Scientists at UMass Medical School have developed technology to give night vision to mammals with a simple injection that contains nanoantennae, allowing the animals to see light beyond the visible spectrum, into the range of infrared light. The vision enhancement is temporary and doesn’t interfere with the animal’s ability to see visible light. The research also opens translational opportunities for exploring neural networks in the brain and assisting with vision repair.
Paul L. Greer, PhD, assistant professor of molecular medicine, is one of 15 young scientists in the chemical and biological sciences who have been named 2019 Searle Scholars. Dr. Greer will receive $300,000 in flexible funding over the next three years to support his study, A Novel Approach to Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis.
In its recently released 2019 edition, the Black Student's Guide to Law Schools & Firms has ranked UMass Law at UMass Dartmouth as one of the top five law schools for black students in the east, noting its high percentage (8%) of black students earning a JD.
UMass Law shared the honor with the City University of New York School of Law, the University of Connecticut School of Law, Rutgers Law School, and the University at Buffalo School of Law.
AMHERST, Mass. - Gov. Charlie Baker today celebrated the opening of the new Physical Sciences Building (PSB) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a facility funded by the state that fosters and expands cutting-edge collaborative learning and research at the Commonwealth's flagship campus.
The Minutemen hockey team advanced to the first Frozen Four in program history with a 4-0 shutout over No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the Northeast Regional Championship on March 30 at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.
UMass Boston's online bachelor's program ranked No. 49 in the nation and No. 3 in New England - jumping 11 spots from last year - by U.S. News and World Report in an annual list of the Best Online Programs released this week.
One of the leading voices on excellence in higher education, U.S. News also ranked several of UMass Boston's online graduate programs among the top 100 in the nation.
The campaign enables faculty and staff to donate to any registered nonprofit of their choice.
"Once again, I am proud our campus community has contributed so generously to the greater good," said Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy. "Our faculty and staff, including retirees, supported causes of their choice that make a real difference in so many people's lives."
The annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best graduate schools names UMass Medical School first in all of New England for primary care education. UMMS ranks in the top 10 percent nationwide in primary care, coming in 15th among 152 medical schools and 33 schools of osteopathic medicine surveyed by the weekly news magazine in its 2020 edition of the Best Graduate Schools. The 2020 U.S. News report also marks a rise for UMMS in research, this year ranking 45th.
The 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings serve as another example of the university’s rising national reputation and its sustained commitment to academic excellence.
A number of programs from UMass campuses placed in the Top 100 on U.S. News & World Report's 2020 Best Graduate Schools ranking, which included programs in engineering, law, education, medicine, business and nursing.
UMass Boston’s graduate programs in education jumped 29 spots to No. 66 in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools, released Tuesday.
Five UMass Boston programs have new top 100 rankings: