Two research teams from UMass Medical School have been selected by STAT News to compete among 64 contestants in the 2020 STAT Madness competition . STAT Madness is a bracket-style competition in…
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When Polish sociologist Rosinska-Anna Anna Rosinska was studying abroad in Naples, Italy, for college, she discovered a large community of Polish immigrants working there as nannies, housekeepers,…
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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) today named Mark R. Warren , a professor of public policy and public affairs in the McCormack Graduate School , one of its 2020 AERA fellows.…
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With the regular decision application deadline just days away, UMass Boston's Office of Undergraduate Admissions has received more than 14,000 applications, putting UMass Boston on track for one of…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Two tree species native to the Northeast have been found to be structurally sound for use in cross-laminated timber (CLT) – a revolutionary new type of building material with sought-…
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Two students, juniors Meg Davis and Rhada Dave, have developed a device to measure water usage in dorm showers. They used an $1,800 grant from the Sustainability, Innovation and Engagement Fund (SIEF…, Editor’s note:, This is part of a series of items about the latest “green idea” projects around campus to receive grants from the Sustainability, Innovation and Engagement (SIEF) Fund. Launched in 2013, the SIEF…
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Two UMass Amherst buildings were recognized by the Boston Society of Architecture (BSA) at the organization’s annual award ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 23 at the BSA Space in downtown Boston. Old…
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The University of Massachusetts family has lost one of its most illustrious and loyal members with the passing of Jack Welch, who graduated from UMass Amherst in 1957 and came to be recognized as the…
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Depletion of a particular type of innate immune cell is the likely source of chronic inflammation in people living with HIV-1, according to new research published in Nature Immunology by a team…
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The Research Career and Writing Group, known as the “K Club” at UMass Medical School, helps junior investigators obtain early career training grants known as K awards to advance their research.…
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