The Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, along with other sponsors, hosted the Massachusetts Ecosystem Climate Adaptation Network ’s (Mass ECAN) third annual conference on Tuesday, Oct…
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Ten “green idea” projects around campus are underway, made possible with grants from the Sustainability, Innovation and Engagement Fund (SIEF). Launched in 2013, the program aims to foster…, Don’t Dump that To-Go Container: Use It Again (and Again)!, Three students completing the Integrated Concentration in Science program (iCons) are working toward replacing UMass’s current to-go containers at Berkshire Dining Hall with new, reusable…
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An interdisciplinary team of students, Arianna Kazemi, Connor Kennedy and Gabri Silverman, undergraduate winners of the American Statistical Association (ASA) Public Health Data Challenge , and…
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Alumnus Marcos A. Reyes-Martinez, a materials research engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was honored by the U.S. Department of Commerce for Hispanic Heritage…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Today a diverse group of scientists including Nilanjana Dasgupta, professor of social psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the campus’s director of faculty…
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The Worcester Telegram & Gazette was on hand for the first WooHealth Hackathon, hosted by UMass Medical School on Nov. 15 and 16. The event brought together students and faculty from nine area…
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Edwin Boudreaux, PhD, has been working to implement screening for suicide in emergency rooms for more than a decade and has published numerous studies that show a large population of patients can be…
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UMass Lowell has opened a new center for cybersecurity education, research and workforce development called the UML Cyber Range Cyber Range that will help students prepare for careers in the high-…, A Sandboxed Environment, “The Cyber Range enhances the university’s learning and research capabilities by giving students the opportunity to practice cybersecurity exercises in a safe and interactive environment,” says…, Combating a Rising Global Threat, Cyber threats continue to rise as the number of internet-connected devices grows exponentially. In 2018 alone, one in 36 mobile devices was infected with malware or other malicious apps, according to…
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Oprah Winfrey made quite a splash when she visited campus Oprah Winfrey last year and helped the university raise more than $3 million for student scholarships – including a surprise $1.5 million…
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In one room, keynote speaker Camci-Unal-Gulden Gulden Camci-Unal , an assistant professor of chemical engineering, shared her research on how Camci-Unal-eggshell-bioengineering powdered eggshells …, College of Education, Eliza Bobek, Curriculum & Instruction, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Jennifer Cadero-Gillette, Art & Design; Yahayra Michel, School of Criminology & Justice Studies; Jason Rydberg, School of Criminology & Justice Studies; Brendan Epstein, Economics; Laura…, Francis College of Engineering, Yanfen Li, Biomedical Engineering; Gulden Camci-Unal, Chemical Engineering; Edward Hajduk, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Seung Woo Son, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Jianxin Tang,…, Kennedy College of Sciences, Nicolai Konow, Biological Sciences; Matthew Gage, Chemistry; Jessica M. Garcia, Chemistry; Richard Gaschnig, Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences; Sedi Bartz, Mathematical Sciences;…, Manning School of Business, Karen Jingrong Lin, Accounting; Chi Zhang, Finance; Elana Feldman, Management; Deborah Casey, Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Innovation; Ho Cheung Brian Lee, Operations & Information Systems., Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, Thomas A. Wilson, Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences; Tanya A. Coutu, Solomont School of Nursing; Mazen El Ghaziri, Solomont School of Nursing; Kyle Coffey, Physical Therapy & Kinesiology;…
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