AMHERST, Mass. – In first-of-its kind research led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst psychotherapy researcher, mental health care patients matched with therapists who had a strong track record…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A new business model in residential construction is largely exploiting undocumented workers and costing Massachusetts taxpayers as much as nearly $82 million annually, according to…
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The Dan and Diane Riccio Fund for Neuroscience has awarded four teams of UMass Medical School researchers $50,000 seed grants for interdisciplinary collaborations leading to innovative discoveries…, “How do human microbiota determine neuronal health?” (new), Mark J. Alkema, , PhD, professor of neurobiology and submitting principal investigator, with collaborators Alexandra B. Byrne, PhD, assistant professor of neurobiology; Doyle V. Ward, PhD, associate professor of…, “Inhibiting SARM1-mediated neuronal degeneration” (new), Alexandra B. Byrne, , PhD, assistant professor of neurobiology and submitting PI, with Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, associate professor of medicine, and Paul R. Thompson, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular…, “Gasdermins as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for multiple sclerosis” (renewal), Katherine A. Fitzgerald, , PhD, the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair III , professor of medicine, vice chair of research for the Department of Medicine, director of the Program in Innate Immunity and…, "Characterizing CNS myeloid cells in ALS pathogenesis" (renewal), Paul L. Greer, , PhD, assistant professor of molecular medicine and submitting PI, with Robert H. Brown, Jr., DPhil, MD, the Leo P. and Theresa M. LaChance Chair in Medical Research and professor of neurology.
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Nikolaus Grigorieff, PhD, and Bronwyn Lucas, PhD, have received a $1.3 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to develop new computational and data collection tools for locating…
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The University of Massachusetts Office of the President and UMass Amherst Institute of Diversity Sciences , in partnership with the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and the Massachusetts Business…, UMass President Marty Meehan, . “We are proud to sponsor these summits, which will bring together leaders from education, civic, and corporate sectors to learn from each other and advance diversity, equity and inclusion.” More…, UMass System Chancellor of Academic Programs/Senior Vice President of Economic Development Katherine Newman, began the NEXT Summits at the height of the pandemic to “get our world back on track” and accelerate the post-pandemic economic recovery in Massachusetts. The six previous NEXT events informed a…, ., UMass recently announced that its research expenditures had reached an all-time high of $687 million in FY20 , again making it the third-largest research university in Massachusetts and the fourth…
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Sabahat Rahman, SOM ’23, didn’t know the word for inequity when she was growing up, splitting time with her mom in California and her dad in Bangladesh, but she knew what it looked like. “It just did…
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UMass Dartmouth Associate Professor Ronald Sherwin (Music) Inspired by initiatives like Singing for Change , their observations of community need, and a personal desire to make music with a purpose…, Associate Professor Ronald Sherwin, (Music) and Dr. Sarah McQuarrie of Bridgewater State University envisioned a vocal ensemble drawn from across campuses and community organizations that would use music to share a message of social…
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The University of Massachusetts System Office of Technology Commercialization and Ventures (OTCV) recently announced the recipients of their 2021 grant awards which include UMass Dartmouth faculty…, Professor Sukalyan Sengupta, (Civil & Environmental Engineering) received an award for his project “Resource Recovery from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs).” According to Sengupta, spent LIBs contain valuable metals in…, Professor Amit Tandon, (Mechanical Engineering) and his project “Aurelia: Low-cost user-friendly depth changing vehicle for ocean sensors” dive into the issue surrounding a growing need for inexpensive devices that detect…, Assistant Professor Steve Zanganeh, ’s (Bioengineering) project “Ultra-Effective Air Filtration/Purification Media Based on Anti-Microbial Coated Advanced Flocked Fibrous Structures” utilizes a novel air-scrubbing/purification media…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Millions of Americans will visit New England’s beaches this summer to cool off, play in the waves and soak up the sun. Until now, the factors governing which beaches slope gradually…
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