The only comprehensive publication on the elected leadership of women of color in Massachusetts demonstrates a growing trend of women of color being elected to seats and in municipalities where women…, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, , in partnership with the , Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, , released its updated Profiles in Leadership: Women of Color Elected to Office in Massachusetts , showing that since the first-ever report was issued in 2015, there has been an 83 percent increase…, Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson, , director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at UMass Boston’s McCormack Graduate School. “They are leading the way on challenges facing the municipalities and districts they…, Celia J. Blue, , president and CEO of Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) cited “the importance of Profiles in Leadership to MAWOCC’s Political and Civic Leadership Platform which aims to increase women…, Charlotte Golar Richie, , a former state representative who currently chairs advisory boards for both the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy and the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition. “This compendium,…
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As a counseling psychologist, Assistant Professor of Counseling and School Psychology Kerrie Wilkins-Yel knows first-hand how systemic barriers exact a considerable toll on people’s mental health,…
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AMHERST, Mass. – As meat-eating continues to increase around the world, food scientists are focusing on ways to create healthier, better-tasting and more sustainable plant-based protein products that…
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In partnership with PSI and Cascade Designs, Inc., the University of Massachusetts Amherst is sharing this news release on a new technology project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects…
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UMass Amherst physicist Andrea Pocar AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst physicist Andrea Pocar is among the international team of scientists recently awarded the European Physical…
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AMHERST, Mass. – By ensuring ethnic diversity in a largescale genetic study, an international team of researchers, including a University of Massachusetts Amherst genetic epidemiologist, has…
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The College of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA) has announced its 2021 College Outstanding Teaching Award recipients, Milan Dragicevich and Pari Riahi. Dragicevich, professor in the department of…, Milan Dragicevich, Dragicevich, an actor and director, has been instructing and inspiring UMass Amherst students in numerous aspects of stage performance since 2004. His success comes from years of experience, a…, Pari Riahi, Riahi’s teaching inspiration began with one of her own academic mentors who she says expressed “sincere empathy for each and every student.” Using that approach in her architectural design studio and…
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NEWTON, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst and Digital Ready, a Boston-based non-profit, have launched a groundbreaking new living learning lab to give talented, young Black and Latinx…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A research team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information inputs without any external energy…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Wilmore Webley, associate professor of microbiology and director of pre-med advising, will receive a special award at a community Juneteenth event at the Raymond A. Jordan Senior…
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