From doubling the number of electric vehicle charging stations on campus to increasing incentives for energy-efficient infrastructure projects, the university is working with its utility provider,…, Strategic Partnership, Through its strategic energy management partnership (SEMP) with National Grid, meanwhile, the university can reduce its annual utility bill while improving operations and reducing maintenance costs.…
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Graduate student Sam Codyer ’14 doesn’t have a lot of bandwidth at the moment. On top of working full-time from home in Fitchburg while finishing his final two courses for his master’s degree in …
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Duy “Jeremy” Cung is in limbo. The senior Mechanical landing page mechanical engineering major is about to graduate – and he had planned to return home to Vietnam to interview for jobs. But now he’…, International Students, The top concerns for international students are whether they can return home this summer – and, if they can, whether they will be able to return to campus in the fall, says Cung, who serves as a…, Students with Disabilities, For many students with cognitive disabilities like ADHD or autism spectrum disorder, the transition to online learning was especially challenging, says Disability landing page Disability Services …, Students with Mental Health Concerns, Many students with anxiety and depression are also feeling overwhelmed right now, says Counseling landing page Counseling Services Director Deborah Edelman-Blank. Counseling Services staff moved…, LGBTQ+ Students, LGBTQ+ students are another group that can feel isolated at home, says Liss-Amy Amy Liss , senior associate director of Multicultural Affairs and head of the LGBTQ+ Center, which opened in January…
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Earlier this April, UMass Boston alumnae, College of Management students, and Boston executives took part in the first event of the Women Beacons of Business Program : a virtual book club…
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On Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m., the Magic Triangle Jazz Series, a program of the UMass Fine Arts Center, presents a virtual performance and talk by the renowned percussionist and singer Román Díaz.…
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Continuing its digital offerings, the UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center has announced a live family-friendly bedtime reading on Facebook featuring Australia-based Monkey Baa Theatre Company. Monkey Baa…
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UMass Amherst has been recognized for demonstrating leadership in innovative decarbonization by the Leading by Example (LBE) program, run by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources. As part…
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AMHERST, Mass. – John Jacobs, co-founder of the lifestyle brand Life is Good and member of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Class of 1990, will provide a message of optimism and resilience to…
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A new study by UMass Medical School researchers may up-end a common belief about the benefit of e-cigarettes for helping smokers kick the habit. The notion that e-cigarettes can be a helpful…
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Medical clinics across the nation are making swift adjustments due to the widespread novel coronavirus. Abiding by social distancing regulations to help flatten the curve, many physicians are…
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