John Adams had it right 230 years ago when he drafted the Massachusetts Constitution, calling on citizens to "cherish the interests of literature and the sciences." Those of us responsible for…
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Amherst, Mass.- Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, NASA astronaut and UMass Amherst alumna Catherine “Cady” Coleman unveiled four new Space Exploration stamps in Dublin, Ireland. Celebrating the 50th…
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The American Psychological Association (APA) is paying for the rest of Darrick Scott’s tuition at UMass Boston. Scott, a Chicago native who just finished his second year in UMass Boston’s Clinical…
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LOWELL, Mass. – It’s a good time for UMass Lowell graduates to be entering the workforce. The national and state unemployment rates are at historic lows and for River Hawks, the future looks…, Sean Flaherty, of , Lowell, landed his “dream job” in corporate finance with Xylem Inc., a water sustainability company based in Rye Brook, N.Y., with locations in Gloucester and , Woburn, . Flaherty was one of four applicants from a pool of 180 to be accepted to the company’s new finance leadership development program. “I wanted to work in environmental or green energy and I wanted to…, Lindsay Barrios, of , Lynn, was hired as a social worker in the , Methuen, office of HopeWell Inc., a foster-care provider based in , Dedham, . She got the job two years ago, just two weeks after completing her bachelor’s degree in public health at UMass Lowell in 2017. Through the https://www.uml.edu/health-sciences/public-health/…, Ian Connell, of , Norfolk, didn’t need to look for a job while wrapping up an online bachelor of science in information technology through UMass Lowell; he already had an IT position with the town of , Franklin, . “I work full time and have a family, so I liked the flexibility of doing my degree online,” said Connell, who earned an associate’s degree in IT at Bunker Hill Community College before transferring…
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Celia A. Schiffer, PhD, has been named the 2020 recipient of the prestigious William C. Rose Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Dr. Schiffer, professor of…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) today published the latest editions of its lists of the top corporate air and…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate are among the scientists at a dozen institutions nationwide that…
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It began modestly enough, with link this for landing page Manning School of Business Assoc. Teaching Prof. Mehta-Ashwin Ashwin Mehta taking nine students to India over winter break in 2014 for…
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The weather was perfect for gardening on Monday, July 1, when dozens of UMass Medical School students planted four newly built raised beds with a variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers. The launch…
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BOSTON — New technologies at Massachusetts research institutions could get closer to market thanks to $4,000 in award funding to three winners of the poster competition at the 12th annual…, Nele Van Dessel, Ernest Pharmaceuticals, A bacterial delivery platform for tumor-specific intracellular drug delivery. Technology licensed from UMass Amherst., Award: $2,500, Vera Hoffman, Reveal Pharmaceuticals, Gadolinium-free platform for general purpose and precision imaging (MRI). Technology licensed from Partners/MGH., Award: $1,000, Marcie Black, Advanced Silicon Group, Silicon nanowire biosensors for rapid, low-cost and multiplexed protein concentration measurements., Award: $500, About the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, MTTC accelerates research commercialization at Massachusetts public and private research institutions by connecting superior science and technology to an unmatched pool of business talent and capital…
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