BOSTON- September 27, 2007-Scientists working with nanotechnology to create fluorescent biosensors to understand and treat disease. The development of intelligent sensor technologies for…, THE PRESIDENT'S SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE GRANTS 2007-2008, Title: UMass Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine Principal Investigator/Campus: Robert Finberg, UMass Medical School Partner: UMass Amherst, Funds will be used to initiate facilities planning and research program development for the system-wide Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine. The Institute will include a set of…, Title: UMass NanoMed Institute Principal Investigator/Campus: T.J. (Lakis) Moutziaris, UMass Amherst Partners: UMass Lowell, UMass Medical School, The UMass NanoMedicine Institute is a multi-disciplinary collaborative effort of a dozen investigators across three campuses, aimed at developing novel fluorescent, magnetic, and biodegradable…, Title: Massachusetts Center for Networked Sensing in Challenged Environments (NetSenCE) Principal Investigators/Campus: Brian Levine and Prashant Shenoy, UMass Amherst Partners: UMass Dartmouth,…, The core technology mission of the center is to develop affordable, robust, easily deployable wireless sensor networks and platforms, with an emphasis on marine (surface, sub-surface and ocean floor…, Title: University Collaborative for Intelligent Transportation Systems Principal Investigator/Campus: Marguerite Zarrillo, UMass Dartmouth Partners: UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Lowell, The system-wide collaboration for intelligent transportation systems (ITS) will leverage existing expertise on all four UMass non-medical campuses around solutions to improve transportation mobility…, Title: Advancing Technology-based Interdisciplinary Health Promotion Research Principal Investigator/Campus: Kyle McInnis, UMass Boston Partner: Children's Hospital Boston, The goal of the center, which is a collaboration with Children's Hospital Boston, is to advance the underlying science and clinical practice of youth health and fitness promotion. The crisis in youth…, Title: Center for Human-Robot Interaction Principal Investigator/Campus: Holly Yanco, UMass Lowell, The robotics industry cluster in Massachusetts has begun to emerge, with roughly 150 companies and research institutions in the state employing more than 1,500 people, according to the Massachusetts…, Title: Center of Excellence in Wireless Communications Principal Investigator/Campus: Dennis Goeckel, UMass Amherst, The center will leverage campus expertise across a number of departments (electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, and computer science) to implement a broad…, PRESIDENT'S CREATIVE ECONOMY FUND AWARDS 2007-2008, Title: Dance in Three Stages Principal Investigator/Campus:Peggy Schwartz, Department of Music and Dance, UMass Amherst, . The project seeks to strengthen the ties between the University Dance Program/Five College Dance Department, the Fine Arts Center, and University Outreach, in order to improve the professional…, Title: Benchmarking the SouthCoast and Pioneer Valley Creative Economy through Consortium and Applied Research Principal Investigator/Campus:Joel Martin, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, UMass…, The project will conduct primary research into the role of the University of Massachusetts in fostering the Creative Economy in the SouthCoast and Pioneer Valley Regions. The results will provide…, Title: Two-pronged Project on Behalf of Lowell's Creative Economy Principal Investigator/Campus:Robert Forrant, Dept. of Regional Economic and Social Development, UMass Lowell, . In partnership with COOL/Cultural Organization of Lowell and the Revolving Museum, the project will conduct a study of the impacts on Lowell's economy of several local cultural initiatives and…, Title: Creating an Urban Village Arts Scene Principal Investigator/Campus: Anthony Szczesiul, Dept. of English, UMass Lowell, This project builds upon existing collaborative relationships between the University's English Department, the Lowell Poetry Network's Urban Village Arts Series, and the Merrimack Repertory Theater.…, Title:Workforce Development Regionalism to Promote Competitive Interdependencies and Labor Market Stability in Massachusetts Principal Investigator/Campus: Ramon Borges-Mendez, Dept. of Public Policy…, In Massachusetts' knowledge-based industrial milieu, innovation requires creating new forms of collaboration and new interdependencies between sectors such as health, biotech, and informatics, and…, Title: The Ethnic Media Project and New England Ethnic Newswire Principal Investigator/Campus: Ellen Hume, Center on Media and Society, UMass Boston, This award will assist the Center on Media and Society to develop and expand the Ethnic Media Project and the New England Ethnic Newswire. By using the internet to aggregate ethnic news content from…, Title: A Partnership with the Boston Public Library for Access to Rare Books Principal Investigator/Campus: Cheryl Nixon, Department of English, UMass Boston, This project seeks to create a new collaborative partnership between the University of Massachusetts Boston and the Boston Public Library, focused on expanding public access to rare books. The…
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