The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that Ph.D. student Zachary Marc Fink and polymer scientist Thomas Russell’s lab has been selected to receive its Office of Science Graduate…
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LOWELL, Mass. – A UMass Lowell education professor has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to further her efforts to teach students at home and abroad about the intersection of math and South African…
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The “Jeopardy!”-style quiz created by physical therapy students triggered discussions, laughter and teamwork among high school students at the Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School. The high school…
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UMass Medical School is part of a new nationwide policy initiative to improve employment outcomes for teenagers and young adults with disabilities, including for the first time a focus on those with…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A new report published by the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence examines the four models of “fake news” factories employed in the political battlegrounds of the…
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The UMass Police Department is joining forces with the Amherst and Hadley Police Departments to host a “Stuff-A-Cruiser” event this holiday season to gather donations of toys, clothing, toiletries,…
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Stephanie Fetta, associate professor of Spanish, has earned the annual MLA Prize in United States Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies from the Modern Language…
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Before he even arrived on campus from New Zealand earlier this year, visiting associate professor Mark Wilson, mathematics and statistics, attended a five-day, intense “scientific matchmaking”…
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The U.S. Department of Education recently funded a four-year, $1.18 million efficacy study of MathSpring, a research-based, game-like intelligent math tutor developed by research professor Beverly…
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On any given day, about one in 31 hospital patients in the U.S. picks up at least one health-care-associated infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People get…, Dirty Laundry, Extensive studies have shown that in general practice, “clean” hospital textiles like curtains, blankets, bed sheets and pillowcases are rapidly and heavily contaminated/recontaminated with harmful…, From Dentures to Textile Dyes, Throughout his career, Sun has used his background in polymer chemistry and biomedical engineering to battle preventable infections as well as protect the environment. Sun has been developing …
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