AMHERST, Mass. – For more than 50 years, social scientists and practitioners have suggested that having members of different groups interact with each other can be an effective tool for reducing…
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AMHERST, Mass. – U.S. combat soldiers who suffered a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more likely than soldiers with other serious injuries to experience a range of mental health…
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BOSTON -- Declaring him a candidate who can be “a transformational and inspirational leader for Boston’s public university of transformation,” a 21-member search committee today unanimously named…
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Please be aware that UMass Medical School and clinical partner, UMass Memorial, are monitoring developments related to the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, which originated recently in Wuhan, China…, there are currently no identified cases of infection in Massachusetts;, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that the risk to those residing in the United States remains low. According to the CDC , symptoms of this novel coronavirus can include…
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Since UMass Lowell visiting lecturer Lee-Christopher Christopher Lee began teaching Songwriting Ensemble in 2017, he noticed that a chorus of sounds continued to swell from places he’d never…
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UMass Dartmouth Nursing students achieved a 95% pass rate for the 2019 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). In addition, graduates of the Second Degree Accelerated BS in Nursing track (ABS…
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The offices of equity and inclusion and human resources will be launching UMass employee resource groups in the spring 2020 semester. These groups will provide UMass staff and faculty with…
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The new student life suite opened at UMass Medical School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Monday, Jan. 27. Centrally located steps from the main lobby, the fully renovated suite…
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Optogenetic research by Gang Han, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, was selected as one of nine top research articles by Cell for 2019 in the journal’s annual review.…
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AMHERST, Mass. — Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy Emerita Barbara Partee has been awarded the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science for her "…, The Franklin Institute, . According to the Institute's website, "Since 1824, The Franklin Institute of Philadelphia has honored the legacy of Benjamin Franklin by presenting awards for outstanding achievements in science,…
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