As UMass Lowell embarks on a new year – and a new decade – our university community can look forward to astronomy- and space-related projects and missions on the horizon. From exploring the solar…, A New Window to the Universe Opens on South Campus, Students interested in astronomy, as well as non-science majors and the public, will get a chance to embark on a visual tour of our solar system and beyond when the new Astro-Observatory-South-…, NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission to Launch This Summer, Kennedy College of Sciences Kennedy College of Sciences Dean Dean Noureddine Melikechi Noureddine Melikechi is a member of the science team for the SuperCam laser remote-sensing instrument aboard…, UML’s First Student-built Satellite to Go into Orbit, If everything goes as planned, a small satellite designed and built by a team of about 100 undergraduate students from the Kennedy College of Sciences and the Francis College of Engineering Francis…, Balloon-borne Telescope to Soar to the Edge of Space, A planet-searching telescope developed by a team of LoCSST researchers led by Chakrabarti is expected to soar to the edge of the atmosphere this fall aboard an unmanned NASA helium balloon hundreds…
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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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