"The University of Massachusetts community was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mitchell Chester on Monday evening. The entire public education system in the Commonwealth owes a debt of…
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BOSTON -- Five outstanding University of Massachusetts faculty have been awarded the 2017 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university. The…
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BOSTON -- Highlighting its growing research and development impact, the University of Massachusetts placed 36th on the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Patents in 2016 list released today…
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BOSTON -- With UMass Medical School celebrating its commencement on Sunday, the University of Massachusetts commencement season came to a close with more than 17,700 graduates earning degrees. The…
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Contact: Kate Wilkinson, 617-287-7199, kwilkinson@umassp.edu BOSTON-- Eight area University of Massachusetts students have been awarded scholarships ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 each for up to…
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BOSTON -- University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan today announced $256,000 in funding from the Creative Economy Initiatives Fund for 10 unique faculty projects spanning the arts,…, UMass Amherst, : Edie Meidav, Dept. of English, "UMass MFA Story Hour." Prof. Meidav and UMA MFA students will work with the Holyoke Care Center, a well-supported community resource assisting pregnant Holyoke…, UMass Boston, : Stephan Manning and Stanislav Vavilov, College of Management, "Creative Solutions for the Poor: How Boston Entrepreneurs Mobilize Creative Resources to Serve the Bottom of the Pyramid." By…, UMass Dartmouth, : Anna Dempsey, Chair of Art History; Michael Swartz, Design; Ram Balasubramanian, Deans Office, College of Engineering; Allison Cywin, Visual Resource Center, "Connecting Patti Rudolph's UMass…, UMass Lowell, : Ellen Wetmore, Art Department; Steve Tello, Manning School of Business, "Art to Work Incubator." The Art-to-Work Incubator is aimed at artists and craftspeople who want to develop their products…
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BOSTON -- University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan today announced $735,000 in grants from the President's Science & Technology (S&T) Initiatives Fund to support nine faculty…, UMass Amherst, Center for Autonomous Chemistry (with UMass Lowell and UMass Medical School) - S. Thayumanvanan, Chemistry, will serve as principal investigator (PI) - This project will develop the molecular design…, UMass Boston, Quantum Photonics (with UMass Lowell) - Dr. Greg Sun, Engineering, will serve as PI - This project focuses on photon generation, transmission and detection in a quantum photonic circuit, key elements…, UMass Dartmouth, Probiotic Discovery, Engineering & Manufacturing Pipeline (PDEMP) (with UMass Medical School) - Christopher Brigham, Department of Bioengineering, and Vanni Bucci and Mark Silby, Department of…, UMass Lowell, Emerging Energy Innovation Institute (EEII) - Professor Christopher Niezrecki of the Department of Mechanical Engineering will serve as PI - This funding will support the formation of an Emerging…, UMass Medical School, Center for Data Driven Discovery and HealthCare (D³Health) - David McManus, MD, associate professor of medicine; Jomol Mathew, Ph.D., associate CIO; and Silvia Corvera, MD, professor, will serve as…
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BOSTON - Praising Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg for his leadership, University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan said the Fiscal Year 2018 Senate Ways & Means budget recommendation…
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BOSTON - The University of Massachusetts will spend a record $311 million on student financial aid during the current academic year, President Marty Meehan announced today. "Maintaining affordability…
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BOSTON -- New technologies aimed at extending battery life, preventing bedsores and rapidly diagnosing a mutated gene that causes ALS could get closer to market thanks to $200,000 in seed funding…
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