UML faculty members, from left, Jarrod Hayes, Meg Sobkowicz-Kline and Dave Turcotte chat during the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Was COP26 worth it? That’s the question on the minds of…, Language Barriers, This was the second COP for Rooney-Varga, who attended the 2015 summit in France that led to the Paris Agreement, which set a goal of limiting the rise in global temperatures to just 1.5 degrees…, All-inclusive Solutions, For Lohmeier, who researches how art can be used to engage people in Education-Cool-Science climate science education , attending COP26 was an “extremely worthwhile” opportunity to learn about…
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Chancellor Jacquie Moloney and Provost Joe Hartman present Katherine Tucker with the Distinguished University Professor award. When Tucker-Katherine Prof. Katherine Tucker was growing up, she never…
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Nine researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been recognized for being among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2021. The analysis by Philadelphia-based Clarivate…
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University of Massachusetts Amherst Dining Services has been awarded $319,000 by the Henry P. Kendall Foundation for its “Strategies to Onboard Kelp into College Dining Programs” project. Between…
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University of Massachusetts Amherst assistant professor Xian Du , mechanical and industrial engineering, has received an $810,000 grant from a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company to…
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The largest terrestrial carbon sink on earth is the planet’s soil. One of the fears that many scientists have is that a warming planet will liberate significant portions of the soil’s carbon, turning…
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Assistant Professor Olga Goulko Imagine that a grasshopper is sitting on a lawn. It jumps. What is the probability that it lands back on the lawn? The question is known as “ the grasshopper problem…
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Recent UMass Boston alum Joseph Farah ‘21 has won the prestigious LeRoy Apker award from the American Physical Society (APS), the highest honor awarded to undergraduate physics students in the…
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UMass Law Dean Eric Mitnick, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark Fuller, UMass President Marty Meehan, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Emerita Jean MacCormack, and Dena Xifaras, representing the Xifaras…, said UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Emerita Jean F. MacCormack, . “I hope it inspires all the students, faculty, and staff at UMass Law, and everyone who enters the space to be leaders in Pursuing Justice.” UMass Law Dean Eric Mitnick, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor…, said UMass President Marty Meehan, . “I was fortunate to have Jean as a colleague and it was always so clear how deeply she cared about helping students succeed, especially students who came from lesser means. As a trustee, MarDee was…, said UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark A. Fuller, . “Without MarDee Xifaras's passionate and tireless efforts, there would not have been a Southern New England Law School to become UMass Law. And without Jean MacCormack's powerful and compelling…, said UMass Law Dean Eric Mitnick, . “UMass Law, always, will continue to be inspired by their partnership and strive to fulfill the commitment they shared to improving people's lives and expanding access to justice." Attendees were…, said Dena Xifaras, daughter of MarDee Xifaras, . “The UMass Law school would quite literally not have been possible without the significant efforts of Chancellor Emerita MacCormack and MarDee Xifaras,” , said State Senator Michael J. Rodrigues (D-Westport), Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, . “As an alumnus of the former Southeastern Massachusetts University, I am thrilled that the state’s first public law school continues to be an institution that the entire SouthCoast can be proud of…, said State Senator Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford), . “It is only fitting that the school’s lobby and gathering center is dedicated in honor of two women who worked diligently with us to ensure this campus could thrive.” “As a graduate of Southern New…, said State Representative Chris Markey (D-Dartmouth), . “The art installations remind us that justice doesn’t come to us uninvited but must be pursued. To secure equal human rights for everyone, we must forever work for inclusion, equitable treatment,…, said John Magna, n, who also credited his creative partner, artist Annie Jonas, for her contributions to the project.
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Lowell High School and Greater Lawrence Technical High School students participated in this year’s Plastics Sustainability Forum held at the Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC) on…, Positive Feedback, Danielle Ahern, a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics) teacher at Greater Lawrence Technical High School (GLTHS), said the field trip was a great learning experience for…, A Great Way to Earn a Living, During her talk, Sayer praised the university’s plastics engineering program, telling the students that it’s affordable and world-renowned. “Very few schools offer it. It’s top-notch and well-…
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