MassBiologics of UMass Medical School, the only nonprofit, FDA-licensed manufacturer of vaccines in the United States, is marking its 125th anniversary. MassBiologics works to improve public health…
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AMHERST, Mass. – One of the more complex problems facing social psychologists today is whether any intervention can move people to change their behavior about climate change and protecting the…
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BOSTON — UMass President Marty Meehan has been appointed to a three-year term on The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Board of Directors, the association announced at its…, About the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, APLU is a research, policy and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing the work of public universities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. With a membership of 242 public research…
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Ten years ago, Diane Hewitt was too busy helping 28 link this for Plastics landing page plastics engineering majors craft their résumés, practice their interview skills and find matches with local…
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Two of UMass Boston’s fall sports teams—volleyball and women’s soccer—are headed to the NCAA Tournament after winning Little East Conference Tournament titles on Saturday., Volleyball to Face No. 18 Babson College on Friday, UMass Boston’s volleyball team will play No. 18 Babson College at Tufts University on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Regional Tournament. The start time has not yet been announced. “We’re…, Women’s Soccer to Face No. 18 Stevens on Saturday, Fresh off their second Little East Conference Tournament title—their first since 2012—UMass Boston’s women’s soccer team will face No. 18 Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at…
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Oprah Winfrey made quite a splash when she visited campus Oprah Winfrey last year and helped the university raise more than $3 million for student scholarships – including a surprise $1.5 million…
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In one room, keynote speaker Camci-Unal-Gulden Gulden Camci-Unal , an assistant professor of chemical engineering, shared her research on how Camci-Unal-eggshell-bioengineering powdered eggshells …, College of Education, Eliza Bobek, Curriculum & Instruction, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Jennifer Cadero-Gillette, Art & Design; Yahayra Michel, School of Criminology & Justice Studies; Jason Rydberg, School of Criminology & Justice Studies; Brendan Epstein, Economics; Laura…, Francis College of Engineering, Yanfen Li, Biomedical Engineering; Gulden Camci-Unal, Chemical Engineering; Edward Hajduk, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Seung Woo Son, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Jianxin Tang,…, Kennedy College of Sciences, Nicolai Konow, Biological Sciences; Matthew Gage, Chemistry; Jessica M. Garcia, Chemistry; Richard Gaschnig, Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences; Sedi Bartz, Mathematical Sciences;…, Manning School of Business, Karen Jingrong Lin, Accounting; Chi Zhang, Finance; Elana Feldman, Management; Deborah Casey, Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Innovation; Ho Cheung Brian Lee, Operations & Information Systems., Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, Thomas A. Wilson, Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences; Tanya A. Coutu, Solomont School of Nursing; Mazen El Ghaziri, Solomont School of Nursing; Kyle Coffey, Physical Therapy & Kinesiology;…
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BayCoast Bank has pledged a $150,000 grant over a three-year period to the Blue Economy Initiative, a collaborative effort between the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the SouthCoast…, Nicholas Christ, President and CEO of BayCoast Bank, , who also serves as a co-chair of the SouthCoast Development Partnership. “BayCoast Bank has not only been a great partner with UMass Dartmouth, but has shown itself to be a true community partner…, Chancellor Robert E. Johnson, said. “Through Nick Christ’s leadership as a co-chair of the SouthCoast Development Partnership, we have been able to launch a transformative project that will accelerate the development of our…
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The black holes of Einstein’s theory of relativity can be described by three parameters: their mass, spin angular momentum, and electric charge. Since two extreme black holes that share these…, Professor Gaurav Khanna, and , Professor Lior Burko, of Georgia Gwinnett College recently published a paper in Physical Review Research that highlights how they are able to take measurements to discover a black hole’s hair. Khanna and Burko used…
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On August 3, a gunman shot and killed 22 people and injured 24 others at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. When 9-year-old Eduardo’s mother Ana Vitela Najero became paralyzed with fear, he took action,…
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