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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It started small. Molly Teece and David Barry, co-presidents and founders of the UML 3D Club, decided to make face masks using the 3D printers that they own. In the early days of the COVID-19…, Instant Student Pitch Garners a Corporate Sponsor , Clint Carney ’08, chief financial officer at Semcasting, Inc., learned about the project via social media and reached out to Teece on LinkedIn because his company wanted to help. He says that he was…
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Sai Patel loves WUML WUML . So when the junior computer engineering major got a call from Tom Tiger, operations manager for the university’s student-run radio station, he didn’t hesitate to help.…
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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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Earlier this month, four UMass Boston students each virtually received $5,000 from the Krystle Campbell Scholarship Fund . These scholarships honor the legacy of Krystle Campbell, the alumna from…
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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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As an unusual and unprecedented academic year nears its close, the Office of Student Life is reaching out to students with messages of support from faculty and staff. “I want to express to members of…
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