New research by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, reveals the molecular process in which synaptic connections in the brain are damaged in multiple sclerosis and how this contributes to neurodegenerative…
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Mathematics professor Andrea R. Nahmod has been named a principal investigator for a Simons Foundation Collaboration in Mathematical and Physical Sciences that will involve leading mathematics and…
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The UMass Medical School community is mourning the loss of James Barry Hanshaw, MD, professor, dean emeritus and founding chair of the UMass Medical School Department of Pediatrics, who died Dec.…
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The New England College Personnel Association (NECPA) has named higher education Ph.D. student Patricia (Tita) Feraud-King Graduate Student of the Year and recent graduate of the higher education…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Zeolites crystals, used among other things for refining petroleum to gasoline and biomass into biofuels, are the most-used catalysts by weight on the planet, and discovering…
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During his sophomore year of college, UMass Amherst political science professor Paul Musgrave awoke to a changed world. "I remember a Tuesday morning I was sleeping in because I didn't have any early…
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UMass Medical School Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Jack Luippold is retiring from his post this week, while his successor, Deputy Chief Clanford “Leon” Pierce prepares to take the…
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UMass Law was recognized by the Equal Justice Coalition for their outstanding participation in the 2019 Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid. Four law firms were also recognized: Morgan Lewis; Ropes…
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#UMassImpact2019 is a look back at the news and events that made a positive impact at UMass Amherst last year. View some of the campus's highlights from 2019.
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AMHERST, Mass. – Mari Castañeda, professor of communication and associate dean for equity and inclusion in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has been named the new dean of the …
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