AMHERST, Mass. – New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that enrolling 9th graders who are struggling academically in an ethnic studies course greatly improves the likelihood those students will graduate from high school and enroll in college.

Three students walk out of Charlton College of Business building

U.S. News & World Report recently announced their 2022 College Rankings and the Charlton College of Business saw its undergraduate programming advance through the ranks.

New student has help from family on move-in day
Students move into the new residence halls with help from their families, friends, and members of the UMassD community

After three semesters of mostly remote learning and work, UMass Dartmouth recently welcomed back all students, faculty, and staff to campus for the fall semester.

A sustainable diet is healthier for the planet – and for us, says Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences Assoc. Prof. Kelsey Mangano.

There are three keys to helping the environment while improving our own health, she says: Eat a wide variety of foods, cut portion sizes and food waste, and substitute plant proteins for some animal proteins.

First-year students and roommates Adam Zecher, left, and Max Valin couldn't wait to meet new people on East Campus on move-in weekend.
First-year students and roommates Adam Zecher, left, and Max Valin couldn't wait to meet new people on East Campus on move-in weekend.

Standing outside University Suites, where columns of red, white and River Hawk blue balloons welcomed residents on move-in weekend, first-year student Emma Lee came to a strange r

Jacquie Moloney
Jacquie Moloney, presiding over her seventh and final Convocation as UMass Lowell Chancellor, gestures while greeting the Classes of 2024 and 2025 to a return of in-person learning.

With masked students settled in their Tsongas Center seats and robed UML deans and dignitaries in place on the Convocation stage, Provost Joseph Hartman leaned into the microphone and summed up the feelings of the entire university.

Assistant Professor Gulden Camci-Unal
Assistant Professor Gulden Camci-Unal

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Chemical Engineering Asst. Prof. Gulden Camci-Unal a five-year grant worth nearly $2 million to support her research on repairing and regenerating bone.

The 2021-22 RISE fellowship recipients are, from left, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Cordula Schmid, Analytical Chemistry Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Farrell and junior chemical engineering major Andrew Parker.
The 2021-22 RISE fellowship recipients are, from left, Assoc. Prof. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Cordula Schmid, Analytical Chemistry Ph.D.
Aerial view of UMass Lowell campus
Thanks to a nearly $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship award, UML graduate and Ph.D.
Cool Science uses children's artwork to educate the public about climate science.
Cool Science uses children's artwork to educate the public about climate science.

Education about climate science is key to addressing global warming, because people who understand how human actions affect the climate can make more environmentally friendly decisions and advocate for sustainable policies, says 

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