LOWELL - May 1, 2006:Chancellor William T. Hogan, who has been at the helm of the University of Massachusetts Lowell for 25 years, today announced his retirement, effective July 3. He is one of the…
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BOSTON -- May 1, 2006:Responding to Chancellor William T. Hogan's retirement announcement, President Jack M. Wilson today described Chancellor Hogan as "a visionary, a pioneer and a consummate leader…
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Boston -- (May 17, 2006)-- The University of Massachusetts ranks first among New England public universities in meeting student financial need, President Jack M. Wilson today told a Board of Trustees…
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BOSTON, May 31, 2006 --Today, the University of Massachusetts honored outstanding Massachusetts high school and community college students with its University Scholars award. This year's 74…
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June 5, 2006:The University of Massachusetts's most recent television advertisement, "Something to be Proud Of," won the Emmy for best commercial at the 29th Annual Boston/New England Emmy Award…
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June 14, 2006:Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and philanthropists Andrew and Jinny Rudd were awarded President's Medals by University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson tonight during the UMass…
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LOWELL (June 16, 2006) -- University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson today announced that he is appointing David J. MacKenzie interim Chancellor of UMass Lowell, with the appointment to…
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Boston - July 26, 2006 - University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson has announced $1.1 million in awards from the President's 2006 Science and Technology Initiatives Fund for eight new…, The President's Science and Technology Initiatives Fund awards for 2006:, Mass-CREST - Center for Renewable Energy S & T (UMass-Amherst);, Award: $200,000; Principal Investigators: Professor Sankaran Thayumanavan and Professor Bryan Coughlin The center's mission is innovation in the area of renewable energy devices and its translation…, Wireless Communication Center of Excellence (UMass-Amherst);, Award: $200,000; Acting Principal Investigator: Professor Ted Djaferis The center will leverage campus expertise from the departments of electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and industrial…, Center for Coastal Environmental Sensing Networks (UMass-Boston);, Award: $150,000; Principal Investigator: Professor Robert Chen The center will focus on the creation and testing of new environmental sensors and the development of smart sensor networks with the…, Bioengineering Initiative (UMass-Dartmouth);, Award: $150,000; Principal Investigators: Professor Alex Fowler and Professor Paul Calvert The award will help to build the campus's capacity in engineered biomaterials and cellular and tissue…, Green Chemistry Collaborative for Pharmaceuticals (UMass-Lowell);, Award: $100,000; Principal Investigator: Professor John Warner This project establishes a collaborative research program with the pharmaceutical industry to develop processes to reduce the harmful…, Translational Research Center (Worcester), : Award: $150,000; Principal Investigator: John Sullivan, Vice Chancellor for Research This award is an internal planning grant to support the campus's efforts to secure National Institutes of Health…, Oral Vaccine Initiative: (Worcester);, Award: $100,000; Principal Investigator: Professor Donald Tipper This grant will support a research program on a platform technology that enables the production of oral vaccines based on yeast cell…, UMass/China S & T Faculty Exchange (President's Office), ; Award: $50,000; Principal Investigator: Marcellette Williams, Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and International Relations This funding will seed an international…
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Boston - August 23,2006 - Today, University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson appointed the members of the committee established to conduct the search for a new UMass-Lowell chancellor. "The…
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AMHERST, August 23, 2006 -- With colleagues praising his "strong leadership and outstanding record of accomplishment," James J. Karam today was unanimously re-elected to the chairmanship of the…
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