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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An interdisciplinary team of students, Arianna Kazemi, Connor Kennedy and Gabri Silverman, undergraduate winners of the American Statistical Association (ASA) Public Health Data Challenge , and…
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Alumnus Marcos A. Reyes-Martinez, a materials research engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was honored by the U.S. Department of Commerce for Hispanic Heritage…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A state matching funds program that serves as an incentive for public universities to raise funds from private sources has been adopted by the House of Representatives and the Senate…
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Symmetric Computing, a tech company located at UMass Boston’s Venture Development Center , recently won a $100,000 ASPIRE Design Challenge award from the National Center for Advancing Translational…
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