Antone M. Lopes and Micaella do Rosario Lopes, on their farm at 62 Sherman Street, S. Dartmouth, Mass. 1950's. Image courtesy of the Lopes Family Archives UMass Dartmouth researchers Sonia Pacheco (…, Pacheco, . “This project embraces many of the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives taking place at UMass Dartmouth, and we are approaching it from equity planning model, where our project participants…, Holloway, . “We anticipate a lively exhibition based on the interviews that will be put together by the participants. Can’t wait to see what we come up with!” Pacheco and Holloway believe that what will make…
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Left to right: Dean Jean VanderGheyst, UMassD College of Engineering & WID—GBC scholarship recipients Raena Gaston, Kelley Chanaphay, Lois Konadu, Tabitha Aguiar, and Erika Caushi; Diane Phillips…, The 2021 College of Engineering & WID-GBC scholarship awardees are:, Tabitha Aguiar ‘22, an electrical engineering major. Erika Caushi ‘23, an electrical engineering major, a member of the Society of Women Engineers, and secretary of the UMass Dartmouth Robotics Club…, About Women In Defense , Women In Defense (WID), a National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Affiliate, engages, cultivates, and advances women in all aspects of national security. Incorporated in 1985, Women In Defense…
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AMHERST, Mass. – As the world switches from fossil fuels to renewable energy, new research by an international team including University of Massachusetts Amherst economist Gregor Semieniuk has…
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Maria Ivanova with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan As world leaders converged in Glasgow to take stock of progress on the Paris global climate change agreement, there were questions about the…
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ProBlak speaks to American Studies 263: The History of Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop as History. When you think of the art scene in Boston, maybe the first thing that comes to mind is the MFA or the ICA. But…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst honored its deep roots in the performing and fine arts today at a ceremony celebrating the renaming of the Fine Arts Center building and its…, The Bromery Center for the Arts, Frederick C. Tillis Perhaps the most important example of modern architecture on the UMass Amherst campus, the Bromery Center was conceived as a gateway to the campus at the south end of the Campus…, The Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall, During today’s celebration, Subbaswamy also announced the renaming of the main stage in the Bromery Center in honor of Frederick C. Tillis, Ph.D. a noted composer and music scholar, who was recruited…, The Arts Bridge, In 2020, the university undertook a $12.57 million renovation project on the fourth floor of the Bromery Center to transform the bridge of the center into a makerspace for the departments of art,…, Laura Bailey Costume Shop, , generously supported by Laura Bailey, who graduated from UMass in 2003, and her parents Doug and Sara Bailey. Bailey says her career in film as a script supervisor for independent films was…, Julie C. Hayes and Claude Bersano Recording Studio, is named in recognition of Hayes, the former dean of the College of the Humanities and Fine Arts and her late husband, Claude Bersano, who was a recording engineer and who had a love for classical…
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EAST WAREHAM, Mass. – A $7.75 million project to expand and modernize the UMass Amherst Cranberry Station, an important research facility for the commonwealth’s cranberry industry, was celebrated…
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Animal science, economics, and legal studies are just a few of the interests of the five University of Massachusetts Amherst students selected to receive the first Abraham Bohn Scholarships for…, Christina Eckenreiter ’24 , Eckenreiter is a sophomore from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, who plans to become a wildlife veterinarian with a specialty in virology and pathology. She lost her father when she was five years old. Now…, Hunter Sergey ’22 , Hunter Sergey Sergey is a senior from Leominster, Massachusetts, majoring in economics. After graduation, he would like to work in public policy in order to reform ineffective environmental laws.…, Daniel Cowen ’22 , Cowen is a senior from Fall River, Massachusetts, majoring in building and construction technology. He is interested in building sustainability and hopes to begin his professional career as a project…, Noah Jacques ’23 , Noah Jacques Jacques is a junior from Greenfield, Massachusetts, majoring in environmental science. After graduation, he plans to enlist in the Air Force to become a pararescue jumper. His ultimate…, Victoria Hodgdon ’23 , Hodgdon is a junior from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, majoring in English and legal studies with a minor in political science. She intends to go to law school to become an international human…
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Thanks to a $1.95 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Markos Katsoulakis and Luc Rey-Bellet , both professors in the mathematics and statistics department at the…
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Rapid home tests for COVID-19 are a key focus in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, with testing products flying off retail shelves and new research underway. UMass Chan Medical School…
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