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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The UMass Amherst Center for Employment Equity (CEE) has published the second in its “What Works” case study series, a report on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. The…
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Fourth-year School of Medicine student Michelle Shabo has recovered from a serious bout with the novel coronavirus and is sharing her story to help others understand that people of all ages can…
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Just like classes, the career fair, advising sessions and campus tours, the 23rd annual Research symposium landing page Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium moved online this spring…, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, SHE-PT landing page Exercise science students were recognized for their research into whether a new device could collect heart rate data as reliably and as accurately as industry standard…, Francis College of Engineering, Chemical engineering landing page Chemical engineering major and Undergraduate research oppoertunities page Immersive Scholar Anthony Quartarone was recognized for his research on propane…, College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Senior Music landing page music education major Alexis Csicsek’s winning entry involved a plan to take student-musicians to the Chelmsford Senior Center for a karaoke performance. The students…, Manning School of Business, The Business landing page Manning School of Business had 12 projects represented in the symposium, six undergraduate entries and six graduate student entries. Four of the undergraduate projects…, Kennedy College of Sciences, For her research project, sophomore Biology landing page biology major Caitlin Panessiti worked with Mateo Rull, a sophomore biology and Psychology landing page psychology double major, and…, College of Education, Yelenna Rondon, a Ph.D. student, won top honors for the second year in a row for her project, part of the Cool Science research on using student artwork on buses to improve public education about…
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Dr. Yong K. Kim, chancellor professor in the Department of Bioengineering at UMass Dartmouth, has developed and patented materials and methods to make swabs that are now being used in millions of…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Associate Professor Erin Bromage (Biology) created a blog to help friends and family understand the practical ways that the virus can spread through a community. On May…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A new study reported this week by evolutionary ecologist Lynn Adler at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Rebecca Irwin of North Carolina State University, with others,…
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