Research from the lab of Jeanne B. Lawrence, PhD, shows that differentiated human cells retain the ability to undergo chromosome silencing in response to XIST, a naturally occurring “off switch” for…
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On February 28, from 12 – 2 p.m., the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at UMass Dartmouth will host the 2020 Engaged Scholarship Symposium. The event will be held in the Robert F. Stoico/FirstFed…, Lee Walton, , an artist with an expanded practice. Walton’s art takes many forms and employs systems of chance, game structures, and participation to create interactions that build community, disrupt…, Professor Maureen Hall, (STEM Education & Teacher Development); , Assistant Professor Eric Larson, (Crime & Justice Studies); , Professor Tara Rajaniemi, (Biology), , Associate Professor Michelle Bowers, (Art & Design), and , Assistant Director of Campus Sustainability & Residential Initiatives Jamie Jacquart, ; and , Associate Professor Rachel Kulick, (Sociology/Anthropology). The Engaged Scholarship Symposium is designed to celebrate the usefulness of scholarship in shaping policy and enriching our communities. Participants will be exposed to…, The event is free to attend, but space is limited and registration is required .
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AMHERST, Mass. – Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air, a new technology they say…
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Cori Bargmann, PhD, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), head of the Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior, and the Torsten N. Wiesel Professor at The…, , Cori Bargmann, , PhD, is an internationally known neurobiologist, geneticist and scientific thought-leader. Her research at The Rockefeller University and previously at UC San Francisco and the Massachusetts…, Diane M. Casey Riccio, , PhD, and , Dan Riccio, , Massachusetts natives and UMass graduates, are the most generous alumni donors in the history of the medical school, having committed millions to meaningfully advance neuroscience and ALS research…, Michael P. Angelini, , Esq., is a pillar of the City of Worcester and Central Massachusetts, who, for more than 50 years, has been an integral contributor to one of Worcester’s most high-profile and preeminent law firms…
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Albert “Albie” Sherman, the longtime vice chancellor for university relations at UMass Medical School whose service to the commonwealth inspired the Massachusetts legislature to name a building on…
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AMHERST, Mass. – In a new paper, climate scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution propose that massive amounts of melting sea ice in the Arctic…
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Matt Naegar, a senior trumpet major, recently performed as part of this year’s Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra (MACJO) in Rockville, MD. Seniors Jacob Kaplan, saxophone; Ben Powell; guitar, as…
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The UMass Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research is hosting its 20th Annual Celebrity Scholarship Dinner headlined by Boston Celtic Legend Paul Pierce on April 2, 2020, at 6p.m. This is an…
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The Office of Undergraduate Research recently announced the winners of the 2019 Winter grants. The winners include: Aleksey Bourgoun, Mechanical Engineering - Supervisor: Professor Hangjian Ling…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Officials from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Town of Amherst have reached an agreement that addresses the cost educating K-12 students who live in tax-exempt…
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