Once a week this winter, UMass Boston master’s nursing student , Mirna Flores Raudez , would make her way to the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center vaccination clinic. There, she helped Spanish-speaking community members and others receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine…, Linda Thompson, said. “They saw this challenge as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the solution to a major public health crisis. “When the vaccines were available, our students volunteered to…, Ariane Nicole Theriault, , a nursing master’s student who works in a local hospital, also volunteered at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center with Flores Raudez and seven other master’s students. She said it was a…
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In honor of Earth Week 2021, Transportation Services has unveiled 11 new EnelX EV Charging Stations in the West Garage, giving electric vehicle owners effective and convenient charging options on…
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UMass Dartmouth Professor Bridget A. Teboh (History) has been awarded a 2020-2021 fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) . The fellowship will enable her to travel to…, Teboh, . As a Carnegie Fellow, Teboh will spend 82 days during the summer of 2021 to strengthen the existing curriculum and co-develop new courses for the BSUM History Department as well as facilitate the…
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Maggie Sullivan ’21, of West Roxbury, Massachusetts was celebrated by Governor Charlie Baker at a virtual ceremony as a “29 Who Shine Award” recipient. The Massachusetts Department of Higher…, Sullivan, . As a College Positive Tour Coordinator, Sullivan worked with local school districts to provide tours of the UMass Dartmouth campus to all 7th graders in Fall River and New Bedford. During the tour…, Mark A. Fuller, Interim Chancellor of UMass Dartmouth, . “Maggie embodies so many of the traits that we as a public institution of higher education strive to instill in our students: innovative leadership, academic excellence, and a dedication to helping…
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A University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiologist has received a five-year, $3 million Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health…
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Jennifer Rauch , assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, is collaborating on a two-year, $700,000 National Institutes of Health grant to develop a new technology to treat…
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An international team of researchers, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, recently announced in the journal Current Biology that an amoeba called Naegleria has evolved more distinct…
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Gas prices listed on a Shell station sign With gas prices hitting record highs, drivers everywhere are reaching deeper into their pockets at the pump. The typical American household will spend $2,000…, Carpooling Carpooling :, Want to save money, help the environment AND get a premium parking space? UML’s On-Campus Carpool Program does all three. When two or more people share a car ride to campus, they’re not only…, Public Transit Public transit :, Did you know that you can ride any Lowell Regional Transit Authority ( LRTA homepage LRTA ) bus for free with your UCard? There are LRTA stops across campus, and buses run throughout greater Lowell…, Bicycling Bicycling :, Instead of hopping in your car to get across campus, why not use pedal power? Students, faculty and staff can check out a bicycle for free through the link this for Free Wheelers Location &…, Electric vehicles:, If your car runs on electricity instead of gas, you’re in luck: There are now Lowell Chargehub page 40 EV charging stations on campus, including 10 that came online in January at the reconfigured…
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Satellite view of ash plume rising from explosion of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano On Jan. 15, a tiny, uninhabited volcanic island in the South Pacific called Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted in…
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Students sit in a class with a professor instructing at the front If a student finds themselves struggling in a course, there are several places they can turn to on campus for link this for tutoring…
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