McKenzie Ferrari, a 2022 Goldwater Scholar Physics major McKenzie Ferrari ‘23 has been named a 2022 Goldwater Scholar, becoming the first recipient of the prestigious recognition in UMass Dartmouth’s…
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Three students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have won scholarships from the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation . Zeynep Alptekin The…, Zeynep Alptekin, ’23, , Ashley Eng, ’23, and , Wyatt Tran, ’23, who all will be dedicating their careers to work as scientists, mathematicians and engineers. The Goldwater Foundation provides a continuing source of highly qualified scholars to work as…
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New research, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published recently in the journal Climate of the Past , is the first to provide a continuous look at a shift in climate, called the…
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Nestled in the Southwest area of campus, students can find a vibrant, rainbow sign that reads: The Stonewall Center. Just the third campus center of its kind when it launched in 1985, Stonewall aims…, A 40-Year History of Advocacy , Artwork for UMass Stonewall Center of two hands forming a heart over a rainbow flag The Stonewall Center was established as an administrative office in Student Affairs, following a series of…
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Raymond Bradley takes a photo of the sediment samples acquired from Lake Igaliku, southern Greenland. One of the great mysteries of late medieval history is why did the Norse, who had established…
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Susan Hankinson , Distinguished Professor of epidemiology and associate dean for research in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, is being honored with the American Association for…
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The Center for Teaching and Learning has announced the recipients of the 2022-23 TIDE Ambassadors (Teaching for Inclusiveness, Diversity and Equity) faculty fellowship award. UMass Amherst…
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by Lynn Adler , professor of biology, has been awarded $2.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF…
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UMass Amherst postdoctoral researcher Lucas Griffin An international team of researchers, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has compiled a massive dataset that overlays years’ worth of…
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A disbelief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes and support of discriminatory behavior against Blacks, immigrants and the LGBTQ community in the U.S.,…
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