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:

Poverty, hunger and substandard housing are among the challenges that are endemic in many urban communities and pose significant barriers to good health. Such issues challenge the residents as well as the physicians that serve them, who need specific knowledge and skills to effectively care for their patients.

Match Day 2019 was a dream come true for graduating UMass Medical School students Marian Younge and Anthony Tran. They are among the 125 members of the School of Medicine Class of 2019 who found out where they will begin their medical careers in residencies across the country.