A Boston Globe story published July 2 features FutureSHORELINE, the work of Carolina Aragón, landscape architecture. FutureSHORELINE is a temporary sculpture, made of lobster traps, in Boston’s Fort…
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The Mapping Aspects of Psychotherapy in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (MAPDBT) research study is recruiting volunteers to participate in group therapy. The goal of the study is to compare how…
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Researchers in polymer science and engineering are used to working at the molecular level, but UMass Amherst professor Thomas P. Russell and his former UMass student and current postdoc Paul Kim are…
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has published Childhood Trauma & Resilience: A Practical Guide , written by UMass Medical School child trauma and treatment experts Heather Forkey, MD, and…
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An evidence-based wraparound service model that reduces barriers to care was shown to enhance drug treatment courts’ effectiveness in improving criminal justice and behavioral health outcomes among…
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Professor Daniel Obrist climbing a tree in the Harvard Forest Toxic mercury is being deposited in forests in much higher quantities than previously thought, posing a concern for the health and well-…, Understanding the Mercury Cycle, Obrist and his colleagues measured the uptake of gaseous mercury at Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, for almost 16 months. The site is a nearly 4,000-acre temperate deciduous forest where…, A Potent Neurotoxic Pollutant, Mercury Mercury is a highly toxic environmental pollutant that threatens fish, birds, mammals and humans. Vast amounts are released into the atmosphere each year by coal-burning power plants, as…, A High-achieving Undergraduate Researcher, The mercury study provided hands-on research opportunities for undergraduate Eric Roy Eric Roy , a senior majoring in meteorology and math. Undergraduate student researcher Eric Roy “One potential…, Multiple Biomes and Ecosystems, Obrist examines the soil on Plum Island in Massachusetts, where he has an ongoing National Science Foundation project to investigate mercury cycling in salt marshes. Obrist, an expert in…
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Dr. Hong Liu, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMass Dartmouth, in the lab with graduate students. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Dr. Hong Liu and Dr. Trina…
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I want to express my sincere appreciation to Governor Baker, Senate President Spilka, Speaker Mariano, and their colleagues in the Massachusetts legislature for their support of the University of…
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Growing up in Buffalo, New York, Emily Everett, BSN, RN, knew that she wanted to work in health care. She decided to focus on nursing when, as a biochemistry major at the University of Buffalo, she…
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A father works on his computer while his two daughters sit next to him. When tens of millions of Americans were suddenly forced to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of workforce…, Q: How did the research start and what has it entailed thus far?, A: Tamara, a relatively new faculty member who hasn’t had a chance to be physically immersed on campus, was the catalyst. She reached out in fall 2020 to collaborate. Our initial wave of qualitative…, Q: Why does the distinction between “working from home” and “working from anywhere” matter?, A: “Working from home” is usually part of a hybrid work policy where you need to be in the office a certain number of days a week. Companies like Apple, for example, have said that workers need to be…, Q: How has there been a power shift in the labor market?, A: The labor market has opened up widely, with more companies providing the ability to work remotely. That means you’re not geographically relocating to work there, so it gives employees more options…, Q: What does this mean for recent UML grads just entering the job market?, A: The first question is, do they want to work fully remotely if they could? The next question is, when they apply, will they be able to ask for that if that’s what they want? If you know you want to…, Q: What can companies learn from this unprecedented remote-work experiment?, A: When it comes to remote-work policies, companies should really think about whether the limitation is in the job or in how they perceive the job. And leaders at all levels are starting to realize…, Q: What can employees learn?, A: We’ve all had to become better communicators, because if you’re not, problems happen when you’re remote. When we lose the face-to-face interaction and communicate remotely, any weakness in your…, Q: Finally, as researchers, how gratifying is it to see your work resonate with such a wide audience?, A: We’re certainly glad to be part of the conversation, but the most gratifying part is how our students have contributed to this. David will be going on the job market soon, and for him to say that…
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