The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the Spring 2021 grant award recipients. The grant awards are given to student researchers to fund their proposals for research projects…, Sophia Baxendale - Psychology, Supervisor: Professor Heloisa Alves Title: An investigation of the relationship among student burnout, self-efficacy, and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Brooke DeSimone - Bioengineering, Supervisor: Professor Lamya Karim Title: Measurement of Pentosidine in Bone, Jared Evasius, Saadi Saade, and Jillian Wilson - Bioengineering, Supervisor: Professor Qinguo Fan Title: Drug Delivering Artificial Skin, Jesse Hall - Bioengineering, Supervisor: Professor Steven Zanganeh Title: In-vitro methodology for the prediction of sex-dependent immune memory to COVID-19, Tessa Irving - Nursing, Supervisor: Professor Monika Schuler Title: Attitudes Towards Individuals with Substance Use Disorder in Undergraduate Students, Ross Jacques - Mechanical Engineering, Supervisor: Professor Banafsheh Seyedaghazdeh Title: Multiple Degrees of Freedom Oscillation Caused by Vortex Induced Vibrations, Brianna Johnson - Data Science, Supervisor: Professor Kievan Sadeghzadeh Title: Detecting Medical Errors in the Cancer Screening Process, Liny Kenmoe - Biochemistry, Supervisor: Professor Maolin Guo Title: Synthesis of a Novel Genetical Encodable Alpha Amino Acid, Caitlin Stopka - Nursing, Supervisor: Professor Monika Schuler Title: Stress and Anxiety Levels in Float Pool and Unit Based Nurses, Zachary Sullivan - Chemistry, Supervisor: Professor Siva Rasapalli Title: Synthesis of Reverse Oroidin Analogues for Optimization, Hannah Torres - Nursing, Supervisor: Professor Monika Schuler Title: Assessing Attitudes and Knowledge Deficits Surrounding Naloxone (Narcan) Administration Among Nursing Students at UMass Dartmouth
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NOAA recently announced its 2021-22 Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Projects Selected. Recipients of the grants collaborate with the fishing industry to conduct research. According to the NOAA…, Project:, Continued Testing Into How Cutting Bar Modifications Can Reduce Bycatch and Increase Catch Efficiency in the Atlantic Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery, Institution:, National Fisheries Institute, Inc., Principal Investigators:, Geoffrey Cowles; Jason Morson and Eleanor Bochenek of Rutgers University; & Douglas Zemeckis of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Set-Aside Year/Award:, 2021/57,587 lb ($719,842) Dr. Kevin Stokesbury's projects:, Project:, Video Trawl Survey of Closed Area II, Institution:, UMass Dartmouth, Set-Aside Year/Award:, 2021/98,642 lb ($1,233,019), Project:, Broadscale Drop camera Survey of the Georges Bank Sea Scallop Resource, Institution:, UMass Dartmouth, Set-Aside Year/Award:, 2021/86,813 lb ($1,085,164); 2022/47,907 lb ($598,839)
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Assoc. Prof. Uy-Phitsamay Phitsamay Uy was the first refugee from Laos to receive tenure as a professor of education in the United States. And for years, she was the only one. Education Assoc. Prof…
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Public health major Jordan Lippincott and Health Sciences Assoc. Dean Nicole Champagne The day that Public Health page public health major Jordan Lippincott got an email asking for volunteers to…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation, has selected the University…, , “First-gen Forward is an exciting opportunity for the University of Massachusetts Amherst to join a dedicated community of professionals prepared to share evidence-based practices and resources,…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The award-winning UMass Dining has done it again – not only did it meet, but it exceeded, the 2020 Real Food Challenge (RFC) with a 29% commitment to budgeting dining on “Real Food…
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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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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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