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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Chair and Professor of Engineering Greg Sun is a new fellow of The Optical Society (OSA). Sun is being honored for his technical innovation and seminal work in optoelectronics, Si photonics, and…
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The 11th annual Winter Ball held on Friday, Dec. 6, raised more than $1.3 million to help support the clinical care, education and biomedical research missions of UMass Medical School and UMass…
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A team of UML student entrepreneurs hoping to help physical therapy patients walk more easily outdoors bested the competition from several universities, including runners-up Harvard and MIT, at the…
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UMass Dartmouth announces its newest research group, the Community Research and Partnership Initiative (CoRPI). CoRPI will work with community partners and stakeholders to build long-term…, Marni Kellogg, (Nursing & Health Sciences) and Assistant Professor , Eric Larson, (Crime & Justice Studies) will be working with CoRPI and the Office of Research and Development on furthering their grant-funded community-focused research initiatives. Dr. Kellogg will examine…
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UMass Boston Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Gail DiSabatino has been named this year’s recipient of the Scott Goodnight Award for outstanding performance as a dean/vice president from Region I…
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The National Institute on Aging has awarded investigators in UMass Boston’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences a one-year $523,133 grant to conduct pilot studies on the impact of a Tai Chi…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Many high-risk people eligible for medication to prevent HIV infection face barriers to obtaining a prescription, according to research by University of Massachusetts Amherst…
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Scot Bateman, MD, professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology at UMass Medical School, has been named clinical ethicist at UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMMS, according to an announcement by…
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Ann and Roosevelt Tsewole were enjoying, by their own measure, a “great life.” After meeting at UMass Lowell in 1994 and getting married in 1997, the Tsewoles settled in Dracut and were raising three…, Perfect medley: IT and music, “UMass Lowell was always on my list,” says Brit, who also considered Pace, Fordham and Temple universities but ultimately chose to return to the place where she’d lived until age 9. The family held…, ‘A business mindset’, “We’re all River Hawks and we love the school,” says Easmond, who had UML atop his list when applying to college. Besides the “familial bonds” he felt for the school, he was drawn by a newfound…, ‘She was the one’, Perhaps because of his diplomatic upbringing, it’s not unusual to see Easmond wearing a suit on campus. “He always dressed well,” Ann says with a laugh before noting that Roosevelt also used to wear…
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