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AMHERST, Mass. – Women vaccinated against COVID-19 transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants, potentially giving their babies passive immunity against the coronavirus, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research.

The study, published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, measured the immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in both breast milk and the stools of breastfed infants.

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Secretary for Energy and Environmental Affairs Kathleen Theoharides, third from left, poses with UMass Lowell's, from left, Dan Abrahamson, Ruairi O'Mahony, Julie Chen, Steve O'Riordan, Thomas Miliano and T.J.
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Mechanical engineering major Max Prescott stands in front of entrance of Rist Urban Agriculture Farm
Mechanical engineering major Max Prescott has been putting the solar-powered Tertill garden weeding robot to the test at the Rist Urban Agriculture Farm on East Campus.

On a sunny Friday afternoon in early December, mechanical engineering major Max Prescott takes notes as he watche

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Students gather around the "Ethics and Information Quality" station hosted by Assoc. Prof. of Accounting Karen Lin, right, during Ethics Fest at University Crossing.
Students gather around the "Ethics and Information Quality" station hosted by Assoc. Prof.
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh in the Fluid-Structure Interactions Research Laboratory
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh in the Fluid-Structure Interactions Research Laboratory

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UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark A. Fuller and Helena Margarida Moreira de Oliveira Vieira, Director-General of Maritime Policy for Portugal sign the Memorandum of Understanding
UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark A.
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Biomedical engineering alumna Molly Shutt '21, left, speaks with students about her work at RevBio during the 'Student Intern and Employer Mashup' at M2D2's 110 Canal St. location in Lowell.
Biomedical engineering alumna Molly Shutt '21, left, speaks with students about her work at RevBio during the 'Student Intern and Employer Mashup' at M2D2's 110 Canal St.
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AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Integrated Concentration in Science program, or iCons, recently launched its 12th cohort—the largest and most diverse in the program’s history. All told, the 12th cohort boasts 73 students from 25 majors in five UMass Amherst schools and colleges, with 61% of students identifying as BIPOC.

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Valerie Karr’s relationship with UMass Boston began 6,500 miles away from Columbia Point.

Karr was in Doha, Qatar, attending a conference on disability rights that she had planned for the Shafallah Center for Persons with Disabilities, that brought together First Ladies and disability rights advocates from around the world to discuss the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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