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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UMass Amherst particle physicist Stephane Willocq has been interested in big-picture science since he was a teenager. Curious about the laws of nature and how they impact what we know about our world…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A University of Massachusetts neuroscientist will be featured in two television programs in February that will highlight her research on sleep. Spencer, a professor in psychological…
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry Niya Sa’s expertise is in designing rechargeable battery materials, which is beyond the current lithium ion technology. Sa is the lead principal investigator of a $…
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