Miguel Sena-Esteves, PhD, and Heather Gray-Edwards, PhD, DVM The Office of Business Development & Innovation at UMass Medical School has announced the 2021 BRIDGE Fund grants, which support…, Dunn, , MD, professor of surgery, his proposal, “Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: A Wireless Pressure Sensor System to Transform Best Practices.” Each project was awarded $250,000 over two years. …
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UMass Dartmouth Associate Professor Ronald Sherwin (Music) Inspired by initiatives like Singing for Change , their observations of community need, and a personal desire to make music with a purpose…, Associate Professor Ronald Sherwin, (Music) and Dr. Sarah McQuarrie of Bridgewater State University envisioned a vocal ensemble drawn from across campuses and community organizations that would use music to share a message of social…
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The University of Massachusetts System Office of Technology Commercialization and Ventures (OTCV) recently announced the recipients of their 2021 grant awards which include UMass Dartmouth faculty…, Professor Sukalyan Sengupta, (Civil & Environmental Engineering) received an award for his project “Resource Recovery from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs).” According to Sengupta, spent LIBs contain valuable metals in…, Professor Amit Tandon, (Mechanical Engineering) and his project “Aurelia: Low-cost user-friendly depth changing vehicle for ocean sensors” dive into the issue surrounding a growing need for inexpensive devices that detect…, Assistant Professor Steve Zanganeh, ’s (Bioengineering) project “Ultra-Effective Air Filtration/Purification Media Based on Anti-Microbial Coated Advanced Flocked Fibrous Structures” utilizes a novel air-scrubbing/purification media…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Millions of Americans will visit New England’s beaches this summer to cool off, play in the waves and soak up the sun. Until now, the factors governing which beaches slope gradually…
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University of Massachusetts Amherst women's track and field alumna Heather MacLean '17 leads in a meet, EUGENE, OREGON –, University of Massachusetts women's track and field alumna Heather MacLean '17, '19G is Tokyo bound after finishing third in the 1,500 meter run at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field…
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It seems like yesterday when then-freshman , Wadeline Jonathas, first stepped into the track and field office at UMass Boston. Little did anyone know at the time, just five years later, her meteoric rise would reach unprecedented heights. On June 19, just after…, Darlene Gordon, . "Much success in Tokyo...Go Beacon!” In her two years studying and competing at UMass Boston, Jonathas, who hails from Gonaïves, Haiti, wasted little time becoming one of the most dominant track…
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The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center announced the renewal of its Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program for $3.1 million over the next five years. Carol Curtin, PhD…
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Mark Klempner, MD, executive vice chancellor for MassBiologics of UMass Medical School and professor of medicine, was recognized by Chancellor Michael F. Collins with a Chancellor’s Medal to honor…
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Trusted health care providers could increase vaccine acceptance among the 40 percent of Americans who say they are hesitant or not likely to get a COVID-19 shot. Researchers at UMass Medical School…
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Carola Suárez-Orozco, Distinguished Professor of Counseling and School Psychology Distinguished Professor of Counseling and School Psychology Carola Suárez-Orozco has been recognized by …
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