AMHERST, Mass. – Today a diverse group of scientists including Nilanjana Dasgupta, professor of social psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the campus’s director of faculty…
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The best microscopes in the world often fail to produce crisp images of proteins. This is a frustration to the scientists who rely on them and a major roadblock to global efforts to design new drugs…, senior author Scott Horowitz, , assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry and the Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging at the University of Denver Chief among these is making sense of limited data. “Foldit players appear…, first author Firas Khatib, , assistant professor of computer and information science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The player’s final models were far better than those made algorithmically, and as good or…
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services has awarded UMass Boston’s Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) a contract for over $600…, About INENAS, First established in 2007 in partnership with the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs and the leadership of Native tribes in six New England states, in 2015, INENAS became part of the…
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UMass Boston’s women’s soccer team won their first Little East Conference regular season title since 2014 over the weekend, and now they have the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament that begins…, Men’s Soccer Begins LEC Tournament Play on Tuesday, UMass Boston’s men’s soccer team has the No. 5 seed in the LEC Tournament. The Beacons will travel to No. 4 Western Connecticut State University on Tuesday for the tournament quarterfinals. The game…, Volleyball Wins Final Match of Season; Tournament Play Starts on Tuesday, UMass Boston’s volleyball team will also be in post-season action on Tuesday. The No. 5 Beacons will take on No. 4 Keene State College at Keene State at 7 p.m. With Saturday’s win over non-conference…
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A report in the journal mBio , published by the American Society for Microbiology, describes a prototype vaccine candidate for Neisseria gonorrhoeae , the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, a…
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The Office of the Provost recently announced the winners of the Office of Undergraduate Research’s 2019 Fall Stipend Initiative. The overall quality of all the applications demonstrated the high…, Devin Cannistraro, (Computer & Information Science), Supervisor: Professor Iren Valova - “Improving the Learning Accuracy of Convolutional Neural Networks”, Addi Catarina, (Art Education, Art History & Media Studies), Supervisor: Professor Elena Peteva - “Objects of Grief”, Dylan DeFlorio , (Computer & Information Science), Supervisor: Professor Iren Valova - “Stochastic Based Optimization of Convolutional Neural Networks for Calcareous Sediments Classification”, Gabrielle DeLeon, (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Supervisor: Professor Maolin Guo - “Site-Directed Mutagenesis of a tRNA synthetase”, Zachary Gemelli, (Psychology), Supervisor: Doctor Heloisa Alves - “The effects of mindfulness on recognition memory: An Event-Related Potential (ERP) Study”, Grayson Kelly, (Computer & Information Science), Supervisor: Professor Iren Valova - “Evaluation of pattern identification properties of self-organizing maps”, Sofia Nguyen, (Biology), Supervisor: Professor Whitney Hable - “The effect of ongoing ocean acidification on polarization and early development in brown algae”, Tracie Nguyen, (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Supervisor: Professor Catherine Neto - “The effects of nonpolar phytochemicals from Vaccinium macrocarpon on bacterial growth”, Sean O’Leary, (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Supervisor: Professor Maolin Guo - “Mutagenesis of a Trp tRNA synthetase”, Kaylie Owen, (Animation/Game Arts), Supervisor: Shawn Towne - “Board Game Development”, Samantha Snell, (Biology), Supervisor: Tara Rajaniemi - “Allelopathic effects of Artemisia campestris on colonizing species Dactylis glomerate”, Noah Tavares, (Photography), Supervisor: Matthew Clowney - “Forester: An American Survey”
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Assistant Professor of Nursing Lisa Sundean, PhD, RN has received the Excellence in Policy Award from Nursing Outlook , the journal of the American Academy of Nursing. Sundean’s article, “Nurses…
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John P. Haran, MD, PhD, associate professor of emergency medicine and microbiology & physiological systems and clinical director of the Center for Microbiome Research, has been awarded a 2019…
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A packed room of former colleagues, community collaborators, and alumni gathered on Monday, November 4, to celebrate the life and accomplishments of UMass Boston’s longest serving chancellor,…
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Ten “green idea” projects around campus are underway, made possible with grants from the Sustainability, Innovation and Engagement Fund (SIEF). Launched in 2013, the program aims to foster…, Don’t Dump that To-Go Container: Use It Again (and Again)!, Three students completing the Integrated Concentration in Science program (iCons) are working toward replacing UMass’s current to-go containers at Berkshire Dining Hall with new, reusable…
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