AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will welcome an outstanding academic entering class, and the largest in university history, when students return to the Commonwealth’s…
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After a period of extensive outreach and careful preparation, the University of Massachusetts has launched its search for a permanent chancellor for UMass Boston with the creation of a committee that…
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UMass Dartmouth researchers have been awarded a $2,116,315 grant by the National Science Foundation to help elementary school teachers integrate problem-solving skills common for computer programming…
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As the fall semester gets underway, a number of construction and campus improvement projects are progressing. The Student Union renovation and Worcester Commons projects are taking steps toward…, Campus Recreation Turf Fields, 5.3 acres of turf fields are being fitted with multi-purpose synthetic turf and shock pads on the Boyden Athletic Field . The fields will be for general campus use, including intramural and…, Campus Core Utilities, The Campus Core Utilities, Landscaping and Accessibility Project is a comprehensive upgrade to the center of campus from the Worcester Commons to the Student Union. The $32 million project includes…, Worcester Commons, Construction continues on the new Worcester Commons 87,000-square-foot facility, as daily dining operations continue in the existing building. The Worcester Dining Commons will now be one part of a…, Student Union, Work on the two-year Student Union renovation continues this semester, with a completion date set for the fall of 2020. Designed by Boston architects Shepley Bulfinch, , , the $62 million renovation project will revitalize the facility as a modern hub for student activity. In 1957, when the Student Union was built, it was the largest building on campus, servicing 4,800…
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The Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation (the Leadership Institute), housed in UMass Boston’s College of Education and Human Development , announces today that it has been…
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Of the nearly 100 campus improvement projects that link this for facilties landing page Facilities Management worked on over the summer, the one most likely to stop students in their tracks is the…
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After a whirlwind weekend getting settled on campus, the university’s largest-ever incoming class – nearly 3,400 strong – took a collective deep breath at Convocation 2019. The freshmen and new…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has climbed into the Top 25 of the nation’s premier public universities, coming in at No. 24 among the approximately 130 public institutions…, Essential to the Massachusetts Economy, UMass Amherst’s rising national profile correlates with its growing role in providing talent essential to the success of the Massachusetts innovation economy. The university educates more students…, UMass Amherst: Destination of Choice, The academic year began this month at UMass Amherst with the university welcoming an outstanding academic entering class, and the largest in university history. The size of the entering class,…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Internationally recognized climate scientist and Distinguished Professor Raymond S. Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been elected an International Fellow in the…
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Joseph N. Cooper has been named the inaugural J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair for Sport Leadership and Administration at UMass Boston. Cooper taught for six years at the University of Connecticut’s…
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