University of Massachusetts Amherst women's track and field alumna Heather MacLean '17 leads in a meet, EUGENE, OREGON –, University of Massachusetts women's track and field alumna Heather MacLean '17, '19G is Tokyo bound after finishing third in the 1,500 meter run at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field…
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It seems like yesterday when then-freshman , Wadeline Jonathas, first stepped into the track and field office at UMass Boston. Little did anyone know at the time, just five years later, her meteoric rise would reach unprecedented heights. On June 19, just after…, Darlene Gordon, . "Much success in Tokyo...Go Beacon!” In her two years studying and competing at UMass Boston, Jonathas, who hails from Gonaïves, Haiti, wasted little time becoming one of the most dominant track…
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The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center announced the renewal of its Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program for $3.1 million over the next five years. Carol Curtin, PhD…
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BOSTON –, University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan, today said that the university is emerging from the pandemic period “with its academic, research and financial strengths fully intact” and positioned to play a major role in driving renewal and…, UMass Board of Trustees Chairman Rob Manning, said the university established sound goals and benefitted from strong management and leadership throughout the pandemic period. “Over the past year and a half, our driving principles have been…
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Cheers and tears broke out inside Worcester’s large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site at Worcester State University on Thursday, June 10, after two teenage brothers received the last two COVID shots…
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UMass Medical School scientists Katherine A. Fitzgerald, PhD; Fiachra Humphries, PhD; and Liraz Galia, PhD, working with the British-based pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, have identified a…
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Lauren Bowen Assistant Professor of English Lauren Bowen has been named UMass Boston’s recipient of the 2021 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching. The Manning Prize, established by UMass Lowell…
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Students smile during 2021 UMass Dartmouth commencement ceremony UMass Dartmouth held four Commencement ceremonies to honor the accomplishments of the Classes of 2020 and 2021 during Commencement…, Interim Chancellor Mark A. Fuller, . “You’ll always be the classes whose educational journey took an unexpected detour because of the global pandemic, but you made it to graduation anyway. This was uncharted territory for all of us,…, Kristine C. Goodwin, (J.D. ’20) of Boston, Massachusetts told her fellow law graduates “This commencement ceremony represents our voluntary commitment to knowingly apply the lessons we learned in law school—to use them…, Kevin Joseph Burchill, (J.D. ’21) of West Tisbury, Massachusetts said “We have endured alone and at six feet. We have pursued our dreams amidst insurmountable odds. And despite it all, we find ourselves here today.” The…, Mary Ellen Loomis, of Little Compton, Rhode Island who earned a triple Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems, Operation Management, and Accounting from UMass Dartmouth. Loomis told her peers that “…, Maria Valentina Roa, who was born and raised in Colombia before coming to UMass Dartmouth to earn both her Bachelor’s in Business Management and Leadership, and a Master of Business Administration in Business Analytics…, LaToya Rene Robertson, of North Carolina who earned a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies told her classmates “You are a dream realized. Protect and honor yourself. Respect yourself. Create and manage…, UMass President Marty Meehan, and , UMass Trustee Stephen Karam, as well as representatives of the Alumni Association welcoming the Classes of 2020 and 2021. The University expects to confer nearly 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students to the Class of 2020…
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Juneteenth Celebration graphic This year, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the UMass system will officially celebrate Juneteenth for the first time. Join members of the UMass Dartmouth and…
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The principal investigator of an ongoing clinical trial of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine said UMass Medical School intends to start enrolling by the end of June approximately 100…
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