Ajla Aksamija, associate professor of architecture, was recently interviewed on the NPR's radio show, “The Pulse”, which focuses on the intersection of health, science and innovation. " The Science…
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Women in Sports Tech, Inc . (WiST) recently announced that they have awarded 15 summer fellowships to female students from colleges and universities all over the U.S., including two UMass Amherst…
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The Office of Graduate Studies this year selected two students to receive top honors and serve as commencement speakers:, Christie Towers, , a poet who is graduating from the UMass Boston Master of Fine Arts program and is recognized for her hard work, dedication to her students, and unwavering commitment to serving the homeless, even…, Marta Pagán-Ortiz, , who is graduating with her PhD in counseling psychology , focusing on giving voice to an underrepresented and underserved population, and is recognized for her research and service to the Latinx…
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Dear Campus Community: The tragic passing of George Floyd, who died while in police custody this past Monday, is a devastating and heart-wrenching loss to the City of Minneapolis, the African-…
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Commencement 2020 wasn’t what anyone pictured, least of all the thousands of graduating students, or the families that supported them. This ceremony – like so many other things – was shaped by the…
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Who’s more popular, Tom Brady or Dunkin’ Donuts? To find out, the university’s Center for Public Opinion landing page Center for Public Opinion surveyed 2020 Mass 1,000 likely Democratic primary…
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Members of the UMass Medical School community came together online for the Graduate School of Nursing Graduation Celebration on the evening of Thursday, May 28. Warm congratulations and heartfelt…, Chancellor’s Award, Adam Bliss, DNP, GSN Dean’s Award, Marta Escriu-Suñe, DNP, Commencement Speaker, Joanne Lewis, PhD, Carol Bova Scholarship, Saisha Matias, Lillian R. Goodman Scholarship, Zareen Barry, Annie Vigeant Award, Kim Beaudry, DNP Rebecca LaMay, DNP, Paulette Seymour Route Scholarship, Heather Briere, Suzanne T. & John L. Sullivan Scholarship, Emily Davenport Steven Schmidt, Mary K Alexander Academic Achievement and Leadership Award, Catherine Whitaker, DNP, Janet Fraser Hale Academic Achievement and Leadership Award, Nicole Renee’ Parker, DNP, Mary Kinnear Raymond Award, Kathleen Schultz, DNP, Lynne Foster Davidson Scholarship, Catherine Pugnaire Jones, Lucie D. Russell Briefcase Awards, Family Nurse Practitioner: Adam Baskin, DNP Adult/Gerontology-Primary Care Nurse Practitioner: Monica Mikael, DNP Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Hajar Houmani, DNP, Outstanding Nurse Practitioner Student in Critical Care Award, Jessica Ferreira, Janet McCue Magner Award, Heather L. Patrick, DNP, GSN Interprofessional Community Service Award, Aisling Ryan Haley Schachter, GSN Community Partnership Award, Michael Hirsh, MD, Nancy and Walter Kowal Scholarship, Clare Foley, Faculty Daisy Award, Carol Jaffarian, MS, RN, ANP-BC, Related stories on UMassMedNow:, UMMS Graduate School of Nursing awards 47 degrees and post-graduate certificates at Commencement 2020 GSN students present PhD dissertation research on Zoom as social distancing requirements continue…
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After years of study, 17 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences PhD candidates had the unusual experience of defending their theses virtually, via Zoom, this spring. For some, the socially distant…
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Pointing to the financial hardships that many Massachusetts families are facing and in consultation with campus chancellors, , UMass President Marty Meehan, today said he will recommend a tuition freeze for the university’s nearly 50,000 in-state undergraduate students during the upcoming academic year. “During this time of stress and uncertainty for…, Robert J. Manning, chairman of the UMass Board of Trustees., UMass can also be expected to continue its practice of directing significant amounts of its own funds to direct grant aid for students in the upcoming academic year. During the 2019-2020 academic…
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Jennifer A. Benanti, PhD, associate professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology, was recently awarded a federal Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award, or MIRA grant, to advance her lab’s…
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