BOSTON -- University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan today announced $256,000 in funding from the Creative Economy Initiatives Fund for 10 unique faculty projects spanning the arts,…, UMass Amherst, : Edie Meidav, Dept. of English, "UMass MFA Story Hour." Prof. Meidav and UMA MFA students will work with the Holyoke Care Center, a well-supported community resource assisting pregnant Holyoke…, UMass Boston, : Stephan Manning and Stanislav Vavilov, College of Management, "Creative Solutions for the Poor: How Boston Entrepreneurs Mobilize Creative Resources to Serve the Bottom of the Pyramid." By…, UMass Dartmouth, : Anna Dempsey, Chair of Art History; Michael Swartz, Design; Ram Balasubramanian, Deans Office, College of Engineering; Allison Cywin, Visual Resource Center, "Connecting Patti Rudolph's UMass…, UMass Lowell, : Ellen Wetmore, Art Department; Steve Tello, Manning School of Business, "Art to Work Incubator." The Art-to-Work Incubator is aimed at artists and craftspeople who want to develop their products…
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BOSTON -- University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan today announced $735,000 in grants from the President's Science & Technology (S&T) Initiatives Fund to support nine faculty…, UMass Amherst, Center for Autonomous Chemistry (with UMass Lowell and UMass Medical School) - S. Thayumanvanan, Chemistry, will serve as principal investigator (PI) - This project will develop the molecular design…, UMass Boston, Quantum Photonics (with UMass Lowell) - Dr. Greg Sun, Engineering, will serve as PI - This project focuses on photon generation, transmission and detection in a quantum photonic circuit, key elements…, UMass Dartmouth, Probiotic Discovery, Engineering & Manufacturing Pipeline (PDEMP) (with UMass Medical School) - Christopher Brigham, Department of Bioengineering, and Vanni Bucci and Mark Silby, Department of…, UMass Lowell, Emerging Energy Innovation Institute (EEII) - Professor Christopher Niezrecki of the Department of Mechanical Engineering will serve as PI - This funding will support the formation of an Emerging…, UMass Medical School, Center for Data Driven Discovery and HealthCare (D³Health) - David McManus, MD, associate professor of medicine; Jomol Mathew, Ph.D., associate CIO; and Silvia Corvera, MD, professor, will serve as…
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BOSTON - Praising Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg for his leadership, University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan said the Fiscal Year 2018 Senate Ways & Means budget recommendation…
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BOSTON - The University of Massachusetts will spend a record $311 million on student financial aid during the current academic year, President Marty Meehan announced today. "Maintaining affordability…
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BOSTON -- New technologies aimed at extending battery life, preventing bedsores and rapidly diagnosing a mutated gene that causes ALS could get closer to market thanks to $200,000 in seed funding…
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BOSTON - After leading the University of Massachusetts Boston for 10 years, Chancellor J. Keith Motley today informed UMass President Martin T. Meehan of his intention to step down on June 30, 2017…
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BOSTON - Framingham native Jennifer De Leon is featured in a current University of Massachusetts marketing campaign highlighting the achievements of recent alumni. De Leon, a writer and teacher who…
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Jessica Coelho, UMass Dartmouth '07, discusses success of downtown restaurant BOSTON - New Bedford native Jessica Coelho is featured in a current University of Massachusetts marketing campaign…
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Entrepreneur Taylor Offer, UMass Amherst '15, discusses success of lifestyle brand BOSTON - Los Angeles native Taylor Offer is featured in a current University of Massachusetts marketing campaign…
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Entrepreneur Parker Burr, UMass Amherst '15, discusses success of lifestyle brand BOSTON - Simsbury native Parker Burr is featured in a current University of Massachusetts marketing campaign…
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