Jonique Childs, assistant professor in the College of Education student development program, was awarded a 2020-21 Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) scholarship from the National Board for…
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Graduate programs in several science and social science disciplines at the University of Massachusetts Amherst rank among the best in the nation in fresh rankings featured in the 2022 edition of U.S…
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Graduate programs in business, education and engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst rank among the best in the nation as reported in the U.S. News & World Report 2022 edition of…
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced that thirteen UMass Amherst students and alumni have received awards from the Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The program provides three…, Selena Y. Cho, , mechanical engineering;, Joshua McGee, , bioengineering;, Eric F. Wuesthoff, , biological anthropology;, Grazielle Valentim Figueredo, , a current graduate student in sociology;, Gorana T. Gonzalez, , a current graduate student in developmental psychology;, Helene Grogan, , a current graduate student in sociology;, Lars Howell, , a current graduate student in bioengineering. Former UMass undergraduates now studying in Ph.D. programs at other institutions who won the award include:, Shuaib Adesina Balogun, , who is studying materials engineering at Georgia Tech;, Ericka L. Griggs, , who is studying ecology at Western Connecticut State University;, Elisa Guzman, , who is studying chemical synthesis at Tufts University;, Michelle Heeney, , who plans to study developmental biology;, Nicholas R. O’Hare, , who is studying biomaterials at Northeastern;, Emma R. Robertson, , who is studying glaciology at Penn State. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is a competitive award program that awards 1,600 fellowships a year. The award includes a $34,000 stipend and $12,000…
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(From left) Lisa Wong, Rachael Rollins, Joanne Dunn, and Gladys Vega The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy (CWPPP) at UMass Boston has announced the selection of its third cohort of …, Rachael Rollins, ; former Executive Director of the North American Indian Center of Boston , Joanne Dunn, ; Executive Director of the Chelsea Collaborative , Gladys Vega, ; and Winchester Town Manager and former Mayor of Fitchburg , Lisa Wong, . The fellows will give public lectures, mentor students in CWPPP’s Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy Program (GLPP), and share their papers and leadership narratives and lessons, which will be…, Biographical Details of the Fellows, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, is the chief law enforcement official for Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, Massachusetts, and oversees an office of approximately 300 people handling approximately 35,000 new cases each year.…, Joanne Dunn, retired as executive director for the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) in August 2016. The NAICOB is the successor to the Boston Indian Council (BIC), the first and oldest urban…, Gladys Vega, has dedicated 30 years of service to the City of Chelsea and the Chelsea Collaborative, which she joined in 1990 - just two years after its founding. Vega has worked as an organizer and an advocate…, Lisa Wong, became the town manager of Winchester in November 2018. Wong served four terms as mayor of Fitchburg and received recognition for her work on issues including conservation, urban education, public…
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UMass Boston junior Sarah True has received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship . This is the third year in a row that UMass Boston students have been named Goldwater Scholars; four…
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UMass Boston’s graduate programs in sociology, education, nursing, and public affairs are ranked as top 100 programs on U.S. News & World Report ’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools list, released…
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CatCH Scholars and faculty mentors during the summer Poster Presentation. A team of faculty mentors made it possible for 12 undergraduate students to engage in a hands-on research experience this…
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As a nursing student at UMass Boston, Alyssa Banks spends countless hours learning how to care for patients. But every Wednesday she trades in her textbooks for a wig and gown and practices a…
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry Niya Sa has been awarded the Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER award, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to understand the interfacial challenges of…
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