BOSTON – Five exceptional University of Massachusetts faculty today were awarded the 2024 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching, an annual $10,000 stipend given to one faculty member from each…, Former UMass Board of Trustees Chair Robert Manning and his wife Donna Manning, , who are both graduates of UMass Lowell, established the endowed teaching award in 2016. In 2021, they made a $50 million gift to UMass – the largest in UMass history at the time – a portion of…, UMass President Marty Meehan, . "In addition to recognizing our amazing faculty, their philanthropy reaches every campus and supports students, facilities and research. They have a legacy of leadership and philanthropy here that…, Brokk Toggerson, Ph.D. , UMass Amherst , Senior Lecturer in Physics, Brokk Toggerson is a senior lecturer in physics who has made transformative contributions to education and inclusivity. Dr. Toggerson joined the UMass faculty in 2015 and quickly distinguished…, Mohamed Amine Gharbi, Ph.D. , UMass Boston , Assistant Professor of Physics , Dr. Mohamed Amine Gharbi has been an assistant professor of physics at UMass Boston since he joined the faculty in January 2018. Dr. Gharbi specializes in manipulating soft materials to assemble…, Erin K. Krafft, Ph.D. , UMass Dartmouth , Associate Professor of Crime & Justice Studies , Professor Erin Katie Krafft, Ph.D., has an established record of implementing unique, innovative, and student-centered teaching methods including collaborative teaching, service learning, and…, Phitsamay S. Uy, Ed.D. , UMass Lowell , Associate Professor at the School of Education’s Leadership in Schooling Program, graduate coordinator for the Ed.D. program, & co-director of the Center for Asian American Studies, Dr. Uy is the first Laotian American refugee to receive a Doctor of Education from Harvard University and become the first tenured faculty member in the School of Education in the United States in…, Susan Zweizig, M.D. , UMass Chan Medical School , Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology , Susan Zweizig, M.D., is a professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiation Oncology at UMass Chan and is the director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. She is a…
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BOSTON -, Heather Makrez Allen, Ph.D., UMass Lowell’s executive director of alumni and donor relations, , has been awarded the 2024, Roy J. Zuckerberg Endowed Leadership Award, in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to women’s leadership programming at the university. She was recognized for her continued organization of the annual UMass Lowell Women’s Leadership…, UMass Lowell alumnus Roy J. Zuckerberg, , a former senior director at Goldman Sachs. The Zuckerberg Award is designed to reward leaders of courage, conviction, and selflessness who have devoted their time and talent to helping the…, UMass President Marty Meehan, . “The visionary research, projects, and initiatives that are supported through this award leave a legacy that lasts beyond the two years that the award directly supports. We are grateful to Heather…
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President Meehan says early college gives students “the experience and confidence they need”, , BOSTON, – University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan and UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes announced today UMass Amherst has launched an early college pilot program that gives students at five…, UMass President Marty Meehan, . “Through our early college programs, we are giving students the experience and confidence they need to thrive in college and provide them with a financial head-start with the credits they earn at…, UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes, . “Early college provides a unique pathway for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students from our surrounding communities to see themselves at UMass and begin to realize the…, Erika Giampietro, executive director of the MA Alliance for Early College, , a coalition of college success organizations, businesses organizations, schools, and others.
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UMass Chan Medical School researcher Victor R. Ambros, PhD, will share the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his co-discovery of microRNA , the very short, single-stranded RNA molecules…, microRNA at a glance, In 1993, Victor Ambros, PhD, identified the first microRNA, lin-4 , in C. elegans, the microscopic nematode used by scientists as a model organism for exploring fundamental biological functions on a…, About UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Chan Medical School, one of five campuses of the University of Massachusetts system, comprises the T.H. Chan School of Medicine; the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; the Tan…
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BOSTON, – All four University of Massachusetts undergraduate campuses in Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell this Fall welcomed 66 community college graduates who are the first to be awarded the UMass…, UMass President Marty Meehan said. , “We are confident students awarded this scholarship will thrive on our campuses as they work toward their bachelor’s degree and then join the ranks of so many UMass graduates working and making a…, said Northern Essex Community College President Lane Glenn, who worked closely with UMass President Meehan to launch the scholarship., To be eligible for the UMass Community College Advantage Scholarship for the Fall 2024, students must have: Graduated from a Massachusetts community college in the top 10 percent of their…
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All four undergraduate UMass campuses announced plans to make a UMass education free for Massachusetts students who demonstrate the greatest financial need. Starting next Fall, tuition and…, UMass Amherst, Drawing upon existing federal support and additional resources from the legislatively funded Mass Grant Plus program, which was expanded by the Healey-Driscoll Administration in 2023, UMass Amherst…, UMass Boston, The Beacon Pledge Program offers high-need students the ability to earn a bachelor’s degree for free. It will use federal, state, and institutional aid to cover total tuition and mandatory fees. In-…, UMass Dartmouth, Beginning Fall 2025, UMass Dartmouth’s tuition-free program “The UMass Dartmouth Deal,” will be available to in-state undergraduate students with an annual family income of $75,000 or less by…, UMass Lowell, Eligible Massachusetts students whose family income is $75,000 or less will pay no undergraduate tuition or fees when they enroll at UMass Lowell. “UMass Lowell is committed to making clear that…
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BOSTON, MA — University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan has appointed Dr. Nefertiti Walker as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Equity, a role critical to…
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I want to begin by acknowledging that we are in the midst of a disruptive moment for our university, along with our colleagues in higher education across the nation. While we navigate this rapidly…
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