Emily Davenport always knew she was destined to be a nurse. The Graduate Entry Pathway Doctor of Nursing Practice student is on the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner track. She was…
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Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE, has focused her career on trying to untangle signs of the impending end of a person’s life from confounding factors such as incorrect medication. Dr. Tjia, professor of…
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John Harris, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology and one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the treatment and study of vitiligo, has been appointed chair of the Department of Dermatology…
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Sigal Gottlieb, Professor of Mathematics and founding Director of the Center for Scientific Computing and Visualization Research (CSCVR), was recently chosen as a Fellow by the Association for…, Ruth Haas, President of the Association for Women in Mathematics, . Gottlieb was chosen for this prestigious fellowship for her exemplary and lasting work in forging an active and positive research environment, proactive outreach, effective mentoring, and promoting…, Gottlieb, . “My dedication to fostering a positive research environment at UMass Dartmouth led to the creation of the Center for Scientific Computing and Visualization Research. The CSCVR supports over 30…
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute announced a new project, the Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes, that pulled together the research of more than 200 scientists and…, Dean of Engineering and interim Dean of the School for Marine Science & Technology Jean VanderGheynst, . Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods in the past decade, researchers have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth's microbial diversity. Because most…, Stephen Nayfach, , the study's first author and research scientist in Nikos Kyrpides' Microbiome Data Science group. “What makes this study really stand out from previous efforts is the remarkable environmental…, Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh, , head of the JGI Metagenome Program and senior author on the study elaborated on Nayfach’s comments. “This study was designed to encompass the broadest and most diverse range of samples and…
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AMHERST, Mass. – In a new paper with results that senior author Eric Strieter at the University of Massachusetts Amherst calls “incredibly surprising,” he and his chemistry lab group report that they…
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First results from a Pfizer and BioNTech Phase III messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine trial, in which UMass Medical School is participating, show promising findings, with more than 90 percent…
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Axovant Gene Therapies, a clinical-stage company developing innovative gene therapies based on UMass Medical School research discoveries, has announced that the FDA has lifted its clinical hold and…
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Scenes of deal-hungry shoppers trampling each other for doorbuster Black Friday sales is among the holiday traditions being upended this year by the coronavirus pandemic. Major retailers like…, Q: Nine months into the pandemic, how has the retail industry been impacted?, A: , The impact varies. Retailers with physical brick-and-mortar stores have been hit hard, as have small businesses. But online retailers like Amazon are doing really well. We’d already been seeing this…, Q: What does that mean for the future of brick-and-mortar stores? A:, Ecommerce is with us no matter what, but I don’t think it’s going to be the end of the physical store. It’s really about doing this multichannel or omni-channel strategy — reaching consumers in…, Q: What does this holiday shopping season mean for retailers? A: , It’s going to be an opportunity for retailers to come back from a down year. I would expect very intense competition. For retailers trying to survive during this difficult time, it’s important to…, Q: Why don’t you like price competition? A:, Price wars can lead to economically devastating situations that take a significant toll on industry profitability. And price wars can drive consumers to be more price sensitive. No matter who wins,…, Q: Do you expect shoppers will still flock to malls and stores despite the pandemic? A:, I’m sure people will still go shopping in stores this holiday season. That kind of shopping experience is irreplaceable for consumers who love that kind of social interaction with family or friends…, Q: When stores were allowed to reopen earlier this year, were you surprised that shoppers were eager to return? A:, There’s definitely a consumer shopping habit, so I was not surprised at all. After staying at home for a couple of months without buying much besides groceries or shopping online, I thought it was…, Q: This year, dozens of established retailers including Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus and J. Crew have filed for bankruptcy. What’s your outlook on the retail industry? A:, I have confidence in the retail industry. We’ve seen lots of bankruptcies this year — the last I read, more than 40 retailers have filed, which is the highest number in the past decade. But I do…
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AMHERST, MASS. – Most women are receiving fewer than half the services recommended during their comprehensive postpartum medical checkup, according to a study by University of Massachusetts Amherst…
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