AMHERST, Mass. – A recent study by economists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has – for the first time – found a link between exposure to air pollution during early childhood with the…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Foods fried in vegetable oil are popular worldwide, but research about the health effects of this cooking technique has been largely inconclusive and focused on healthy people. For…
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AMHERST, Mass. – An analysis of policy research on nearly 50 years of school vaccine mandates has found that while vaccine requirements are commonly considered to have made a major, if not essential…
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A group of UMass Medical School students have dedicated themselves to guiding and advising teen mothers. The Mentors for Young Mothers student group facilitates health education workshops and…
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UMass Boston raised $23.8 million in fiscal year 2019, setting a new annual record for fundraising in the university’s 55-year history. The previous record was $17.6 million. The fundraising total…
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BOSTON — The UMass Boston Chancellor Search Committee, holding its inaugural meeting, today launched an effort to attract “world-class candidates” for the 16,000-student urban public research…
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After a period of extensive outreach and careful preparation, the University of Massachusetts has launched its search for a permanent chancellor for UMass Boston with the creation of a committee that…
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The Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation (the Leadership Institute), housed in UMass Boston’s College of Education and Human Development , announces today that it has been…
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Kiara Hill says attending this year's Center for Curatorial Leadership/Mellon Foundation seminar in New York City revealed something very important for her. "The program showed me there is a path,"…
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UMass Boston PhD student Shannon Hughley is the latest student in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program to be honored with a national diversity award. This spring the Society of Clinical…
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