BOSTON, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts President’s Office recently announced the launch of its Unified Procurement Services Team – a shared services project that is expected to save UMass…
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AMHERST, Mass. – This year’s UMass Amherst Community Campaign (UMACC) raised $482,488, exceeding its $450,000 goal. Since the campaign began in 1990, faculty, staff and retirees have now donated over…
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Two research teams from UMass Medical School have been selected by STAT News to compete among 64 contestants in the 2020 STAT Madness competition . STAT Madness is a bracket-style competition in…
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When Polish sociologist Rosinska-Anna Anna Rosinska was studying abroad in Naples, Italy, for college, she discovered a large community of Polish immigrants working there as nannies, housekeepers,…
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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) today named Mark R. Warren , a professor of public policy and public affairs in the McCormack Graduate School , one of its 2020 AERA fellows.…
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With the regular decision application deadline just days away, UMass Boston's Office of Undergraduate Admissions has received more than 14,000 applications, putting UMass Boston on track for one of…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Two tree species native to the Northeast have been found to be structurally sound for use in cross-laminated timber (CLT) – a revolutionary new type of building material with sought-…
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Two students, juniors Meg Davis and Rhada Dave, have developed a device to measure water usage in dorm showers. They used an $1,800 grant from the Sustainability, Innovation and Engagement Fund (SIEF…, Editor’s note:, This is part of a series of items about the latest “green idea” projects around campus to receive grants from the Sustainability, Innovation and Engagement (SIEF) Fund. Launched in 2013, the SIEF…
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Two UMass Amherst buildings were recognized by the Boston Society of Architecture (BSA) at the organization’s annual award ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 23 at the BSA Space in downtown Boston. Old…
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Drawing upon players of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble, led by the orchestra’s concertmaster Michael Barenboim, embarks on its first tour, including a performance…
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