Cool Science uses children's artwork to educate the public about climate science. Education about climate science is key to addressing global warming, because people who understand how human actions…, Q: With all the extreme weather we’ve experienced recently – wildfires that create firestorms, Category 5 hurricanes, and deadly flash flooding – is there anyone who doesn’t know that climate change…, A: People are hungry for knowledge. It’s becoming more apparent that climate change is an important issue, but many people don’t know why it’s happening or what to do. Education Associate Professor…, Q: What have you learned from your Cool Science research about effective ways to reach people?, A: Our pilot research in Lowell shows that adults engage with the youth art that they see on city buses, that they remember seeing it, that their attitudes are changed after seeing it, and that it…, Q: How does Cool Science work?, A: Each year, Cool Science holds an art competition for children and teenagers in grades K-12. They learn about climate science, using the resources on our website and elsewhere, to answer one of…, Q: How can UML students get educated and involved?, A: A lot of college students work with youth, and if they would like to come to our workshops and mentor the K-12 children and teens that they work with to enter our contest, that would be great. On…
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UMass Amherst Alumna Elaine Nicpon Marieb AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst announced today that it has received a gift of $21.5 million from the Elaine Nicpon Marieb…, Influential Nursing Educator, Marieb, who was a Northampton, Mass. native, died in 2018 at age 82, and ranks among the nation’s most influential nursing educators. Marieb earned a master of science degree from UMass Amherst’s…, Impact of the Gift, UMass Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing logo One major initiative supported by the gift will be the Center of Nursing and Engineering Innovation, which operates at the nexus of nursing,…, About UMass Amherst, As the flagship campus of America’s education state, the University of Massachusetts Amherst makes a profound, transformative contribution to the common good — in Massachusetts and beyond. Ranked a…
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The transformative $175 million gift to UMass Chan Medical School from The Morningside Foundation is significant not only because of the macro institutional impact it will make, but because of the…
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These students were admitted to doctoral candidacy in academic year 2020–21. A year after holding its Qualifying Exam Recognition Ceremony on Zoom, the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical…, —, you as our future scientists, —, to solve all the great problems that our century will present to you.” The significance of the Qualifying Exam Recognition Ceremony was not lost on Qiu Yu (Judy) Huang who uses a 3D structural…
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Watercolor drawing of UMass Chan Medical School campus Today the University of Massachusetts is announcing a history-making $175 million donation from The Morningside Foundation to UMass Medical…
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A clinical trial of 125 young adults shows that those who limited screen time for 48 hours immediately after suffering a concussion had a significantly shorter duration of symptoms than those who…
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For the sixth year in a row, the University of Massachusetts Boston has been ranked in the top tier of national universities, according to a report released today by U.S. News and World Report . The…
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Editor’s note: The following are the remarks made by Gerald Chan, on behalf of The Morningside Foundation, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, during the campus…
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The $175 million gift from The Morningside Foundation to UMass Chan Medical School was announced and lauded on Tuesday, Sept. 7, with a special meeting of the UMass Board of Trustees, a morning…
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The UMass Chan Medical School community celebrated the announcement of a transformational $175 million gift from The Morningside Foundation on Tuesday, Sept. 7, with hundreds of faculty, staff and…
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