Braeden Roache, right, and his younger brother Jaymason play rhythms on the EcoSonic Playground they designed and built in Durgin Hall at a music camp for children with autism. Four-year-old Jaymason…
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UMass Boston’s Department of Urban Planning and Community Development and Pre-Collegiate Program, in collaboration with the Boston Planning and Development Agency, Boston Public Schools, and…, Ken Reardon, , professor and chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Community Development. “UMass Boston's newly launched Summer Program in Urban Planning at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School…
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UMass Amherst professor Stephen Rich AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a $10 million, five-year award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to…
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Fifteen centuries ago, extreme dry conditions contributed to the decline of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Himyar. Combined with political unrest and war, the droughts left behind a region in…, Research 25 Years in the Making, Google Earth images of terraces in Yemen “Part of what makes this work so exciting,” says Stephen Burns , professor of geosciences at UMass Amherst and one of the paper’s co-authors, “is its multi-…
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The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) in the Isenberg School of Business held its 2022 Annual Awards Dinner on May 17. , Jon Taffer, , host of the reality series “Bar Rescue,” received the Distinguished Industry Leader Award. Jon Taffer “We make people smile for a living,” said Taffer after receiving the award, “Think about it. We…, Ken Toong, ’04 MBA (Special Recognition Award), , Matt Lambert, ’92 (Stephen Elmont Award), and , Keith Sacenti , ’14 (Outstanding Young Alumni Award). Keith Sacenti “Many of us faced uncertain futures back in 2020,” said Sacenti in his acceptance speech. “I myself lost my job in March of 2020, and seemingly day…, Michael Sacenti, ’82, who stepped to the dais later in the program to introduce Taffer, but who could not help but take a few minutes to express his pride in his son. “I could easily take credit for everything he’s…
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The UMass Magazine summer and fall 2021 issues received a gold award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the global, not-for-profit association’s annual Circle…, Irma McClaurin, ’76MFA, ’89MA, ’93Ph.D. “The design feels very modern and clean,” wrote the CASE contest judges. “Great use of color, photography, and illustration...The covers are great. Very creative throughout…, Candice Pinault Nova, k and , Lori Shine, ’04MFA.
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NEWTON, Mass. – A Boston biotechnology company has joined the Innovation and Collaboration Space (ICS) community on the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst. PepGen, Inc., a company advancing next-…, About PepGen , PepGen, Inc. is a biotechnology company advancing next-generation oligonucleotide therapies with the goal of transforming the treatment of severe neuromuscular and neurological diseases. PepGen’s…, About the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst, The Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst serves as a center for student experiential learning, industry engagement, academic and research collaboration, and fundraising in Greater Boston, which is home…, More resources, Mount Ida Campus Strategic Plan 2020 - 2023
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Lauren Andrews, University of Massachusetts Amherst assistant professor and the Marvin and Eva Schlanger Faculty Fellow in the department of chemical engineering, has received a three-year, $1.4…
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Psychology associate professor Stephanie Block About one-quarter of child sexual abuse reports involving adult suspects result in criminal charges, Link to primary research paper at National…
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Ahmed Elamin and Alison Juray Alison Juray, a rising junior and a biochemistry major at City University of New York-Hunter College, attended the UMass Chan Medical School Summer Enrichment Program…, Summer Enrichment/BaccMD Program Class of 2022, Antonia Amonu McCarthy, UMass Amherst ’24* Adama Bangura, Fitchburg State ’24 Taitu Battiste, Brandeis University ’24 Syrah Bradley, UMass Amherst ’24* Eve-Landy Charles, UMass Amherst ’24*…
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