As coastal communities face increasing climate-related threats, a new innovative and collaborative ecosystem has launched that aims to become a global hub for testing and scaling up nature-based…, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, . “The Stone Living Lab is an important step forward in this work, and we are grateful to UMass Boston School for the Environment, Boston Harbor Now, the National Parks of Boston, and the James M.…, Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, . “We have become a geologic force. We are warming the planet, leaving behind the climate in which civilization first emerged. With unchecked climate change, we put ourselves – above all our most…, Cathy Stone, , president of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation. “The Stone Foundation is proud to be working with UMass Boston, Boston Harbor Now, the City of Boston and the National Parks of Boston to…, Kathy Abbott, , president and CEO of Boston Harbor Now. “Just as many advocates came together decades ago for the Boston Harbor cleanup, we must now create an even broader coalition to support the research,…, Katherine S. Newman, , System Chancellor of Academic Programs at UMass. “It will serve as a critical vehicle for translating powerful research on the impact of climate change into actionable strategies that will improve…, Nikki Tabron, , Chief Education Officer, Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center. “The Stone Living Lab offers an ideal scale for determining the most cost-effective nature-based solutions for coastal…, Julie Wormser, , deputy director of the Mystic River Watershed Association. “It is encouraging and inspiring to see the Stone Living Lab merge the issues of climate science and policy in such a tangible and…, Nick Iselin, , General Manager of Development at Lendlease. “The need to incorporate youth’s voices will be paramount in our fight to transition to a more sustainable and equitable future,” said , Wiener Douyon, , student at Colby College. “Given that progress is grounded in novelty, our perspectives will ensure that this plan will continue to resonate and spark passion in our community throughout time and…, Rob Davies, , Vice President of Global Manufacturing at Cabot Corporation. “Our involvement is closely aligned with the three themes of our Sustainability Agenda: Caring for our People and Communities, Acting…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has announced that it will offer a Master of Science degree in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science (DACSS) as part of an…
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AMHERST, Mass. – In a new paper with results that senior author Eric Strieter at the University of Massachusetts Amherst calls “incredibly surprising,” he and his chemistry lab group report that they…
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AMHERST, Mass.— The German and Scandinavian Studies program in the department of languages, literatures, and cultures at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been designated a German Center of…
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The ADVANCE program has announced that three research teams are recipients of ADVANCE Collaborative Research Seed Grants for 2020-21. These competitive grants aim to foster the development of…, Aurora Liu Genin, , assistant professor, department of management, Wenting Ma, , assistant professor, department of finance This project explores how human diversity of director boards affect disruptive technological innovation. Corporate leadership diversity has increasingly…, Narges Mahyar, , assistant professor, college of information and computer sciences, Pari Riahi, , assistant professor, department of architecture, Ali Sarvghad, , extension associate professor, college of information and computer sciences This project investigates the impacts of the current pandemic on Amherst residents' civic lives, focusing on mobility,…, Michelle Farkas,, assistant professor, department of chemistry, Shelly Peyton, , associate professor, department of chemical engineering Macrophages are unique cells that can both activate and suppress the immune system, by rapidly switching between states often referred to as…
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Banu Subramaniam, professor in the department of women, gender, sexuality studies, won the 2020 Society for Literature, Science & the Arts (SLSA) Michelle Kendrick Memorial Book Prize for the…
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AMHERST, MASS. – A University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental health scientist has used an unprecedented objective approach to identify which molecular mechanisms in mammals are the most…
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Environmental health sciences (EHS) doctoral student Abosede Sarah Alli was named one of the winners of the 2020 New Researcher Abstract Award by the International Society for Environmental…
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AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst alumnus Larry Bohn, Class of 1974, has established an endowed fund with a $1 million gift, plus $500,000 in incentives from the state, which will…
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UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco today announced the appointment of Associate Professor Joseph N. Cooper as special assistant to the chancellor for Black life. The newly created position…
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