UMass Amherst’s impact in fighting COVID-19 extends to a program backed by the university in Afghanistan. Two graduates from the first cohort of the Biomedical Technology (BMET) associate degree…
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The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) and the Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusion are working with partners across campus to coordinate the “Supporting Faculty Resilience Series” (SFRS), a…
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Isenberg hospitality and tourism management associate professor Melissa Baker was named a “Favorite Business Professor of the Class of 2020” by the business school ranking and analysis website Poets…
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The majority of US states do not have laws that provide adequate healthcare price transparency, according to a new study co-authored by Caterina DiBiase, a 2020 graduate of the School of Public…
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Viviana Chiu-Sik Wu, of the School of Public Policy faculty, has received a research grant from the Generosity Commission to study the “philanthropic gap” across the US, with a particular focus on…
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The UMass Chamber Choir, directed by Tony Thornton, has been selected as a National Finalist for this year’s American Prize in Choral Performance in the College and University Division. Thornton also…
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A growing relationship between UMass Boston’s Theatre Arts program and Boston Midsummer Opera (BMO) turned idle hands, during a period of cancelled shows, into much needed support for local health…
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New research from UMass Boston’s Center for Survey Research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a negative impact on the physical and mental health of Boston residents. Three years ago,…
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The Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR), a multi-institutional initiative convened by Harvard Medical School to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic and to prepare for future…, Age-associated development of antibody-mediated cytotoxic immunity to SARS-CoV-2 , by Ann Moormann, PhD, MPH, professor of medicine. Dr. Moormann will work to determine the spectrum of functional antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 that could confer protection against COVID-19 disease.…, Identifying and targeting host cells and genes crucial in SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis, by Robert Finberg, MD, the Richard M. Haidack Professor of Medicine , chair and professor of medicine. Dr. Finberg, along with Scot Wolfe, PhD, professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology,…, Rapid functional assessment of SARS-CoV-2 variants within the context of the pandemic, by Jeremy Luban, MD, the David J. Freelander Professor of AIDS Research and professor of molecular medicine. Dr. Luban is moving rapidly into the study and analysis of the virologic mechanism of…
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Streaming services like Netflix and Hulu let you watch movies as if you had the actual DVD at home, but CloudPC is like a streaming computer! Cloud PC give you access to a powerful Windows PC with a…, Ready to try? Just visit: , https://umb.edu/CloudPC umb.edu/CloudPC, , Who can use CloudPC?, All students, faculty, and staff can access CloudPC, no set up or registration required., Why is CloudPC considered a pilot?, CloudPC is new to campus, and with anything new there are bound to be opportunities for improvement. Please provide feedback to cloudpc@umb.edu if you run into any issues or would just like to…
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