (APA) is paying for the rest of Darrick Scott’s tuition at UMass Boston.