It’s obvious from speaking with her that Maryum Zaidi, who earned her PhD in nursing from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences in May, has a natural curiosity about her. “Beliefs about…
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Two professors at UMass Boston’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS) and graduate students from CNHS and the McCormack Graduate School are making the case for why tobacco-related health…
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Dear Students, Staff, and Faculty, As the leader of a majority-minority campus, an institution devoted to social justice and the cardinal principles of equality, it is incumbent on me to speak out…, Enough, . We cannot stand by and permit this to become a twisted kind of new normal in which the unrestrained use of force can be unleashed on joggers (Ahmaud Arbery), street vendors (Eric Garner), passers-…, Again, enough, . What will put an end to it? A serious, searching, and aggressive effort to stamp out police attacks on innocent citizens, through the mechanisms of the law and the enforcement of professional…, Accountability is a responsibility we all share, . The civil protests that have spread throughout the country, including in our own city, are an expression of first amendment rights to call for justice. Destructive, violent riots are another matter…
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Responding to the need for trained professionals to serve in one of the fastest growing career fields, UMass Dartmouth partnered with Salve Regina University to develop a pathway for students to earn…, Fast-track degree in mathematics and data science, Under the memorandum of understanding for the “3+2 BA/MS in mathematics and data science,” Salve students will spend their first three years on the Newport campus majoring in mathematics together…, Training and education for in-demand careers, The National Academy of Sciences, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, Business Insider and others cite data science among the fastest growing and highest paid career fields today. By…
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The link this for engineering landing page Francis College of Engineering has launched countless careers since it was founded as the Lowell Textile School in 1895. It also helped to launch a…
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By now during the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably seen plenty of stories about face masks. Crafty people are sewing them at home for their neighbors. Retailers such as The Gap, Banana Republic…
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The Worcester Business Journal has named UMass Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins and Kola Akindele, JD, assistant vice chancellor for city and community relations, to its Power 50 Class…, Related stories on UMassMedNow:, WBJ, Telegram, media report on impact of new clinic to be built for veterans at UMass Medical School Kola Akindele to serve as assistant vice chancellor for city and community relations
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At the 35th Annual Meeting of the Hudson Hoagland Society, held virtually on May 20, members and guests heard about research with extraordinary topicality and currency, including an approach to a…, Brian Kelch, , PhD, associate professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology A nanoparticle decoy as a SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic, Trudy Morrison, , PhD, professor of microbiology & physiological systems Development of a virus-like particle vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2 (The Bassick Family Foundation Award), Heidi Leftwich, , DO, assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology The impact of COVID-19 in tipping the maternal-fetal immunologic balance, Kuang Shen, , PhD, assistant professor of molecular medicine A molecular study of SARS-CoV-2, John Ju-hon Yeh, , MD, professor of obstetrics & gynecology FMR1 as a gene marker to predict status of future ovarian function in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy (The M.C. Chang Memorial Award)
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Kathryne Young, assistant professor of sociology, has been named one of ten Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders for 2020 at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. One of 10 recipients from…
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Sheldon Goldman, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, has announced his retirement after 55 years of teaching at UMass Amherst. Goldman arrived on campus in 1965 after receiving his Ph.D. at…
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