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 Sierra Club’s national magazine, “Sierra Magazine,” recently announced that the University of Massachusetts Amherst is among the top-20 environmentally friendly institutions of higher learning…
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Researchers from the Gastón Institute. Clockwise from top left: Vishakha Agarwal, Alejandro Alvarez, Phillip Granberry, and Fabián Torres-Ardila. Late last month, the Mauricio Gastón Institute for…, UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, . “In a moment in which we collectively face the systemic realities of inequality, this report serves as a building block for those in our community and beyond who are creating solutions to close the…, Phillip Granberry, a research associate at the Gastón Institute and co-author of the report, . “Their preparation for adulthood is essential for Massachusetts’ future economic, political, and social wellbeing. This report suggests that Latino children are not receiving the institutional…, About the Gastón Institute, The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy was established in 1989 by the Massachusetts Legislature in response to a need for improved understanding of the…, About UMass Boston, The University of Massachusetts Boston is deeply rooted in the city’s history yet poised to address the challenges of the future. Recognized for innovative research, metropolitan Boston’s public…
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Image of Nigeria Associate Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development Darren Kew has dedicated the last 30 years of his life to peace and conflict resolution…
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The UMass Boston community came together in the Campus Center Wednesday for Convocation and a barbeque, officially marking the beginning of a new academic year and a return to campus after a year and…, Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, shared his vision for the university in his first in-person convocation address . He explained why UMass Boston is more important today than ever before, emphasizing the university’s mission to…, Dr. Tyrone C. Howard, , the Pritzker Family Endowed Chair in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, who gave the keynote address on Race, Education and Democracy: Racial Realism or Radical Hope. Howard…, Provost Joseph Berger, welcomed 20 new tenure-track faculty members recruited to campus this year through national searches. Another 47 faculty members were recognized for being promoted to the rank of associate professor…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Walking at least 7,000 steps a day reduced middle-aged people’s risk of premature death from all causes by 50% to 70%, compared to that of other middle-aged people who took fewer…
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AMHERST, Mass. – An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a $129,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator grant for…
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Associate professor of environmental health sciences Alicia Timme-Laragy has received a two-year, $421,400 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to study the…
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Paul Collins, professor of legal studies and political science, received the 2021 Richard E. Neustadt Book Award from the Presidents and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science…
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AMHERST, Mass. – New research, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals, for the first time, not only that the coastal Northeast—from Maine to Delaware—is heating faster than most…
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