Amherst, Mass.- Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, NASA astronaut and UMass Amherst alumna Catherine “Cady” Coleman unveiled four new Space Exploration stamps in Dublin, Ireland. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and U.S. astronauts of Irish ancestry, Coleman is one of four astronauts featured on the stamps, along with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Eileen Collins.
John Adams had it right 230 years ago when he drafted the Massachusetts Constitution, calling on citizens to "cherish the interests of literature and the sciences." Those of us responsible for preparing a new generation for the future of work and citizenship would be wise to read and heed his words today.
UMass Boston Professor of Counseling and School Psychology Lisa Cosgrove is the lead author of a new study published last week in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine that raises concerns about the FDA approval of a digitally enhanced antipsychotic medication.
The Society of Clinical Psychology chose UMass Boston student Natalie Arbid as this year’s sole winner of the Distinguished Student Leadership Award in Clinical Psychology.
LOWELL, Mass. – As a communications manager at Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., a global leader in the field, Tomoe Yoshida decided it was time to get her master’s degree in business administration.
To her surprise, Yoshida discovered she could get her MBA online from UMass Lowell’s Manning School of Business through its partnership with Abitus, an executive education firm based in Tokyo. Pursuing an online degree suited her well, as she began raising her family in 2017 shortly after enrolling in the program.
Rob Marcotte, a doctoral student in the department of kinesiology, received the "Best Student Oral Presentation" award at the 2019 International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement (ICAMPAM), held June 26-28, 2019 in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
UMass Lowell researchers are studying fish with tapeworm parasites with the goal of improving our knowledge of the human immune system.
Professor Tim Walker (History) lives in the perfect part of the world for his new research project. Southern New England is home to over 5,000 whaling ship logbooks from the 1700 and 1800s that are full of historical information.
LOWELL, Mass. – Eggshells can enhance the growth of new, strong bones needed in medical procedures, a team of UMass Lowell researchers has discovered.
The technique developed by UMass Lowell could one day be applied to repair bones in patients with injuries due to aging, accidents, cancer and other diseases or in military combat, according to Assistant Prof. Gulden Camci-Unal, who is leading the study.
Public Health Sciences major Karianne Santiago Ruiz has been selected as a 2019-20 This is Public Health (TIPH) ambassador by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH).
TIPH Ambassadors help raise awareness about the field of public health by leading virtual events, taking over the TIPH social media accounts, and planning activities for kindergarten through college students to grow interest in public health education and careers. ASPPH launched the TIPH Ambassador program in 2017.