The entire University of Massachusetts community mourns the loss of Joseph D. Duffey, the distinguished former UMass Amherst chancellor and UMass president who fought for excellence in public higher…
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"On behalf of the 75,000 students, 18,000 faculty and staff, half million-plus alumni of the University of Massachusetts, we extend our gratitude to the Massachusetts Congressional delegation for its…
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BOSTON –, University of Massachusetts, President Marty Meehan, announced today that he would recommend that the university’s Board of Trustees freeze tuition for in-state undergraduates for the academic year beginning in September. If approved by the UMass Board…, UMass Board of Trustees Chairman Robert J. Manning, said, “President Meehan’s recommendation reflects his recognition that our students and their families have been dealing with significant financial hardship throughout this pandemic. The Board shares…
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For years, the state of the university address has been an opportunity to celebrate our progress with students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends all tightly gathered in a large room. That, of…
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry Niya Sa has been awarded the Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER award, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to understand the interfacial challenges of…
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The Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston has awarded two research grants to project teams that will focus on groups that are often overlooked when evaluating the impacts of climate change.…, Rebecca Herst, , director of the Sustainable Solutions Lab. “We are thrilled to announce the grantees and eagerly anticipate seeing their projects come to fruition.” A grant for $40,000 was awarded to an…, Camille Curtis Martinez, , lecturer in communication, College of Liberal Arts; , José Martínez-Reyes, , associate professor of anthropology, College of Liberal Arts and School for the Environment; , C. Eduardo Siqueira, , associate professor of urban planning and community development, School for the Environment; and, Cedric Woods, , director of the Institute for New England Native American Studies, and director of the Critical Ethnic and Community Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts. “Indigenous peoples are both at the…, Ellen Douglas, , associate dean and professor of hydrology, School for the Environment; , Johnna Flahive, , graduate student, School for the Environment; and , Evan Stewart,, assistant professor of sociology, College of Liberal Arts. “To our knowledge, little research has been done to identify historical barriers to and future opportunities for involving transient…, About Sustainable Solutions Lab, The Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston is an applied research and action center working at the intersection of climate and equity. SSL’s mission is to understand the disproportionate impacts…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has gained significant attention in recent years as an enabler of technologies such as autonomous cyber-physical systems and cybersecurity. However, engineering…
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Andrew Marshall was 16 seconds into a cover of his idol John Mayer’s “Gravity” when Nick Jonas slapped a red buzzer and flipped around to watch Marshall, assuring the 21-year-old River Hawk’s place…, Keeping His Voice Quiet, Keeping his “Voice” quiet about his involvement, per show rules, wasn’t easy. “I think the fact we were doing virtual school was helpful,” says Marshall. “If I was chilling around Durgin Hall, it…, Finding Strength Through Music, He learned from the cancer, diagnosed when he was 16. One day at school, a friend told him, “Dude, your eyes are yellow.” He headed for Massachusetts General Hospital, where his mom is a nurse.…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Skin microbiome researcher Dr. Kelly Haas, of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s biology department, recently began a research partnership with Akron, Ohio-based GOJO…
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AMHERST, Mass. – In the five years following the beginning of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in 2014, census places that have had BLM protests experience a 15-20% decrease in police homicides…
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