BOSTON — Five University of Massachusetts faculty have been awarded the 2020 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their outstanding dedication to students and the university. The faculty…, UMass Amherst, Tamara A. Rahhal, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Tamara Rahhal Tamara (Tammy) Rahhal is a Senior Lecturer II, Associate Chair of Teaching, Chief Undergraduate Advisor in the department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and a TIDE (Teaching for…, UMass Boston, Kristin M. Murphy, PhD, Assistant Professor of Special Education, College of Education and Human Development, Kristin Murphy, PhD Professor Kristin Murphy joined the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2014, after earning an MS in Special Education from…, UMass Dartmouth, Jeremiah A. Ho, JD, Associate Professor, Law, Jeremiah Ho, JD Professor Ho joined the UMass Law faculty in 2012, where he teaches Contracts, Trusts & Estates, Remedies, Products Liability, and Law Review Note Writing and writes about law and…, UMass Lowell, Keith B. Mitchell, PhD, Associate Professor, English, Keith Mitchell is an associate professor in the Department of English at UMass Lowell. He received a B.A. degree from Emory University in 1985, an M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel…, UMass Medical School, Mai-Lan A. Rogoff, MD, Professor, Psychiatry, Mai-Lan Rogoff, MD Dr. Rogoff is an adult and child psychiatrist with a subspecialty in developmental disabilities and is a professor of psychiatry at UMass Medical School. She came to UMass in 1983…
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Two School of Medicine students have launched a podcast called, “Murmurs: Stories from our Journey in Medicine,” to help caregivers and students connect their health care experiences through prose…
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Even if they are never directly touched by COVID-19, Chancellor Moloney-Jacqueline-Chancellor Jacquie Moloney is concerned about the pandemic’s toll on UMass Lowell students. “This is the most…
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With the help of seed funding from the Office of Research and Innovation Office of Research and Innovation , faculty researchers from the Kennedy College of Sciences Kennedy College of Sciences …, Analyzing Genetic Markers in COVID-19 Patients , Department of Chemistry Chemistry Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Matthew Gage Matthew Gage is leading a team that received $10,000 to use advanced DNA sequencing techniques to analyze potential…, Using Gold-based Compounds to Combat the Coronavirus, Chemistry Prof. Chemistry Prof. Mingdi Yan Mingdi Yan ’s team – which includes UML Chemistry Prof. Chemistry Prof. Olof Ramström Olof Ramström and Dr. Robert Finberg of the UMass Medical School’s…, A Quick and Simple Antibody Test, Sciences Dean Noureddine Melikechi Noureddine Melikechi , professor of Department of Physics and Applied Physics physics and dean of the Kennedy College of Sciences, is heading a team of…, Antiviral Treatment for PPE, Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Nancy Goodyear Nancy Goodyear of Department of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences and Prof. Prof. Yuyu Sun Yuyu Sun of Chemistry…, COVID-19’s Impact on Hispanic Population, Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences (BNS) Asst. Prof. Asst. Prof. Kelsey Mangano Kelsey Mangano is leading the effort to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychosocial health and other…
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Even a global pandemic couldn’t stop the Symposium website Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education . The ninth annual symposium was cut from three full days to…
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UMass Dartmouth Associate Professor Jeremiah Ho has been awarded the 2020 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for his outstanding dedication to students and the university. The faculty members…, Rob Manning, , a 1984 graduate of UMass Lowell. “Faculty are the heart and soul of this great university, and we thank these talented educators for going above and beyond to enrich their campus communities and…, UMass President Marty Meehan, . “These faculty members inspire and empower students both in and out of the classroom, so this is a wonderful recognition of their efforts.” Ho teaches Contracts, Trusts & Estates, Remedies,…, Associate Professor of Law Jeremiah Ho, . “I dedicate this prize to my students and all of the remarkable teachers who have influenced me.” In 2014, Ho was selected for Lawyers of Color’s 50 Law Professors Under 50. He has also received…, UMass Law Dean Eric Mitnick, . “I am so glad Professor Ho and his approach to legal education have been recognized with this award.”
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AMHERST, Mass. – A common food additive, recently banned in France but allowed in the U.S. and many other countries, was found to significantly alter gut microbiota in mice, causing inflammation in…
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week that it has named 76 scientists from across the country, including assistant professor of physics Chen Wang, to receive “significant funding…
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In close cooperation with Kelly Curran, of Holyoke Public Schools, and Joan Giovannini, at Holyoke Community College, Beverley Bell and Betsy McEneaney, of the College of Education, have been awarded…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) has selected six new healthcare research and development (R&D) hubs to join the Digital Health Sandbox Network including…
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