AMHERST, Mass. – White publishers and editors used their newspapers to build, nurture, and protect white supremacy across the South in the decades after the Civil War. At the same time, a vibrant…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A multi-institutional team led by University of Massachusetts professor Paul Siqueira, electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a three-year, $4.5 million NASA contract…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher is one of the lead investigators who have received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Two visionary financial gifts have provided a strong foundation for University of Massachusetts Amherst nurses and engineers to collaborate and lead transformational change in…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, along with the Boston Review and Standing Together – one of the largest grassroots…
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An expansive view of Colorado’s East River watershed. Credit: Brian Saccardi AMHERST, Mass. – A pair of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published the results of a…
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Paola Dionisio Paola Dionisio isn’t quite sure what her title at work is. She’s between either “Santa” or “elf.” “People write letters to Santa, and I read them, so does that mean that I’m Santa or…
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Erin Noël Ask Erin Noël what her passions are, and she’ll tell you two things. First, there’s her love for the environment. In her fourth and final year as an environmental studies major, she has…
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Dr. Rosalyn Negrón and Dr. Antonio Raciti Image by: Gray Milkowski When it comes to combatting the effects of climate change in Boston, historically much of the emphasis has been on protecting…
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Valerie Karr’s relationship with UMass Boston began 6,500 miles away from Columbia Point. Karr was in Doha, Qatar, attending a conference on disability rights that she had planned for the Shafallah…
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