BOSTON - Nov. 29, 2010:University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson today announced the five recipients of the 2010 President's Public Service Award. The awards are presented annually to…, Professor W. Richards (Rick) Adrion, Ph.D., Computer Sciences Department, College of Natural Sciences, UMass Amherst, : In recognition for his leadership and achievements, Dr. Adrion is being honored for his role in developing, broadening, expanding and improving computing and information technology activities for…, Associate Professor Lisa M. Gonsalves, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction Department, College of Education and Human Development, UMass Boston, : Dr. Gonsalves is being honored for her exemplary public service demonstrated through her passionate concern with issues of access and equity in education that profoundly influenced school policies…, Associate Professor Marguerite L. Zarrillo, Ph.D., Physics Department, College of Engineering, UMass Dartmouth, : Dr. Zarrillo is being recognized for her professional expertise and scholarship in traffic engineering and management to benefit local, regional and national transportation providers in planning…, Associate Professor Doreen Arcus, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, UMass Lowell, : Dr. Arcus is being recognized for her unwavering commitment to our most vulnerable children. As a developmental psychologist, she has partnered with school systems and organizations to advocate for…, Professor Lucy M. Candib, M.D., Family Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine, UMass Medical School, : Dr. Candib's devotion to family medicine and long-term commitment to her community can be felt every day by learners, patients, and clinicians in Worcester. For almost four decades, Dr. Candib has…
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BOSTON -- Dec. 8, 2010:The University of Massachusetts system contributed over $4.8 billion to the Massachusetts economy in Fiscal Year 2010 - a return on investment of more than $11 for every $1 in…, Regional Impact, :, Amherst and the Pioneer Valley:, For businesses in Amherst and the surrounding region, UMass Amherst generates $1.434 billion in economic activity and 5,174 external jobs. "With UMass emerging as a major research institution,…, Greater Boston:, For businesses in Greater Boston, UMass Boston generates $632 million in economic activity and 2,516 external jobs. "We've long appreciated the significant impact UMass Boston has on our local…, Dartmouth and the South Coast:, For businesses in the Dartmouth/New Bedford/Fall River area, UMass Dartmouth generates $356 million in economic activity and 1,329 external jobs. "The diversity a university like UMass Dartmouth…, Lowell and the Merrimack Valley:, For businesses in Lowell and the Merrimack Valley, UMass Lowell generates $490 million and 1,711 external jobs. "The University of Massachusetts Lowell represents the future of Lowell and the…, Worcester and Central Massachusetts:, For businesses in Worcester and Central Massachusetts, UMass Medical School generates $1.752 billion and 5,439 external jobs "The biotechnology industry in Central Massachusetts would not exist…
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AMHERST -- Dec.8, 2010: University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees Chairman Robert J. Manning today stepped down as the leader of the 22-person UMass governance board, saying it would be…
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BOSTON - Dec. 16, 2010:The University of Massachusetts Presidential Search Committee met today and said the UMass search process is "making great progress" and is continuing to move forward. Search…
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BOSTON -- Dec. 20, 2010:The University of Massachusetts ranked eighth in the nation in generating income from the licensing of faculty-derived discoveries and products, according to a report released…
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BOSTON - January 4, 2011:The University of Massachusetts Presidential Search Committee is scheduled to meet at 7:30 a.m. on January 13 to continue its work. The search committee was formed in March…
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BOSTON - Jan. 7, 2011:University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson today announced that he will accept a senior faculty position at the University of Massachusetts Lowell when his term ends…
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BOSTON - The Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts today unanimously elected Robert L. Caret president of the five-campus university system. Caret, the president of Towson University…
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BOSTON - January 13, 2011:The University of Massachusetts Presidential Search Committee today designated three finalists for the UMass presidency, moving the selection process on to the University's…, Charles R. Bantz, is chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and executive vice president of Indiana University, an eight-campus university system. He previously served as provost at…, Robert L. Caret, is president of Towson University, where he also has served as a faculty member, dean, executive vice president, and provost during his more than 25-year tenure at the university. Between 1995 and…, Phillip L. Clay, is the chancellor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A member of the MIT faculty since 1975, Clay also has served as associate provost, head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning…
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BOSTON -- Feb. 9, 2011:Research expenditures at the University of Massachusetts reached $536 million in Fiscal Year 2010, topping the $500 million mark for the first time in the school's history,…, Amherst, , $169 million, Boston, , $51.3 million, Dartmouth, , $26 million, Lowell, , $57.4 million, Worcester, , $232 million The report was released as the Committee on Science, Technology and Research of the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees met in Boston. Trustee Philip W. Johnston, who chairs…
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