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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AMHERST, Mass. – A University of Massachusetts Amherst COVID-19 vaccine webinar, featuring a panel of scientists and public health experts, will aim to dispel misinformation and fear about the…
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UMass Boston and UMass Law School faculty say that the Biden-Harris Administration can strategically use federal authority to create a durable floor of protections to address the issues that have…
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Chancellor , Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, pledged to expand the role UMass Boston plays in the city during a conversation last week with Boston City Council President , Kim Janey, , who is poised to become the city’s next mayor. “We need to be the go-to place for madam president when she becomes our mayor, for city government, for NGOs, for communities,” he said. “To, with us…, Kenneth Cooper, , senior editor for GBH News. More than 100 people gathered virtually on Thursday, February 18 to hear UMass Boston faculty and organizational leaders across Boston deepen the dialogue around how the…, Cynthia Orellana, , director of the Office of Community Partnerships. “One of these is to actionably stand with our city, with urban communities that are core to our institutional mission in good times and in times…, Andrew Leong, , an associate professor of philosophy, legal studies, Latino and Asian studies; , Rebecca Herst, , director of the Sustainable Solutions Lab; , Betty Francisco, , general counsel at Compass Working Capital and co-founder of Amplify Latinx; , Eric Esteves, , executive director of The Lenny Zakim Fund; and , Maicharia Weir Lytle, , president and CEO of United South End Settlements. The community partners spoke of how UMass Boston has played an active role in both educating and uplifting the city’s children and being a…, Celine Voyard, ‘22 and political science major , Layanie Oscar, ‘22 sharing their original poem, “Hello, my name is.” Nursing student , Isabel Raymond, ’24 sang "My Grand Plan" from The Lightning Thief musical. This is the Office of Community Partnerships’ fourth annual fireside chat with faculty and community leaders. Orellana says the fireside…
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Two faculty members from the Department of Mathematical Sciences Department of Mathematical Sciences , Asst. Profs. Asst. Prof. Min Hyung Cho Min Hyung Cho and Asst. Prof. Nilabja Guha Nilabja…, New Statistical Tools, Guha received a three-year, $140,000 grant for his project, “ NSF grant New Directions in Bayesian Change-Point Analysis ,” which aims to fill a gap in the statistical tools used in the analysis of…
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Dan Muise profile at UMass Lowell website Dan Muise ’16 didn’t know what he wanted to study when he arrived at UMass Lowell. He was still narrowing it down when he graduated from the university and…, Sandra Adome ’18 – Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Laboratory Science Medical laboratory science major Sandra Adome ’18 joined the Honors College because she wanted to challenge herself. “It was a way for me to prove to myself that I’m…, Caitlin Pinkham ’13 – History , In retrospect, Caitlin Pinkham ’13 says her History landing page history major, the Honors College and hands-on experiences helped her to discover the personality traits and develop the skills –…, Willie Boag ’16 – Computer Science, Computer-science landing page Computer science graduate Willie Boag ’16, now a Ph.D. student at MIT specializing in ethics and artificial intelligence in health care, says the Honors College…
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