AMHERST, Mass. – Finding that homophobia and transphobia cost 1% or more of a country’s GDP, University of Massachusetts Amherst economist M.V. Lee Badgett argues in a new book that in addition to…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Farmers, well known for keeping an eye to the sky and adapting to whatever nature brings, are adjusting to new realities with COVID-19, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s…
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With physical distancing guidelines and restrictions precluding a traditional event, virtual commencement ceremonies will be held for the Graduate School of Nursing and the Graduate School of…
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UMass Medical School investigators John P. Haran, MD, PhD, and Beth McCormick, PhD, have teamed up with Kaleido Biosciences, Inc. to research the role of the microbiome in patients who are positive…
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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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