AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched a new Black Presence Initiative. The Initiative, spearheaded by the Office of Equity and Inclusion, is coordinating a series of…
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The ideas ran the gamut: from the bold vision of installing wind turbines under the Howe Bridge to the community-oriented plan of closing a street in downtown Lowell once a week for a farmer’s market…
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In the United States, February is designated as “Black History Month”, a time when Americans of all walks of life honor and appreciate the contributions of Americans of African descent in the areas…, Events:, Massasoit Community College 19th Annual Martin Luther King (Virtual Event), Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 3-4:30 p.m. A conversation with Sean Ellis, Advocate for Criminal Justice Reform. Register via Zoom . Contact: Yolanda Dennis , Chief Diversity Officer, Massasoit…, Frederick Douglass Unity House 32nd Annual National African American Read-In (Virtual Event), Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 3-5 p.m. Read passages from Black/African American authors, writers, poets, and spoken word artists. Readers must email their selection & time availability to Peggy…, Frederick Douglass Unity House Poetry Night (Virtual Event), Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 6-7 p.m. Join UMassD students as they share their poetry and spoken word. Register via Zoom . Contact: Dr. LaSella L. Hall Sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Unity…, Black In Business: HERstory (Virtual Event), Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 7 p.m. Celebrate Black female role models as they lead discussions on business and more. Register at BuyBlackNB . Contact: Dr. Justina Perry Sponsored by BuyBlackNB…
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Two faculty members have transformed UMass Boston’s stretch of the HarborWalk into a meditative Grace Trail ®. Associate Professor of Exercise and Health Sciences Sarah M. Camhi and Senior…
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AMHERST, Mass. – While the internet is often heralded as an equalizer, a seemingly level playing field, the digital world also acts as an extension of and platform for the insidious prejudices and…, The Dating Divide: Race and Desire in the Era of Online Romance, Celeste Vaughan Curington, Jennifer Hickes Lundquist, Ken-Hou Lin University of California Press - February, 2021 Hardcover/Paperback/eBook, 320 pages ISBN: 9780520293458
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School of Medicine student Kassandra Jean-Marie, SOM ’24, credits the UMass Baccalaureate MD Pathway Program for helping her pursue a medical degree and increase diversity in the medical field,…
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What are the practical implications of the new strains of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19? What advice do people need? John P. Haran , MD, PhD, associate professor of emergency medicine and…, What do we know about the coronavirus mutations and how prevalent they are in the community?, “These variants are the natural evolution of viruses, and not just viruses, but life. Bacteria do this on a slower scale and humans do it on a much slower scale. What viruses do is they introduce…, What is the impact of the new variants?, “The B.1.1.7 strain had mutations that made it easier to make copies of itself. It is causing a lot higher number of viral particles in the upper respiratory tract. And that gives it an advantage…, Do the current mRNA vaccines appear to protect against known variants?, “As far as we know right now, we believe that the vaccine is still effective because of where the mutations occur. “Pfizer put out recently a non-peer-reviewed paper in which they took the serum from…, Are the current guidelines about mask wearing and social distancing still what people should follow?, “Those policies don’t need to be changed; they need to be adhered to. It is more important than ever. The problem with the pandemic is as it keeps going on, people get tired of wearing a mask, social…, What about being less at risk when you’re outdoors?, “Being outside is just a proxy measure for social distancing. If you’re outside and you’re doing things you’re usually farther apart. Air circulation can also be thought to be part of that. But cold…, Are people who previously had COVID-19 getting reinfected with the variant strains?, “Yes they are, but we don’t know to what extent they are. There’s a little bit of questioning, when someone returns with a second infection, whether it is the same, prolonged infection, or something…, What else should people know about coronavirus variants?, “Getting answers to these questions, in the previous world we lived in, took years of research and we’re trying to fast track all of this. So sometimes we think we know the right answer and it…
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UMass Medical School, in partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the City of Worcester, Worcester State University and Saint Vincent Hospital, will play an integral role in a COVID-19…
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A team of researchers led by Department of Chemistry Chemistry Asst. Prof. Asst. Prof. Manos Gkikas Manos Gkikas is developing an advanced X-ray imaging method that aims to improve the detection…, A Silent Killer, Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in American women and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women, according to the American Cancer Society. The organization estimates that…
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Resilience is the capacity of a system to absorb a shock and recover from it without a significant loss of performance. For civil infrastructure systems subject to extreme events, this performance is…
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