UMass Law outperformed several area private schools in 2019 employment rates. 85% of UMass Law's 2019 graduates are employed or are pursuing graduate degrees, while over 80% secured employment in bar…
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Public service commitment, Over the past five years, UMass Law has graduated the highest percentage of public service lawyers among all law schools in New England. Between 2014-2019, 27% of UMass Law graduates secured…, Public service achievements, Recognizing UMass Law’s commitment to public service, the statewide Massachusetts Bar Association awarded the law school its prestigious MBA Public Service Award, pointing to the law school’s efforts…
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The Dan and Diane Riccio Fund for Neuroscience has announced four $50,000 seed grants to UMass Medical School researchers. In 2017, Dan and Diane M. (Casey) Riccio, PhD, (GSBS ’03) donated $2 million…, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, , PhD, the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair , professor of medicine, vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine and director of the Program in Innate Immunity, and , Carolina Ionete, , MD, PhD, professor of neurology, Gasdermin D as a Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Multiple Sclerosis, Paul L. Greer, , PhD, assistant professor of molecular medicine, and , Robert H. Brown, , DPhil, MD, the Leo P. and Theresa M. LaChance Chair in Medical Research and professor of neurology, Characterizing CNS Myeloid Cells in ALS Pathogenesis, Andrei Korostelev, , PhD, associate professor of RNA therapeutics; , Fen-Biao Gao, , PhD, the Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research and vice chair of research and professor of neurology; and , Joel D. Richter, , PhD, professor of molecular medicine, Structural Understanding of Ribosome Dysregulation in Neurological Diseases, (renewal), Dorothy P. Schafer, , PhD, assistant professor of neurobiology, and , Jean A. Frazier, , MD, the Robert M. and Shirley S. Siff Chair in Autism , professor of psychiatry and executive director of the E. K. Shriver Center, Human-derived Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) to Study Microglial Cells in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorder
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For the first time, UMass Lowell’s Animation-Interactive-Media animation program has cracked the top five among the state’s animation schools, ranking third in Massachusetts according to Animation…
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College of Engineering faculty members Associate Professor Hua Fang (Computer & Information Science) and Associate Professor Honggang Wang (Electrical & Computer Engineering) have received a…
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A UMass Boston PhD student has been selected to be an inaugural scholar in the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy’s Advocacy and Mentoring Program for Diversity (AMPD). The AMPD is a two-…
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AMHERST, Mass. – In one of the latest COVID-19 response projects at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Advanced Digital Design and Fabrication (ADDFab) laboratory is collaborating with a…
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Shannon Roberts, industrial engineering, is working with a cross-campus team to help ensure that the future of work is more equitable and just. The team has published the chapter, “Automation, Work,…
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Boston, MA – Today, the University of Massachusetts announced a strategic alliance between UMass Online and Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners HealthCare) to develop a certificate and degree…, UMass President Marty Meehan, said. “Through this initiative, we are expanding our ability to deliver on our mission of educating Massachusetts citizens and supporting our business community in the most innovative way possible…, Rose Sheehan, Chief Human Resources Officer for Mass General Brigham, . “This collaboration will lead to enhanced educational and career advancement opportunities for our frontline employees, many of whom come from diverse communities. Their successful achievements…, Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rosalin Acosta, . “Programs like this with forward-thinking colleagues like UMass Online and Mass General Brigham are critical to leveling the playing field and narrowing the skills gap that makes it difficult for…, Commonwealth Corporation President and CEO Christine Abrams, . "Providing working adults with the skills they need to prosper in their careers is a key commitment for UMass,” said , UMass System Chancellor of Academic Programs Katherine Newman, . “What better opportunity to showcase that promise than an educational partnership with Mass General Brigham Healthcare, the Commonwealth's largest employer. This is a signal moment for the…, About Mass General Brigham, - https://www.partners.org Mass General Brigham is a not-for-profit health care system that is committed to patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community locally and globally.…, About Commonwealth Corporation, – http://commcorp.org/ Commonwealth Corporation is a quasi-public workforce development agency that strengthens the skills of Massachusetts youth and adults by investing in innovative partnerships…, About UMass Online, – www.massachusetts.edu/umass-online-mass-general-brigham-partnership UMass Online, the online learning consortium of the University of Massachusetts, provides marketing and technology support for…
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Charlie Titus has been known to joke that “I came with the bricks” – a lighthearted way of noting that he arrived at UMass Boston in 1974, just as UMB was leaving its temporary home in Park Square…
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